Hail to Halcyon

Please note that this dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe this is a useful reference especially for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Hail, n. [jeíl]
Granizo; saludo.
Ulan na ang patak ay namumuô; batì.

Hail, v. [jeíl]
Granizar; saludar.
Umulan ng̃ mg̃a patak na namumuó; bumatì.

Hail, int. [jeíl]
Salve!.
Aba!

Hail-fellow, n. [jelfeló]
Compañero íntimo.
Katotong kasi.

Hair, n. [jeír]
Pelo.
Buhok, balahibo.

Hairbreadth, n. [jeírbredz]
Lo ancho de pelo.
Ang lapad ng̃ isang buhok.

Hairless, adj. [jeírles]
Pelado, calvo.
Walang buhok, kalbó, panót.

Hair-pin, n. [jér-pin]
Alfiler para afianzar los cabellos.
Ipit, pang-ipit ng̃ buhok.

Hairy, adj. [jéri]
Peludo, velludo, cabelludo.
Mabuhok.

Halcyon, adj. [jálciœn]
Quieto, tranquilo.
Tahimik, walang imik.

Halcyon, n. [jalciœn]
Alcedon [ave].
Pang̃alan ng̃ ibon.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *