List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 87

Exactness, fitness, harmoniousness, good proportion, symmetry, harmony. (sántò; see kasíbò).

Continuance, continuation, durability, permanence, persistence, lastingness, quality of lasting long, decision, determination. Ang katin-arán kag kasanyogán sang bánwa--. The prosperity and stability of the town, commonwealth, etc. Isilíng mo na ang kasanyogán. State now your final decision or determination. (sányog).

Animals in general, the animal kingdom, fauna, brute creation, beasts. (see sápat).

Thorns, briars; place overgrown with thorns or briars. (see sapínit).

Skim, that which is taken off or removed as by skimming; gain, profit, emolument, benefit, advantage, interest. (see sáplid, latáb, gáhi, gáhab, láhab, túbò).

See kasaplídan.

See kasaplídan. (see ganánsya).

Roughness, ruggedness, unevenness, opposed to smoothness and slipperiness. (see sápnot).

One who is a party to an agreement or contract, a member of a meeting or board, a councillor. Kasápulbánwa. A municipal Councillor. (sápul).

A meeting, assembly, board; council. Kasapulán-bánwa. Municipal Council. Kasapulán-puód. Provincial Board.

See kasapulán. Also: agreement, accord, resolution.

Possibility, potentiality, practicability, feasibility. Walâ na sing kasarangán sa paglikáw sinâ. There is now no possibility of avoiding it. (see saráng, ikasaráng).

Temperance, moderation, sobriety, soberness, restraint; enough, not too much and not too little. Ang kasarángan. Temperance. Ang birtúd nga kasarángan. The virtue of temperance. Kasarángan gid lang ang íya nga pagkabutáng. He has just sufficient property to live on. He is neither poor nor rich. (see saráng, kasarangán).

Bad luck, evil fate. (see sarót).

Ugliness, plainness, hideousness, repulsiveness (of face); cursedness, curstness. (see sárot).

To fray, become useless, run to seed. Nagakasâsâ ang ákon panápton sa kagabúk. My clothes are getting frayed through rottenness. (see katâtâ).

Disgust, aversion, loathing, antipathy. (see sáw-a).

Impropriety, indecency, unbecoming conduct, unsuitability. (see sáw-a).

Fault, blame, mistake, blunder, slip, error that needs correction. (sawáy).

To recuperate, recover, get slowly better and stronger, improve in health and strength after an illness, be convalescent, convalesce. Nagakasáykásay na ang masakít nga bátà. The sick boy is now slowly recuperating, (improving, moving about again).