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Excoriation, bruise, abrasion; to excoriate, chafe, fret, rub open, bruise, abrade. May híbas ang íya dalúnggan kag ilóng gíkan sa anteóhos. His ears and nose are chafed by his spectacles. Nahibásan ang hítà níya sa lakás nga paglakát, kay matámbok siá. His thighs got chafed on account of too much walking, for he is fat. (see taís, pák-ad).

To get chafed, a little red or inflamed. Nagahímà ang hítà sang bátà kay matámbok. The baby's groins are chafed; it is so fat. Haplasí ang bátà sing baselína, agud índì paghimáan. Rub some vaseline on the baby's skin, lest it should become chafed. (N.B. hímà is particularly applied to getting chafed between the thighs or in the groins). (see híbas, taís, etc.).

A prefix of very wide use in the formation of abstract and collective nouns as well as of an exclamatory superlative which nearly corresponds in meaning to the English "How--!" e.g. álam-kaálam (wisdom, learning); písan-kapísan (diligence, application); píntas-kapíntas (cruelty); ángot-kaangtánan (connection); lábut-kalabtánan (participation, implication); uyáng-kahinguyángan (outlay, expenditure); bátà-kabatáan (childhood; children); baláy-kabalayán (houses, collection of houses); támad-katámad sa ímo! How lazy you are! Dásig-kadásig siníng kabáyo! How swiftly this horse runs! gáhud, galúng-kagáhud kag kagalúng sináng mga bátà! Oh, the noisiness and boisterousness of those children! lisúd-ay, kalisúd! Oh, what a heavy cross! After superlative adverbs like lakás, lám-ag, dúro, masyádo, támà, túman, etc. "ka" is either prefixed to the adjectives or takes the place of ma-, e.g. Dalók-greedy. Lakás kadalók. Very greedy. Layâ-dry. Masyádo kalayâ. Very dry. Maitúm-black. Lám-ag kaitúm. Very black. Madálum-deep. Dúro kadálum. Very deep. Matámbok-fat. Támà katámbok. Very fat. Dakû-large. Túman kadakû. Very large, etc.

(Sp. capón) Capon, gelding, any castrated animal, but particularly applied to cocks, pigs and dogs; to emasculate, castrate. Ginkapón níla ang mga báboy nga palatambókon kag ilihawón. They castrated the pigs that are to be fattened and slaughtered. Kaponá ang idô. Castrate the dog. Nakabakál akó sing tátlo ka manók nga kinapón. I succeeded in buying three capons.

Roundness, plumpness, stoutness, fleshiness, beefiness (of arms, legs, etc.). (see tibúnog, katipólon, kanipólon, katíbsol, katámbok, kabahúl).

(H) To be slow, do slowly, weakly, with difficulty. Nagkúlì siá maglakát, kay matámbok siá. He was slow in walking, for he is so fat. Kon pakiáw ginadásig níla ang trabáho, ápang ginakúlì kon sa inádlaw. They are quick at work when paid a lump sum, but slow when they are paid daily wages. (see kúrì).