MAHAL

mahal a {1} dear, expensive.
Mahal na kaáyu ang bugas karun, Rice is very expensive now.
Magbáyad kag mahal sa ímung gibúhat, You shall pay dearly for what you have done.
{2} beloved.
Siya ang ákung mahal (minahal) nga bána, He is my beloved husband.
{3} blessed (address to saints).
Pasalamáti ang Mahal nga Birhin, Give thanks to the Blessed Virgin.
{4} nga adlaw the days of the Lenten season.
{5} in set phrases: very little, almost without.
ug pahíyum stingy with the smiles.
ug tíngug weak-voiced.
v {1} [B; ab7] become expensive, go up in price.
Basta Amirkánu mupalit, mahalun giyug baligyà, For an American the price is always jacked up.
{2} [A; a12] love.
Ang mga bayáni nagmahal sa ílang yútang natawhan, Heroes love their native land.
Gimahal ku ikaw, I love you.
-in-n beloved, dear one.
ka-an() n majesty (address to royalty).
Matúman ang ímung gihangyù, kamahálan, Your order will be fulfilled, Your Majesty.
-l-un(), -un() a precious.
-un a dear or costly kind.
ma-in-un() a loving, a?
ectionate.