List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter S - Page 37

(B) A filter, strainer, percolator. See salaán.

(B) To burn, singe, scorch, roast. (see sílab, sírab).

(Sp. zarabánda) To roam about, go from place to place, be a loafer or an idler. Anó man ang ginasarabánda mo? Why are you always roaming about? Igò lang siá sang sarabánda. He is a mere loafer (an idler). He is doing nothing but walking about idly from place to place. (see tiógtióg, landólándo, lagáwlágaw).

(B) To wear out, spoil, ruin, make shabby or useless by too frequent use. Indì mo pagsarabogón (pagisarabóg) ang madálig kag bág-o mo nga térno. (Indì mo pagidúgmal (pagisaguláy) ang matahúm kag bág-o mo nga térno). Don't make your fine new suit (of clothes) shabby by wearing it always. Don't ruin your beautiful new suit of clothes by constant use. (see dagumák, saguláy, dúgmal).

(B) Frayed, chafed, fretted, ravelled; to ravel (transitive and intransitive), to be or become frayed, loose, torn (of clothes, threads, etc.). Nagasarabusáb ang sóol ko (ang ákon pakô). Nasarabusabán ang ákon sóol (pakô). My sleeve is getting frayed. My sleeve is ravelled (ravelling out). (see tingkarág).

To cull, gather, choose, select, to separate the large ones of a kind, to pick out the ripe ones, etc. Sarága ang mga páhò. Separate the large mangoes from the small ones. Ginsárag níya ang mga kalabása nga dalágkù. He gathered the larger squashes. Sarági iníng hardín sing mga balátong. Pick the best beans from the garden. (see árag, ág-ag).

(B) To leave a trace on the ground, as of spilt water, grains, etc., to form an irregular trail; to be inharmonious. Nasaragiwitán ang dálan sang maís nga nadágdag sa sáko. The road had a trail of corn that had fallen (had dribbled) out of the sack. Nagsaragiwít ang íla pagámba kaína. Their singing a short while ago was out of tune. (see ráwit, rawítráwit).

A place open to all, free of entrance. Sarahán nga lugár iní; índì ka mahangáwà (mangáwà). This place is free to all; don't be afraid.

To upset-, disturb-, interrupt-, a conversation, or the like, by not holding one's tongue. Indì mo pagsarákan ang ámon sugilánon. Don't disturb our conversation. Kon kís-a madámù ang nagasárak kon magtelépono ikáw. Sometimes many voices disturb you, when you are sending off a telephone message, when you are-phoning,-using the phone. (see túblag).

Dim. and Freq. of sárak. Also: To prattle, talk nonsense, be a great chatterbox. (see búrà, lamádà, lásang, hádak).

The kingfisher. (salaksákan id.).

(B) Dependents, people to be supported or to be taken care of; engagement, occupation. (see salagúron, salagurón, libáng, awát).

A bird that somewhat resembles the kingfisher.

Confused, mixed up; awkward, clumsy, dull, stupid.

(B) Streaked. See salamayón.

(B) Slovenly, careless in dress, etc. See damílhay.

(B) See saramíhay id.

(B) See saramónggo.

(B) To be mixed or lie about in disorder. Nagasaramónggo gid lang ang mga táo sa simbáhan, ang mga galamitón sa sulúd sang sála, etc. The people in church are distributed unequally (a motley crowd), the furniture in the reception room is lying about in disorder, etc. (see dúm-ok).

(B) To ramble in conversation, talk nonsense, be erratic or incoherent (of speech). (see lamádà, lásang, langgádà).