List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter M - Page 14

See madúmut-full of hate, etc.

Full of hate, spiteful, vindictive, rancorous, malignant, malicious. (see dumút).

Full of hate, etc. See madúmut.

Rotting, decaying, decayed, carrion, decomposing, putrifying, putrid, rotten. (see dúnut, dunút).

See madúlup.

Inclined towards, attracted, swayed, allured, warped, biased, prejudiced, predisposed. (dúyug).

(Sp.) Teacher (female). (see maéstro).

(Sp.) Teacher; master, boss. (see manunúon, magtutúon, manunúdlò).

A prefix used chiefly in the following ways:

1) to denote the active infinitive, e.g. Hándà na kamó maglakát? Are you now ready to set out? Malúyag akó magtán-aw sinâ. I want to see that. Magtuón ka magsulát sing maáyo. Learn to write well.

2) to form the active imperative, e.g. Maghalín ka dirâ. Be off. Go away from there. Magtúman ka siní. Do this. Fulfil this faithfully. Magkáon na kamó. Now, eat your meal. Go to dinner. Indì ka magbúhat sinâ. Don't do that. Dílì ka magsúgid sinâ sa íya. Don't tell him that.

3) To form the active negative with "índì", expressing a disinclination, objection or lack of intention, e.g. Indì akó magbayó. I am not going to pound rice. I will not pound rice. Nanáy, si Hosé índì magtúman sang ímo nga ginsógò. Mother, José is not doing-or-will not do what you told him. Dì (dílì) siá magtámbong, konó, sa ámon bádù. They say that he is not taking part in our entertainment.

4) To form the past active negative with "walâ". Walâ siá magabút. He did not come. Walâ siá magkádto dídto. He has not gone there. Walâ pa siá magpanyága. He has not had his dinner yet.

5) to form nouns (frequently by reduplicating the first syllable of the root, e. g. magtutúon-teacher (tuón); magbubúlung-doctor, physician (bulúng); magsusúlat-writer (sulát); mag-amáy-father; mag-anák-child, son, daughter; mag-ilóy-mother; magluyó-partner; etc. etc.

To lighten, be or become light of weight, to alleviate, relieve, ease, mitigate, assuage, levitate. Buhíni ang ímo lúlan túbtub nga magmág-an. Lessen your burden till it becomes light. Nagmág-an na ang ákon kalisúd-or-namag-anán na akó sang ákon kalisúd. My trouble has now become easy to bear. Mag-aná sing diótay ang ímo dalá, kay támà kabúg-at. Lighten your load a little, for it is too heavy.

Married, the married persons. Ang mga mag-asawá. Those that are married. Married people. (see asawá, magtiáyon).

See pamág-o-to be new to a place, etc. (see bág-o, hínlaw).

A verbal prefix used to denote:

1) the active future, e.g. Buás magalakát akó sa Ilóngílong. To-morrow I will walk to Iloilo. Karón sa hápon magaabút gíkan sa Manílà ang akon amáy. This afternoon my father will arrive from Manila. Kon bayáan mo dirâ sa ínit ang bíno tínto magaáslum. If you leave the red wine there in the heat of the sun, it will go sour. (see ma-).

2) a present negation with "walâ", e.g. Si Hosé walâ magtánum kahápon, walâ man siá magatánum karón kag índì man siá magtánum buás. José did not plant rice yesterday, neither is he planting rice to-day nor will he do so to-morrow. This "maga-" under 2) is never shortened into "ma-".

Decaying, decayed, rotten, decomposed, dilapidated, ruinous, falling to pieces. (gabók).

See magabók.

Small, little, tiny, wee, diminutive, slender, thin, fine. (see magamáy, gágmay).

Dim. of magágmay. Rather small, etc.

The best of a bad lot, the least objectionable among a number of things or persons not coming up to the standard. (see gahîgahî).

Noisy, boisterous, rowdy, loud, obstreperous, clamorous, uproarious. (see gáhud).

Cloudy, dark, lowering, covered with clouds. (gál-um).