ALIG-IG

ALIG-IG is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

alig-ig v [A; a] {1} separate coarse and fine grains by shaking them on a tray.
A jerking motion is made in one direction so that the heavier grains collect at one end of the tray.
Alig-íga ang gi-naling, Shake out the ground corn.
{2} rock vigorously from side to side.
Makusug nga línug nga mialig-ig sa Manílà, A strong earthquake that rocked Manila.
Pastilan níyang nakaalig-ig sa samput dihang hápit na, My, how she moved her buttocks from side to side when she was about to come.
{3} shake up per-sonnel.
Kinsay gialig-ig ni Markus?
Who did Marcos dismiss (from his cabinet)?
-in-ay n shake-up of personnel.
Human sa iliksiyun, dakù giyung inalig-ígay, After the election, there will be a big shake-up.
-un(), -unun n ground cereal to be winnowed.

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