"Balagon" is a word in HILIGAYNON
balágon - A long, pliable, tough—root,—
stem,—tendon of a creeper or other plants,
used as a rope.
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búlya-búlya - Dim. of búlya. Ginabulyabúlya ang bátà sang íya nga ilóy. The child is being pulled—, dragged—, along by …
Read the complete definitiondaláwdaw - To extend, stretch out, creep along the ground, as creepers. Ang biká nagdaláwdaw. The bica-vine has spread over …
Read the complete definitionhámrus - To pluck or tear off with some force, strip off leaves, flowers, etc. by passing them swiftly through …
Read the complete definitionkabúd - To cling to, encircle, twine round, twist around, depend upon. Ang bátà nagakabúd sa íya nga ilóy. The …
Read the complete definitionkágay - A kind of vine. "Balágon pa ang kágay”—"The kágay is still a vine” i.e. it will never develop …
Read the complete definitionkáskas - To tear or pull off as an old thatched roof, vines or the like. Kaskasá ang dáan nga …
Read the complete definitionkúpkup - To clasp, hug, stick—, cleave—, hang on—, hold tight—, hold fast—, to, as a lizard to a wall, …
Read the complete definitionlalás - To tear, pull, drag off by force (vines, creepers, etc.). Maglalás ka sang balágon—or—lalasá (lálsa) ang balágon. Tear …
Read the complete definitionláslas - To tear or pull off with some force (a vine, thatched roof, etc.). Laslasá ang balágon, ang kógon …
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