Kahadlok

fear / frightnoun

Alternative meanings

fear
dread
fright
scare
terror
phobia
anxiety about danger
intense worry

Pronunciation

kah-HAHD-lok

Root and affixes

Kahadlok comes from the root hadlok. Hadlok can mean to fear, to scare, or scary; kahadlok names fear as an emotion.

Variants or conjugations

kahadlok = fear / dread / fright
hadlok = to fear / to scare / scary
nahadlok = got scared / was afraid
mahadlok = will be afraid / may get scared
ikahadlok = to fear something
makahadlok = frightening / scary
walay kahadlok = fearless / without fear

Related words and expressions

kuyaw = dreadful / dangerous / scary
kakuyaw = fear / fright / panic
peligro = danger
delikado = dangerous
kabalaka = worry
kaisog = courage

Meaning and usage notes

Use kahadlok for fear as an emotion. Use hadlok or nahadlok to say to be afraid or scared. For real danger, peligro or delikado may fit better.