Hiligaynon-English Dictionary

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hígdà, (H) To lie down, lay oneself down, go to bed, stay in bed, take one's bed, keep one's bed, go to sleep, pass the night. Maghígdà ka. Lie down. Naghígdà silá dídto. They slept there (passed the night there). Pahigdaá ang bátà sa kátre. Lay the baby down on the bed—or—Let the baby sleep on the bed. Ihígdà ang kasakít sang ímo úlo. Lie down to ease (take away) your head-ache. Higdaí lang ang ákon kátre. Just lie down on my bed. (cf. batáng, hínggà).

híkam, To grope, feel one's way, as a blind man or as in the dark. Hikáma kon diín ang gangháan. Grope about and find where the door is. Ang mga táo kon gáb-i nga madulúm nagahíkam (nagapanghíkam). Men on a dark night grope and feel their way. Naghíkam akó sa pagsákà sa hágdan. I groped my way up the stairs. (cf. hílam, híram, kápkap, pangápkap).

hiligáynon, The dialect of Iloilo; to speak that dialect. Nagahiligáynon na siá, kay naghígdà kagáb-i sa Móhon. He speaks the dialect of Iloilo now for last night he slept in Mohon. (This sarcastic remark is often applied to people from the interior who, after but a short stay in Iloilo, pretend to speak "Hiligáynon").

hínggà, (B) To pass the night, lie down to sleep. (cf. hígdà).

húgnat, Period, while, season, spell (of time). Kagáb-i nagkatulúg akó sing tátlo ka húgnat. Last night I had three short snatches of sleep. Nagtrabáho silá kaína sang ága sing duhá ka húgnat. They were at work this morning for two short spells.

hulás, To be or become easy, facile. Naghulás ang pagdáro, kay naulanán ang dútà sing madámol kagáb-i. Now it is easy to plough, for a heavy rain fell on the fields last night. Pahulasá ang íya trabáho. Make his work easy. Nahulasán akó sa pagtoón sang ininglés. It was easy for me to learn English. (cf. hapús).

húpà, Nightmare; to cause a nightmare. Ginahúpà siá. He suffers from nightmares. Ginhúpà siá kagáb-i. Last night he had a nightmare. (cf. hulupáon).

imprentáda, (Sp. imprenta) Singing to music; to play and sing a serenade, etc. Sín-o ang nagaimprentáda kagáb-i sa atubángan sang baláy ni Fulána? Who was it that serenaded last night outside Miss N.N.'s house. Ginimprentadáhan ni Felípe si Salbasyón. Felipe serenaded Salvación. Iimprentáda (imprentadáha) nínyo iníng bág-o nga kansyón sa kay Fulána. Sing this new song as a serenade to Miss N.N.

íraw, To be full of light, show many lights, illuminate well or with many lights. Abáw, kagáb-i nagíraw gid lang ang mga kandílà sa prosesyón. My, last night there were ever so many lighted candles in the procession.

kabíi, (B) Last night. (cf. kagáb-i id.).

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Abbreviations Used

(H) - Hiligáynon word; used almost exclusively in and around Iloilo.
(B) - Hiniráya or Binukídnon; used almost exclusively in districts away from Iloilo.
cf. - compare.
contr. - contraction.
Caus. - causative.
Dim. - Diminutive.
Freq. - Frequentive.
e.g. - exempli gratia, for example.
i.e. - id est, that is.
etc. - et cetera, and the rest.
id. - idem, the same.
N.B. - Nota bene, note well.
Sp. - Spanish.