Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Hadlokon
to scare; to frightenverb
- Alternative meanings
To cause fear, fright, or alarm in someone.
- Pronunciation
had-LOH-kon
- Root and affixes
From hadlok, fear or to fear, with the verbal suffix -on indicating causing fear to someone.
- Variants or conjugations
hadlokon; pahadlokon; makapahadlok
- Related words and expressions
fear, fright, emotion, alarm, scare
- Meaning and usage notes
“Hadlokon” works for scaring someone. “Makapahadlok” describes something frightening or scary.
actionemotionfear
Ayaw hadloka ang bata.
Do not scare the child.
Makapahadlok ang kusog nga tingog.
The loud sound can be scary.
