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Leaf, petal, blade, frond. Ang mga dáhon. Leaves, foliage, leafage.

(H) Old, yellow leaves, attached still to the plant, but about to fall off; old, withered, dry, sear, sere, said of leaves. Ang alagílang nga dáhon madalî madágdag. The dry leaves will soon fall to the ground.

A circular arrangement around a common axis as the steps of a winding staircase; arranged in such fashion; to arrange in a circle around a common centre. Alíbalíba ang paghaníg sang kólon. Arrange the leaves in a circle, when you line the bottom of the rice-kettle. Alíbalíbi sing mga dáhon sang burí ang tabungós, kon maggákut ka sang humáy nga bilinhíon. Close the tabungós-basket with burí-leaves arranged in a circle, when you tie up the rice to be preserved as seed-grain.

A mat for a bed, carpet for a floor, etc.; to carpet, use, place, or put down a mat or carpet. Magbaníg ka kon magtúlug ikáw. If you go to sleep, lie on a mat. Banigí ang salúg. Put a mat on the floor. Ibaníg lang iníng hábulsa kátre. Just use this blanket as a mat for the bed. Pagabanigón ko gid iníng mga dáhon sang burí. I am going to make a mat of these buri-palm leaves. Ibaníg akó ánay siníng kátre. Kindly put a mat for me on this bed. Ang isá ka dakû nga báhin sang dálan nabanigán. A great part of the road was covered with mats.

(Sp. baño) Ointment, salve, unguent, leaves, etc. used as a plaster for rubbing in or massaging; massage; to rub in, to massage. Nagbányos akó sang dáhon sang búyò sa kay Fuláno. I rubbed N.N. with búyò-leayes. Ibányos mo iníng mga dáhon sang patáni sa batíis sang masakít nga táo. Rub the calf of the sick man with these leaves of the patáni-peas. Banyosí ang ákon likód. Kindly rub or massage my back. Ibányos akó ánay sang likód sang masakít ko nga bátà. Please massage the back of my sick child. Anó ang ibányos mo? What are you going to use for massaging? Binanyosán nilá ang íya páa sing alkohól. They rubbed his leg with alcohol. Mapabányos akó. I am going to be massaged or to get somebody to rub or massage me. (see háplas, hapúlas, bántil, dapáydápay, bánggos, hílot).

The letter D in Visayan is pronounced as in English. D after various prefixes such as pan-, hi-, ha-, etc. is very frequently either elided, or changed into N, e.g. panáhon (dáhon-leaf); panílap (dílap-to lick); hinangát (dángat-to reach); hanúmdum (dúmdum-to remember), etc.

D followed by a suffix is often (especially in Hiligáynon) turned into R, e.g. tahúron, katahurán, matinahúron (táhud-to respect); ginsugúran (súgud-to commence); palabuarán (búad-to breed), etc. See also padóng-paróng; dadâ-darâ; tádung-tárung; tudúk-turúk^, etc.

A kind of green insect; mantis, prayer fly, praying mantis.

To clean one's eyes, take out or remove-dust,-a grain of sand,-a mote, etc. from the eye, from a wound or the like by means of a soft, bent material suitable for the operation. Igáhid mo iníng pungángo sang dáhon sang kásla sa ímo matá, agúd makúhà ang púling. Use this leaf-stalk of the casla-plant to clean your eye with, so that the mote may be taken away. Gahíra (-ída) ang ákon matá nga napunô (nabútà) sing yáb-ok. Remove the dust from my eye, for it is full of it. (see kolíkog, káwhi, kúhit).

Split, burst open, pop; to burst (as some kinds of peas and beans, when boiled in water, etc.). Nagagusáng na ang mónggo. The monggo is bursting. Lúndi na sing talóng, kay gusáng na ang mónggo. Now put in some egg-plant, for the monggo has burst, (i.e. is properly cooked). Pagusangá ánay ang mónggo; índì mo ánay paglúndan sang dáhon sang balúnggay. First let the monggo burst; do not put in the balunggay-leaves before. (see lusáng, butî).

