"Abo" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON
ábo - A kind of small fish, growing to about
six inches in length, and supposed to be
very lazy and sleepy; hence its name is
often used to describe lazy and sleepy folks
that are slow at their work, etc. Dáw ábo
siá. He is like an àábo i.e. he is very lazy.
Kaábo sa ímo! How lazy you are! Dáw ábo
ka gid. You are just like an ábo. Ábo gid
ang gwâ ta. The result of our undertaking
is, was, or will be a complete failure.
abó - Ash, ashes; to treat with ash, apply
ashes, use ashes; to turn into or become
ashes. Abohí ang púsud sang bátà. Treat
the baby’s navel with ash. Nagabó ang
ámon baláy sa kaláyo or ginabó sang
kaláyo ang ámon balay. The fire burned
our house to ashes. Abohán mo ang
pínggan kag báso, agúd makúhà ang
kadánlug. Clean the plate and glass with
ashes, so that the greasy dirt may be
removed. Ang abó nga ginpát-in sa áton
mga ágtang sa ádlaw nga Miérkoles de
Senísa (Ceniza) amó ang abó sang mga
pálua (ráamos) nga nabenditáhan sang
ádlaw nga Domingo de Rámos. The ashes
with which our foreheads are marked on
Ash-Wednesday are the ashes of the palms
blessed on Palm-Sunday. Dílì mo pagipaabó sa íya iníng mga tulún-an, kay
bisán dumáan na may kapuslánan pa.
Don’t let him burn these books, for, though
they are old, they are still of use. (cf.
ágbon).
abo
Definition: 1) ashes (noun) 2) grey (adj)
abô - (B) An exclamation denoting
aversion, horror, contempt, emphatic
denial or negation. Fie! Pshaw! Whew!
Pooh! Abô, butíg inâ. Pshaw, that’s a lie!
Abô, índî akó magpáti sinâ. Fie I don’t
believe that. Abô, pagkamalulúod siníng
idô nga patáy kag inúdlan! Pooh what a
horrible stench is coming from this dead
and wormy dog. (cf. abá, abáw).
If you possess a gentle spirit will move mountains.
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abáo - An expression of joy, surprise, astonishment, admiration, sorrow, grief and pain. Oh! Ah! Alas! Hurrah! Abáo, katahúm siní …
Read the complete definitionabó-ábo - Dim. of abó. Of an ash colour, ash-coloured, grey, ashy pale. Ang buút ko kaúnon ang páho nga …
Read the complete definitionabohón - Ashy, full of—, covered with—, ashes. Abáw, abohón gid ang ólo mo. Oh, your head is covered with—, …
Read the complete definitionabu n {1} ashes. {2} = alabúhan. v {1} [A; a12] make ashes. Abuha nang mga palwa ug gam-ang sabun, …
Read the complete definitionágbon - (H) Fine ashes, cigar-ash; to be converted into ashes. Ang ákon abáno nagágbon na. My cigar is converted …
Read the complete definitionagbun n fine particles of soil or ashes. v {1} [A] fly in fine particles. Ayawg isagudsud ang ímung tiil …
Read the complete definitionágiw n fine, white ashes. v [AB2; a12] burn to white ashes, cause to burn to ashes. Muágiw (maágiw) na …
Read the complete definitionangsu a smelling of urine. Angsu ang ílang kasilyas, Their toilet smells. v [BN; b6] become smelly. ka- n foulness. …
Read the complete definitionatay {4} sa abu the whitest part of the ashes made into lye, used as medicine to treat indigestion. {5} …
Read the complete definitionbadlis v {1} [AB3; a] draw a line, for a line to show itself. Mibadlis sa íyang agtang ang dagkung …
Read the complete definitiongáwhak - Hollow, hole, cavity, trace, said of what has been taken from a heap of rice, sand, corn or …
Read the complete definitionlupók - Discharge, detonation, snap, pop, bang, crash; the report of a gun, a shot; to explode, burst; the firing …
Read the complete definitionnusnus v [A; ac] rub s.t. back and forth on s.t. else with pres-sure. Siyay nagnusnus ug tinúnawng ispirma sa …
Read the complete definitionpilípod - To sprinkle, scatter or spread from between the tips of the fingers (as ash, powdered sugar, salt, etc.) …
Read the complete definitionpitik v {1} [A; b] flick s.t. with the thumb and forefinger. Kinsay nagpitik sa ákung dawunggan? Who flicked my …
Read the complete definitionpudpud v {1} [APB1; a12] wear down or decay at the ends or tips, become so. Dulsi ang nagpudpud (nagpapudpud) …
Read the complete definitionpugdaw v [B125; a12P] be burned to ashes, burn oneself out. Ug mapugdaw ang sugnud, hipúsa ang abu ug paglihíya, …
Read the complete definitionpúlpug - To strike or beat against something, a burning piece of wood, a lit cigar, or the like; to …
Read the complete definitionpulpug v {1} [A; a] break s.t. brittle into tiny pieces. Na-pulpug ang básung nahagbung, The glass fell and broke …
Read the complete definitionpúsud - Corner, recess, nook; navel; navelstring, umbilical cord; to make corners. Napusúdan mo na ang tabungós? Have you made …
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