abyirtu

Cebuano

n. seventh chord; v. play a seventh chord. Iabyirtu (abyirtúha) ang tapuy ig-abut sa dapit nga muingun ‘Matam-is uyámut’, When you get to the part that goes ‘How very sweet ...’ play a seventh chord.


alum-um

Cebuano

a. for the sky to be overcast; v. 1. become overcast. Mialum-um ang búwan, The moon became covered with a thin veil of clouds; 2. dim something Alum-úmi (alum-uma, ialum-um) ang síga sa pulawan, Turn the night lamp down; 3. be surpassed, put into the shadow by something better. Gwápa siya apan naalum-uman siya ni Tidang, She is beautiful, but she is overshadowed by Tidang.


amang-amang

Cebuano

v. have the nerve to do something which an ordinary person wouldn’t dare do. Mu ra nay ímung abilidad, unyà mag-amang-amang kag pangulitáwu sa anak sa ímung manidyir? You are a nobody, but you dare propose to your manager’s daughter?


ang imong

Cebuano

pron. your


bagulbol

Cebuano

snarl



bikog

Cebuano

cramp


butung

Cebuano

n. 1. young coconut at a stage where the meat has just begun to form; 2. other young nuts that are soft and sweet; 3. young fiber-bearing parts of plants. Abaka nga butung pag tugdan, Abaca with immature stems; v. 1. develop into the butung stage; 2. mix with young coconut; 3. get some young coconut. paN- v. eat young coconut.


buuk

Cebuano

n. piece, single one. Usa ka buuk ságing, A banana. Upat ka buuk bátà, Four children. Tutú ka buuk báy, Three houses. -an a. of imposing size. Ang táwung buukan katahaan, A person of imposing size is held in respect; v. be imposingly big.


daotan kaayo

Cebuano

atrocious


disintiríya

Cebuano

n. dysentery; v. have dysentery.


hagyung

Cebuano

see hadiyung.


halimbawa

Cebuano

example


kaugalingman

Cebuano

n. independence


linata

Cebuano

canned


lingaw

Cebuano

sport


lunsay

Cebuano

entire


patyanay

Cebuano

blood bath


pinalabi

Cebuano

n. preference


pligráwun

Cebuano

n. 1. playground; 2. a set of activities such as dances, calisthenics, gymnastics, and the like, performed en masse on an open area; v. make a playground. — dimunstrisyun see pligráwun, 2.


trapo

Cebuano

rug


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