Aklanon Repeated Words

One time, I was thinking of doing something that can help our readers and I came out with this thing. I thought of Aklanon words which when it is repeated, that word has a different meaning. Melchor F. Cichon


ama--father
ama-ama—step father

amat—to do something
amat-amat—to prepare to go

anting—keen, good, sharp of hearing
anting-anting—amulet

ayam—dog
ayam-ayam—toy dog; spy; to spy on

baboy—pig
baboy-baboy—a kind of insect

beay--house
baeay-baeay--a miniature house

baeos—revenge
baeos-baeos—to alternate

baho—smell
baho-baho—a kind of flower that has a bad smell

baka—cow
baka-baka—a kind of weed; to work very hard

balik—to return
balik-balik—to frequent

bato--piece; stone
bato-bato--kidney

bili--cost, price, value, worth
bili-bili--to trickle, run slowly

bungoe--deaf
bungoe-bungoe--pretending to be deaf

dungan--together
dungan-dungan--temple

gaway--loose thread or fiber
gaway-gaway--a kind of tree(Sesbania grandiflor)

haom--to prepare
haom-haom--thinking it over; thinking it was it

huya n--face, pride, shame
huya-huya n--plant (Mimosa pudica)

ibid--iguana
ibid-ibid--to be together with, always accompany

ikog--tail
ikog-ikog--keep on following

kiwa--slice, cut
kiwa-kiwa--large butterfly

kuto--lice
kuto-kuto--water bug

manok—chicken
manok-manokon—a person with a poor sight

sueod--room
sueod-sueod--interior