Chapter XI
Aklanon Idioms
Compiled by Melchor F. Cichon
As of December 9, 2007
Abi-abi to
welcome, give recognition
Agam-agam spy
Agihis effiminate, from agi
Alas onse last
minute; almost too late
Alibangbang sa tiyan very nervous
Alsaha ring siki Relax;
do very light work
Anad eon karon used
to it
Ano gid So what?
What if?
Baho it Saeong odor
of resin (lacks good relationship with others)
Baid sharp, keen,
intelligent
Bakwangon tall
and skinny
Balulang tall
and skinny
Bandying-bandying small
talk; preliminary discussion before getting into the point
Bangae shut someone
up
Basi bumagyo It
might storm (off key)
Binaebae it husto so tired that he/she is unable to
continue doing something
Birona lang It’s
OK
Bitin left
hanging; to break a promise
Buldog dull
Buli mo up your ass
Bulid A small
child with bloated stomach
Busay to patch up
Butang pato no
direction
Dali eon Come
on
Dunsilya to
devirginize
Dyingol to urinate
Eapaki ro kalibutan be successful
Eumapad ra dueonggan attentive
Eumokso ra mata extremely
admire somebody
Eupok it botse to
blow up; lose one's temper; blow one's top
Eupok to blow up; lose one’s temper
Eusot to pass/ get through
Feeling others feeling
different from the group
Gakaeam ra dapa-dapa desire to travel
Galibog rang ueo confused
Ginabayo ra dughan fake symphaty
Ginaeagnat ra talibong (kon indi
kaeabo) the desire to kill somebody
ith his bolo
ith his bolo
Ginagatungan pushing someone to get more
angry
angry
Ginamane-mane eang ron it
can easily be done; or can easily beat the opponent
Ginlampaso to defeat someone easily and by a large
amount
Gintakpan ra dueonggan bored in listening to a
conversation/lecture
conversation/lecture
Gintubuan it hilamon ra siki lazy
Haeo dull,
ignorant, hard of hearing
Haeog ra tornilyo crazy
Hangin air,
boastful
Hueata nga maeansangan ra kabaong wait until his death
Hueog to
fail ( in an exam or a
course)
course)
Hukas-hukas it ueo no
fixed mind
Ibid idiot;
fool; hard in hearing
Ieapak mo ring daywang siki let not your success or
popularity spoils you
popularity spoils you
Indi magbuhay soon
Indi mapatihan rang dueonggan surprising news
Indi matueon cannot
accept
Indi mo ako pagsugiri karon Unacceptable explaination
Ingko baboy kon magkaon (eumamon) eat too much
Ingko linabo sa bato it
happened as expected
Inonse fooled; taken in
Inunlan afterbirth;
uterine fluid
Isaea pa furthermore;
and also
Isaw-saw ring siki to
try something new
Kanta kakon something
that makes you very happy
Kat dati ` the
former; old ways
Kodego to
cheat; take for a fool
Kon amat sometimes;
from time to time
Kon mahimo if
possible
Kon pwede if
possible
Kon sarang if
possible
Kon sin-o big
shot; highbrow; blueblood
Konsa bagay well,
anyway; if it matters incidentally
Kueabos it paead unlucky
Kueamog an
illegitimate child
Kueang it sang-ilos, mahimong sang-kaeo
moron,
inadequate mentality
Kueang-kueang crazy;
abnormal
Limpyo nga kunsinsya not
feeling guilty of whatever happened
Linabo sa bato I told you so; as I said
Maadlos nga babayi frivolous
girl
Mabahoe nga tawo an important or
powerful person in a group or organization
Maeamig nga isda not sociable
person
Magtindog it eatayan to increase understanding between
different people or groups
Magtindog ka sa dugalingon mong mga
siki be
on your own
Manipis ra dueonggan undernourished
Manok ag itlog nga situation cannot be decided which
comes first
Mapuga it dugo sa bato too
difficult to extract something from somebody
Maski gakatueog ako I
can do it very easily
Maski gapiyong pa rang mata I can do it very easily
Matag-od ro kabuhi Not
to waste time on unimportant matter
Matibay ra tiyan owa
nangidlisi; not feeling upset despite experiencing unpleasant thing
Matig-a nga bagoe hard
headed
May bakog rang tutunlan difficulty
in speaking; somebody prevents me from talking
May bangil corruption;
grease money
May daywang alipueos a
brave person
May iba ako nga ginaprito something
more important thing to do
May tagipusuon nga bato heartless
May tagipusuon nga mammon kind hearted
Mukeat to
realize
Nagdueom ro panueok lose
consciousness
Nagpabombo to attract attention
Nagtakop ra mga kilay get
very angry or upset
Nagtindog rang baeahibo extremely
frigthened
Namaehan broke
Nangaha't sangka kaeaeaw vehemently refused
Owa ako kasayod kon matangis o
mahibayag extremely upset on a
situation
Owa eon it maeapakan crowded area
Owa ka pilahi it did not take long
Owa’t bale never mind; it’s OK
Owa’t huya shameless;
faceless
Owa't gawayway nga buhok very neat
Owa't sueod nga tiyan have not eaten anything
Owa't sueoksukan one who
doesn't care
Owa't ueong manok doing a thing without
proper thinking
Pabadlis to
get ash (on Ash Wednesday)
Pabungoe-bungoei to ignore someone when they complain or ask for something
Padat-oe to give up; let oneself be beaten
Padilus-us to marry
one’s younger sister-in-law, after one’s wife dies
Paeanindog ro bueahibo goose bumps
Pahilay-hilay to rest
a while, lie down for a short nap
Pahimino to travel far and wide; have smooth
sailing on a long journey
Paligoy-ligoy to beat around the bush
Palihog please;
may I ask a favor
Palikis-likis to confuse; to get someone mixed up
Panimbang to adjust one’s personality or ways
to others
Pasaguyods to play
a glissando or ru on the piano
Pasugti give freedom to do what he/she wants to do
Pataktak it bokbok house
blessing
Pilang ka some; a few of
Pinaead lucky;
fortunate
Pinari to
try to convince people of things actually are not true
Relax lang keep cool
Sa kapilahan eventually;
ultimately
Saeandigan nga abaga somebody
to lean on; a sympathetic person
Sagap gathered
information; statistics
Sagudsud to drag one’s feet ; to dance
ungracefully
Sample pa eang ron a
tip of the iceberg
Sangkiri it buot easily gets annoyed
Sangkoe not
enough
Sangkurot little,
few,little bit
Siam-siam crazy
Siga someone
who shines; a bully person
Sige na Oh,
come on (generally used to get something or get permission)
Siyam-siyam ”nuts”
Sueay to
brave the rain
Sueopakton bully
Suesue to
ignite; to enrage; to influence a person with anger
Sumpa ko gid I swear it; cross my
heart
Tabuebog dull;
stupid
Talikod to turn one’s back
Tama applicable
Tangis it unga long
crying; cry a lot
Tangtang accept a gift with some reluctance
Tapos gid be finished
Tin-ad improving financially
Tubi pa not
up to the position or a job; not ready; not good enough
Tue-an eo dead
and gone
Tueop sa hangin impossible
dream
Tuli up
you ass (when one gets fed up with a conversation or refuses to hear or believe
a person, he might utter that expression
Tumuwad man ro ati no way!
Tungang gabii not
clear; cannot comprehend
Ulihing tubo younger
generation
Umae dull
Umalagwa leave
quickly
Upaw to be flat broke
Urit eon call
it a day
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