List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter M - Page 7

(H) Coarse, rough, uneducated.

Much in demand, much resorted to, selling well; going off well. (bákal; see maáka).

Industrious, hard-working, energetic, diligent, active, assiduous in work. (bákas).

Crammed, stuffed, full, chock-full, choke-full, bursting, bulging (of pockets, etc.). (báknal; see mabát-al).

See babáknit-a contemptuous term applied to a woman.

Firm, steadfast, strong, solid, steady, reliable, not easily shaken or moved, stanch, staunch, unshaken. (bákud).

Sweating, etc. See mabinalháson.

Selling well, salable. (see balígyà).

Grateful, appreciative, thankful; giving "tit for tat". (see bálus).

Sickly, infirm, weak (of health); liable to catch a disease. (see bátì, balatían).

(B) Full of excuses, evasive, shuffling, expert in finding excuses, being resourceful in pretexts, expert in inventing explanations. (see balibad).

(H) See mabalibádon.

Much-married, one who has married several times, surviving several husbands or wives. (see bálo).

Wavy, bent in the form of a wave, undulating, sinuous, rippled, ruffled, corrugated; rough, rolling, choppy, billowing, billowy (of the sea). (see bálud, balúd).

(B) Wavy, rolling; stormy (of the sea).

(H) See mabalúdon. (see balúd).

Grateful; making a fitting return. (see bálus, mabinalúson, mabáslon).

Spoilt, rotten, bad, unpalatable, corrupt, putrified (of food, etc.). (see báng-og).

Violent, cruel, fierce, harsh, ferocious, brutal, tyrannic. (see bangís, mabarís, mapíntas).

Bulky, cumbersome, cumbrous, taking up much space on account of not being compact, awkward to carry on account of size or form, even if not heavy in weight. Mabángkag ang mga ságing nga sinipî sa bakág. Bananas in clusters take up much room in a basket (there being many hollow spaces). Mabángkag iníng háwla sang píspis. This bird-cage is awkward to carry. (see bángkag, magámbal).