List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 60

Friendship, friend, intimate acquaintance, attachment, mutual esteem or assistance. (Often used rather humorously instead of the Sp. amistád).

(H) Dryness, lack of moisture, aridity. (see malá, kalayâ, kalayaán).

(H) Suspense, doubt, hesitation. (see kalamalamahán).

Proportion, symmetry, harmony (of a man, clothes, a building, etc.). (see balántang).

A kind of wasp with a very painful sting. (see mangaláyo, alingáyo).

To err, mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue. Nagkamalí siá sang íya nga nabasahán. He misunderstood what he read. ("kamalí" appears to be of Tagalog origin).

Hut, shed, hovel, granary, storehouse.

The little finger. (see kumalíngking, tingayón, tingáy-tíngay).

A kind of edible beans.

A tree whose leaves are often boiled and used as a vegetable. (see balúnggay id.).

A kind of plant similar to "kásla", but with a reddish stem and dark leaves.

Prostrate, inclined, lying down, bent towards the ground, chiefly applied to sugar cane of the second crop (kalaánan) that frequently does not grow erect as in the first crop.

Dim. of kámang. To creep, crawl, jog along.

To creep, crawl, walk on hands and feet (knees).

Hone, whetstone. (see bairán).

Magnet. (see batóbalánì).

Youngest (younger) brother or sister. (see mánghud).

See kamanghúdan id.

A kind of incense.

Openness, spaciousness; freedom to get a living and make progress. (see manháwà, kamanwaháan).