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

To make rice-porridge, to boil rice in more than an ordinary quantity of water for the purpose of making "linúgaw". Lugáwa ang bugás. Boil the rice very soft and in much water. Lugáwi ang masakít sing bugás nga maputî. Make porridge of white rice for the sick person. Metaphorically: Indì mo kamí paglugáwon. Don't fool (flatter) us.

To be bereft of, suffer the loss or want of, be without, fail. The forms malugáw-an and nalugáw-an are commonly used in the meaning of mawád-an, nawád-an. Indì silá malugáw-an dirâ sing palamúgnan. They will not suffer there from unemployment. They will not be stranded there without work. (see pás-aw, gamón).

Pot or kettle for making "linúgaw". (see lúgaw).

Taenia, tapeworm, intestinal worm. (see lulúgay, bítos, bítok, solitárya, -o).

To stir, turn about, mingle, mix with a ladle or beater. Lugayá sing maáyo ang linúgaw, agúd maghómok gid. Stir the linúgaw well, in order that it may become very soft. Lugayán mo lang siní ang palanggána. Just stir or mix this in the wash-basin. (see labúgay).

To walk or roam about (abroad), go for a walk, take a constitutional, take a stroll, travel about for recreation. Nagalagúyaw silá sa baybáyon. They are out for an airing (a walk) on the beach. (see lagúyaw, lágaw, liwálíwa, paseár).

A walk, stroll, travel, journey, trip; to walk, etc. See lugáyaw, laguyáwan).

Also: dregs, sediment. See lágdò.

Sediment, dregs, lees. (see lábud, lágdò).

Submersion, sinking, descent; to sink, disappear under (in) water, founder, go down, descend; cause to sink, etc. Linúgdang sang hángin ang sakayán nga nalulúnan sing táma kabúg-at nga siménto. The wind sank the boat that was too heavily laden with cement. Nalúgdang (nagkalúgdang) ang paráw sang pagbágyo. The outrigger sank during the storm. (see túgdang).

To turn up the eyes, stare at, scowl, look fixedly at, put on a frowning look, to look sour, look daggers (as one in anger or passion); to squint, roll the eyes, goggle. (see búslo, balingasó).

To rub, scour, scrub (with some force or pressure). Lughurí ang salúg. Scrub the floor. Linughurán (-udán) níya ang lamésa sing lapát túbtub nga maghíning. He rubbed the table with a cloth till it shone brightly. (see lúgod, lúdgud).

To enter and look for, search, reconnoitre, examine. (see líghot, usísà, lághap, sághap).

To bore, make a hole by a boring action with some pointed instrument; to fish-, ferret-, out with a stick or the like, as money from a box, etc. Lugíti ang tápì. Bore a hole in the board. Linugítan níya ang baúl kag ginkáwat níya ang nasulúd nga pílak. He made a hole in the trunk and stole the money that was in there. Ilúgit sa kawáyan iníng dulát. Use this awl to bore a hole in the bamboo. Ginlúgit (linúgit) níya ang kwárta sa alkansíya. He fished out (with a stick smeared with birdlime, or the like) the coins from the slotted money box. (see lóglog).

To eradicate, etc. See lúkat.

From lúgum to steep in, etc.

(H) See lúdgud-to scour, rub.

(H) Dim. and Freq. of lúgod.

(H) To fall out, drop from the ears (of overripe grain). (see rúgon, rúntay).

To mollify, placate, soothe, pacify, assuage, ease, abate, appease, moderate, compose, tranquillize. Lugpayá ang íya kaákig. Placate his anger. Nalúgpay na ang íya dumút. His hatred has now become much less or has vanished. Támà kadakû sang íya kasubô nga daw índì malúgpay. Her sorrow is so great that it seems impossible to assuage it. Nalugpayán na siá. He is now appeased.