List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter S - Page 21

What is left, rest, remains, remainder; veteran; leave a rest, leave something (behind). Salín sang kagúbot or ribók. Veteran of the war or revolution. Salín sang pagkáon. The remains of a meal, remnants of food. Saliní sing pagkáon si Fuláno, kay magaabút gid siá sa dílì madúgay. Leave some food over for N.N.; for he will certainly turn up before long. Kon walâ sing salín, walâ ikáw sing natilawán. If there had been nothing left, you would have gone hungry. (see turá).

To chance upon, happen to come to, arrive at a place accidentally or unexpectedly. Anó ang kabangdánan nga nakasalínà ka dirí karón? Why do you happen to have come here? What chance brought you here at this time? Kon makasalínà ka sa ámon índì ka malipát (magkalipát) sa pagdúaw sa ámon. Whenever you chance to come to our place, don't forget to pay us a visit. (see daláng, dánlag, típlang).

To pass, flit by, etc. See labáy, lubás, salídhay.

(H) To grow, sprout in a circle, as the shoots round a trunk or broken branch. Nagasalíngsing ang kawáyan nga nalumâ sang hángin, ang púsug nga nabúgsok, etc. The bamboo broken by the wind, the thick piece of bamboo stuck in the ground as a stake, etc. is putting forth new shoots.

To split, cleave. Sinalíp-ak nga kawáyan. Split bamboo. (see bís-ak, bí-al).

To pass, flit, rush through, enter momentarily the mind, etc. as a sudden thought or idea. (see labáy, siláp-ong).

To rise above, cover (as boiling water covers vegetables that are being cooked). Kon masalip-ongán ang dágmay sang túbig ilúnud mo ang balúnggay. As soon as the water rises above the dágmay, put in the balúnggay-leaves. (see tábon).

To be turned out of a straight line, to fly off in an oblique direction, to deviate from a straight line, to hit or strike at a tangent, to hit a glancing blow; glancing, grazing, at a tangent, not direct, not straight. Nagsalipád ang binángon kag naígò ang ákon tiíl. The bolo glanced off (deflected from a straight line) and hit my foot. (see bariwás, saligwatóng, saligotóng).

Shoot, sucker, ratoon; six-fingered, having a sixth finger.

To hide-, conceal-, oneself; take shelter. (see lipód).

To sneak away, shun or shirk, avoid labour, play truant, leave one's job, be lazy. Indì ka magsalipótpot sa trabáho. Indì mo pagpasalipotpotán ang trabáho. Don't shun work. Don't be work-shy. Don't be lazy. (see pasalipótpot, ligóy, támad).

(H) Notch, gash, prick, stab, cut (made with an edged or sharp-pointed instrument); to cut, notch, gash, hack, prick, stab, pierce. (see dulút, bunô, sarípsip id.).

(H) Notched, gashed, punctured, hacked with an edged tool, etc. Káhoy nga salipsipón. A tree or piece of wood having many notches cut in it.

To lean or look sideways; to squint. See salidíng.

(H) A kind of plant. See karitána.

(Sp. salitre) Saltpetre, nitre.

(Sp. salmo) Psalm, hymn. (see ambáhan).

(Sp. salmon) Salmon.

The future passive of sálum-to dive, go down, sink in water, etc.

(H) To eat together, partake of a common meal, eat out of the same plate. Nagasaloháy silá. They are taking food together. Magsálo lang kamó sa siníng isá ka pínggan-or-salóhi lang nínyo iníng isá ka pínggan. Just eat together out of the one plate.