"Kalingaw" is a word in HILIGAYNON
kalingáw - Distraction, diversion,
inattention, condition or state of being
kalingáwan – kalomó
distracted. Támà gid ang íya kalingáw
(pagkalingáw) nga walâ siá makabatî
sang lágpok sang íya bátà nga nahúlug sa
hágdan. She was so distracted that she did
not even hear the noise made by her child
when it fell down the stairs. (cf. lingáw).
I can speak of our baby like this to no one else. Who but his father would linger over the exact width of his gummy little smile or the blueness of his eyes, or the sweetness of his little lick of tawny hair on his forehead?
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kalingáwan - Distraction, diversion, amusement, pastime, relaxation, recreation. (cf. lingáw, kalingáw, kalingáw-lingáwan).
Read the complete definitionkalingáw-lingáwan - Distraction, diversion, relaxation, entertainment, things apt to distract the mind and provide amusement. (cf. lingáw).
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