níwang - Hiligaynon Dictionary Search

(Sp. ventaja) Advantage, benefit, vantage-point, superiority; to be in a better position or condition, to have the advantage of. May bentáha siá sa ákon sa paglakát, kay maníwang siá kag índì paghapóon sa madalî. He has the advantage of me in walking, because he is lean and does not soon run short of breath. (see ikaáyo, kinaáyo).

dilgádo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. delgado) Thin, lean, lank, slender, gaunt, emaciated, fine, light. Dilgádo nga táo. A lean person. Dilgádo nga súklà. Fine, thin silk. (see maníwang, kalamanít, kanít, magamáy, magágmay, píno, manipís).

hagás

Hiligaynon

Wasted, worn-out, lean, thin, lank, gaunt, skinny, emaciated. (see maníwang, mahágpis, mahágwos).

halúg

Hiligaynon

Loose, not tight, moving freely; to loosen, get loose. Ang pakô sang íya kamiséta halúg. His shirt-sleeve is loose. Ang síngsing mo halúg sa ákon túdlò. Your ring is too big for my finger. Naghalúg ang háwak sang íya sárwal, kay nagníwang siá. The waist of his trousers became too wide for him, because he had got lean. Pahalugá gáwa ang paláy sa búhò. Make the bolt fit a little more loosely into the hole. Ipahalúg ko sa sapatéro iníng mga sapátos, kay gutúk sa ákon tiíl. I'll get the shoemaker to widen these boots, for they are too tight for my feet. (see tugák, hugák).

hilúm

Hiligaynon

Manifest, clear, obvious, perceptible, discernible, apparent, visible, open; to observe, notice, advert to, be aware of, perceive, be clear or manifest. Nakahilúm ikáw sang íya nga kaákig, mga gího, etc.? Did you notice his anger, his movements, etc.? Ginhílman (ginhilumán) ko ang íya nga nawóng nga nagníwang. I observed that his face had become thin. (see kítà, tán-aw, túluk, panílag, sát-um, etc.).