andas

Cebuano

n. a stretcher-like contraption used to carry a corpse; v. make into, carry in a stretcher-like contraption. Andásun níla ang minatay, They will carry the body in a stretcher.


butang

Cebuano

n. thing. Usa ra ka butang ang kúwang: kwarta, Only one thing is lacking: money. usa ka — sexual action (euphemism). Ampíngi giyud ang usa ka butang, Be very careful with sex. kabtang, kabtángan n. possessions, property; v. acquire property. pagka- see kabtángan.


dúgung

Cebuano

n. dugong, kind of sea cow.


gangkap

Cebuano

a. complete, whole. Gangkap ang íyang bisti sa kasal, Her wedding ensemble is complete; v. 1. make something complete. Nagangkap ang usa ka líbu, I have one thousand pesos complete. Gangkapi ang kúlang, Add to it to make up the lack; 2. be able to do something to all of something Makagangkap kahà ka sa ímung abangan dinhi? Do you think you can meet the entire rental payment? Dílì ku magangkap paggakus ang íyang háwak, I can’t manage to get my arms around her waist.


kagikan

Cebuano

n. descendant



n. hillside


kláru

Cebuano

a. 1. clear, clearly defined and easily made out. Kláru ning ritratúha, This picture is clear. Kláru dinhi ang Buhul, You can see Bohol clearly from here. Kláru ang tútuy sa hugut nga bistídu, Her breasts stand out clearly in her tight dress. Kláru siyang bakákun, She is obviously a liar. Kláru ang tíngug níya sa tilipunu, Her voice on the phone was clear; 1a. — na lang obviously, naturally. Kláru na lang mangísug siyag dì ka mananghid, Naturally, she will get angry if you don’t ask permission; 2. unequivocal, definite. Way kláru tung inyung panagsábut, Your agreement hasn’t come to any definite results. Kláru na ang kadaúgan, Victory is clearly in our hands. Kláru pa sa adlaw nga musubang sa sidlakan, As sure as the sun will rise in the East; 3. for vision or optical instruments to enable the user to discern clearly. Kláru pa ang ákung panan-aw, I can still see clearly. Kláru ang mikruskupyu, The microscope offers a clear view; v. 1. see clearly; be, become distinct and clear. Makakláru lang kug tan-aw ug dúnay kibídu, I can see clearly only if I wear glasses. Makláru ang litra ug gamítan ug linti, The letters will be clear if you use a magnifying glass; 2. become clear, apparent; make something clear. Ug nagkláru ka pa dì ka untà dudáhan, Had you made yourself clear, you won’t have been suspected. Sa katapúsan nakláru na giyud kun kinsay sad-an, At last it came out clearly who was the guilty party. Klarúha (ikláru) unsay ímung túyù, Make it clear what you really want; 2a. tell someone frankly. Klarúhan ta kang dì nà mahímù, I’ll tell you frankly that that can’t be done; 2b. go ahead and really do something, not just do it half-way or a semblance of it. Nag-igwad-igwad kang bayúta ka. Kláruha na lang nag sáyaw, You wiggle your fanny so much when you walk, you fairy. Why don’t you just dance and be done with it? 3. find out for sure, make out something clearly. Nagkláru lang kug mangadtu ba ta run, I’m just trying to get it clear if we’re going or not. Nakakláru ka ba unsay íyang gisulti? Did you hear clearly what she said? Makláru ba ang ákung pustísu? Are my false teeth really obvious? klaruhay v. have something clear with each other, tell each other frankly. Sa katapúsan nagkaklaruhay na giyud sila unsáun pagbáyad sa útang, In the end they got it clear how to pay the debt.


kumbáti

Cebuano

n. fight, battle on land. Sígi pa gihápun ang kumbáti sa Byitnam, The war in Vietnam is still raging; v. 1. do battle or come to a physical fight. Nagkakumbáti mi kay íya man kung gitulísuk, We came to a fight because she wagged her fingers at me. 2. combat a vice or disease. Ang mga ismaglir kinahanglang kumbatíhun sa átung kagamhánan, The government should combat smuggling. sugà nga di- barn lantern.


laktod

Cebuano

cut


madrína

Cebuano

n. godmother, the female sponsor at one’s baptism, wedding, confirmation, or ordination; v. be, become the madrína.


pag-umangkun

Cebuano

(from anak) n. niece, nephew: son or daughter of one’s siblings or of a cousin of one’s own generation of any degree. — sa pag-agáwan (panag-agáwan) child of a cousin of one’s own generation.


pagkurog

Cebuano

v. tremble


paglubog

Cebuano

v. immerse


sunrise


palmu

Cebuano

n. a game of marbles in which marbles are made to bounce off a board. The first player shoots and the second player tries to hit the first player’s marble or get within a certain distance. If he fails, the first player throws again, and so forth; v. 1. play a game of palmu; 2. in basketball, shoot the ball into the basket by making it bounce off the board first.


plátap

Cebuano

see plát tap. see plát.


pulípug

Cebuano

see pilípug.


sanlahon

Cebuano

leper


sigurista

Cebuano

a. inclined to take the greatest possible advantage from an agreement. Sigurista kaáyu ka kay dì ka mupahulam ug kwarta nga dílì kinuháan dáans pátung, You drive too hard a bargain because you take out the interest in advance when you lend money; v. inclined to take undue advantages.


wala'y lihok

Cebuano

n. stationary


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