List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 54

Peace, order, quiet, quietude, tranquillity, calm. (see linóng).

Bobbin; to wind on a bobbin. Ang bunáng ginakalínyas. Yarn is wound on a bobbin. Kalinyasá iníng isá ka labág nga kósta. Wind this hank of yarn on bobbins.

(H) Shortness, briefness, brevity, small extension from end to end. (líp-ot).

(H) Oblivion, forgetfulness. (lipát; see kalímot, kalígà).

(H) Forgetfulness, etc. Ang kalipátan unáy sa láwas. Forgetfulness is a common failing of man. (see kalipát, kalígà, kaligáan).

Joy, gaiety, pleasure, cheer, entertainment, gladness, delight, glee, cheerfulness, mirth, merriment, hilarity, bliss. (see lípay).

See kalípay. Also: Things that give pleasure, happiness or enjoyment.

Swoon, faint, fainting-fit, syncope, fit, unconsciousness. (see lipóng).

(H) Anus. (see áno, kagalán, ipotán).

(Sp. calero, calera) Lime-kiln, lime-burner; faggots or wood used in burning people at the stake; to burn at the stake. Ginkalíro níla ang buyóng. They burned the robber at the stake. Ang maáyo sa íya kaliróhon. It would be best to burn him at the stake. (A saying used in anger and passion).

Lime-kiln; furnace. Ginbutáng siá níla sa kalirohán. They put him into the furnace (lime-kiln). (see kalíro).

(Sp. caliz) Chalice.

(Sp. cris) The Malayan dagger, creese or cris, a sword as used by the Moros.

To even out, strike or level off what is above measure or superfluous, especially in measuring out grain. Kalisá ang gantángan. Strike off the heap on top of the gantángan-measure. Ikalís akó ánay siníng paníga. Please level off this fanega. (paníga; (Sp. fanega)-half a pásong (bushel)).

Horror, terror, fear, panic, fright, frightfulness. (see lísang).

Tastelessness, insipidness, unsavouriness, usually applied to stale tubers like "úbi", "banáyan", "kamóti", etc. (see lísaw).

Difficulties, distress, etc. See kalilísdan, lisúd, kalisúd.

Tilt, slant, leaning, inclination. (see lísding).

See kalísding. Also: liability to tilt, possibility of tilting. Dílì ka mahádluk sináng bayóng, kay walâ gid inâ sing kalisdingán. Have no fear about that bamboo water-tube, for it cannot tilt over.

Backwardness, dulness, stupidity, condition of a person whose mental faculties are below normal. (see pungág, tampuháw, pákok, búngaw).