"Alapigot" is a word in HILIGAYNON
alapígot - Hardship, trial, difficulty; hard,
trying, difficult; to be or become hard, etc.
Alapígot karón ang pangabúhì Life at
present is trying, (cf. lapígot id. and the
more usual form).
One of the hardest-to-swallow, most countercultural, counter intuitive implications of the gospel is that bearing up under a difficult burden with patient perseverance is a good thing.
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alaw (not without l) v [A; a12] {1} watch s. o. from hiding unobserved. Iring nga nag-alaw sa pisù, The …
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Read the complete definitionv, /-UM-:-AN/ to do something beyond the limit of one’s capability, competence or endurance. Umarisga nga agbasa diay ubing. The …
Read the complete definitionatsaatsa v [B1] be hard pressed doing s.t. because of its be-ing more than one can handle. Nagkaatsaatsa kug pangítag …
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Read the complete definitionbikil v {1} [A; c1] nudge, move s.t. out of its position. Kinsay nagbikil sa kwadru nga naharag man? Who …
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Read the complete definitiondúyan n hammock. Ayaw kug ihása. Úna ku nímu sa dúyan, Dont try to fool me. I was not born …
Read the complete definitiongayun v [A12; a3] get the chance to do s.t. Nakagayun kug haluk níya, I got a chance to kiss …
Read the complete definitiongítlon - Used mostly in the form panagítlon—to swallow with some effort, try hard to swallow. Magpanagítlon or managítlon ka …
Read the complete definitionhagúot - Low, sunk, sunken; hard, trying, difficult. (cf. gúot; lapígot).
Read the complete definitionhárus - Hardly, with difficulty, scarcely. The phrase "kon hárus pa” means: Times (conditions, circumstances, etc.) are very hard, trying, …
Read the complete definitionhilus v {1} [B26; c1] for s.t. tied securely in place to slip o? , move out of place by …
Read the complete definitionhimúlat - (H) To wish or strive to obtain, seek to attain, contend for, try hard to, endeavour, make efforts …
Read the complete definitionhiól - Trial, hardship, difficulty; to be a trial, be hard, become difficult; pahiól—to beset, bother, molest, harass, cause trouble, …
Read the complete definitionhoól - See hiól, huól—to be hard, trying, etc.
Read the complete definitionidar-idar v [B1245] be hard-pressed to keep up with lots of work. Nagkaidar-idar siyag sirbi sa mga bisita, Shes going …
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