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abáw

Hiligaynon

See abáo, abá.


abá

Hiligaynon

Ah! Oh! Alas! Abá, ang íya sinâ nga katahúm! Oh, the beauty of it! Abá, kanógon gid inâ! Alas, what a pity! (see abáw).


abâ

Hiligaynon

(B) Oh! Ah! Really? Truly? Is it so, indeed? Abâ, matúod iní? Ah, is it really true? Can it be so? Nabáton ko ang isá ka makalilípay nga balítà-Abâ? I have received some joyful news.-Have you, really? (see abá, abáw).


abá-a, abáa

Hiligaynon

Ah! Oh! Alas! Indeed! (see abá, abâ, abáw).


abák-abák

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of ábak, To follow in succession one thing close upon other, chase each other, come one behind the other. Abáw, nagaalabák-abák gid lámang ang mga nagasalákà. Why, visitors are coming up one behind the other (in great numbers). Nagaabák-abák gid karón ang íla mga kalisúd. At present their difficulties are following one upon another or their troubles overtake one another, (see abútabút).



abô

Hiligaynon

(B) An exclamation denoting aversion, horror, contempt, emphatic denial or negation. Fie! Pshaw! Whew! Pook! Abô, butíg inâ. Pshaw, that's a lie! Abô, índî akó magpáti sinâ. Fie I don't believe that. Abô, pagkamalulúod siníng idô nga patáy kag inúdlan! Pooh what a horrible stench is coming from this dead and wormy dog. (see abá, abáw).


abohón

Hiligaynon

Ashy, full of-, covered with-, ashes. Abáw, abohón gid ang ólo mo. Oh, your head is covered with-, full of-, ashes. Ang manók nga abohón amó ang nagítlog. The grey hen is the one that laid the egg.


ágtà

Hiligaynon

Blackish, black, negro-black. Abáw, dáw ágtà ang bátà. Oh, the child is as black as a negro. Diín ka man mag-*ágtà? Where did you become so black? Naagtaán gid akó siníng áti. I consider this negrito very black. (see áta, id.).


alimpapáw

Hiligaynon

Superficial, on the surface, not deep, not from the heart, hypocritical, insincere, cool, merely formal; careless, perfunctory, negligent. Abáw, alimpapáw gid lang ang pagtúman mo sang ímo katungdánan. Why, you are very negligent or careless in the performance of your duties. Alimpapáw lang ang íya nga pagsímba. He goes to church only to keep up appearances. (see halimpapáw, salimpapáw, pakuláhaw).


alísbong

Hiligaynon

Odour, smell, scent, perfume, emanation, vapour emanating from the ground, flowers, etc.; to smell, give off a smell, to exhale, be odoriferous. Anáno nga alísbong ang ginabátyag ko dirí? What kind of smell do I notice here? Anó ang nagapangalísbong? What is smelling? Abáw, nagapangalísbong ka ba! Ah, how strong you smell of scent! (see ósbong, súbung, sungáw).


alogás-gas

Hiligaynon

Full, complete (of payment); well done, thorough, perfect, faultless (of work); full, of the best, of a high order (of crops, etc.); to be or perform well, to become or make blameless, etc. Ang humáy nga pinatubás ko sang isá ka túig alogás-gas gid, ápang ang pinatubás ko sa karón nga túig támà kaupahón. The rice I harvested last year was splendid, but the one I harvested this year is full of blighted ears. Abáw alogás-gas gid ang ginbáyad ko sang ginbalígyà mo sa ákon kag karón ang ákon ibalígyà angkatón mo lang! Just think of it, I paid you cash in full for what you sold me and now you would like to get on mere credit what I have to sell to you! Maáyo gánì kon siá ang magapatíndog sang baláy, kay alogás-gas siá sing pangóbra. It is well, indeed, if he builds the house, for he is thorough in his work. Kon alogas-gasón ang ínyo trabáho, alogas-gasón ko man ang igasóhol ko sa ínyo. If you perform your work well, I, on my part, will pay you a generous wage. Ginalogas-gasán ko siá sa pagbáyad. I paid him cash in full.


alók-alók

Hiligaynon

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).


anínas

Hiligaynon

The flame-, blaze-, flare-, of a fire. Abáw, katáas sang anínas. Oh, how high the flames are shooting up! (see sáblab, íbwal, ánas).


aníng

Hiligaynon

(B) An exclamation of joy, wonder or surprise. Aníng, nagabút ka galî! So you have really come. What a surprise! Kay sin-o ináng baláy nga tísà?-Kay Fuláno.-Aníng! Whom does that brick-house belong to?-It belongs to N.N-Is that so? I am astonished to hear it. (see abáw, abá, kananáks).


apán

Hiligaynon

A full-grown locust. (see palakúkwan-a young locust beginning to grow wings, but not yet able to fly; tárik-a young locust with newly grown wings, able to fly, but not far; lúkso-a young locust without wings, only capable of hopping along the ground). Also used as a verb figuratively. Abáw, nagalapán gid lang ang mga dumulúaw dídto! Why, the visitors there were as numerous as locusts! Dílì nínyo pagapanán ang pagkáon. Don't fall upon the meal like locusts.


aráy

Hiligaynon

An exclamation of joy, pleasure, surprise, pain. Ah! Oh! How nice! (see aráw, aráw-aráw, abáw, kananáks, aragóy).


ayád-áyad

Hiligaynon

(B) Fine, nice, pretty, beautiful, charming, handsome, comely, good-looking. Abáw kaayád-áyad ba! By Jove! How beautiful! (see maayó-áyo, matahúm, madálig, magayón, maámbong, maányag).


áyao

Hiligaynon

Satisfaction, sufficiency, enough; to satisfy, come up to the mark, fill up what is short, be sufficient or enough. Makaáyao balá ang isá ka pásong nga humáy sa ánum ka táo sa isá ka búlan?-Abáw, índì gid, hálus gánì nga makaáyao sa íla ang ápat ka pásong. Will one bushel of rice be sufficient for six men for one month?-Oh, no, by no means; four bushels will scarcely be sufficient for them. Kúlang pa ang pitó ka gántang sa isá ka pásong; ayáoa lang iníng pitó ka gántang. There are still seven gantas short of one bushel; just add seven gantas to make the measure complete. Magkúhà ka lang sing diótay nga humáy sa ákon tambóbo, ápang índì mo pagayáoon nga isá ka pásong. Take a little rice from my granary, but do not take a whole bushel. Kon magkádto ikáw sa malayô nga mga báryo maayáoan ka sa paglakát. If you go to far villages you will get quite enough of walking.


ba

Hiligaynon

An exclamation placed usually at the end of a sentence after an adjective and giving that adjective a superlative value: Indeed! Really! Very much so! Truly! How--! Abáw, iníng baláy dakû ba! By Jove, look at this house, how large it is! Iníng balaligyáan maáka ba. What a lot of people deal at this shop!


bahól

Hiligaynon

To be or become thick, stout, plump, large in circumference; thick, stout, plump; coarse (of cloth). Abáw, nagbahól na si Fuláno! By Jove, N.N. has grown stout! Nabaholán akó so íya. I was surprised at his stoutness-or-he appeared to me to be stout. Bahól nga táo, bahól nga hénero. A stout man, coarse cloth. Ginabaholán akó siníng hénero; ipakítà mo sa ákon inâ dirâ. This cloth is too rough or too coarse for me; show me that one over there. (see dakû).


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