súni

Hiligaynon

Rumour, report, hearsay; to rumour, report, tell, give out. Ginasúni nga--. It is rumoured that--. They say that--. (see konó, silíng, móno).

pasúni, pasúnì

Hiligaynon

Report, rumour, assertion, allegation, pretext, subterfuge; to allege, spread a false report, etc. Sa pasúni nga--. Under the pretext of--. (see súni).

suní-súni

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of súni. (see konókóno).

súnit

Hiligaynon

To be tiresome, troublesome, require great patience or application, be difficult to perform (of a delicate or tedious task, etc.). (see síhit, kúlì).

(H) Pretext, explanation, excuse, pretence, false plea, subterfuge, often just a story got up for the occasion; to find an excuse, to explain away, to have a pretext or story ready, to tell lies in order to get out of a scrape and the like. Indì ka magbalíbad sang ímo salâ. Don't try to excuse your fault. Anó ang balíbad mo? What excuse or pretext have you got? Indì mo akó pagbalibáran. Don't try to find excuses with me. Don't tell me stories. Don't try to explain. Nagabút siá sa baláy sa pagpakigkítà sa ímo; búsà walâ na ikáw sing ikabalíbad sa íya. He came to the house to see you; consequently you cannot excuse yourself any longer. Pabalibára akó. Excuse me. Ibalíbad mo akó. Kindly excuse me, find an excuse for me. Ginbalíbad níya ang ulán. He put it down to the rain. (see butíg, malí, pasúni).

dahíl

Hiligaynon

To use as a pretext, to pretend, put forth as an ostensible reason; to impute. (see malí, pasúni, pahanungúd, pabangúd).

embúste

Hiligaynon

(Sp. embuste) Fib, lie, fiction, artful tale, fraud, imposition, cheating. (see butíg, dáyà, límbong, balíbad, lág-it, agóng, pasúnì, malí).

embúste

Hiligaynon

(Sp. embuste) Fib, lie, fiction, artful tale, fraud, imposition, cheating. (see butíg, dáyà, límbong, balíbad, lág-it, agóng, pasúnì, malí).

gitô

Hiligaynon

To break, disjoint, put out of joint, dislocate, disunite, by twisting a finger or the like. Nagitô ang íya túdlò. His finger was broken at the joint. Gingitô níya ang túdlò ni Fuláno. He broke (by twisting) the finger of N.N. Gingitoán níya si Fuláno sing isá ka túdlò. He twisted and broke one of N.N.'s fingers. He dislocated one of N.N.'s fingers. (see líw-as, súlpò).

kasibágsíbag

Hiligaynon

Divergence, difference, opposition, disunion, disharmony. Nagaabyánay silá sa gwâ, ápang may ginahúptan silá sa dúghan nga kasibágsíbag ang isá sa isá. They are friends outwardly but in their hearts they oppose one another. (see síbag-to disagree, etc.).

malí

Hiligaynon

Excuse, pretence, appearance, make-believe, trap; to put forward (as a pretext, etc.). (see pasúnì, balíbad).

pabulá, pábula

Hiligaynon

(Sp. fábula) Fable, story, yarn, fabrication, invention, falsehood, lie, legend; to tell stories, lies, falsehoods, to make up things. Ginapábula man lang níya ináng mga butáng. Those things he is talking about are mere inventions (lies, falsehoods). (see sugígsúgid, butíg, pasúni, patúga).

sarangiság

Hiligaynon

(B) To disagree, be at variance, confused, in disorder; disunited, inharmonious, unsystematic. Nagsarangiság ang panúgid sang mga sáksi. The witnesses contradicted one another. (see salangiság).

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