"Maniwang" is a word in HILIGAYNON

maniwang HILIGAYNON
Definition:

maníwang - Lean, thin, spare, lank,
emaciated, meagre, gaunt, skinny, slight,
slender. (cf. níwang, mahágpis, kanít,
kandínggal; matámbok—fat, stout).

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bentaha HILIGAYNON

bentáha - (Sp. ventaja) Advantage, benefit, vantage-point, superiority; to be in a better position or condition, to have the advantage …

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dilema HILIGAYNON

diléma - (Sp. dilema) Dilemma, perplexity, quandary, predicament. (cf. itálítal). dilgádo, (Sp. delgado) Thin, lean, lank, slender, gaunt, emaciated, fine, …

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hagas HILIGAYNON

hagás - Wasted, worn-out, lean, thin, lank, gaunt, skinny, emaciated. (cf. maníwang, mahágpis, mahágwos).

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kalamanit HILIGAYNON

kalamanít - Lean, thin, emaciated, gaunt, spare, skinny; to become lean, etc. Iníng báboy kalamanít kaáyo. This pig is very …

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kandinggal HILIGAYNON

kandínggal - Lean, meagre, spare, emaciated, thin. (cf. kalamanít, maníwang).

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lamanit HILIGAYNON

lamanít - Lean, skinny, thin, spare, emaciated. Lamanít nga báka. A skinny cow. Naglamanít siá sa lakás nga pangabúdlay. He …

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laping-laping HILIGAYNON

lapíng-láping - Slender, gaunt, lean, thin, of small size; to be slender, etc. (cf. lapíllápil, kutimúy, diótay, maníwang).

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mahagpis HILIGAYNON

mahágpis - Lean, thin, emaciated, wan, skinny, spare. (cf. hágpis, maníwang, kalamanít).

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maniwang-niwang HILIGAYNON

maniwáng-níwang - Dim. of maníwang. Rather lean, slightly emaciated. maníya, (Sp. manilla) Manacle, gyve, shackle, handcuff; to fetter; to entangle, …

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manobo-nobo HILIGAYNON

manobô-nóbò - Dim. of manobô. Rather low, rather short, of low stature, a little less than normal in height. Maníwang …

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tabonana HILIGAYNON

tabonánà - Flaccid, flabby, soft, applied especially to a stout or fat person that lacks muscular strength. Tabonánà siá sing …

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