Hiligaynon
Dim. of láki. Also: A piece of bamboo tied firmly to a weak or broken carrier's pole, in order to strengthen it; splints for a broken limb. May lakíláki ang íya nga tuángtuangán. His carrier's pole is strengthened by an added piece of bamboo.
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To poise, to weigh in the hand, to judge or guess the weight of an object by holding it and moving it up and down. Balakía ang búgsò sang kárne. Weigh the piece of meat in your hand. Ginabalákì níya ang kabug-atón sang bombáy. He tried the weight of the onions in his hand. Figuratively: to balance, match. Ang bána nga mapíntas kag ang asáwa nga mahínay nagabalákì. The rough husband and the gentle wife compensate for each other. Ginabalákì sang Diós ang mga batásan sang magasawá. God balances the qualities of married folk.
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(H) To raise, or lift up a little, clothes such as the skirt, the cassock or the like. Balakínga ang patádyong mo, kay madálum ang subâ. Raise your skirt a little, for the river is deep. Magbaláking ka sang sotána mo, agúd índì mabasâ. Lift your cassock a little, lest it should get wet. (see kalókos, kolókos-to tuck up the trousers or the like; baráking).
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Men, males, menfolk. (see laláki).
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Enclosed, inclosed, included, attached, joined to; to enclose, comprise, attach, include. Lakíp siní ginapadalá ko sa ímo ang--. Enclosed I am sending you the--. Walâ siá maglakíp sa sulát sang íya nga laráwan. He did not put in the letter his picture or photo. Ilakíp sa sulát mo ang bálus nga nabáton mo sa kay Fuláno. Enclose in your letter the answer you have received from N.N. Lakíp ang pagkáon. Board included. Free board. (see sulúd).
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Man, male; lover, paramour, correspondent. Magpakalaláki ka. Be a man. Be brave. Act the man. Be manly. (see babáe, babáye-woman; kalalakín-an).
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A verbal form of panginlaláki, but sometimes used as an adjective like palanginlaláki-addicted to men, etc.
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Addicted to men, whore, prostitute, bad woman, a woman of loose morals. (see manginlaláki).
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The kinsmen, relatives, friends of a man, usually of a husband or bridegroom. (see tigbabaé-the relatives, etc. of a woman).
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