halap a for the eyesight to be weak, blurred. (←) v [B2S; b6] for the eyesight to get weak. Dì na ku makabasa ug mga gagmayng títik tungud ning naghalap nákung panan-aw, I can no longer read small print because my eyes are so weak. halaphálap n blind man’s buff. v [A12C2; b(1)] play blind man’s buff.
hálas1 n snake. patay ug — 1 urinate (slang). 2 for males to masturbate (slang).
*hálas2 i- see [ihálas].
haláwig n k.o. moray eel.
halay v [A; c] hang clothes on the line or s.t. analogous. Ihalay dáyun ning mga basang lampin, Hang these wet diapers out right away. -an(→) n clothesline.
halayhálay v 1 [A; b6] spend leisure time, going out. Dì ku makahalayhálay magabíi kay mag-ubirtayim ku, I can’t go out to relax in the evening because I work overtime. 2 [A; b(1)] gallivant about instead of working. Naghalayhálay ka lang mu rag way pamilyang gipakáun, You just gallivant around as though you don’t have a family to feed. May andirtayim ka kay gihalayhaláyan lang nímu ang trabáhu, You haven’t put in enough hours because you’re taking time off from work to gallivant around.
halayhay = [halay].
halbù a full of quicksand, mire; for a place to be muddy such that the feet get stuck if one tries to walk through it. v 1 [B126; b(1)] sink into quicksand, become enmired. Ang kábaw nahalbù sa subà, The carabao got enmired in the creek. 2 [B2; b6] be, become a mire. Nagkahalbù na ni dinhi tungud sa ulan, This place is becoming a quagmire because of the rain.
halhag = [halaghag].
halhal1 v 1 [B; b6] for clothing to be loose and oversized. Naníwang na giyud diay ku kay nahalhal na man ning ákung sinínà, I must have grown thin because my clothes are hanging loose on me now. 2 be scatterbrained, have a dopey expression. Nalímut ka sa ímung túyù kay naghalhal ka man lang, You forgot what you went there for because you are scatterbrained. Halhálan kaáyu ku níyang musulti, mu rag way buut, I think she talks like a scatterbrain. Naghalhal lang nang nawung mu, You have an idiotic expression on your face. a 1 loose and oversized. 2 brainless talk or expression.