2. an old unmarried woman: matandang dalaga, soltera
3. a hired household help: katulong
girl
n.
1. a female child: batang babae
2. an adolescent girl: dalagita
3. a young unmarried woman: dalaga
lady
n.
1. a woman: babae
2. a well-mannered woman, one who acts in a ladylike way: mahinhing babae (dalaga)
ligaw
n.
1. ligaw, courtship lumigaw (-um)
v.
to court, to woo. Lumigaw siya sa magandang dalaga. He courted a beautiful girl. manligaw, iligaw (mang-:i-) to court, to woo. Lagi siyang nanliligaw ng mga babae. He is always courting girls.
2.) ligaw, maligaw (ma-)
v.
to get lost, to stray. Naligaw siya sa lunsod. He got lost in the city. manligaw, iligaw (mang-:i-) to guide to the wrong way. Iniligaw ng tsuper ang pasahero. The driver took the passengers the wrong way.
sutsot
v.
sumutsot (-um-) sssst!, a sibilant sound produced to call someone or to urge silence. Sumutsot ang dalaga. The young girl called with a hissing sound.
