Cebuano Dictionary

cause

see awrúra.

v. 1. drop, let something heavy fall with a crash or thud, for something heavy to do so. Ayaw ihagbung ang sáku kay mabungkas, Don’t throw the sack down because it will burst open. Nahagbung ang masítas, The flower pot fell; 2. fail someone in school. Hagbúngun ta ka, I’ll fail you. Pila ka sabdyik ímung nahagbúngan? How many subjects did you fail? n. 1. subject failed. Wà kuy hagbung uy! I didn’t fail anything! 2. person who failed something Dì makagradwit ang mga hagbung, Failing students cannot graduate. -in- n. crashing noise of things falling.

n. material

fit

splendor

v. overlook or miss something Nalikatan (hilikatan) níyag ihap ang usa ka libru, He overlooked one book in counting them.

adj. highbrow

brothers

v. 1. mix solids or liquids. Mikskláha ang pintal ug túbig, Mix the paint and the water together. Mikskláhi ug pulug ang minása nga simintu, Mix dye into the cement mixture; 1a. prepare something that has to be mixed. Nakamikskla ka na ba ug ilimnun? Have you prepared (mixed) the drinks? n. mixture, proportion in which something is mixed. Ispísung mikskla, A thick mixture.

v. 1. be careful in using money or consuming goods. Magmiunmíun ta sa bugas arun mulungtad, We must economize on our rice so it will last; 2. hold back one’s temper or feelings, restrain oneself. Ayawg imiunmíun ang ímung kaguul arun dílì ka masakit, Don’t suppress your grief so that you will not get ill.

v. send

n. see pulukuy.

n. check flea

come

a. gay, vivacious, and friendly. Lagmit makatratu ning bayhána kay sitsiríka kaáyu, This girl will likely get herself a boy friend because she is very vivacious and friendly; 2. dressing with verve, somewhat wildly; v. get to be vivacious and friendly.

see salip-it.

n. James Banogon

v. 1. keep, have in possession. Nagtinir siyag babáyi, He’s keeping a mistress. Wà ku magtinir ug sapátus nga daghan, I don’t have many shoes. Magníwang kag itinir nímu nang kaguúla, You’ll grow thin if you harbor that sorrow; 2. detain. Itinir siya ug dì makapiyansa, Detain him if he cannot post bail. tinidur dilibru n. bookkeeper; v. be a bookkeeper.

n. sugar cane