"Iyus" is a word in HILIGAYNON
íyus - See íyos—to move, etc.
j, The soft Visayan aspirate is best
represented by the letter "H” pronounced
as in English. Therefore the letter "J” can
be dispensed with in writing Visayan, even
when Spanish words occur, such
as:—Jesucristo, José, alhajas, etc., which
are spelled:—Hesukrísto, Hosé, aláhas, etc.
k, This letter has the same sound as the
English "c” in "cat, come, cut, fact, etc.”,
but is pronounced a little softer than "ck” in
"lack, pack, struck, etc.”.
Modern writers almost exclusively employ
"k”, where formerly "c” (before "a”, "o”, "u”,
all consonants and hyphens, and at the end
of words) and "qu” (before "e” and "i”) were
used. Bearing this in mind it is easy to find
in this dictionary expressions originally
written according to the old spelling, as
acó, caácò, catacá, cácac, bác-hò, bác-it,
báquid, quíquic, etc., under akó, kaákò,
kataká, kákak, bákhò, bák-it, bákid, kíkik,
etc.
The prefixes pan-, hi-, ha-, etc., if
composed with words beginning with the
letter "k”, become pang—, hing—, hang—,
etc. and the "k” drops out, e.g. karós—
pangarós; kaláyo—hingaláyo; kuyús—
hanguyús, etc.
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.
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A grizzled old man was eating in a truck stop when three Hell's Angels' bikers walked in. The first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie and then took a seat at the counter. The second walked up to the old man, spat into the old man's milk and then he too took a seat at the counter. The third walked up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at the counter. Without a word of protest, the old man quietly left the diner. Shortly thereafter, one of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "Not much of a truck driver either, he just backed his big-rig over three motorcycles."
à particle preceding or following a sentence with an adjective predicate. {1} dismissing s.t. as impractical, too easy, impos-sible, etc. …
Read the complete definitionIn each; to or for each; as, \"twenty leagues a day\", \"a hundred pounds a year\", \"a dollar a yard\", …
Read the complete definitionThe first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and …
Read the complete definitionA, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from …
Read the complete definitionA table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
Read the complete definitionA calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, …
Read the complete definitionv. /MA-/ 1. to lose money (in gambling, a contest, etc.). Naabakak idiay swipstik. I lost money in the sweepstakes. …
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-, MANG-/ to win (in gambling, a contest, etc.). Nangabak diay balasang. The young woman won. /MANG- : PANG--AN/ …
Read the complete definitionabaká - (Sp. abaca) The hemp-plant; hemp-fibre; hempen, made of hemp. Panápton nga abaká, kalát nga abaká, etc. Hemp-cloth, hemp-rope, …
Read the complete definitionában - To finish, take away or off (a loom or the like). Abána ang ákon háblon sa madalî nga …
Read the complete definitionThe relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-:-AN/ to wait for (a person, a bus, etc.) in the way. Agabang kayo iti transit. You wait for …
Read the complete definitionábang - To take within range or sweep (of fire, etc.). Sang pagkasúnug sang baláy ni Fuláno naábang man ang …
Read the complete definitionA public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
Read the complete definitionabáw - See abáo, abá. abáy, (B) To join, enter, associate with, take to, mingle. Nagabáy na siá sa pagkapánday, …
Read the complete definitionn. cover, lid. v. /AG-, MANG-:-AN/ to cover (face, pot, hole, etc.). Saan mo nga abbongan ta rupam. Don’t cover …
Read the complete definitionShortened conventional expressions, employed as substitutes for names, phrases, dates, and the like, for the saving of space, of time …
Read the complete definitionTo renounce; to relinquish; -- said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc.
Read the complete definitionn. textile, specifically cloth woven in the native loom (PAGABLAN). v. /AG-/ to weave cloth, especially in the native loom. …
Read the complete definitionState of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.
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