List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 41

See kakubús. Also: the humble, poor, low caste, low class, Pariah.

Diligence, assiduousness, assiduity, industry, application, care. (see kúgi).

Fright, alarm, fear, terror, panic, dread. (see kúgmat).

Want, need, lack, insufficiency. (see kulábus).

Shortcomings, lack, want, insufficiency. (see kúlang).

Shyness, fear, trepidation, apprehension, nervousness, nervous excitement, trembling. (see kúlbà).

(H) Slowness, arduousness, hardness, laboriousness, irksomeness, toilsomeness, condition of something that is achieved only step by step with hard work or great patience, (kúlì; see kahínay, kabúdlay, kakánat).

(H) See kakúlì. Also: Difficulties, hardships, things requiring hard work or great patience.

(H) Laboriousness, etc. See kakúlì.

Partner, associate, fellow-member, stockholder, shareholder (of a firm or company). (see kumbúya, kumbuyahán).

Shrinkage, contraction, dwindling. (see kúpus, kupús).

Strength, force, power, vigour. (see kúsug, kusúg).

Shakiness, unsteadiness, weakness, feebleness, debility. (see kuyúg, kalúya, kalúyò, kakúlì).

A croak, the hoarse, harsh cry of a frog; to croak (as a frog). Ang mga pakâ (pánkà) nagakálà. Frogs croak. N.B. The Dim. and Freq. kalâkalâ is more in use.

Shell, tortoise shell; made of tortoise shell (or an imitation of it); comb (of tortoise shell). Ang íya husáy kála. Her comb is made of tortoise shell.

Dim. of kálà-croaking; to croak.

(H) A field planted one year which without additional planting yields its produce the following year also, (especially applied to sugar-cane fields). (see dáan).

(H) Things to be mended or standing in need of repair. (áyo, kaáyo; see kilidanón, kiridanón).

(H) Length of objects, extent from end to end. (lábà; see kalabaón, kalábug, kalabugón, kadúgay, kabúhay-length of time).

(H) Cloth to be worked up, or fit to be worked up, into farmers' shirts called "kába".