bíba

Cebuano

1. cheerful and jolly in a talkative way; 2. particle: Long live! Bíba si Usminya! Bíba ang Pilipínas! Long live Osmeña! Long live the Philippines! v. be, become cheerful. Mubíba (mabíba) ang íyang kinaíya ug may kwarta, He gets a cheerful disposition when he gets money. bibahut a. endearingly cheerful, jolly. ka- n. endearing cheerfulness. Dì ku maúlaw muadtu sa íla tungud sa ílang kabibahut, I’m not afraid to go to their house because they are so warm and friendly.


dili buot

Cebuano

adj. unwilling


gáring

Cebuano

n. 1. doll; 2. religious statue; v. 1. play with a doll. Gustung mugáring ang bátà, The child wants to play with a doll; 2. make a doll. Nindut garíngun ning panaptúna, This cloth would make a pretty doll.


kilíkut

Cebuano

see kulíkut.


kubung

Cebuano

n. 1. protective covering; 2. mosquito net; v. put up a protective covering, make into a protective covering. Gikubungan sa mananagat ang lampara arun dì mapálung, The fisherman put a covering over the lamp to keep the wind from blowing it.



laus

Cebuano

a. past one’s peak or popularity. Laus na ang buksidur, The boxer is past his prime; v. be past one’s peak or popularity.


mahitungod sa

Cebuano

v. pertain (ing) to


makapakurat

Cebuano

alarming


a. muscular, brawny. Dì siya musúkul nímu kay muskuládu ka, He won’t fight with you because you are brawny; v. be, become muscular.


pagbugkos

Cebuano

v. bind


paryente

Cebuano

kin


never mind anyway


pili

Cebuano

prefer


pyís

Cebuano

see pyí (plural).


sinyas

Cebuano

n. the movement of a part of the body as a sign to indicate something v. signal with the body. Sinyásan ta lang ka. Paábut lang, I will give you a signal. Just wait.


taligngan

Cebuano

see talirúngan.


tangtang

Cebuano

v. 1. take off, remove something fastened or tied. Tabángi kug tangtang sa yúgu sa kábaw, Help me take off the carabao’s yoke. Nakatangtang ang bábuy sa íyang gihigtan, The pig worked himself loose from the place it was tied. Tangtánga ímung pustísu kun manutbras ka, Remove your false teeth when you brush them; 2. pay off debts, free from obligation. Tangtángun ku ang útang, I will pay off the debt.


trúling

Cebuano

n. trawling. Way trúling nga gitúgut sa dapit nga mabaw sa átung kadagátan, Trawling is not permitted in shallow waters; v. do trawl fishing.


ubu

Cebuano

n. cough. amígu sa — one who is susceptible to coughs and colds; v. cough. Sap-úngi ang ímung bàbà ug muubu (ubhun) ka, Cover your mouth if you cough. ubuubu n. tuberculosis; v. have tb. Nag-ubuubu (giubuubu) ku, I have tb.


ugpung

Cebuano

v. for plants that die after maturity to bear their last leaves before bearing fruit. Mamúsù na nang sagínga kay miugpung na, That banana is about to flower because it has born its last leaf buds.


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