Hiligaynon
To collect, gather, scrape or rake together with the hand, as things lying on a table, earth from a hole, etc. Kakáha ang dútà. Scrape the earth together. Kakáhi ang tabungós sing humáy. Take some rice from the tabungos-basket (with your hands). Ikáka akó ánay siníng maís. Gather, please, these maize-seeds (maize-cobs) with your hand. Diín akó makakáka sing pílak? Where can I scrape together some money? (see típon, tingúb).
Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon
To seize-, grasp-, take-, grab-, much of, be eager to get, scramble or make for, make a run at, struggle to obtain, rush upon. Ginhábwà lang níla ang kárne sa ilihawán, ang humáy sa alányan, etc. They rushed upon the meat at the butcher's, upon the rice in the harvest-field, etc. Indì kamó maghábwà sang tinápay-or-índì nínyo paghabwaón ang tinápay. Don't make such a scramble for the bread. Diín siá nakahábwà sing pílak kay manggaránon siá karón? Where did he pick up the money, for he is rich now? (see káka, kúhà, ágaw, típon, karipón).
Hiligaynon
(Sp. caber) To win and take the stake, be entitled to get, grasp. Kabíha lang ang tanán. Just take all. Ginkábi níya ang isá ka tungâ sang patád. He won and took half the stake. Kabíhi siá sing duhá ka dakû sang patád. Two centavos from the stake go to him. Ikábi akó ánay sing tátlo ka sentimós. Hand over to me three centavos from the stake. (see kúhà, buúl, káka, bútong).
Hiligaynon
Freq. of káka-to gather, scrape together.
Hiligaynon
Freq. of kâkâ-to be full to the bursting point.
Hiligaynon
To gather, collect, bring together, corner, take or buy all that is for sale. Buút siá magságib sang tanán nga mga talóng, maís, ítlog, manók, etc. He wants to get hold of all the eggplants, corn, eggs, chickens, etc. Sagíba lang ang tanán. Just take everything, gather or buy up everything. Sa pagtábon sang íya nga kinahánglan íya ginságib ang tanán níya nga kinitáan. To cover his needs he got together all he had earned, and spent it. (see típon, káka, hág-on, píndak).
Hiligaynon
To gather, collect in small amounts, bring together from various sources, get (scrape) together little by little. Masupút (Magasupút) pa akó ánay sing kwárta. I shall first get some money together. Súpta (Suputá) ang ímo kinitáan. Let your earnings accumulate. Súpti akó sing madámù nga mga páhò. Gather (and keep) for me many mangoes. (see típon, káka).
Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon
See bíkà.
Hiligaynon
The eggs of crabs. Those of the alimángo crab are much esteemed as food.
Hiligaynon
The ripe, burst-open pods of the camunsel tree; to become ripe, burst open (of the camunsel-fruit). Nagabukáka na ang kamúnsil. The camunsel-fruit is bursting open. Waláy ángay ang kasádya, ang kamúnsil kon mamúnga, ang mga soltéro kag dalága nagaalágaw sang bukáka. There is no pleasure equal to the time when the kamunsel-fruit ripens; when young lads and maidens fight for the burst-open fruit.
Hiligaynon
Loose, etc. See halúg, halugâ, halugakâ. Also: Half-hearted, careless, insincere, not with right good will. Halungkakâ gid lang ang pagágda níya sa ákon. He invited me only as a matter of form (for mere appearance' sake, with no real heartiness). Halungkakâ nga trabáho. Bungling performance, careless, botched, clumsy work. (see pasamústra, alakápa, halimpapáw, salimpapáw, pakuláhaw).
Hiligaynon
Greediness, gluttony, voraciousness, voracity; desire for honour or excellence, ambition. (kágud).
Hiligaynon
Pungency, acerbity, sharpness, hotness, piquancy of taste. (káhang).