Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon
See lokón-a stay-at-home.
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The knee-bend,-joint. (see lukulukuán, lulúknan).
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(H) To emit or send off sparks, to spark, sparkle. Ang kaláyo nagaalipalók. The fire is giving off sparks. Dî mo pagalipalokón (pagpaalipalokón) ang kaláyo. Do not cause the fire to send up sparks. Indì mo pagabrihán ang puérta nga malapít sa dapóg, kay nagaalipalók ang kaláyo. Do not open the door near the fire-place, for the fire is throwing off sparks. Ang mga atóp nga kógon madalî masúnug kon alipalokán sang kaláyo. Thatches of kogon-grass will soon burn, if a spark of fire alights on them.
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Desultory, rambling, passing from one thing or work to another and not completing any; to work by fits and starts, to do something in a desultory manner. Alók-alók nga pangóbra inâ. That is a poor, jerky way of working. Abáw, natápus na galî ang baláy nga ginalók-alók níla sa sulúd siníng limá ka túig. Why! They have actually finished the house at which they have been busy by fits and starts these last five years. Indì mo pagpaalók-alokón ang mga táo sa íla trabáho. Don't allow the men to slacken at their work. (see aláng-álang).
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(H) To raise, or lift up a little, clothes such as the skirt, the cassock or the like. Balakínga ang patádyong mo, kay madálum ang subâ. Raise your skirt a little, for the river is deep. Magbaláking ka sang sotána mo, agúd índì mabasâ. Lift your cassock a little, lest it should get wet. (see kalókos, kolókos-to tuck up the trousers or the like; baráking).
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An idiot, fool, simple, one that is very forgetful, absent-minded, easily cheated or imposed upon by others. (see kolôkolô, etc.).
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(B) See balókoy id.
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The gizzard, maw, chief stomach of a bird. (see kolokotón, korokotón id.; bútse, balonbalonán-the craw, crop).
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(Sp. buche) Crop, craw, maw, first stomach in chickens. (see balón-balonán, kolokotón, batikólon-the gizzard).
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A severe, continuous cough. Also verb. Ginadaróos siá. He is constantly coughing, has a severe cough. (see balókoy).
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(H) To provoke, excite, nettle, sting, enrage, exasperate, tease, irritate, make angry. Indì mo akó paggalitón. Don't make me angry. Gingalít níya ang ákon idô nga nagalokó sa báid. He teased the dog that was lying in the corner. Indì ka maggalít siníng karabáw, kay magasúngay (magapanúngay). Don't enrage this buffalo, for he will strike with his horns. (see balít).
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To bend, curve, incline, deflect, flex, arch, bow. Hálba ang ímo husáy, agúd mahapús nga hilókon. Heat your comb, that it may be easy to bend. Abáw, índì gid mahílok ang láwas níya, kay lakás kabáskug. Why, one cannot bend his body, for he is too strong (or too stiff). Hilóki akó siníng hilimoón ko nga tuangtuangán. Bend for me this piece of bamboo which I am going to make into a carrier's pole. (see tikô).
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To be a-stay-at-home,-recluse. Hukó siá, kay nagahúkò sa baláy. He is a stay-at-home, because he scarcely ever leaves the house. N.B. Notice the different accent in noun and verb. Kútub sang pagpakasál níya nughúkò siá sa baláy. Since her marriage she has become a stay-at-home. (see lokoón, lókon, balayón, baláynon).