List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 71

Diaphragm, midriff.

(Sp. cantero) Mason, stone-cutter, stone-dresser, bricklayer, builder in stone and brick.

Dog-vane, weather-cock; to call-, summon-, invite-, the wind (at sea, at winnowing rice, etc.).

(Sp. cantidad) Quantity, amount, sum. (see pilá, kapíd-an).

(Sp. cantil) A steep, precipitous rock. (see píl-as).

(Sp. canto) Edge, rim, brim, corner, margin, bevel, cant. (see binít, hamitán, bígki).

(Sp. canto) Song, hymn, chant. (see ambahánon, kalantáhon, kansyón).

Yarn. (see bunáng).

Cantonese, pertaining to-, made in-, from-Canton in China, applied to a variety of textiles, silk-fabrics, poultry, etc., coming from China, especially from Canton.

Singer, cantor, chorister, choir-boy, especially one who sings in church. (see manugámba from ámba).

(Sp. cantora) A female singer, cantor, especially one who sings in Church.

Repentance, contrition, compunction, sorrow for past mistakes or for wrongs committed. (see núlsul, hinúlsul).

Sixty. (see ánum).

A kind of bird.

Friend, intimate, companion; friendly, affectionate, sociable. Kanúnay nga hángin. A favourable, steady breeze. (see kahírup, mahírup, maabiabíhon).

Often, continual, frequent. (This seems to be a Cebuano term; see masamí, masúnsun, himánhimán, imánimán).

(Sp. cáñamo) Jute, hemp; jute-cloth, sail-cloth, hemp-cloth.

(Sp. cañon) Cannon, gun, field-piece; cannon-ball; the benches in a prominent part of the Church for the accommodation of the Authorities and principal Catholics are also called "kanyón" in some places. Also: Ravine, gorge, canyon.

(Sp. cañuto) A small pipe or tube, as the tube through which the wick passes in a lamp.

Midday, noon. (see ódto).