Pinoy Dictionary

paglalatang

Tagalog

n. 1. rise in temperature; 2. bursting into flame

pag-igig

Tagalog

pag-igig n. sifting of powedered matter (flour, etc.)

balisa

Tagalog

balisa adj. 1. anxious; 2. restless; 3. uneasy

kampanilya

Cebuano

n. ornamental shrub with large, yellow bell-shaped flowers: Thevetia peruviana.

wilding

Cebuano

v. 1. weld; 2. set a dislocated bone in place (humorous). -in-an(→) n. welded joint.

v. tilt something over on its side, for something to tilt. Hináyag tuwang ang táru ug maghuwad kag túbig, Tilt the can slowly when you pour water out. Twangun (ituwang) ku ning lamísa kun manihúun nímug baráha, I’ll turn the table over if you manipulate the cards; a. tilted. Tuwang kaáyu ang tartanilyang gisakyag tambuk, The cart was tilted very much to one side when a fat man got on it. tuwangtúwang v. 1. rock, make something rock from side to side. Nagtuwangtúwang ang barku sa kadagkù sa balud, The boat was rocking from side to side in the big waves; v. carry water using the tuwangtúwang; n. strong strip of bamboo for carrying cans of water which are suspended from it. — nga silya n. rocking or swivel chair. -an(→) see tuwangtúwang, n.

tíun

Cebuano

v. point a weapon at close range. Íyang gitiúnan ang ákung agtang, He took aim at my forehead. Ayawg itíun nà nákù, Don’t point that thing at me.

*agagang

Cebuano

hi-/ha- v. hesitate doing something due to indecision or confusion. Nahiagagang siya pagdáwat sa rigálu, She hesitated before accepting the present.

binugkosán

Hiligaynon

Bundle, package, parcel; bundled up, tied together, made up in a bundle; knot; place where something is tied. (see binalighotán, búgkos).

frontál

Hiligaynon

(Sp.) Frontal of an altar, frontal, antependium. (see atubángan).

paháwà

Hiligaynon

Causative of háwà-to make room, etc. Pahawáa ang mga táo. Let the people make way. Order the people to make room. Tell the people to get out of the way.

tinggarô

Hiligaynon

(B) Standing up straight, on end; to stand on end, stand up straight, stand erect. Tinggarô (Nagatinggarô) ang bohók na. (Nagapaníndog ang íya bohók). His hair stands on end. His hair is bristly. (see tíndog, paníndog, tunggarô).