List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 59

See káli.

(Sp. calle) Road, way, street, causeway, walk, row. (see dálan, kalsáda).

(Sp. callo) Callus, callosity, corn, wen. (see kíbul).

Cant hook, peavy; barb, hook.

A large, thick bowl as used in Philippine households.

(Sp. cama) Bed, couch. (see higdáan, higdaanán, balatángan).

Often used instead of pagkama-for the formation of abstract nouns from ma-adjectives, e.g. kamaulínggon-concern; kamatinatápon-attention; kamaabí-abíhon-friendliness, etc. etc. (see ka-).

The felloe of a wheel, felly, curved section of the rim of a wheel.

Pygmy, dwarf, fairy, pygmean ghost; dwarfish.

(Probably from the Sp. cama) A stack, heap, pile; to stack or pile wood, etc. Kamadáha ang káhoy. Stack the wood. Ikamáda akó sináng gatóng. Please pile up that fire-wood for me.

Lightness, levity, airiness, state of being easy to lift or carry. (mág-an; see kabúg-at-heaviness.)

See kamág-an.

Novelty, newness, freshness, something new or strange noticed or experienced for the first time. Kamág-o iní sa ákon. This is new to me. (I have never seen or experienced it before). Nagmasakít siá sang íya pagabút sa Mindanáw tungúd sang kamág-o. He became sick when he arrived in Mindanao, because he was not accustomed to conditions there. (see bág-o).

See kamág-o. Also: Things that have only lately been introduced, new fashions and styles and the like. (see kalamág-ohán id.).

The string with which a spinning top (kasíng) is spun.

A hardwood tree and its timber, related to ebony; mahogany.

(H) The eldest brother or sister; the eldest (first-born) son or daughter. (see kagulángan, maguláng).

Dearness, costliness, preciousness, value, high price, exorbitant price. (mahál).

See kamahál. Also: Preciousness; dear, precious things.

See kamahál.