Cebuano Dictionary

n. actions to impress others. Bídag árat ning tawhána, My, how that man puts on. pa- v. do something to impress someone Dì ku kapaarátan níya. Wà siyay ikapaárat nákù, He can’t impress me. There’s nothing he can do that will impress me.

v. flee s.w. in war time. Didtu mi mubakwit sa búkid, We evacuated to the mountains; n. war refugee. Napunù sa bakwit ang kampu, The camp is full of war refugees.

n. garlic

adj. patriotic

n. kind of fish, the name given to the broad species of Caesio, esp. Caesio erythrogaster.

see bulinggit.

n. guitar; v. 1. play the guitar; 2. make into a guitar. gitarista n. guitar player, accompanist; v. become a guitarist.

object

n. jurisdiction.

a. 1. qualified for the civil service. Ilidyibul ang tanang nagtrabáhu sa adwána, All the workers in the Customs have passed the civil service qualifications; 2. for a man to be eligible for marriage (usually highly eligible); v. 1. make, become a civil service eligible; 2. be eligible for marriage.

v. effect an outcome on something Miipiktar na sa lungsud ang subrang gastu sa iliksiyun, Spending too much on the elections is now having its repercussions on the country. Nag-ipiktar na ug súgud ang anistisya, The anesthesia is beginning to take effect now. ipiktádu be adversely affected by. Ipiktádu ang átung ikunumíya sa kangil-ad sa pamunúan, The economy suffers the consequences of a corrupt administration.

[deictic or demonstrative pron., first person inclusive, topic or nominative case] you and me

hold

see kustumbri.

signatory

see mi-.

refusal

reverence

see pálaw.

v. 1. cut something with a single stroke toward the agent, esp. with a sickle. Sikbuta lang ang písì arun maputul dáyun, Just cut the rope to get it loose quickly; 2. swipe. Nanikbut ang bátag lumbuy sa tindíra, The little boy swiped a lumbuy from the fruit seller; 3. pick out with a small dip net; n. 1. sickle; 2. small dip net. paN- v. finagle something out of someone without much fuss and bother. Manikbut siya ug plíti sa mga amígu, He gets his friends to pay his fare for him.