List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter L - Page 79

Muddy, full of mud. (see lúnang).

To grow weak, deteriorate, grow stale, become less strong, weaken, subside, wane, fail. Naglúnaw ang íya paghigúgma, kaákig, híngyò, etc. His love, anger, aspiration, etc. grew less intense. Kon bayáan mo dirâ ang bíno magalúnaw. If you leave the wine there, it will lose its strength. Nalunáwan akó siníng lánggaw. This vinegar of mine has deteriorated-or-this vinegar is not strong enough for me. (see báhaw, táhaw).

To become soft, pliant, plastic, mouldable, viscous, pliable, without melting completely, said of candles, lead and the like exposed to heat. Ang tínggà naglúnay sa ínit. The lead became quite soft in the heat. Indì mo pagbayáan ang mga kandílà sa kandelerohán, kay magalúnay. Don't leave the candles in the candlesticks, for they will get soft and bend. (see lúm-ok, húmok).

Featherless, bare of feathers, unfledged, callow, particularly of chickens growing to a considerable size before developing their feathers. Pisô nga lúndong. A featherless chicken.

(Sp. Lunes) Monday.

(Sp. non, nones) Single, odd. Lúnes ukón páres? Odd or even? One or two?

(B) Parted, divided, cleft, separated (of hair, chin, etc.). Lungâ ang íya bohók. His hair is parted. Lungâ nga ság-ang. A cleft or dimpled chin. (see búkles).

Sesame-seed; an herbaceous plant.

A mixture of roast rice, sugar and coconut-meat.

To loosen by shaking to and fro, move to right and left, as a nail, post, bolt, etc., in order to draw it with ease. Lungâ-lungáa ang lánsang ánay kag ugáling gabúton mo. Shake the nail first to and fro and then draw it out. Ginlungâlúngà níya ang búgsok túbtub nga mahapús kuháon. He shook the stake till it became easy to remove it. (see úyog, hungáhúngà).

Joint; articulation; hinge. (see lutálutahán, luátluatán).

Stale, bad-smelling, having a bad taste, flat, vapid, fetid, unpalatable. (see lungá-ug).

To grow stale, flat, insipid, vapid. Naglungáug ang túbig. The water has become stale. Nalungaugán akó siníng túbig. This water is too flat for me. This water appears to me to be stale. (see lán-o, lungaúg).

To open (the mouth, etc.). (see bungát).

To pull asunder or apart, force away from, separate, tear-away,-off,-from. Lungatá siá sa lungón. Force her away from the coffin. Ginlungát níya ang íya kamót. He pulled his hand away. Ginlungát níya ang íla mga kamót. He forced their hands asunder. Ilungát akó sa íla nga duhá nga nagadulúmug. Please separate the two wrestlers. (see bákbak, ák-ak).

Dim. and Freq. of lungát. Dî malungátlúngat iníng halígi. This post is very strong, cannot be shaken.

A group or cluster dependent on a principal group; to appear or grow in a group in the neighbourhood of the principal group. Iníng púnsok nga óhong may lungáw dirâ-or-nagalungáw dirâ. This group of óhong-mushrooms has another dependent cluster over there. (see lahóng).

(B) To cast an admiring look upon, ogle, look sideways admiringly at something. Anó ang ginalungáy mo sa íya? Wherefore are you looking at him so admiringly?

To bend, droop, hang down (as branches under the weight of fruit).

To lie down lazily, relaxed, comfortably (as a child in the arms or lap of its mother); to lie on the floor, etc. (as a person in a swoon).