agmang

Cebuano

n. kind of eel.


aklas

Cebuano

v. go on strike. Ug dílì ta tugtan, aklásun nátù, If our demands are not met, we’ll strike. Giaklásan ang kumpaníya, They went on strike against the company; n. strike of workers.


bartíha

Cebuano

n. 1. plank, board. Gilugkat ang usa ka bartíha sa bungbung, One plank was torn off the wall; 2. parcel, block of land. Bahínun sa tulu ka bartíha ang ílang yútà, Their land will be divided into three parcels; 3. share; v. 1. make, or cut into planks or boards; 2. put a board between two things. Bartihái ang kanal arun makalabang ang kutsi, Place some planks over the canal so the car can pass over it. 3. divide, cut up into pieces or sections. Hukum ang mubartíha (magbartíha) sa yútà nga iapud-apud sa mga anak, A judge will apportion the land that will be distributed among the children. Bartiháa ang kík sa walu ka bátà, Divide the cake among the eight children; 3a. get a share or a part of. Nakabartíha siyag duha ka gatus sa usa ka byáhi, His share in one trip was two hundred pesos.


drismíking

Cebuano

n. dressmaking, course or business of making dresses.


gwápu

Cebuano

a. 1. handsome, good-looking. Gwápu siya, baklà lang, He is handsome, only he’s a fairy; 2. beautiful, nice to look at (of things in general). Gwápu ang talan-áwun dinhi, The scenery here is beautiful; 3. of good quality. Gwápu ang mga dā́n sa Lusun, Luzon has good roads; v. be beautiful, do something in a beautiful way.



hagdan

Cebuano

staircase


hayag

Cebuano

n. glow


inaon

Cebuano

godmother


inggrátu

Cebuano

a. ingrate, ungrateful. Mu ba niy ímung ibálus nákù, ingratúha ka, Is this how you thank me, you ungrateful wretch; v. be, become an ingrate.


limbag

Cebuano

v. writhe, wriggle, esp. from stomach pain. Bisag giunsa níya paglimbag, wà makabuhì, No matter how he wriggled, he couldn’t free himself. Naglimbag siya kay gisirulan, He was writhing in pain from his stomach cramps.


lit-ag

Cebuano

deceit


alternant of ma-un used with some bases in place of ma-un. Matinabángun, Helpful. Masinabtánun, Full of understanding.


magulang

Cebuano

sisters


mosagpot

Cebuano

v. result (from)


pila

Cebuano

queue


ripíki

Cebuano

n. pealing of a large number of bells; v. for bells to peal.


sílab

Cebuano

v. for the leaves of plants to become reddish. Ang taas nga húlaw mauy nakasílab (nakapasílab) sa dáhun sa lubi, The coconut leaves became reddish because of the long drought.


talan-awon

Cebuano

n. spectacle


n. centerpiece


tamâ

Cebuano

see tamalà.


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