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

About, almost, nearly. Sa mga las ótso. At about eight o'clock. Sang mga tátlo na ka búlan--. Almost or about three months ago. Kon mga saráng--. If possible, if you please--.

The sign for the plural, e.g. ang idô-the dog; ang mga idô-the dogs; iníng káhoy-this tree; iníng mga káhoy-these trees.

To mew; meaw, the cry of the cat. Ang kuríng nagamiáw. The cat mews. (see ingáw).

(Sp. mientras) While, whilst, as long as, during the time that--. Miéntras tánto. (a corruption of the Sp. entre tanto). Meanwhile. In or during the interval. (see sámtang).

(Sp. miércoles) Wednesday.

(Sp. miga) The crumb of bread as opposed to the crust, the soft or inside part of bread. Crumb, small fragment. (see múmho).

A kind of Chinese food made of flour in small thin flakes or disks. (see pánsit, sutánghon, míswa).

(Sp. microbio) Microbe, bacterium, bacillus. (see kágaw).

(Sp. microscopio) Microscope. (see tagusílang, tagusírang).

(Sp. mil) Thousand. (see líbo).

See mirâ-mirâ-rheum (from the eyes), etc.

To squeeze, compress, flatten, crush. Milimilihá ang kán-on nga natigánà sa linúgaw. Squeeze the rice for the rice-porridge. Ginamilímilí siá sa kautangán. He is crushed by debts. (see kúmus).

(Sp. miligramo) Milligram.

(S. milicia) Militia, military, soldiery; strategy, art and science of war, warfare. (see mangangawáy, áway, ináway).

(Sp. militar) Military, war-like, martial; soldier, warrior, military man. (see mangangawáy).

What is to-, should-, can-, be said or pronounced; saying, speech, utterance; to utter, say, give out. (see mítlang).

(H) Eyelash. (see amimilók).

(Sp. millon) A million. (see ramák, hámbad).

(Sp. millonario) Millionaire. (see ramákan, hambádan).

Bleating; to bleat; go to sleep, go to by-by (of children). Ang mga karnéro kag kánding nagamímì. Sheep and goats bleat. Mamímì ka na, totô? Do you want to sleep (now), darling?