List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter L - Page 83

A kind of fish.

A kind of plant with edible leaves, but mostly only fed to pigs. Metaphorically: to humble, treat ignominiously, put down, abase, look down upon, depreciate, despise, snub; outdo, overcome. Indì ka maglupô sa ákon, índì mo akó paglupoón. Don't treat me so ignominiously. Ginlupô lang akó níya. He simply treated me as if were a lupô, as if I were of no consideration.

A grass that is often fed to pigs.

Dim. and Freq. of lupô-to humble, etc. Maíwat gid nga íla siá lupôlupóon. It will be very difficult for them to keep him down, to ignore or disregard him.

Lame, crippled, halt, maimed; to become lame, etc. Naglupóg si Fuláno. N.N. has gone lame (see piáng).

Discharge, detonation, snap, pop, bang, crash; the report of a gun, a shot; to explode, burst; the firing off of guns or mortars at feasts, etc. May lupók. There is, was or will be, the firing off of guns or mortars. Nakabatì ka sang lupók sang pusíl? Did you hear the report of the rifle? Naglupók ang kaldéra, ang gúma sang áwto, etc. The kettle, the auto-tyre, etc. burst, exploded, blew-up,-out. Nalúkpan si Fuláno sing rekámara kag napatáy. N.N. was hit by an exploding mortar and was killed. Nalúkpan akó sing kaldéra. One of my cauldrons exploded. Ang ibán nga mga ítlog kon ibutáng sa abó nga maínit magalupók. Some eggs burst when put in hot ashes. (Palupokí) Palúkpi ang mga kalasálon. Fire off some guns for the marriage-couple.

Dim. of lupók. Metaphorically: to explode, shout and rail at. Indì ka maglupóklúpok sa ímo mga sologoón. Don't use such explosive language to your servants.

Screen, cover, shade, curtain, blind, veil; to screen, eclipse, cover, veil, curtain off, hide behind, obstruct the view. Lúpni akó sing amákan. Screen me with a bamboo-mat. Ginlúpnan níla ang búslot sa díngding. They covered the hole in the partition-wall. Ilupón iníng pányò sa sugâ. Shade the light with this handkerchief. Lúpni ang ákon mga matá, kay támà kasílaw ang sugâ. Put a shade before my eyes, for the light is too dazzling. (see lipód, lipón).

To pervade, impregnate, season, flavour, give a relish to, applied especially to salt put as a seasoning into liquid side-dishes. Ang ginamós walâ makalúpos sang tinóla. The salt-fish did not give a flavour to the side-dish (too little of it having been put in).

To discharge a little excrement at a time, as people suffering from diarrhoea or dysentery. (see panlibáng).

Dim. and Freq. of lupót. To suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.

Paleness, wanness; to be or become pale, pallid, wan, to blanch, turn pale. See lápsì, láspì, lúspad, lún-ad, lúspì).

To fill, cover (holes, etc.) Lupúti ang búhò sing dútà. Fill up the hole with earth. (see támpok).

See lúpiak.

To fade, lose colour, bleach, tone down, become wishy-washy. Ang kaayóáyo mahapús maglús-aw. Beauty fades easily. Naglús-aw ang duág sang íya nga bísti. The colour of her garments is faded. Nalus-awán akó siníng kálò. The colour of this hat has faded, it seems to me-or-The colour of this hat of mine has faded.

To fail, be unsuccessful, be disappointed; to thwart, bring to naught, frustrate. (see pás-aw).

To sustain, support, uphold, maintain, carry on, keep up. May ikasángkol siá sa paglús-on sang amó nga palangakoán. He is capable or qualified to maintain (fill, occupy) such a position (office). (see tús-on).

(Sp. losa) Flagstone, paving tile.

The eggs of lice, a nit. (see kayúmad-a young louse, ngisíngísi-a nit, kúto-a full-grown louse, botól-mother-louse).

To dismount, alight, step out of, or off, a vehicle, to disembark, get out, get off, land, get off a boat, etc. Nakalúsad na ang mga sumalákay. The passengers have now disembarked or landed. Ginlusáran níla ang sakayán, áwto, etc. They left the boat, the auto, etc. Palusára siá. Let him dismount, get out, land, disembark.