Meaning of kébra

kébra

Hiligaynon

(Sp. quebra, quiebra) Breakage, breaking loose or asunder; loss, shrinkage; failure, bankruptcy; to break asunder, be severed from; to become less, shrink; to fail in business, become bankrupt. Indì mo pagkebrahón ang kinitáan sang mga tápì. Don't force asunder the joints of the planks. Nagkébra ang íya komérsyo. His business failed. Nagkébra ang humáy sing tagisá ka gántang ang pásong. The rice shrunk one ganta to the bushel. (see púto, ángkat, kúpus, kúlpà).