Meaning of balabag

hindrance

n. impediment

n. obstacle

obstruction

rail

v. ; c1] 1. lie across a path. Balabágun (ibábag) nátù pagbutang ang káhuy, Let’s put the tree across the road. Gibabágan ang agiánan sa mga batu, The path was blocked by rocks; 2. block someone’s way. Ikaw ray nakabábag sa ákung kalípay, You are the only one who stands in the way of my happiness; 3. for a fetus to be in a transverse position. Naglísud siya pag-anak kay nagbalábag (nagbalabag) ang bátà, She had a hard labor because the child was in a transverse position; n. 1. a piece of wood or metal which lies across something Ang balabag mauy naglambing sa duha ka kasku, The crossbeam holds the two hulls of the boat together; 2. cross (not without l in this meaning). Gilansang si Hisus sa balábag, Jesus was nailed to a cross; 3. something which bars the way. Dílì balábag sa hangtúray nílang panaghigála, It is not a bar to their eternal friendship. (→) n. see balábag, n. -an(→) n. fishes with a transverse line, e.g., kind of snappers.