List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter S - Page 35

To strike or touch after having bounded off something else, as a billard ball making a caram shot (cannon) or the like. Ang íya manohán nasápi sang ákon. His ball (marble, stone, etc.) was struck my mine at the rebound. My ball cannoned off his.

Dim. and Freq. of sápi. Also: helping, assisting; to help, assist, lend a hand, take a hand in, eke out. Ang maís sapísápi sa humáy, ang banáyan piánpían. Corn is a valuable addition to rice, and banáyan also helps to eke out the rice. Ang páray karakapítan, ang maís tereteniénte, ang banáyan piánpían, ang kamóti sapísápi. (Ang humáy kolokapítan (kolokapitán), ang maís toloteniénte, ang banáyan piánpían, ang kamóti sapísápi). Rice is captain (i.e. comes first), corn is lieutenant (i.e. comes second), the tuber called banáyan comes third, the sweet potato fourth (as food). (see piánpían, bulígbúlig, tabángtábang, abángábang).

Kite-flying, kite (with a tail); to fly such a kite. (see pinakâ, sinángula, buladór).

(Sp. zapin) Shoe, boot. (see sapátos, bótas, butítos).

A kind of thorn, briar.

Driver of an automobile or (in England) of a motor car, chauffeur. (sapyór id.).

(Sp. cepillo) Plane; to plane. Sapiyóhi ang tápì. Plane the board. (sepíyo id.).

To graze, slice off the surface, shave off, make a superficial wound with a cutting instrument or the like. Ginsápla níya ang kalabása sang kótsilyo. He pared off the rind of the squash with the knife. Nasápla sang binángon ang ákon bútkon. My arm received a surface wound from the bolo. Saplahá sang sadól ang mga matáas kag tampokán ang mga libaóng, agúd magsaláma ang dútà. Hoe (dig) something off the hillocks and fill in the hollows of the ground, that the land may become level. (see hapáw, báklis, gádras).

A strickle; to strickle, strike-, level-, off (with a strickle or the like) the surplus from a heaped-up measure; to gain, profit; to take in, involve, implicate. Nakasáplid siá sing isá ka gatús ka mángmang. He gained a hundred pesos. (see kalís).

Striking to and fro, to right and left, killing two birds with one stroke, fishing in troubled waters; battledore. (see sáplid, balábad).

To be or become acerb, pungent, sour, sharp; insipid, unpalatable. (see áplod).

To lop off, etc. See ságpung.

To content, satisfy, etc. see áyaw, Walâ, masapnawí, ang, íya, ginháwa, sang, kárne, kay, kúlang, He was not satisfied with-, his hunger was not appeased by-, the meat, for there was too little of it.

To take into one's arms, put the arms around, hold (a child, etc.) lying on the hands and forearms placed together in front of the bearer. (see sákbay, sál-ay).

Roughness opposed to slipperiness; to be rough, sticky, difficult to haul, pull, drag, swallow, etc. (see ápgot, dánlug, tánlas).

To come in, rise, increase (of the tide). Nagasápò pa ang táub. The tide is yet coming in, is on the increase.

To come upon, light upon, happen upon, find out, detect, notice by chance, become cognizant or aware of. Nakasapó siá-or-nasápwan (nasapohán) níya nga--. He found out that--. Sa walâ gid madúgay nasápwan níla ang maláut níya nga kaduyugán. Before long they became aware of his evil propensities. (see kítà, sáyod, álam).

To fill a hollow tooth, put some medicine into the hollow of a tooth, etc. Sapói ang ngípon mo. Put some medicine into your hollow tooth.

To know, understand, grasp, comprehend. Walâ akó makasapól kon anó sádto ang kabangdánan. I could not comprehend what was the reason of that. (see hántup, hangúp, hibaló, sáyod, áto).

To talk things over, discuss, hold a meeting or session, try to come to an agreement; to consult, confer with. Sapóla siá kon anó ang íya lúyag. Talk it over with him to find out what he likes. Nagsinápol silá kahápon. They had or held a meeting (session) yesterday. Ginsápol níya si Fuláno. He consulted (conferred with) N.N. Ginsapólan níla ang pagbúhat sang bág-o nga dálan kag ginkasugtánan níla nga--. They discussed the making of the new road and agreed that--. (see báis, típon, kasápul, kasapulán).