List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 113

v. pile or roll chips or coins into groups of the same denomination; n. pile or roll of chips or coins of the same denomination.

n. signboard, small hanging sign; v. put up a signboard.

see kalátung.

v. 1. make a clattering noise; 2. play mahjong (so called from the noise made by the pieces); n. noise made by movements of things that fall or are knocked.

v. 1. stir or shuffle something around to mix it. Gikáraw nákù ang mga pitsas sa madyung, I shuffled the mahjong pieces. Karáwa ang armirul arun dílì magbitulbitul, Mix the starch so it won’t get lumpy; 2. shake back and forth. Mukáraw ang mga dáhun sa balíli inighuyup sa hángin, The blades of grass will stir when the wind blows. Nagkaraw ang síga sa kandílà, The candle flame is flickering. Karáwa (ikáraw) ang langkay arun manglúpad ang mga máya, Shake the dry coconut fronds to scare away the rice birds; 3. touch or take things belonging to someone Kinsa na puy nangáraw sa ákung midiyas? Who could have used my socks? Walay makapangáraw sa butang sa upisína, Nobody can touch things in the office. -an(→) a. tending to touch or take someone’s things. karawkaraw v. 1. move around continuously; 2. busy oneself in household chores. Bísi ku kay daghan kug karawkarawun sa balay, I’m busy because I have lots of things to do in the house.

n. kind of upland rice.

n. the right side of cloth, the side which shows the design, as opposed to the obverse side which does not; v. have clothing such that the right side shows. Karaygana (ikaraygan) ang lugum nga kulur sa panaptun, Sew the cloth with the darker color on the outside.

n. kind of crevally: Caranx sp.

see karabansus.

n. carbine rifle.

carbon

charcoal

coal

n. 1. coal; 2. carbon paper used in duplicating written or typed work; v. use carbon paper. Karbúni ang sulat, Make a carbon of that letter. — kápi n. 1. carbon copy; 2. exact replica; children that look just like their relatives. Ang ímung anak karbun kápi giyud nímu, Your son looks exactly like you; v. make a carbon copy of something.

n. largest public market in Cebu City. paN- v. go shopping at the Carbon market. Mangarbun mi ug mabirnis kay tábù, We go shopping at Carbon on Fridays because that’s the market day. — kálids humorous appellation for the public market in Cebu, so called because most of the public transportation routes to the market also pass the schools, and where other passengers are heading for this and that college, the maids are heading for Carbon.

carbonate

see bikarbunátu.

carburetor

n. carburetor.

carbide