LOCAL TERMINOLOGIES IN ALFOSNO

N. LOCAL TERMINOLOGIES IN ALFONSO
1. AHOY – a very common expression used in ordinary conversation. Ex: “Ikaw
ahoy…”
2. KATALAMITAM (also KAALIASUD, KAAL-AL, KAMATI-MATI, KADAKDAK, KAALAM) – always
involving oneself.
3. TUGA (also GIGI, GALGAL) – very lousy; stupid
4. PANDARAWISAW – pertaining to the male sex organ
5. AMPIYAS – rain showers entering windows
6. SINSAY – to change route and stop-by for a while.
7. PANGHILOD – rough stone used when taking a bath.
8. SINGKARA – an expression of superlative.
9. BASAYSAY – slang of bahay, meaning house.
10. HIRAT – an expression of joy upon others misfortune or failure.
11. KABALYAS - a kind of shoulder bag used by farmers.
12. PIRAIT – pressed between two hard objects.
13. HALARUKAY – carelessly roaming around.
14. KATINGOT – a very small piece.
15. BUYANGKAD – careless sitting position.
16. SAMUUL – to put a big thing in the mouth.
17. PURUNGGO – broken pieces of glass or porcelain.
18. BARAKA – a market place.
19. BUSILIG – slang for the eyes.
20. GULAMUT – slang for the hand.
21. KUKUTI - slang for the head.
22. ALIK-IK – a funny suppressed laughter.
23. MATANGAS – sarcastic.
24. ALIBUYBUYIN – attracts many lovers.
25. LATOK – low-legged table.
26. KARIMUT – running very fast.
27. BURARA – messy.
28. ALIPARU – butterfly.
29. PIRINGKUT – crushed.
30. ARMITI – to take care.
31. TUKATUK – sleepy.
32. SIG-IK – pressed in a crowd; very limited space.
33. KALAY – very lazy.
34. ALIBADBAD – nauseated.
35. GURDU – to disturb.
36. HILIM – seriously ill.
37. NATALDAHAN – gratified with shame.
38. HILATA – lying down.
39. BURA – a wedding.
40. ULBU – pig case.
41. BALANGAW – rainbow
42. GUYAM – ant
43. SWIKOS – wooden shoe
44. ALIPORES – follower
45. BULINDASIN – temperamental
46. UKUYABIT – to climb
47. SAGUNSUN – to fetch
48. DUSUNG – coward
49. PUSAW – stagnant water
50. BULIGAW – confused
51. PANSAW – to wade
52. PULAW – vigil
53. TIBAW – 9t day of death
54. ISTIMA – entertain
55. GARUTAY – flirt
56. HINAW – to wash
57. BAYNAT – recurrence of illness
58. MATUBAL – very dirty
59. ANTIWAS – dangling
60. HIMAD – slow moving
61. ADA – lousy/stupid
62. BURINGO – earthbound entity
63. PIRITAY – a fairy wearing red
64. BIBINGA – broken pieces of porcelain
65. PULI – insistent (makulit)
66. NAKAKAANI – expression of dissatisfaction
67. KASILYAS – toilet
68. ‘SANG KATERBA – big quantity
69. MIL-AK, MIL-AK – millions
70. LIBAN – to step over; pass through
71. TAGULAYLAY – scandalous act of crying
72. TALANDI – flirty girl or woman
73. HALIPAROT – jerky and flirty woman
74. BISA – to kiss the hands the Alfonso way
75. KILO (LIKO) – curved
76. UTO (BILYON) – easily fooled, deranged
77. ALAK-ALAKAN – back of the knee
78. KABILANIN – cannot easily adjust
79. BUGNOT – hot-tempered
80. HINTUTUBING – dragon fly
81. TULIRO – dizzy
82. BARIBAT – mentally unstable
83. TUNGGO – doing nothing
84. KALIKAW – uneasy hands
85. TALAK (ARAK) – talking very loud
86. BUTURIN – distended belly
87. ULILI – dizzy
88. INGOD – to pout
89. HAGUNOT – loud whizzing sound
90. URIKIT – nervously confused
91. URIPOL – spending unreasonably
92. KADAMPILYAN – same company
93. LAPANAT – shouting forcibly
94. BANDOY – moronic
95. HANGOS – rascal
96. BARASUBAS – bad man/swindler
97. AY AWAN – I don’t know
98. NAKAKAANO – who cares
