halhal2 v [A] for animals to pant with their mouth open. Naghalhal ang kabáyù nga gikutasan, The horse panted because it was out of breath.
háli = [sáli].
halígi n 1 post. Ang halígi sa balay, House post. Halígi sa pinsa, Fence post. 2a pillar or strong member of an organization. Usa siya sa mga halígi sa átung partídu, He is one of the mainstays of our political party. 2b head, mainstay on which a group rests. Ang amahan mauy halígi sa panimalay, The father is the head of the family. 3 outstanding person in a specific field of endeavor. Si Ayinstayin usa ka dakung halígi sa syinsiya, Einstein is one of the outstanding men in science. 4 penis (humorous). v [A; c1] use as a post. Ang yakal maáyung haligíun (ihalígi), Yakal lumber makes good posts.
halìhalì v [A1; c1] when the same food is served in several dishes, to take a portion from more than one of them. Ayaw halìhalia (ihalìhalì) ang mga pagkáun arun dì mangil-ad tan-áwun, Take food from just one or two of the serving dishes, not all of them, so they won’t look like leftovers.
halíli v [A; c] 1 occupy a place or position just vacated. Way makahalíli sa usa ka inahan, There is nothing that can replace a mother. Ug mutindug ka, halilíhan dáyun ang ímung lingkuránan, If you get up, s.o. will occupy your seat immediately. 2 appear in the place of s.t. else, cause s.t. to do so. Mihalíli ang pagdumut sa gugmang inayran, Hatred replaced the love which had been spurned. Kwarta ihalíli sa primyung walà ikahátag, Money takes the place of the prize they couldn’t award. 3 [AC; ac] exchange. Nagkahalíli ang ámung pitáka, We accidentally took each other’s purses. n 1 s.t. which takes the place of s.t. else. 2 s.t. given in exchange.
halimbawà v 1 [A2N] borrow s.t. to relieve a pressing problem. Nanghalimbawà si Pidru nákug diyis písus ipalit kunug bugas, Pedro borrowed ten pesos from me to buy rice. 2 [b3] be relieved from s.t. pressing. Nahalimbawà na ákung pamínaw, I feel much better now. Karun nga nakatrabahu nas Pidru nakahalimbawà na ang bánay, Now that Pedro has a job, his family is not so badly pressed.
halilib-un = [gabun2].
halin v 1 [A2P; b(1)] move away from a place permanently. Dúgay na silang mihalin sa Mindanaw, They moved to Mindanao a long time ago. 2 [A2] pass away, die. Dúgay nang mihalin si Máma, Mother passed away many years ago. n immigrant. Mga halin sila sa Yútà sa mga Sáad, They are immigrants to the Land of Promise (Mindanao).
hálin v 1 [A; ac] sell s.t. at a certain price. Ug halínun mug míl, If you sell it for a thousand. 2 [B2] for s.t. to sell. Ang ákung yútà muhálin na karun ug labaw pa sa dubli, My lot will sell for more than double the buying price. 3 [a3] for women to be married (humorous). Mahálin dáyun íyang anak, He’ll have no trouble finding a husband for his daughter. 4 [a3] come to an untimely end. Kun magpadáyun ka ánang ímung pag-ínum, mahálin ka, You’ll come to an untimely end if you keep on drinking like that. Mahálin giyud nang plátu ug matambug sa simintu, That will be the end of the plate if you drop it on the cement. n highly salable. (→) n sales, amount of money realized from a sale. a 1 quick, fast-selling. Halin kaáyu ang pinirítung ságing sa mga iskuyla, Fried bananas sell fast among schoolchildren. 2 marriageable. 2a — pa ba in answer to questions about how s.t. is: same as ever. ‘Kumusta?’—‘Halin pa ba,’ ‘How are you?’—‘Just the same.’ (Lit. Can I still be sold?)
halindánaw (from dánaw) n dragonfly.