halushus v [A1; a] remove the leaflets from a palm frond with a bladed tool. Halushúsi ang langkay sa lukay, Strip the leaflets off the frond.
hálut = [halwut].
haluthut v [A; a12] 1 eat fast with a slurping sound. Ang anay kusug muhaluthut sa pasaw, The sow gobbles its food. 2 eat s.t. fast (derogatory). Gihaluthut sa way úlaw ang kan-un, The shameless s.o.b. gobbled up the rice.
halwa n cage. v 1 [A13; c1] put in a cage. Ihalwa (halwáhun) ang piríku, Put the parrot in a cage. 2 [A; a12] make a cage.
halwan = [haluan].
halwut a 1 having great tensile strength, hard to break. Halwut kaáyu ang pánit sa litsun, The pigskin is very tough. Halwut ang lastiku, dílì mabugtù, The rubber band is very strong. It won’t break. 2 viscous, sticky. Halwut kaáyung ákung kamut sa arníbal, My hands are all sticky with syrup. 3 of a mellow, smooth texture without being soggy. Halwut nga kamúti, Smooth-textured sweet potatoes. 3a for drinks to be smooth. 4 for music to be sweet and smooth. Nagbayli sila inubanan sa halwut nga sunáta, They danced to the mellow music. v [B; a] 1 be, become tough, with great tensile strength. Ayaw halwúta paglútù ang tiratíra, Don’t cook the taffy so hard. 2 be, become viscous and sticky. 3 get a smooth, mellow texture.
hámag = [hamlag].
ham-ak v 1 [A; c] put things down in a disorderly way. Nagkayamúkat ang ákung lamísa kay giham-ákan nímu sa ímung mga basahun, My desk is a mess because you just threw your books on it. 2 [c] put the blame on s.o. Aku mauy giham-ákan sa tanang pasángil, All the blame was laid on me.
hamangpang n k.o. bush of the seashore, of the Boraginaceae family.
hamayhámay1 n estimation of a quantity. Dì madala ug hamayhámay ang ímung sukud, We can’t just estimate your measurements. v [A; ab] make an estimate. Gihamayhamáyan ang tulay nga mukábat sa usa ka miliyun, It is estimated that the bridge will come to one million pesos.