*sigwar pa-

Cebuano

v. show something off. Mapagarbúhun kaáyu siyang mipasigwar sa íyang singsing brilyanti, She is proudly showing off her diamond ring.


alangsúhan

Cebuano

n. a medium-sized forest tree: Alphitonia philippinensis.


bastidur

Cebuano

see birsu.


bubod

Cebuano

coil


hamayhámay

Cebuano

v. do something casually and slowly, with no sense of urgency. Ayawg hamayhamáyi (hamayhamáya) ang trabáhu kay nag-agpas ta sa panahun, Don’t work so slowly because we are racing against time.



ílu

Cebuano

ka-, ka-(→) Poor thing! Kaílu níya, byàbyáan lang sa inahan, Poor thing, he’s just neglected by his mother.


lamwas

Cebuano

v. 1. for water to come in or spread over something Hápit malúnud ang sakayan nga nalamwásan sa túbig, The boat nearly sank because water came in it. Gilamwásan ang tugkaran sa túbig gíkan sa kanal, The water from the drainage ditch flooded our yard; 1a. for water to run out over a container. Milamwas ang túbig sa planggána, Water ran out over the basin; 2. extend beyond a certain limit. Mulamwas ang ákung tiil sa katri kay mubù ra, My feet spill over the end of the bed because it is too short. Lamwása (ilamwas) sa túhud ang sidsid sa ákung sinínà, Extend the hem line of my dress beyond the knees.


mangkay

Cebuano

n. old maid. Dílì tanang mangkay masulub-un, Not all spinsters are lonely; v. become an old maid.


mapaningkamuton

Cebuano

adj. self-reliant


mas kusog

Cebuano

stronger


adj. superior


old maid


matinguhaon

Cebuano

avid


sabut

Cebuano

comprehend


sangga

Cebuano

sustain


tanaman

Cebuano

n. paradise


taylan

Cebuano

see bígà.


túngan

Cebuano

see tulungan. see túlung.


ukitan

Cebuano

nosy


untu

Cebuano

v. bear down hard as in delivery or defecation.


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