List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter M - Page 18

See mahádluk, mahaladlúkon.

Wavy, billowy, undulating, ruffled. (hádok).

Lean, etc. See mahágwos.

Boasting, bluffing, bragging, boastful, braggart, talking proudly of one's achievements, vaunting, talking big, ostentatious. (see hágak, maándak, maagrót).

Shady, shaded, shadowy, overshadowed, sheltered from the glare of light; dark, cloudy. (hágbong).

Haunted, ghostly, mysterious, visited by strange apparitions. (hágnop).

Hard, heavy, tiresome, toilsome, exacting, difficult, strenuous, laborious, fatiguing, said of work; mahágò is opposed to mahúay-easy, light. (hágò; húay).

Lean, thin, emaciated, wan, skinny, spare. (see hágpis, maníwang, kalamanít).

Crisp, brittle, friable, easily crumbling, crumbly, short, fresh (said of bread, cakes, or the like). (see hágpok).

Tame, docile, gentle, mild, domesticated, inoffensive. (see hagúp).

(B) Lean, thin, pale, wan, lank, gaunt, emaciated, skinny, spare, wasted. (see hágwos, mahág-os, mahágpis).

Expensive, wasteful, needing much, greedy, avid, avaricious, ambitious, causing great outlay. (see hákug, maámbas, kostóso).

Dear, high-priced, expensive, costly, precious, esteemed, valuable, estimable; to make or become dear, cost much; to appreciate, esteem highly. Nagmahál na ang humáy. Rice has become dear. Mahalá ang ímo ginabalígyà. Sell your wares dear or at a high price. Indì mo siá pagpamahalán siníng mga sapátos nga ímo ginabalígyà. Don't sell him your boots at a high price. Kon dílì mahál báklon ko iní. If it is not dear I'll buy this. Ang Mahál nga Diós. The good God. Ang Mahál nga Bírhen. The Blessed Virgin. Minamahál ko nga ábyan. My dear friend.

Dim. of mahál. Rather dear, expensive, costly, precious, valuable.

(H) Afraid, timid, fearful. (see hádluk, mahádluk, mahadlúkon).

(H) Out of breath, panting-, gasping-, for breath, short of breath, breathless, wheezing, one who soon becomes exhausted for lack of breath. (see hápò, mahapoón).

Ready-, willing-, to sacrifice or to contribute; generous, liberal. (see hálad).

(H) Metaphorical, figurative, in the form of a comparison or illustration. (see halimbáwà).

Destructive, injurious, obnoxious, baneful, poisonous, painful, noxious; envious, spiteful, insidious, ready to cause damage. (see hálit).

See mahálit.