Hiligaynon
A screen, shelter, canopy, blind, jalousie, shade, curtain, awning to keep off the sun; to put up a screen, etc. against the sun or the like. Butangí sing habónghábong ang bintánà. Put a blind on the window. Screen the window against the sun. Ihabónghábong akó sang bintánà, kay masílak kaáyo ang ádlaw. Kindly put a shade on the window, for the light of the sun is quite dazzling. Habónghabóngi kamí, kay maínit. Draw the blinds, for it is hot. Habónghabóngon ko lang iníng hábul. I'll just use this blanket to keep off the sun. (see hándong, lámbung).
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Worn-out, used-up, exhausted, dead-beat, done-up; to wear out, etc. Habót na gid akó sa lakás nga pagpangabúdlay. I am now quite worn out by hard work. Habót na ang delárgo ko. My trousers are frayed-or-the worse for wear. Indì mo paghabotón ang bág-o mo nga ulús. Don't wear out your new clothes. Ginahabót gid lang níya ang láwas níya sa walâ sing pulús nga trabáho. He is wearing himself out with useless labour. Nagahabót ang ginháwa ko. I am becoming exhausted. Habót nga háblon. A frail, fragile, warp or an old, worn-out cloth. (see gubát, rabanít, rabót, gurísnay, gúsbat, pulinás, kulirô, lapát).
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To seize-, grasp-, take-, grab-, much of, be eager to get, scramble or make for, make a run at, struggle to obtain, rush upon. Ginhábwà lang níla ang kárne sa ilihawán, ang humáy sa alányan, etc. They rushed upon the meat at the butcher's, upon the rice in the harvest-field, etc. Indì kamó maghábwà sang tinápay-or-índì nínyo paghabwaón ang tinápay. Don't make such a scramble for the bread. Diín siá nakahábwà sing pílak kay manggaránon siá karón? Where did he pick up the money, for he is rich now? (see káka, kúhà, ágaw, típon, karipón).
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To prate, prattle, babble, jabber, gabble, twaddle, chatter; rattle on, vaunt, boast, brag. A, nagahádak lang siá. Ah, he just talks for the sake of talking. Indì mo pagihádak ináng mga waláy pulús nga butáng. Don't twaddle about such silly things. Ginhádak níya sa ákon ang íya mga ginagíhan. He boasted to me of what he had gone through. Ginhadákan níya akó túbtub nga nasum-orán akó. He rattled on at me till I got sick of it. (see wákal, búrà, hámbog).
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To roam, loaf, ramble, saunter, walk about idly, take a stroll, idle. Igò lang ikáw sang hádoy-or-daláyon lang ikáw nagahádoy. You are a loafer-or-You are always idling.
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Dim. and Freq. of hádoy. Nagahadóyhádoy lang silá. They are just roaming, loitering or walking about idly. Hadóyhádoy lang ikáw kay walâ ka man sing palamúgnan. Take a stroll as you have no job. (see hagóyhágoy, lagáwlágaw, landólándo, tiyógtiyóg).
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See hádak. Indì ka maghágak. Don't prattle, boast or brag. Ginhagákan akó níya sang íya kaálam. He boasted to me of his learning. Pahagáka lang siá. Get him to brag-or-Let him rattle on.
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To look for, forage, go in search (of eatables, etc.). Nagahágap siá sang íya pagkáon. He is looking for something to eat. Hagápi akó sang ákon panyagáhon. Get me some dinner. Look out for some dinner for me. Ihágap akó ánay sing ísdà, kay igasúd-an ko. Please look for some fish for me; I want to eat it as a side dish. Ginahágap ko ang ákon ginháwa. I am trying to get back my breath (after a swoon or fainting fit, etc). Ginahágap ko lang ang pagtahî, kay walâ akó sing anteóhos. I am sewing by touch, because I have no spectacles. (see lághap, sághap, ságap).
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Shadow, shade, obscurity, gloom, umbrage, murk, dusk; to be or become shadowy, dark, etc. May hágbong sa pihák sang baláy. There is shadow behind the house. Mapasílong kitá sa baláy ukón makádto lang kitá sa hágbong sang káhoy? Shall we enter a house or shall we just go under the shade of a tree? Nagahágbong ang kalibútan kon madámù ang gál-um. It becomes dark if there are many clouds. (see hándong, lándong, háron, lámbung).
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To snore. Nagahágok siá kon nagakatulúg. He snores when he sleeps. Hágok-or-maghágok ka, agúd ang nagasákà maghunâhúnà nga nagakatulúg ka na. Snore, so that the one who is coming up may think you are already asleep. Indì mo siá pagpukáwon kóndì pahagóka lang siá. Don't awaken him, but just let him snore on. (see hulágok, hurágok).
