kehal
/kɔgal/
adj_rt.
“hard”

adj.
(makehal, mA1-) tough; hard; stiff
Makehal ne egbuangen ka kayu ne migguhulibid.
It's hard to split the twisted wood.
Syn. desen
Eng. tough; hard (not easy to break); stiff (about any hard materials or hard to break); strong (about any hard materials or hard to break); rigid; firm; hardy
Tag. matigás
Ceb. gahì; lig-on
Ilo.: natángken
OCM: Sensation and Perception (151), Ethnophysics (822)
DDP: Strong (2.4.1), Strong (2.4.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

v.
for someone (egmakehal, migmakehal/immakehal, agent, eg-mA1-) to become stiff
Eng. stiff, to become
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

adj.
(makehal, mA1-) stable; firm
Eng. stable; firm
Tag. matatág
Ceb. lig-on
Ilo.: natibkér
OCM: Ethnophysics (822)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

adj.
(makehal_se_dilè, mA1-) inarticulate
Makehal se dilè ku te egpamiseyè.
I find it hard to speak Visayan.
Eng. inarticulate
Online dict status: -
Usage level: MI

adj.
(makehal_se_ulu, mA1-) stubborn (following their own idea without recognizing other)
Makehal se ulu te etew ne kenè egtulik.
The stubborn man is hard headed.
Eng. stubborn (following their own idea without recognizing other); strong willed
DDP: Strong (2.4.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: MI

Updated by: RJH,TME,AAA,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 18/Jul/2016

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