Cebuano Dictionary

n. salt

n. hair on the body, but not pubic hairs, hair of animals, feathers. Bagà ang balhíbu sa íyang íluk, He has thick hair in his armpits. Hámis ug balhíbu ang iring, The cat has soft fur. Putì ang balhíbu sa ákung hiniktan, My fighting cock has white feathers. sámag, paríhug — similar in traits. Ang mga táwung susámag balhíbu magkaúyun giyud, Birds of a feather flock together. (→) v. 1a. better in feather coloration. Ang tubaung parísag buyugun makabalhibu, Toddy-colored feathers win over honey-colored ones; 1b. beat invariably in a competition. Nabalhibuan mung mga tagabaryu námung mga tagasyudad, We city people can outdo you country people; 2. overawe, impress someone to the extent that he gets flustered or completely eats out of one’s hands. Nabalhibuan ku niánang bayhána. Dílì ku makabungat sa ákung túyù, I was overawed by that woman. I couldn’t say what I wanted to. 3. for one’s heart to soften to one. Nabalhibuan ku ánang tihíka. Aku ray makapangáyù níyag kwarta. Way láin, That old skinflint has a soft spot in his heart for me. I can ask him for money, but no one else can. paN- v. 1a. select fighting cocks on the basis of feather coloration. Mamalhíbu ku sa ímung bayungbáyung kay maghukut kug igtalarì, I’ll make a selection from your young cocks to raise into a fighting cock; 1b. size up an opponent’s cock by the feathers; 2. grow feathers. Namalhíbu na ang kuyabug, The nestlings are growing feathers now. lúpig sa balhibuay come off the worse when it comes to comparing feathers. Lúpig ka sa balhibuay kun itárì nímu ang ugis sa tubaun, Don’t pit your white cock against a toddy-colored one because you lose just from the color combination. balhibuun a. hairy. -un ug dílà tending to backbite. -un ug kamut tending to swipe things.

warden

fruit

see hagurilà.

n. gill

n. nap

n. 1. maneuver, skillful handling of a vehicle; 2. something done in a secret and underhanded way. Maniubra sa pulitika, A political maneuver; v. 1. maneuver something skillfully. Maniubráha (imaniubra) pag-áyu ang sakayan arun dílì masángad, Manipulate the boat skillfully so that it won’t run aground; 2. contrive something skillfully in an underhanded way. Nakalusut dáyun ang ákung lún sa bangku kay gimaniubrag maáyu sa ákung amígu, My loan went through OK because my friend maneuvered it skillfully.

n. main office.

n. minority

n. colony of members of a religious brotherhood, so called after their founder Hilario C. Moncado. mungkadista n. a follower of Moncado.

destitute

n. brake

n. vocabulary

theoretical

a. 1. bright, giving off intense illumination. Síga kaáyu ang sugà, The lamp is very bright; 2. bright-eyed or having big round eyes. Síga ug mata kining batáa paríha sa íyang uyuan, This child has big, round eyes like his uncle’s; n. flame, light given off; v. 1. burn bright. Nagsiga pa ba ang dáub? Is the fire still burning? Sigái ang linung-ag, Turn up the fire under the rice; 1a. for the lights to be on. Sigáha (pasigáha) ang sugà kay ngitngit na, Put the lights on because it is dark now; 2. for the eyes to be big or bright. Misíga ang mga mata sa kahikugang, Her eyes grew wide in astonishment; 2a. for the eyes to be wide, glaring at someone Gisigáan ku níya sa kapungut, He glared at me in anger.

see tangkiyu.

peak

v. step on something with the feet treading around on it to squash or knead it. Ákung giyaákan ang bulingun didtus sapà arun pagkúhà sa primírung buling, I stomped on the soiled clothes in the river to get the dirt on the outside off. yaakyaak v. roam around s.w. to look for something Dakung búkid ang ámung giyaakyaakan sa ámung pagpamusil, We roamed around over a huge mountain hunting for wild animals.

n. yacht; v. 1. ride, bring something in a yacht; 2. make into a yacht; 3. have, obtain a yacht. yatíhan a. having a yacht.