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The death-rattle; to breathe heavily in agony. Malapít na ang hágrak níya. His death-rattle is approaching. Madalî na lang mautás ang íya ginháwa, kay nagahágrak na siá. He will soon breathe his last, for the death-rattle has begun. (see tingâ).
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To oil, anoint, grease, rub in fat, tallow, etc. Hagúda (-úra) ánay ang hénero, agúd maghapús ang pagtahî. Rub some fat into the cloth, that it may be easy to sew. Ginhágud níya ang háblon sing táro, kay kon dílì masápnot ang pagsodó sang ángkub. She first rubbed tallow into the materials for weaving, for otherwise it is difficult to beat the weft up to the web with the reed. Metaphorically: to waste, misspend, wear out. Nagahágud lang siá dídto sang íya nga ádlaw, panápton, etc. He merely wastes his time there, wears out his clothes, etc. (see pálhit, háplas, úsik, uyáng).
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To talk big, vaunt oneself, brag, boast, prattle, talk proudly of one's achievements, be a great chatterbox. Indì ka maghákal. Don't talk big. Hinakálan akó níya. He talked to me with great self-assertion. Ihákal mo lang ang agrót mo kon nagadúmdum ka nga madámù ang mga búang nga magapáti sang ímo nga hámbug. Go on with your foolish chatter if you believe there are many simpletons that will give credence to your silly stories. (see hádak, hámbug, etc.).
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Inhalation; to inhale, breathe in, draw in. Hakloá lang ang asó, kon malúyag ka, ápang akó sing ákon magahalín na sa digamohán. Breathe the smoke, if you like, but I for my part will get out of the kitchen. Hakloá ang tuób nga mahamút sang roméro. Inhale the scent of the fragrant rosemary. (see hákon, súyup).
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A (double) handful; to take up, ladle out with one hand or with the two hands put together. Hákpa (hakúpa) lang iníng balás, kag isulúd sa kahón. Just scoop up this sand with your hands and put it into the box. Hákpi akó sing tátlo ka hákup nga balingón. Get me three handfuls of small dried fish. Ihákup akó siníng mga ságbot nga sinílhig. Kindly take up in your hands these sweepings. Sín-o ang nagkúhà sing isá ka hákup nga maís, kay hílmon gid nga hinákpan iníng túmpok? Who has taken a (double) handful of corn, for it is apparent that this heap has been encroached upon with hands put together? Ihákup iníng papél sa tái sang kuríng. Use this paper to take up the cat's excrements.
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To raise, lift, heave, hoist, take up from the ground. Hakwatá iníng bató. Lift this stone. Hakwatí ang dálan sináng mga bató. Take those stones off the road. Indì siá makahákwat sináng bató, kay lakás kabúg-at. He cannot lift that stone, it is too heavy. Ipahákwat lang ináng bató nga mabahúl sa ímo nga mánong, kay ikáw índì makasaráng. Let your elder brother lift that stone, for you cannot do it. (see púlut, gíhit, ínkà, álsa, ógkat-to take up a corpse).
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To litter, throw down-, spread-, scatter-, in disorder. Ihál-id lang sa báid ang mahígkò nga panápton. Just throw your dirty linen in the corner. Indì ka maghál-id sang mga papél sa salúg. Don't litter the floor with those papers. Hal-idí (-irí) ang pamúsud sang hulút siníng mga ulúnan. Throw these pillows in the corner of the room. (see dúm-ok, háb-on).
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(H) To graze, crop or eat grass, pasture, browse. Ang mga karnéro nagahálab sa latagón. The sheep are browsing in the field. Ginhálab sang mga báka ang ámon mga maís. The cattle were eating our corn. Pahalába (pahálba) ang mga karabáw. Put the buffaloes out to grass. Drive the buffaloes to pasture. Pahalábi (pahálbi) lang ang bungálon sang ímo kabáyo. Just let your horse graze in the zacate-field. Pasture your horse in the zacate-field.
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To put on a string or line, hang out to dry (clothes, etc.). Ihaláy (halayá) ang mga linábhan. Hang the washed linen on the line. Halayí iníng písì sang ímo mga panápton túbtub nga magmalá. Hang your clothes on this line till they are dry. Kuháa sa madalî ang mga hinaláy nga ulús, kay malapít na lang ang ulán. Take the clothes off the line at once, for it is coming on to rain. (see sáblay, haláyhay).
Hiligaynon
Rim, edge; something very small, little, puny, tiny, diminutive, wee, miniature, minute, insignificant (as compared with something else). Walâ gid bisán sa halídhid lang sang mga kasákit sa Purgatóryo ang mga kasákit dirí sa kalibútan. The pains in this world are beyond compare less than those in Purgatory. (see lándong, dámgo, sídsid).