"Baak" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON
adj. /NAG-/ old, aged: said of rice, tobacco, wine, etc. v. /MANG-:-EN/ to age, to keep (rice, tobacco, wine, etc.) for a period of time. Baakem nga nalaing dayta basi tapno naimimas. Keep that wine for some period of time so that it will improve in taste. --syn. DAAN; also, see BAKET, LAKAY. --ant. BARO.
baák - Crushed, squeezed and broken. (cf.
lumâ).
báak - To crush, squeeze out of shape,
crumple, break by pressure, said especially
of bamboo, tubes, pipes and the like.
Nabáak ang kawáyan. The bamboo has
been crushed. Iníng isá ka púnò nga
kawáyan nabaákan sing madámù nga
mga layón sang pagbágyo. Many fullgrown bamboos of this clump were crushed
and broken by the hurricane. Ipabáak lang
sa alíling iníng kawáyan. Simply crush
this bamboo under the wheel (by letting a
cart pass over it, etc.). Dílì mo pagbaákon
ang kawáyan. Don’t crush the bamboo. (cf.
lumâ).
baáng-báang (B) To warm up, get warm
by taking a hot drink, food, etc. Baángbaángi ang ímo solóksolók sing diótay nga
kán-on sa walâ pa ikáw magsúgud sang
pagpangabúdlay. Warm your stomach
with a little rice, before you start your
work. Mainúm akó sing maínit nga tsa sa
pagbaángbáang sang ákon solóksolók. I
am going to drink hot tea to warm my
stomach. Imna iníng bíno, kay
magapabaángbáang sang ímo solóksolók.
Drink this wine, for it will warm you up. (cf.
bagáng).
Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way. I just hope that people will look and see and believe in that hope of love, that hope of freedom, even if it was just for a limited time.
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