Hiligaynon
A stroke made with a pencil and the like, a line, a scratch, a score; to line, mark, score, scratch lightly with a pointed tool or instrument. Sín-o ang nagkúris sang papél? Who made these scratches on the paper? Kinurísan sang símsim ang ákon bútkon. My arm got scratched by the bamboo-branches. Ikúris lang ang tigíb sa tápì. Simply mark the board with the chisel. (see kúdlit, kúdlis, kúlit, kúrit).
Hiligaynon
(Sp. mantener) To maintain, keep up, hold out, support, keep alive, manage to go on. Nagamantenér gid lang silá sang íla pangabúhì. They are just managing to keep alive, they are supporting themselves rather poorly or with difficulty. Mantenehón mo ánay ang kalát, kay kuháon ko pa ang tigíb. Hold the rope in position, for I am going to fetch the chisel. Komústa kamó?-Nagamantenér kamí. How are you?-We are getting along pretty well. Nagaduhádúha akó kon makamantenér siá dídto sing maláwig nga tión. I wonder (doubt), whether he will be able to support himself there (remain there) for any length of time. Mantenér lang. It will do-for the present,-to go on with. It is only-a make-shift,-a temporary substitute, or the like.
Hiligaynon
A conjunctive particle used in various ways:
a.) to connect adjectives and nouns, nouns and nouns, etc., e.g. mabúg-at nga lúlan. A heavy load. Sa manábaw nga subâ. In the shallow river. Baláy nga bató. A stone building. Isá ka kúlon nga kán-on. A kettle full of rice. Mga ságing nga tinanók. Boiled bananas. Ang mga nagahuníhúni nga sirúmsirúm. The chirping crickets. Isá ka lubí nga binukâ. A split coconut.
b.) to connect ideas or sentences, equivalent to: that, in order that, if. Nakadumdúm akó nga--. I thought that--. Ang labíng maáyo nga magkádto ka dídto sa súbung siní. It would be best, if you went there at once. Indì mo pagkalímtan nga buás masúgud kitá magarádo. Don't forget that tomorrow we begin ploughing.
c.) as relative pronoun. Ang táo nga naglubás kaína amó ang ákon tíyò. The man who passed a while ago is my uncle. Amó iní ang bátà nga mahúmok gid sing úlo. This is the boy who has a very bright under-standing. Diín na ang tigíb nga gingámit ko kahápon? Where is the chisel I used yesterday?
d.) as an introduction to an exclamation. Nga pagkalisúd sang pangabúhì karón! Oh, how difficult living conditions are! Nga pagkabungúl siníng bátà! Oh, the stubbornness (obstinacy) of this boy! How stubborn this boy is!
Hiligaynon
To expose oneself to heat, especially to the heat of the sun. Indì ka magpatí-al. Don't expose yourself to the sun. (see patígì).
Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon
A prefix denoting the agent, time or season of what the root implies, e.g. tigpalamunít-the season for fishing with hook and line, from bunít, pamunít; tigpalanyagá-dinner time, dining hour, from panyága; tigpalamúgo-the time when the chickens come home to roost, from púgo, pamúgo; tigilítlog-the egg-laying season, from ítlog; tigsápul- a councillor, adviser, from sápul; tigtampálas, tigpasipála-a wretch, criminal, felon, blasphemer, etc., from tampálas, pasipála; tigsákdag-a helper, supporter, advocate, from sákdag, etc. etc. (see tag-).
Hiligaynon
From tigíb-to chisel.
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