List of Cebuano words starting with the letter L - Page 42

see lambù.

see lambud.

see landay, 1, 2.

short for palangga.

n. bird

n. bird. -an(→) n. a small instrument used to cut rice panicles during the harvest. -un a. bird-like. Ang íyang sunuy mu rag dílì igtalarì kay langgámun kaáyu ug hitsúra, His rooster doesn’t look like a fighting cock because it has a bird-like appearance.

n. fowl

n. swallow

n. robin

n. swan

n. warbler

a. lukewarm; v. be, become lukewarm, cause something to become so. Malanggaw (mulanggaw) ang tubà ug hiinitan, The palm toddy will become lukewarm if you leave it under the sun. Naglanggaw siyag túbig pára ikalígù nákù, She’s heating water for my bath.

n. vinegar; v. make, make into vinegar.

vinegar

v. snap something off from the main part at the joint. Ákung langgíun ang sanga sa ímung tanum, I’ll break a branch off your plant.

n. link

v. 1. tie or attach things together or side by side. Mulanggíkit ka ug pila ka bulus kawáyan pára gam-ung gákit, Tie several lengths of bamboo together to make a raft. Langgikítun nákù ning duha ka buuk káhuy arun makas-a ug dala, I will tie these two pieces of wood together so I can carry them all at once; 2. be near one another. Sígi sila nga maglanggíkit bisag ása lakaw, They are always near each other wherever they go. 3. involve someone in something Ang ímung binúang naglanggíkit nákù sa kaúlaw, Your foolishness involved me in your shame. Ayaw kug ilanggíkit sa inyung tinuntu, Do not involve me in your shenanigans; n. link, means of connecting. Kining suláta mauy langgíkit sa kagahápun, This letter is a link to the past.

n. shrub or small tree with a straight, light-brown trunk used for fencing. The leaves are alternate, elliptic, with entire margins, green on top, whitish on the bottom and smooth. It bears sweet, pea-sized, white berries in axillary clusters.

a. high-pitched, screeching noise. Langgis ang ági sa tísà sa pisára, It’s very spine-tingling the way the piece of chalk scratches the blackboard; v. make a spine-tingling, screeching noise. Ayúha nang ímung pagkiskis kay naglanggis, Try not to make it so spine-tingling when you scrape. ka- n. the way something is shrill and screeching.

n. kind of fish.