anaa sa duol

Cebuano

adv. around


bililhon

Cebuano

valuable


bugnawanan

Cebuano

cooler


buhat

Cebuano

n. work


v. slide straight downward. Nadapílus ang bátà sa íyang kamut, The child slid out of his hands. Nagdapílus siya sa túbu, He slid down the pole.



dinaugdaog

Cebuano

adj. oppressed


dodong

Cebuano

boy


espiritu

Cebuano

spirit


han-ay

Cebuano

n. order


n. an acute infection which has swollen and become red, but not yet open or oozing; v. be acutely inflamed. Nangalamáyu (nikalamáyu, nakalamáyu, gikalamáyu) ang íyang samad, His wound became acutely inflamed.


kasilaw

Cebuano

n. luster


kolonya

Cebuano

colony


mabangbang

Cebuano

vulnerable


maka-

Cebuano

short form: ka- n. affix added to numbers to form words which mean (do so-and-so) many times. Makapila (kapila) ku na ikaw ingna? How many times did I tell you? Makaduha na ku malígù didtu, I have gone swimming there twice. Makadaghan na ku mabiktima, I have been victimized many times.


naa ko?

Cebuano

I have?


nihit

Cebuano

a. 1. scarce. Nihit kaáyu ang túbig kun húlaw, Water is very scarce during dry periods; 2. scarcely, rarely. Nihit ka na nákung ikatagbù sa dā́n, I rarely meet you on the street any more. Nihit na níya mabátì ang mga púlung sa pagmahal, She rarely hears words of affection. (←) v. become scarce. Kun magníhit ang humay, mapugus pag-impurt ang gubiyirnu, If the supply of rice is scarce, the government is forced to import it. nihitníhit v. use something sparingly. Magnihitníhit tag gáwì niíning bugas kay mahal kaáyu, We have to use rice sparingly because it is so expensive.


palwa

Cebuano

n. 1. petiole of a palm frond, banana leaf, or similarly-shaped leaves; 2. the whole palm frond, banana leaf; 2a. the leaf (petioles and leaflets) of the kalamunggay. Duha ka palwang kalamunggay, Two branches of kalamunggay leaves. — sa kadaúgan n. palm of victory. paN- v. 1. grow fronds. Namalwa (gipamalwáhan) na ang pitsay, The Chinese cabbage has grown leaves; 2. gather palm fronds. Mamalwa tag isugnud, We’ll gather palm fronds for fuel. palwáhun a. like a frond. Palwáhun ug ilung, Flatnosed.


patay

Cebuano

adj. dead


surup, súrup

Cebuano

v. 1. for air to penetrate through the body causing gas pains. Musurup (manurup) ang tun-ug, Draft causes gas pains. Surupun (surupan) ka ug dì ka maghábul nga matúlug, You will have gas pains if you sleep without covering yourself; 2. for feelings to flow through one (literary).


constant


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