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Hiligaynon Adjectives and Describing Words with Tagalog Translations

18 describing things in Hiligaynon, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Hiligaynon entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.

Describing things

Big, small, good, beautiful.

Describing things: Hiligaynon phrases with Tagalog and English translations
HiligaynonTagalogEnglish
Dakupending reviewMalakiBig
Gamaypending reviewMaliitSmall
Maayopending reviewMabutiGood
Malainpending reviewMasamaBad
Matahumpending reviewMagandaBeautifulBikol 'magayon' is the root behind Mayon, the volcano. Waray 'mahusay' means beautiful; in Tagalog the same word means skilled or well-arranged.
Mainitpending reviewMainitHot
Mabugnawpending reviewMalamigCold
Madasigpending reviewMabilisFast
Bag-opending reviewBagoNew
Daanpending reviewLumaOld (of a thing)Ilocano and the Visayan languages use 'daan' for old — the same string Tagalog uses for a road.
Tigulangpending reviewMatandaOld (of a person)Ilocano 'lakay' is an old man specifically; 'baket' is the word for an old woman, and that one collides with Kapampangan 'baket', meaning why.
Madamopending reviewMaramiMany
Diutaypending reviewKauntiFew
Malabapending reviewMahabaLong
Malip-otpending reviewMaikliShort
Mabug-atpending reviewMabigatHeavy
Matinlopending reviewMalinisClean
Mahigkopending reviewMarumiDirty

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