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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).
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To soften, mollify, ease. (see hálmok, hagánhágan).
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To squeeze, compress or crush to pulp, soften, make pliable by rubbing or rolling (of leaves, peas and beans, etc. previous to using as a plaster or the like). Ligasá ang búyò. Soften the búyò-leaf. Ligasí akó sing dáhon sang katúmbal, kay itámbal ko sa púgsa. Crush some chili-leaves for me, because I am going to use them as a plaster for the boil. (see hálmok).
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To soften, make pliable or supple. Pahalmokí ang tabákò. Soften the tobacco-leaves. Ipahálmok sa tabákò iníng mga dáhon sang lúmboy. Use these lumboy-leaves to make the tobacco soft. (pa, hálmok).
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