"Batinggilan" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
batinggílan - Stubborn, perverse, dogged,
sullen, sulky, obstinate, mulish,
disobedient, wilful, self-willed, unyielding,
strong-headed, pig-headed; to be or
become stubborn, etc. Sán-o pa ikáw
magbatinggílan? When did you become so
stubborn? Sádto maáyo siá nga bátà,
batí-báti – batóy-batóy
ápang karón nagbatinggílan. He was a
good boy before, but now he has become
wilful. (cf. dîmanínggol, balít-ad,
paganót).
batinggílan = batinggúlan.
see batinggul.
Just five minutes, God, I chant like some hostage negotiator on the brink of a resolution. Five minutes alone. Please, please. Please.
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balít-ad - (B) Stubborn, disobedient, unheeding, refractory, unruly, wilful, perverse, self-willed; to be or become stubborn, etc. Balít-ad nga táo, …
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