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ámbas

Hiligaynon

To cost much, be expensive, costly, cause greater outlay as compared with something else. Maámbas ang áni sang sa gálab. Harvesting rice with the small rice-cutter called kayóg is more expensive than harvesting with the sickle. Sa súbung siní nga trabáho maámbas ang sóhol nga inádlaw sang sa pákiaw. For such work daily wages are more costly than a contract for the whole. Nagámbas ang gásto námon tungúd sang ápat ka bátà námon nga dídto sa koléhyo. Our expenses were greater on account of our four children at college. Naambasán silá sang gásto sa karón nga túig, kay naginilísílis lang silá sang minasakít. They had larger outlay this year, for they fell sick one after another. Iníng kláse sang paglútò maámbas. This kind of cooking is expensive. (see hákug).


hákug

Hiligaynon

To need, cost, want, use up, consume or take much, be greedy of, be expensive. Indì ka maghákug sang ikáon. Don't finish too much of the side-dish. Ginhákug níya ang paginúm sang bíno kag nahubúg. He took too much wine and got drunk. Hinakúgan gid níya ang pagkáon sing báboy. He gorged himself with pork. Iníng paghímos mo sang talóng nagahákug sang mantékà. Your preparation of the egg-plant in this way takes a lot of lard. (see ámbas).


kaámbas

Hiligaynon

Expensiveness, costliness. (ámbas).


maámbas

Hiligaynon

Expensive, requiring or needing much expenditure, wasteful. (ámbas). (see mahákug).


paámbas

Hiligaynon

Caus. of ámbas. To make costly, expensive, dear.



kaambasón

Hiligaynon

See kaámbas.


lámbas

Hiligaynon

Inundation, flood; to inundate, overflow, cover, flood. Ang subâ naglámbas sang ámon dútà. The river inundated our land. Linámbas sang túbig ang ámon talámnan. Our rice-field was flooded, (see lángbas).


panglámbas

Hiligaynon

To inundate, overflow, overrun. (see lámbas).


tambasakán

Hiligaynon

A kind of fish. See tamásak.


embahadór

Hiligaynon

(Sp. embajador) Ambassador, legate, delegate. (see tiglawás, tulugyánan).


embahadór

Hiligaynon

(Sp. embajador) Ambassador, legate, delegate. (see tiglawás, tulugyánan).


gastóso

Hiligaynon

(Sp. gastoso) Lavish, prodigal, thriftless, improvident, extravagant, wasteful; expensive, costly, (see máhal, buhahâ, buhâ, maámbas, kostóso).


hakugán

Hiligaynon

Avaricious, greedy, covetous, voracious, ravenous, gluttonous; a glutton, gourmand, gormandizer; expensive, costly. (see hákug, maámbas).


kostóso

Hiligaynon

(Sp. costoso) Costly, dear, expensive. (see maámbas, gastóso, mahál).


lánas

Hiligaynon

To take within one's range, devour by spreading, extend to and destroy (of fire); to overflow, inundate, cover (of water). Ginlánas sang kaláyo ang ámon baláy. The fire spread to our house and destroyed it. Bantayí sing maáyo ang ímo baláy, agúd índì malánas sang kaláyo. Watch your house well, lest the fire should take it within its range, (lest the fire should reach it). (see ábang, ánas, lámbas, lángbas).


lángbas

Hiligaynon

Inundation, flood; to overflow, cover, inundate, flood. Nalangbasán ang ámon umá sang subâ. Our field was flooded by the river. Ang búlan sa Oktúbre amó ang inogpanglángbas (inogpanlángbas). The month of October is the season of floods. Ang túbig naglángbas sang idálum sang ákon baláy. The water covered the ground-floor of my house. (see lámbas).


magásto

Hiligaynon

Expensive, dear, costly, extravagant, wasteful. (see gasto, kostóso, maámbas, mahákug, mahinguyángon).


mahákug

Hiligaynon

Expensive, wasteful, needing much, greedy, avid, avaricious, ambitious, causing great outlay. (see hákug, maámbas, kostóso).


panglánas

Hiligaynon

See panglámbas. (lánas-lámbas).


sakón

Hiligaynon

A kind of large fish; greedy, voracious, gluttonous. Iníng bátà daw sakón. This boy is very greedy, eats very much. (see dalók, maámbas, mahákug).