List of Cebuano words starting with the letter M - Page 9

adj. unfriendly

a. 1. shallow. Mabaw ra kaáyu nang ímung pangatarúngan, Your reasoning is very shallow. Dì kalanguyan nang subáa kay mabaw, You can’t swim in that river. It’s too shallow. Ang baskit nga mabaw ug lubut diyútayg sulud, A shallow basket holds little. Mabaw nga panaksan, Shallow bowl; 2. in set expressions: — ug lubut sensitive or quick to anger. Muhílak diay bísag kumidiya ra. Kamabaw nímug lubut uy, Why did you cry when it was just a joke? How sensitive you are! 3. — ug salabútan unintelligent. Dúgay siyang kasabut kay mabaw rag salabútan, She doesn’t understand readily because she is unintelligent; v. become shallow. Imabaw (mabwa) lang pagkálut ang tamnan ug kamúti, Just make the hole for the sweet potatoes shallow. hi-/ha-(→) see himábaw under babaw. -g- shallow (plural). i- n. place above something Imabaw sa kaban nákù gibutang ang libru, I put the book on top of the trunk. -in-, -in-g- v. do in a shallow way. Kun minagbáwun lang ni nátù pagsabut ang giisplikar sa maistru, dílì giyud ta makapasar, If you fail to understand (lit. understand shallowly) what the teacher explained, you won’t pass. ka-(←) n. half brother, sister. Kamábaw ku siya kay paríhu mig inahan, He is my half brother because we have the same mother; v. be half brothers, sisters.

adj. shallow

hollow

revocable

negotiable

pregnant

a. 1. pregnant; 2. for rice grains to be in the panicle. Mabdus na ang humay, The rice grains are forming; v. 1. get, make pregnant. Mimabdus si Maríya kay hagithagitun kaáyu, Maria got pregnant because she was flirtatious; 1a. carry in the womb. Gimabdus nà siya pagkamatay sa íyang amahan, He was in his mother’s womb when his father died; 2. for rice grains to form in the panicle; 3. for borrowed things to have been kept too long. Dúgay kaáyu nímung giúlì ang ákung libru. Mimabdus na nà, You kept my book too long (lit. so long that it got pregnant). 4. — sa pasálig get fooled by assurances (lit. got pregnant because of promises). Daghan nang mimabdus sa pasálig sa mga pulitiku, Many people have been fooled by the politician’s assurances. pa- v. get someone pregnant. Gipamabdus (gipamabdúsan) si Maríya ni Pidru, Pedro got Maria pregnant.

n. fish

see malubgas.

adj. sarcastic

haughty

adj. gorgeous

adj. striking

enchanting

fast

quick

adj. careful

adj. cautious

adj. discreet