"Balaki" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON
v. /AG-/ to turn to the opposite direction, as joy to sorrow. Saan kay nga katawa nga katawa ta dinto agbalaki dagita katkatawa yo. Don’t laugh and laugh lest your laugh turn to sorrow.
balákì - To poise, to weigh in the hand, to
judge or guess the weight of an object by
holding it and moving it up and down.
Balakía ang búgsò sang kárne. Weigh the
piece of meat in your hand. Ginbalákì níya
ang kabug-atón sang bombáy. He tried
the weight of the onions in his hand.
Figuratively: to balance, match. Ang bána
nga mapíntas kag ang asáwa nga
mahínay nagabalákì. The rough husband
and the gentle wife compensate for each
balahogán – balángit
other. Ginabalákì sang Diós ang mga
batásan sang magasawá. God balances
the qualities of married folk.
... My mother, daroga, my poor, unhappy mother would never... let me kiss her... She used to run away... and throw me my mask!... Nor any other woman... ever, ever!... Ah, you can understand, my happiness was so great, I cried. And fell at her feet, crying... and I kissed her feet... her little feet... crying. You're crying, too, daroga... and she cried also... the angel cried!...
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