"Lanahan" is a word in HILIGAYNON
lanahán - Oil-bottle, receptacle for
coconut-oil, oil-vase, oil-cruet. (cf. laná).
laná-lána, Dim. and Freq. of laná. To oil;
to soap, flatter, ingratiate oneself with.
Sagád siá maglanálána sa kay Fuláno. He
is an adept at flattering N.N. (cf. hapúlas,
apóhap, dalôdálò, etc.).
How can a man’s candour be seen in all its lustre unless he has a few failings to talk of? But he had an agreeable confidence that his faults were all of a generous kind—impetuous, arm-blooded, leonine; never crawling, crafty, reptilian.
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lána - Oil, especially coconut oil. (cf. súmpa, ugásip, gatâ, latík, laná).
Read the complete definitionlaná - To oil, make, or treat with, coconut oil. Lanahá iníng mga lubí. Make oil from these coconuts. Lanahí …
Read the complete definitionMaglána ka sa íya— - Lanáhi siá—, agúd pasúgtan níya ikáw. Ingratiate yourself with him, so that he may allow …
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