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

To be terrified, shocked, frightened, affrighted, impressed with sudden fear, alarmed, scared, dismayed, appalled, filled with great fear or terror, inspired with awe, frightened out of one's-wits,-senses,-seven senses. Nalísang siá sang paglínog. Nagkalísang siá sang paglínog. He was filled with terror (was full of consternation) at the earthquake. Ginkalísang níya ang kaláyo. Nagpalísang sa íya ang kaláyo. The fire struck him with awe. Indì mo siá pagpalisángon. Don't terrify him. (see hádluk, kibút, kúlbà, kúgmat, panglígbus, panguyús, kibút, ngídlis).

Dim. and Freq. of lisáng and lísang. Nagalisánglisáng silá tungúd sang bágyo. They are very much afraid of the hurricane.

To be or become insipid, unsavoury, spoilt, go bad, applied to old tubers or the like. Naglísaw iníng banáyan. This banáyan has become insipid. Nalisáwan akó siníng úbi. This úbi tastes bad to me. I think this úbi is spoilt. (see kalísaw, malísaw, ganás, maganás).

(B) Worsted, defeated, overcome, lost, overpowered (by drink); to lose, be worsted, etc. (at gambling). Sín-o ang lísbut? Who lost? Who was defeated? Lísbut siá sang bíno. The wine has overcome him. He is drunk. Nalísbut siá sa baráha. He got the worst of it at card-playing or lost heavily gambling. (see daúg).

From lisúd.

To tilt, cant up, tip over, lean, slant, topple. (see líkding, salidíng, saliáy, takílid). N.B. If the posts of a house give way on one side and the house in consequence tips over "lúsud" is to be used, e.g. Nalúsud ang baláy. The house tipped over.

(Sp. licencia) Leave, license, permission, permit; to ask permission or leave. Malisénsya ikáw ánay kay nánay, kon buút ka magupúd sa ámon. Ask first mother's leave, if you wish to go along with us. (see túgut, pahanúgut, permíso, gahúm).

To crush, squelch, compress, squash, smash, squeeze to pulp or a broken mass. Nalísgà ang íya bútkon sang alíling sang kángga. His arm was crushed by the cart-wheel. (see pusâ, lumâ, ipít, lígpit, lágpit, lígsà).

To scratch, graze, excoriate, mark a line by anything pointed, engrave, tear open. Nalísgis ang kamót ko sang símsim. My hand was scratched by the bamboo branches. Nagakalísgis ang íya mga túhud. His knees are getting scratched, wounded, open, torn (by briars or the like). (see báklis, bákris, pákris, balíkas, gámà, gábà).

To look about curiously or searchingly, let one's eyes wander as when visiting a new place or the like. Anó ang ginalísi mo? What are you looking at so curiously? Why are you so curiously looking about? Indì ka maglísi. Do not let your eyes wander so curiously. Don't gaze about you so inquisitively. Sang pagabút sádto nga bukídnon sa Manílà naglísi siá nga daw lipóng sa katingála bangúd sang madámù nga mga baláy nga dalágkù. When that mountaineer arrived in Manila he stared about him as if beside himself with astonishment on account of the many large buildings. Hinúgay sang lísi nga súbung sang isá ka dalákpon. Don't look so excitedly about you as if you were (a criminal) to be arrested.

To fly, jump off to a distance (like pieces of stone or chips of wood, etc.). Naglisík ang inágsap sang káhoy sa malayô. The chips of wood flew off to a distance. Nalisikán (nalískan) akó sang inágsap sang bató. I was struck by a flying piece of stone. Malayô ang íya nalískan. He quickly moved away, swiftly stepped aside, scampered off to a safe distance. (see ásik, lásik, ágsik, ásang, ályas).

Dim. and Freq. of lísi. Indì ka maglisílísi súbung sang isá ka haló. Don't look about like an iguana.

Squinting, cross-eyed, swivel-eyed, affected with strabismus; to squint, develop a squint. Naglisíng siá. He developed a squint, contracted strabismus. Nalisingán akó sa íya. He appeared to me to be cross-eyed, to squint, to be suffering from strabismus. (see libát).

From lisík-to fly off, etc.

Dull, backward, stupid, not quite normal; to be or become stupid, etc. (see pákok, bulúk, kagúng, buangít, kolôkolô).

(Sp. liso) Plain, even, unadorned, uniform, unfigured, simple. Ang íya nga sáya may duág nga asúl nga líso. Her gown is of an unfigured sky-blue. (see saláma, lúgus, lúnsay, túnay).

Bullet, shot, cannon-ball, rifle-shot. (see bála).

Fruit-kernel, seed of pulpy fruits.

To turn round, veer, face about, right about, turn the other side or way. Lísò or maglísò ka. Turn round. Lisóa ang kángga. Turn the cart the other way. Lisói akó siníng salákyan. Turn this vehicle round the other way for me. Ilísò, kon mga saráng, akó siníng síya. Please, turn this chair round for me. Naglísò na siá. He has now come round, has repented or been converted. Madámù nga mga protestánte kag masón ang buút maglísò sa pagkakatóliko sa óras sang kamatáyon. Many Protestants and Masons wish to become Catholics at the hour of death. (see balískad, bálik, lumád, kulúb).

A kind of banana with many seeds, but still with less than the pákol-banana.