Meaning of hawak

n. hip

n. waist

n. waist. (→) v. get backaches. Hawakun ka kun magpúnay kag tikubù, You will be afflicted with backaches if you are always bent over. (→) n. purlins, the beams in a roof running parallel to the ridgepole which support the common rafters (katsaw); v. attach, make into, use as purlins. panig-(→) v. stand with the arms on the waist as a sign of anger or superiority. Nanighawak siyang nangasábà, She stood with her hands on her waist as she scolded us. Ayaw kug panighawaki dihà, Don’t you talk to me with your hands on your waist! -an a. fat around the waist. -an(→) n. waistline. taga-(→) a. waist-deep. -un(→) a. tending to suffer from backaches.

a. having influence, pull in a place (slang). Háwak siya dihà kay siyay intsards sa pirsunil, He has influence in that place because he is head of the personnel section.