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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Hadlokon

English

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.

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Example 1

Ayaw hadloka ang bata.

Do not scare the child.

Example 2

Makapahadlok ang kusog nga tingog.

The loud sound can be scary.

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