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mabasâ

Hiligaynon

Wet, moist, damp, dank, dewy, humid, clammy, watery, soggy, sodden, water-logged, soaked with water or any other liquid or having some liquid on the surface. (see basâ).


baláking

Hiligaynon

(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).


basâ

Hiligaynon

Moisture, humidity, dankness, damp, dampness, wet, wetness; moist, damp, wet, soaked, dank, humid; to make or become wet, to drench, etc. Nabasâ ang ákon tiíl. My foot got wet. Ginbasâ níya ang ákon pányo. He made my handkerchief wet. Bás-a ang lampáso. Soak the mop in water. Bás-i ang ití sang manók sa salúg. Clean up with water the chicken-dung on the floor. Pahíran mo lang ang lamésa sing trápo nga mamalá, dílì mo pagbás-on. Just wipe the table with a dry cloth, don't use water. Binás-an níya ang íya kamút sing agás, agúd makúhà ang dágtà sang pínta. He wetted his hand with petroleum, in order to get out the paint-stains. Likawí ang ulán, agúd dílì ka mabasâ kag mapásmo. Avoid the rain, lest you should get wet and catch a cold. Ang hubág níya nga maáyo na gid nagbasâ na man. His ulcer that was quite healed before is now suppurating (wet) again. Nagbasâ na man ang mga matá sang ilóy sang pagkabatî níya nga may nagsámbit sang ngálan sang íya anák nga bág-o lang napatáy. The mother's eyes became wet (filled with tears), when she heard someone mentioning the name of her child that had recently died. Kánding nga binasâ (nabasâ) sang ulán. A goat that has been drenched by rain. (see malá-to be dry, etc.).


dagâ-dágà

Hiligaynon

Dim. of dágà-clay. Also: Wet, moist, damp, dank, humid, well watered. (see basâ, mabasâ, dágnà).


gím-ang

Hiligaynon

Miry, muddy, sludgy, slushy, soiled with soft or watery mud, muddied, wet and dirty; to be or become wet and dirty, etc. Gím-ang ang dálan, kay nagulán. The road is muddy (slushy) on account of the rain. Naggím-ang ang salúg sang ákon hulút, kay nagsulúd si Fuláno nga mabasâ kag mahígkò ang íya sapátos. The floor of my room was muddied, because N.N. entered with his wet and dirty boots. (see raíng, rísmò, hígkò, bulíng, músing).



háp-og

Hiligaynon

Brittle, crumbly, fragile, friable; to be or become brittle, etc. Ang humáy nga mabasâ kon tumpihón magaháp-og. Wet rice, if collected into a heap (stack), will get brittle. Sang túig nga tinalíkdan háp-og gid ang ímo humáy; índì mo pagpahap-ogón sa karón nga túig. Last year your rice was very brittle; don't let it become brittle this year. (see tapók, matapúk).


lápak

Hiligaynon

To tread or step or walk on, trample upon; to treat with pride, contempt or insult. Lápak (maglápak) ka sang mán-og-or-lapáki ang mán-og. Trample on the snake. Crush the snake with your foot. Indì ka maglápak dirâ, kay mabasâ pa ang siménto. Don't put down your foot there, for the cement is still wet. (see tápak, túmban).


mamalá

Hiligaynon

Dry, exsiccated, desiccated, arid, waterless, parched, free from moisture, drained; seasoned (of wood). Mamalá nga pagkádlaw. A dry laugh i.e. not a hearty smile, not an honest laugh, but a forced smile. (see malá, mabasâ-wet).


tukíb

Hiligaynon

To open a little or partially a book, curtain, package, the mouth, etc. so as to be able to see what is inside or behind the cover; to disclose, discover, invent. Tukibá ang pinutús, agúd makítà ko kon anó ang sulúd. Open the parcel a little so that I may see what is inside. Ipitá (Ligpitá) ang atóp agúd índì matukíb sang hángin. Fasten the roof down so that the wind may not be able to lift it. Basáha iníng sulát, ápang tukibón mo gid lámang, agúd nga índì mabása sang ibán. Read this letter, but open it only a little so that the others may not be able to read it. Makatitingála ang mga natukibán (tinukibán) sang bág-o nga kinaálam. The discoveries or inventions of modern science are marvellous. Dílì náton masáyran kon anó pa balá ang matukibán sang mga manginalámon kunína. We do not know what scientists may discover yet in the future. (see sukíb, sukáb, tokáb, tukís, ukáb).


bása

Hiligaynon

To read, scan, glance through, look-through,-over, pore over. Matámad siá magbása. He is too lazy to read. Nakabása akó sang íya sulát or nabása ko ang íya sulát. I read his letter. Dílì mo pagbasáhon ang mga líbro nga maláut. Don't read bad books. Ipabása mo sa íya iníng sulát. Give him this letter to read. Basáhi ang masakít nga táo siníng tulún-an. Read this book to the sick man. Abáw, daw táo ka nga walâ pagbása sang mga bág-o nga balítà. Well, you seem to be a man who does not read the latest news. (Note the accent in the two following examples). Daw táo siá nga walâ sing nabasahán. He appears to be a man who has read nothing i.e. knows nothing, has had no education. Masúnsun mabasahán náton sa mga pamantaláan nga --. We often find or read in the newspapers that --. (see balasahón-reading-matter, etc.).


Hiligaynon

A negative prefix similar to the English in-and un-, e.g. dîhímpit- not perfect, imperfect; dî mahinulsúlon-not contrite, impenitent; dîmadampígon-not helping or supporting, impartial; dîtúgut-not allowed, not permissible, illicit, forbidden; dîsonô-not according to, irrelevant; dîmapahaylóhon-not easily won over, unshaken, unyielding; dîmahímò-impossible; dîmabása-illegible; dîmamalátyon-not mortal, immortal; dîmadinulúnton-not subject to decay, imperishable, indestructible; dîmapinadaláhon-not easily carried along or swayed, unswayed, unswerving; dîmainandámon-not careful, unconcerned; dîmaúgdang-immodest; dîmatínlò-unclean; dîmabatás-intolerable, etc. etc.


sumálang

Hiligaynon

To meet, encounter, come upon, fall in with. Nasumálang ko si Fuláno. I met N.N. Masumalángan ta riá ti masamí (Makít-an, mabasahán, masápwan ta inâ sing masamí) sa mga pamantaláan. We often-come upon those things,-find such matters mentioned, in the news-papers. (see samálang, sug-álaw, tábò, sapó, sugatâ).