List of Cebuano words starting with the letter I - Page 14

n. Igorot, name given to the natives of the Mountain Province, Luzon.

v. creak. Miígut ang kawáyang sawug pagsulud sa kawatan, The bamboo floor creaked when the thief entered. Kasab-an ka sa maistra ug ímu nà iígut (igútun) ang bangkù, Your teacher will scold you if you let your chair creak. pa- v. reveal something slowly, little at a time, to create suspense. Gipaígut níya ang íyang baráha, He looked at his hand slowly (lit. let the cards creak). Ayaw siya tug-ánig diritsu. Ipaígut úsà ang sikrítu, Don’t tell her right off. Let out the secret a bit at a time.

v. scrape something by rubbing a knife which has been fixed into something immovable up and down against it. Igúti ang kasing. Lisud sapsápan kay lisud kaptan, Chip off the top with a fixed knife. It’s hard to whittle because you can’t hold it easily.

n. the area on the inside of the cheeks of the rump.

a. having protruding buttocks. Igwad siyag lubut, She has a big ass; v. have prominent buttocks, stick out the buttocks. Naigù ang ákung itlug, nangigwad man gud nang tawhána, The man hit me in the testicles with his rump. igwad-igwad v. move in a wavy, rolling motion with the rump going up and down, wiggle the buttocks. Ang íyang sakayan nag-igwad-igwad nga naglutaw sa dagkung balud, His boat tossed up and down riding on the huge waves. Nindut kaáyu siyang tan-áwun nga nag-igwad-igwad samtang nagsáyaw, She is beautiful to watch, wiggling her buttocks as she dances. -in- n. action of wiggling the buttocks.

a. 1. equal in score. Igwális tag puntus, We tied; 2. giving exactly the same result. Tintà ug úling igwális ang buling, Whether it is ink or charcoal, it’s all the same—dirty; v. 1. for a score to become tied; 2. manage to tie someone Kun makaigwális lang kita karun dì ta malayug biyà, If we manage to make it a tie, we won’t be so far behind.

a. coquette, flirt; v. flirt around. Nangigwit man, dì gipaburusan, She was a flirt, so she got herself pregnant. -ira see igwit, a.

term of address for one’s daughter, or anyone young enough to be his daughter. — dibastarda see íhu dibastardu (female).

see ihádu (female).

n. godson in baptism or confirmation; v. be, become one’s godson.

a. 1. of the jungle. Bábuyng ihálas, Wild pigs. Palíyang ihálas, Wild ampalaya; 2. ignorant. Ihálas pa man siya sa syudad, She is ignorant of the city. She doesn’t know the city well yet; v. 1. become wild, ignorant; 2. take for an ignorant person. Wà giyuy muihálas nímu dinhi sa syudad ug ispúting ka pirmi, Nobody will take you for an ignorant person in the city if you always dress up. Ihása ku, tits, (Don’t) take me for a fool, buddy. -un a. of the wild, ignorant type.

adj. wild

n. neophyte

savage

uncivilized

uncultured

compute

digit

figure

n. count