List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter L - Page 84

To burst, break open, explode, pop (said of many kinds of beans and peas, etc. that break open, when being boiled). Ang ibán nga mga balátong nagalusáng kon lagáon. Some beans burst when boiled. (see gusáng).

Station, quay, etc. See lulusarán.

Free, untrammelled, free to act or proceed as one sees fit; unfettered, at liberty, one's own master. Lusáy ang íya pangabúhì. His life is untrammelled. Lusáy siá sa íya kahimtángan. He is of independent means. Naglusáy na siá. He has now become free, unshackled. Lusáy nga bató. An unset (precious) stone. (see líbre, hílway, luás).

See lúsud.

To stop-, remain-, stay-,-a long time, to tarry, linger. Indì ka maglúsgò dídto. Don't tarry there long. Naglúsgò siá dídto sa íla baláy. He lingered there at their house for a long while. Ginlusgoán níya ang ámon baláy. He stayed a long while with us at our home.

To boil in water in such a way, that all the water evaporates before the cooking is properly done. The quantity of water required has to be accurately calculated beforehand. Hípon nga linusgusán. Hípon-fish boiled in the lúsgus-way. Maglúsgus ka siníng mga hípon sa ákon panyága. Cook this hípon-fish for my dinner according to the lúsgus-method.

To shake, agitate, stir by shaking. (see lôgô, linô).

To break, bend, blunt, said of pointed tools and other things not made of metal. Nalúsì ang ákon báhì. My wooden dibble has got blunted. Nalusían akó sing kokó. One of my fingernails has got jagged. Ginlúsì ni Fuláno ang púnta siníng búgsok. N.N. broke the point of this wooden stake.

Weakness, debility; feeble, weak; to become weak, frail, feeble. Naglúsiat siá. He became weak. (see luyát).

(Sp. lucir) To show off, display, shine. Buút siá maglusír. He wishes to display his accomplishments-wishes to shine. (see paámpag, padayáw).

Swelling, bursting; to swell, burst open. (see gusáng, butî).

From lúsok.

A weak voice; having a weak voice; to speak in a weak, faint, feeble voice. (see lúnghaw, túsngaw).

To fray, be torn to shreds, be torn to ribbons. Nagkalúsò tungúd sang bágyo ang mga dáhon sang ságing. The banana-leaves were torn to shreds by the hurricane. (see lúsì).

Pierced, destroyed with a pointed instrument (of eyes). Lusók ang íya nga matá. His eye is destroyed (due to having been pierced by a pointed instrument).

To pierce, penetrate, destroy with a pointed instrument (especially applied to the eyes). Indì mo paglúskon (paglusókon) ang íya matá. Don't pierce his eye. Nalúsok ang íya matá sang dulát. His eye was pierced by the awl. Ang panâ naglúsok sang íya matá. The arrow penetrated his eye. Naglúsok ang ádlaw sang íya pagkamatáy sa ádlaw sang íya pagkatáo. His death happened on the same day (of the week or year) as his birth.

Rice-mortar used for pounding rice by hand with a wooden pestle called "hál-o".

To go or jump down, descend, dive into. Ginlusóngan níya ang pisítas nga nahúlug sa túbig. He dived to get the twenty-centavo piece that had fallen into the water. Ang íya pagpanlibáng nalusóngan sang balaúd. His diarrhoea developed into dysentery.

Pale, etc. See láspì, lún-ad, lúspì id.

To be pale, wan, etc. See lápsì, láspì, etc.