Hiligaynon
A diminutive particle: Like, as, like to, about, somewhat similar to, resembling, nearly, almost, as (large, small, thick, thin, good, bad, etc.) as-. Malakárbaw, malakarabáw-somewhat like a buffalo; malabitík-like a flea; as small as a flea; malapásì-as, like, about as large as, unhulled grains of rice; malabínlud-very small, as small as fine particles or fragments of hulled rice; malabaláy-like a house, almost as big as a house; malapálad-as large as the palm of a hand, very little; malakalibútan-as large as the world, nearly (almost) everywhere. Ginhatágan níla akó sing tinápay nga malatingá (Gintáw-an nánda akó ti tinápay nga malatingá). They gave me just a very little (a bite of) bread. Ang lúpà (dútà) námon malapálad. Our farm-land is as large as the palm of the hand i.e. it is very small. Ang íya dungúg malakalibútan (daw kalibútan kadakû). His reputation (fame) is spread all over the world. (see daw, súbung, oloánggid).
Hiligaynon
class="hw">olo-, A diminutive particle that is either prefixed (to words beginning with a vowel) or inserted (between the first consonant and the first vowel of words beginning with a consonant), e.g. oloáslum (áslum); oloánggid (ánggid): bolobúg-at (búg-at); dolodápya (dápya); tolotámbok (támbok); nagtolotáwhay (táwhay), etc. etc.
Hiligaynon
class="hw">olo-, A diminutive particle that is either prefixed (to words beginning with a vowel) or inserted (between the first consonant and the first vowel of words beginning with a consonant), e.g. oloáslum (áslum); oloánggid (ánggid): bolobúg-at (búg-at); dolodápya (dápya); tolotámbok (támbok); nagtolotáwhay (táwhay), etc. etc.
Hiligaynon
See olo-, -olo-, e.g. uluánggid (oloánggid)-a little like, a little resembling; guluginháwa (gologinháwa)-to have a little breath, be rather comfortably off; tulutiógtióg-a little vagabond; mulumág-an-rather light, not heavy; sa uluúnhan-a little farther ahead, just in front of, etc. etc.
Hiligaynon
See olo-, -olo-, e.g. uluánggid (oloánggid)-a little like, a little resembling; guluginháwa (gologinháwa)-to have a little breath, be rather comfortably off; tulutiógtióg-a little vagabond; mulumág-an-rather light, not heavy; sa uluúnhan-a little farther ahead, just in front of, etc. etc.