To air, give things an airing, take things out (from boxes, cupboards, etc. and spread them in the open air, lest they should spoil), set out, bring forth, show openly. Ihagáy ináng mga panápton. Give those clothes an airing. Hagayá ang mga dáhon sang tabákò. Spread the tobacco-leaves in the open air. Hagayí akó siníng mga maís. Spread these corn-cobs in the air for me. Ihagáy akó ánay siníng mga ulús. Kindly air these clothes. (see bulád, háway, kúyang).

To soften, mollify, make flexible, pliable, limber, or supple. Ginhalmokán níya ang tabákò nga kigás. He softened the brittle, dried-up tobacco-leaves. Ipahálmok mo sa tabákò iníng mga dáhon sang lúmboy kag gawáygáway. Use these lumboy and gawaygaway-leaves to make the tobacco soft (flexible).

To soften or make flexible through heat. Hálba (halóba) ang dáhon sang búyò. Make the buyo-leaf warm and soft. Hálbi akó sing búyò, kay ibányos ko sa hubág. Make a buyo-leaf warm and soft for me, because I am going to rub the swelling with it. Ihálob akó ánay siníng dáhon sang ságing, kay iputús ko sa ákon alopíhon. Kindly soften this banana-leaf, for I am going to use it to wrap round the rice for rice-cakes (called alopí). (see láhob).

To strip small flowers or leaves off the stalk by passing them through the closed hand or fingers. Hamgurá (-udá) lang ang balúnggay, kay ilúnud ko sa tinóla. Strip the balunggay-leaves, for I am going to put them into the sauce (stew). Hamgurí akó sing dáhon sang gawáygáway. Strip me some gawáygáway-leaves. Ihámgud akó sing pilá ka búlak sang kadenadeamór. Please strip off for me some flowere of the cadena de amor.

A healing ointment, unguent, salve, plaster, poultice, embrocation; to poultice, put on a plaster, salve, etc. Hampulí siá sing mga dáhon sang patáni. Apply patani-leaves to him. Hinampulán níya ang hubág sing aróma. He treated the boil with a plaster prepared from the aroma-plant. Ihámpul sa íya iníng búyò. Apply to him these buyo-leaves. (see támbal).

To pluck or tear off with some force, strip off leaves, flowers, etc. by passing them swiftly through the closed hand, wrench or drag off. Hamrusá ang dáhon sang balágon. Strip the leaves off the vine. Hamrusí akó sináng mga búlak. Pluck for me those flowers. Ginhámrus lang níya ang hilamón. He clutched the grass and tore it away. (see hámgud).

Leafy, covered with-, full of-, leaves. (see dáhon).

To cover or line the bottom of a kettle or pan with leaves or the like to prevent the food from sticking. Ihaníg sa kólon iníng dáhon sang ságing. Line the kettle with this banana-leaf. Ihaníg akó ánay sang kólon, kay matígang akó. Kindly line the rice-pot with leaves, for I am going to boil rice. Hanigí ang ánglit sing lukáy. Put some coconut leaves into the small cooking-pot. (see baníg).

To pile one thing above another in regular order, stack (leaves, sheets, boards, etc.). Hapnigá ang mga dáhon sang búyò, tabákò, etc. Arrange the buyo-, tobacco-leaves etc. neatly in a pile. Hapnigí akó sináng mga papél. Put those papers together in a pile for me. Ihápnig akó ánay sináng mga rebísta nga nagadulúm-ok. Please pile up neatly those reviews lying about in disorder. Ihápnig nínyo ang mga tápì sa idálum sang baláy. Stack the boards underneath the house. (see hántal, kamáda, aníb).

Raw, uncooked, crude (of fruit, meat, etc.); green (of colour); to be raw, etc. Hiláw nga ísdà, kárne, etc. Raw fish, meat, etc. Nahilawán akó sang ímo linútò. What you cooked is too raw for me. Ang hiláw nga duág sang mga dáhon-. The green of the leaves-. Hiláw nga pagkádlaw. A mirthless laugh. (see lús-aw, pakuláhaw).

Dim. and Freq. of hílod. Ang atatálo nagahilódhílod sa dáhon sang káhoy. The caterpillar is wriggling on the leaf. (see hiwód-híwod).