List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter L - Page 43

To dissent, disagree, quarrel. (see híbag).

To throw a missile, as a stick, a piece of wood, etc. Libagá ang báboy. Throw something at the pig. Ginlibág níya akó sang íya bastón. He threw his stick at me. Libagí akó sang ákon bastón nga nalipatán ko dídto. Throw the stick I forgot there over to me. (see pakóg).

To twist, turn. (see lábag, lúbag, pugâ).

Twisted, bent, turned, out of shape, misshapen, distorted. (see labág, lubág).

A little out of-tune,-order, disagreeable, inharmonious, displeasing, unpleasant. Libáglibágon siá sing batásan. He has disagreeable manners or habits.

Flat, dissonant, discordant, inharmonious, out of tune, incongruous; twisted, crooked, turned, misshapen, distorted, bent. (see líbag, libág).

A kind of coconut with a reddish husk. (see limbáhon id.).

Detraction, disparagement, depreciation, vilification, obloquy, defamation, aspersion, traducement, backbiting, speaking ill of, running down; to detract, derogate, disparage, decry, depreciate, run down, vilify, vilipend, malign, belittle, asperse, pull to pieces, cast aspersions on, blacken, backbite, traduce, defame, speak ill of, talk about the faults of others with injury to their reputation. Indì ka maglibák. Do not detract. Indì mo siá paglibakón. Do not talk about his faults. Ginlibák níya akó. He injured my reputation. Indì mo pagilibák sa íya ináng diótay níya nga mga kakulángan. Don't bring up against him those little short-comings of his. Dî maísip nga mga kalaínan ang saráng mahátag sa isá ka bánwa sang amó nga mga paglibák kag pagbutángbútang. Untold are the evils that may be brought upon a town by such defamations and calumnies. (see híkay, múlay).

A well-ripened betelnut preferred for chewing. (see alibákaw).

To wrap or roll up well in paper, etc. Libalíba ang pagputús sang mga panápton, agúd malíg-on. Wrap the clothes up well that the package may be strong, may be able to stand rough handling or the like. (see balólon, baláhos, putús, búngkus, bágtong, hapín).

To wash one's hands, etc. See hunáw, hináw, ribánaw. (see húgas, hilám-os).

Occupation, work, task, business, job; to have something to do, be busy about, take care of children, etc. Anó ang libáng mo dirí? What are you doing here? What business have you got here? Maglibáng ka sang bátà or libangá ang bátà. Look after the baby. Take care of the baby. Ilibáng mo akó ánay sang bátà. Kindly look after the baby for a while. (see awát, búhat).

To distract, divert, entertain. Duhá ka makáwat ang nagsulúd sa balaligyáan, ang isá sa íla amó ang nangáwat sámtang nga ang isá naglibáng sa manugbalígyà sang íya mga pamangkotánon. Two thieves entered the shop; one of them committed the theft whilst the other distracted the shop-keeper with various questions. (see bangá, lingáw).

A depression, etc. See libaóng.

A depression in the soil, a shallow hole in the ground. (see limpásong, nalupyakán, alimpásong, búhò, bubôbúhò).

A kind of tree, whose slightly sour leaves are used for seasoning meat, fish and vegetables. The libás-leaves somewhat resemble in taste the alupídan-leaves.

Squinting, cross-eyed, having a cast in the eye, swivel-eyed; squint, become cross-eyed, to look askance. Naglibát siá gíkan sa balatían. He became cross-eyed through sickness. (see lisíng).

(B) The youngest brother or sister; a younger brother or sister. Libáyon ko siá. He is my youngest or younger brother. (see kalibáynan, mánghud, kamanghúran).

(Sp. libertad) Freedom, liberty, independence. (see kaluásan, kahilwáyan).

See lígbus-A kind of edible mushroom.