List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 83

1. (so-and-so) might happen but I hope not, lest (so-and-so) happen. Pagdala ug páyung, básig muulan, Take along an umbrella. It might rain. Buháta dáyun, básin ug malímut ka, Do it the first thing. You might forget to do it. 2. I hope (so-and-so). Básin pag manwildu sila run, I hope they will give us our salary today. Básin ug mahúlug tà ka ánang káhuy, I hope you fall out of that tree. paN- v. 1. try one’s luck. Pamasíni ug paningil, mubáyad tingáli siya, Try your luck collecting from him. He might just pay up. 2. pin one’s hopes on someone Mamásin ku sa ákung kamanghúran nga maduktur, I am pinning my hopes on my youngest child’s becoming a doctor. panghiN- v. hope for something to happen. Nanghimásin lang ku nga dílì ulúrun ang mais, I am just hoping that my corn won’t get infested with worms. pamasinbásin v. try one’s luck with pretty slender chances of success. Mamasinbásin lang ta. Piláhay ug swirtihun, Let’s try a long shot. Who knows, we might be lucky.

conj. hopefully

conj. might still

maybe

v. transfer the contents of a container to another container. Sáku ang basiyari sa bugas, Transfer the rice to a sack.

empty

hollow

n. void

n. 1. empty container; 1a. empty cartridge shell; 2. empty plate to eat off of. Panghatágig basíyu ang mga bisíta, Give the visitors empty plates; v. 1. for containers to be empty; 2. set the table. Pamasíyu na, Set the table now. Ang plátung bag-u mauy ibasíyu, Set the new plates on the table; 3. for machinery (gears, propellers, etc.) not to engage. Mubasíyu ang kadína sa bisiklíta, The bicycle chain fails to engage. Ug mubasíyu ang pála sa bangkà muusab ang inandaran, When the propeller of the boat gets out of the water, the noise of the motor changes in quality.

a. for corn or rice to be cooked dry and loose; v. for rice to be cooked dry and loose. Mubaska (mabaska) ang linung-ag nga mais kun kúlang ug túbig, The corn grits will be dry if they lack water.

v. for things not liquid to fill something to capacity, be filled. Undángi pagtakus sa bugas kung mabaska (mubaska) na ang sáku, Stop pouring the rice into the sack if it is already filled to capacity. Nagbaska ning ákung tíyan, My stomach is full to capacity; n. chock-full, bulging due to fullness.

see buskag.

see buskag.

basketball

n. 1. basket; 2. see baskit bul; v. 1. make into a basket; 2; a. intercept correspondence before it reaches its destination. Gibaskit sa inahan ang suwat sa íyang anak, The mother intercepted the letter for her daughter (and threw it away). b. throw away correspondence. Gibaskit lang intáwun ang ákung aplikasyun, My application was just consigned to the circular file.

n. basket

n. basketball game; v. play basketball. -an n. basketball court.

quick

a. strong and healthy, vigorous in movement. Baskug kaáyu siyang manglihuklihuk kay batan-un pa, He is full of pep because he is still young; v. 1. be strong and healthy. Ang gátas makabaskug (makapabaskug) sa láwas, Milk makes you strong; 2. do in a brisk and vigorous manner. Baskúga (ibaskug, baskúgi) ang pagsíkad sa bisiklíta, Pedal the bicycle more briskly; 3. — ang kabúhì v. for the pit of the stomach to palpitate rapidly in pain due to kabúhì. Mabaskug ákung kabúhì basta mukáun kug útang tinunuan, The pit of my stomach palpitates fast if I eat vegetable stew cooked in coconut milk.

adj. hale