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kamáng

Hiligaynon

Prostrate, inclined, lying down, bent towards the ground, chiefly applied to sugar cane of the second crop (kalaánan) that frequently does not grow erect as in the first crop.


kalamáng-kamáng

Hiligaynon

Anything that crawls or creeps, as snails, crabs, shrimps, etc. (see kámang).


kamáng-kámang

Hiligaynon

Dim. of kámang. To creep, crawl, jog along.


kámang, kamáng

Hiligaynon

To creep, crawl, walk on hands and feet (knees).


sáog

Hiligaynon

To crawl, creep, glide. Ang mán-og nagasáog sa dútà. The snake glides along the ground. (see kámang).



kamánga

Hiligaynon

Hone, whetstone. (see bairán).


kamangbibíhag

Hiligaynon

Magnet. (see batóbalánì).


kamanghúdan

Hiligaynon

Youngest (younger) brother or sister. (see mánghud).


kamanghúran

Hiligaynon

See kamanghúdan id.


kamángyan

Hiligaynon

A kind of incense.


abáy

Hiligaynon

(B) To join, enter, associate with, take to, mingle. Nagabáy na siá sa pagkapánday, pagkamangangawáy, etc. He has now taken to carpentry, has cast in his lot with the soldiery, etc. Dî mo pagiabáy ang ngálan sang Diós sa mga sugilánon nga kalibutánon. Do not mingle the name of God in worldly conversation. Indì mo pagábyan ang mga dîmatárung. Do not join with, associate with, wicked men. Abyí siá. Join him. Become his companion or associate. Ipa-*abáy mo ang ímo nga anák sa mga kaupdánan nga maáyo sing pamatásan. See that your child associates with companions of good behaviour. (see ábian, ábyan).


atás-átas

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of átas. Also: To run after, to follow, to be constantly behind. Ang ilóy nagaatás-átas sa íya bátà nga nagakámang. The mother is constantly behind her baby that is crawling along the floor. (see abát-ábat, lagás-lágas, alók-álok).


himulús

Hiligaynon

To be of use, serviceable, usable, remunerative, gainful, advantageous; to avail oneself of, take advantage of, make use of. Ang mga mahákug nagahimulús sang mga kalisúd sang ibán, agúd silá makamánggad. Selfish men take advantage of the difficulties of others in order to enrich themselves. Iníng mga manók índì mahimúslan (mahimulusán), kay may balatían. These chickens are of no use, for they are diseased. Walâ man níya paghimúsli ang pílak nga íya nabáton, kay nadúlà gid lang sa íya baúl. The money he received availed him nothing, for it just disappeared from his box. Pagahimúslan ko gid iníng dáan nga mga káhoy. I shall certainly make good use yet of this old lumber, (it will bring me yet some advantage or profit). Ginahimúslan níya sing dakû iníng mga tanúm sa búkid. He derives much profit from these plants on the mountain. (see pulús).


kalibáynan

Hiligaynon

(B) The youngest (a younger) brother or sister; the last or youngest child of a family. Si Pédro amó ang íya anák nga kalibáynan. Peter is her youngest child. (see libáyon, kamanghóran, mánghud).


láwà

Hiligaynon

A spider's web; to cover with a spider's web. Nalawáan ang kisamí. The ceiling is full of spiders' webs. Sing masamí ginalawáan ang mga púsud sang mga hulút. The corners of rooms are often covered with spiders' webs. Nagapakamanggaránon siá, ibágo nalawáan ang íya nga ánglit. He acts as if he were rich, whilst his small cooking pot is covered with spiders' webs i.e he has no rice any more, has to suffer hunger.


libáyon

Hiligaynon

(B) The youngest brother or sister; a younger brother or sister. Libáyon ko siá. He is my youngest or younger brother. (see kalibáynan, mánghud, kamanghúran).


nagapaka

Hiligaynon

A prefix denoting the present tense active with the added meaning of "paka", e.g.

a.) Nagapakamaálam siá. He is assuming an air of learning, he wants to appear learned. Nagapakabungól siá. He is feigning deafness. Nagapakamanggaránon siá. He is pretending to be rich. He tries to be taken for a rich man.

b.) Nagapakamaáyo siá siníng hágnà nga kasuguán. He approves this law or ordinance. Nagapakamahál siá sang íya pagtoloóhan. He values his faith. (The corresponding forms for the infinitive, future, imperative and past are "pagpaka-, magapaka-, magpaka-and nagpaka-").


túpung

Hiligaynon

To be equal to, to equal, to be neither superior nor inferior. Nagatúpung silá sa kataasón. They are equal in height. Nagatúpung gid ang íla nga palangakóan. Their authority or office is the same. They are equal in authority or office. Ang íya pagkamangin-alámon matupúngan áyhan, ápang daw sa índì malabawán. His learnedness can perhaps be matched, but scarcely surpassed.