99. NAKAKASORA – disliking someone
100. TINGKAYAD – squatting position
101. NGIMAY – numb
102. MAALIS-IS – warm and humid
103. SIKMAT – scolding style
104. BALISBISAN – side of the house
105. SANGKALAN – low stool/chopping board
106. SARAMPIYON – measles
107. TUNGAYAW – cursing
108. BUNGISNGIS – laughs easily
109. KALAARAT – forceful talking
110. ULAHIPAN – centipede
111. KAURUPUT – in company
112. KAPIRANGGOT – very small
113. SUMISIBOL – finger infection
114. SINISIRINGGI – convincing forcibly
115. KAM-AW – a clay container
116. BANG-AW – out of his mind
117. BALISAWSAW – dysuria
118. HIMIMINGOT – an insect that stings
119. SILAB – fire/burning trash
120. KURKULA – estimate
121. IYAIS – infection of the underarms
122. PURIL – stunted growth
123. LASMID (ISMID) – frowning
124. MINAMANTAK – can you imagine/
125. ISISI (ISALYA) – pushed quickly with force
126. MALAROY – very soft
127. KAAPUNGOT – included in talks
128. KAHALIDUTDUT – including oneself
129. AGIHAP – mycotic facial infection
130. NANGANGAPA-NGAPA – trying to find the way
131. BARAMBAW – a fool
132. ANTAY – wait
133. HIYAW – shout
134. NAPAGDISKITAHAN – a suspect
135. ANDUT – offering forcefully
136. TUNGKAB – removed badly from
137. UG-UG – to shake a branch
138. SINGAW – mouth sore
139. KARIPAS – running very fast
140. SAGALSAL – noisy flowing
141. ULA (WALA) – NONE
142. TINGKORAW – let me see
143. MATUMAL – few buyers
144. KULINGGI – to play with
145. PUGALSAK – carefree
146. HITAD – flirt
147. SANDUNDU – under the care of
148. URABA – to climb (UKUYABIT)
149. BIYABIT – carrying carelessly
150. LABINIT – using strong force
151. TAGUKTUK – sounds of walking
152. KUNSINTI – tolerate
153. SAGUNSUN – to fetch
154. KULUNTOY – dehydrated looking
155. HIRIKLAT – strectched outwards
156. SUKANOT – frowning
157. LAPIRAT – too soft and spreading
158. LAHIHI – irresponsibly shy
159. LAIRA – tolerating a mess
160. UGAGA – incapable of order
161. URIRAT – inquiry
162. SINAMBARGA – quickly carried away
163. SAMPILONG – slapping the face
164. ARINGKING – thrown farther away
165. TAYUD – square cloth for wrapping
166. NILAMIRAT – softened by hands
167. HALUNGKAT – finding between files
168. HALIKWAT – same as halungkat
169. BULATLAT – to search (BUTADTAD)
170. SAGISUD – heavy dragging walk
171. HILAHUD – one leg lagging behind
172. LAHOY – weeping of lesion
173. KUYAKOY – alternate leg movement
174. BUTIKTIKAN – too crowded
175. MAASKAD – unpalatable
176. ATUGAK – a loud crying
177. BINUBULYA – driving away
178. KINAKANTIW – prompting
179. KISIG – cramps
180. PUPULA-PULANDIT – jerky and carefree
181. SANG-UD – obstructed
182. HALIHAW – carelessly moving around
183. HAGUPHUP – swallowing with sounds
184. LUPALOP – slang for land
185. KURIRIT – very small, dwarfed
186. BUTINTING – toying on objects
187. HAGIKHIK – giggling
188. IRIT – panickly shouting
189. HINGASING – tired and panting
190. HARUBA – going around foolishly
191. KUBABAW – to on top
192. KUTABTAB – chilling
193. HIBAHIB – dead-tired
194. PILANDUT – comes out suddenly
195. PAGUKPUK – hammering sounds
196. SAGITSIT – frying sounds
197. YAMUYAM – the left over
198. LAGIBAS – no longer fresh
199. NGASAB – unethical chewing
200. KINUKURIBDIB – nervous

From the book TINGKORAW: Alfonso's History and Legend by jett e. avinante m.d.