Meaning of haláyhay

haláyhay

Hiligaynon

Plural form of háyhay-to sigh, mourn, etc.


haláyhay

Hiligaynon

To suspend from a horizontal pole, throw over a bar or rod, hang, tie or sling to a spar; that which is suspended. Ihaláyhay ang mga maís, tabákò, etc. Hang the corn-cobs, tobacco-leaves, etc. on a pole. Nagahaláyhay silá sing maís sa idálum sang atóp. They are hanging corn-cobs on poles under the roof. Ang mga bagát, ághò, etc. ginahalayhayán sing masúnsun sang mga maís sa idálum sang atóp sang mga baláy. Bamboos, agho-poles, etc. are often used for hanging up maize-cobs under the roof of houses. May duhá pa silá ka haláyhay nga maís sa íla baláy. They have still two rows of corn-cobs hanging in their house. (see haláy, sáblay).