Cebuano Dictionary

amen; v. 1. kiss the hand or take a hand to the forehead. Amini si Tiyù mu, Kiss your uncle’s hand; 2. give in, concede, surrender. Human sa ámung panagbúngul miamin siya kanákù, After we had not been on speaking terms, he gave in to me. Ang mayur lang kunuy íyang aminan, He says he will surrender only to the mayor. amin-ámin n. food prepared for the last day of the novena (slang); v. prepare some food for the guests on the last day of a novena. Mutambung ta sa katapúsan ug mag-amin-ámin sila, We will attend the last day of the novena if they prepare something pa- v. have someone kiss the hand. Paaminun tikaw áring kinúmù! I’ll let you kiss my fist (i.e. smack you one).

n. neglect

n. janitor

jurisdiction

mute

effigy

see kamu.

n. chapter of a book, Bible.

adj. youngest

stunning

v. let reach

medicine

a. miserable. Misirabling kahimtang sa prísu, The prisoners are in a miserable condition; v. be, become miserable, look miserable. Misirabli ang pamilya sukad abandunaha sa amahan, The family has been miserable since the father abandoned them.

anticipate

budget

v. assure

v. see hi-. hi-(←) v. meet with, run into. Nakapalag (nakahipálag) na ku sa hustung tubag, I found the right answer. Hipalgan sa mga pulis ang patayng láwas sa nalumus, The policemen found the dead body of the drowned person. Gikahipálag ku siya didtu, I ran into him there.

reason

n. 1. duster; 2. stick with strips of paper at the end to chase away flies; v. 1. dust off something with a duster. Paspási ang bangkù, Dust off the benches; 2. drive flies away with a fly whisk; 3. hit someone with a duster or a fly whisk. Hingpaspasan siya nákù kay labihang nakapanugsū́g, I hit him with a duster because he teased me too much.

money lender