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To desalt, diminish-, counteract-, lessen-, moderate-, the salty taste of pickled meat or fish by adding gruel, porridge or the like; any substance used for the purpose of desalting, as ground corn, gruel, rice-porridge, etc. Hamulí (Hámli) ang inasinán nga kárne sing maís. Add some corn to the salt meat to make it palatable. Kon índì mo ánay paghamulán (paghámlan) iníng binóro, daw sa índì ka makaít-it. Unless you first mix something mild with this salt fish, you will scarcely be able to stand its sharp taste. Anó ang ihamúl mo sa ginamús? What will you add to the pickled fish (to counteract its briny taste)? (see halamúl, halámlan).
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Molave, a hard-wood tree and its highly esteemed timber. (himul-áwon id.).
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To look at narrowly, inspect, view. (see mulálong).
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Hiligaynon
Having-, producing-, large bunches, productive, fruitful, said especially of bananas. (see búlig).
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To besmear, besmirch, dirty, soil, sully, bedaub. (see búlit).
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To utilize, take the opportunity, profit by. (himúlus id).
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Molave. (see hamuláwon).
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To separate from, etc. See hamulág, bulág.
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Hiligaynon
The letter "M" in Visayan is pronounced as in English. The letter "M" is one of the labials b, p, m, and as it is the easiest to pronounce, it often takes the place of the other two:
1) after the prefixes pan-, man-, magapan-, etc. But note that the final "n" of these prefixes is dropt, e.g. pamulúng (pan-, bulúng); pamúlong (pan-, púlong), etc. etc.
2) after the prefixes hi-and ha-, e.g. himungá (hi-, búnga); himúlbul (hi-, búlbul); hamulák (ha-, búlak); hámtang (ha-, butáng), etc. etc.
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