List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 143

Common; privy. See komún.

To squat, sit down in katinkátin-fashion. May nakítà silá nga táo nga nagakúmung sa idálum sang baláy. They saw a man squatting under the house. (see kúung id. and more in use than kúmung).

To knead, compress, squeeze, crumple within the hand. Kumúsa ang almidón, linúgaw, hípon, etc. Compress or knead within the hand the starch, rice-porridge, hipon-fish, etc. (see kúmkum).

(Sp. cuna) Cradle. (see abóy-abóy, batóng, duyándúyan).

A congenital blemish or mark on the body, birth mark, mole. (see álum).

(B) Limping, halting; to limp, halt, walk with a limp, walk haltingly. Nagakunád siá. He is limping. Kunád siá. He has a halt in his gait.

To go or be slow, require much patience or labour. See kánat id.

A kind of savoury banana. (see túndal, karintóndan, térna).

A native song and dance; kind of red cloth. (see kondíman id.).

After some time, later on, in the future. Ang mga kabatáan karón amó ang mga manugdumála sang bánwa kunína. The children of the present will be the leaders of to-morrow-or-of the future.

To shrink, dwindle, grow less, contract, fall off. (see kúpus, kúlpà, búhin).

Syllable; to speak brokenly, spell syllable by syllable.

Dim. and Freq. of kúnlà. Also: to stutter, stammer, speak brokenly, or falteringly. (see hát-on).

To cease, stop flowing, be interrupted, run dry, to shrink, dwindle. Nagkunól gid kaáyo ang mga negósyo. Business came to a standstill (was greatly handicapped or interrupted). (see kúntà, kúlpà, kúpus).

A cover or cloak for the back, mantle, cape; to cover the back with any kind of material as a protection against the sun, cold or rain. Kunópi ang likód mo, kay may tún-og. Cover your back, for there is a heavy dew. (see kúmbot, kulámbot, kulúmbot).

Descent, coming down; to descend, come down, particularly used in connection with spirits descending from above. Nagkúnsad ang Diós nga Espíritu Sánto sa mga Apóstoles. The Holy Ghost descended upon the Apostles. Ang kúnsad (pagkúnsad) sang Diós nga Espíritu Sánto. The descent of the Holy Ghost.

See kunsarán.

(H) Foundation, base; foot of a mountain, foot-hills. Sa kunsarán sang búkid. At the foot of the mountain. (see kúnsad).

(H) A particle implying a possibility, hope, wish or desire for the future and regret for the past: Would, should, maybe, perhaps, peradventure, likely; it would be, it were, would to God that, let us hope; it would have been, might have been, etc. Maáyo kúntà kon-. It were well if--. Maumpawán pa man siá kúntà. He may recover yet; let us hope that he will recover. Maáyo kúntà kon amó inâ, ápang--. Dápat kúntà nga amó inâ, ápang--Would to God it were so, but--. Ay, matahúm gid kúntà kon ímo nabúhat inâ sádto ánay, ápang ánhon mo karón, kay walâ mo pagbuháta? Oh, it would have been so nice if you had done that in the past, but what can you do now, as you have not done it then? Malúyag akó kúntà magtámbong dídto. I would like to be present there. (see kuntánì, úntà, untánì, ráad, dáad).

To stop flowing, dry up, cease to flow; shrink, dwindle. (see kunól).