Cebuano Dictionary

n. loading, unloading, transshipping service of goods shipped from abroad.

vulgar

v. 1. disable, maim. Baldáha ang tiil arun dì kadágan, Break his legs so he can’t run away. Gibaldáhan ang táwu nga misúkul sa pulis, The man who resisted the policeman was maimed; 2. disturb, prevent someone from doing something properly. Ang mga tin-idyir mubaldag apil-apil sa sáyaw, The teenagers that get into the act keep us from dancing properly. Baldáhun ku sa makadiyut ang inyung panagsulti, May I disturb your conversation a minute? n. something that disturbs. -du a. crippled, maimed. Pagkatáwu níya, baldádu na siyag kamut, He was born with a crippled hand; v. get maimed, maim. Baldadúhun ta ka run, I’m going to cripple you, you damn ...

n. bank

v. 1. lie down. Kanang katri mauy higdái, Lie down on that bed; 2. spend the night. Adtu ku muhigdà sa hutil, I’ll stay in the hotel; 2a. stay s.w. to comply with a social obligation. Higdáan ku sad sila arun way máhay, I’ll also stay a night at their house, so there will be no recriminations; 3. put something down in a lying position. Átung higdáun (pahigdáun) ang pusti kay átung sipilyáhan, We’ll lay the post down because we have to plane it. 4. — sa banig be bedridden. Usa na ka búlan karun nga naghigdà siya sa banig, She has been bedridden for one month; 5. — sa bahandì live on a luxurious, wealthy scale; 6. — lang ug magdaut work so hard that one barely rests (lit. lie down only when sick). Muhigdà lang ug magdaut nang tawhána tungud sa kakusug sa íyang nigusyu, That man’s business is so good that he barely has time to rest; 7. — nga magkaun (nagkaun) have sexual intercourse (humorous). Basta maghigdà gánì nga magkaun, mumabdus giyud, If you make love, of course you’ll get pregnant. -ánan n. bed, bedroom.

mediocre

n. plant (type of)

n. 1. preliminary boxing bouts before the main events; 1a. boxer who fights only in preliminary bouts, usually in four rounds; 2. a short play or skit presented before a longer and more elaborate production; v. be, become a curtain raiser. Pirmi ka lang magkurtin rísir, wà giyud mamin-ibintir, You are always used as a curtain raiser. You never fight in a main event. Ang ímung áwit mauy ikurtin rísir sa dílì pa ang banggà, Your song will be made the curtain raiser for the contest.

v. 1. pass by something unnoticed. Sa luyung pultahan siya mulius, He passed thru the back door unnoticed; 1a. fail to see something, skip over something Naglíus lang sila ug wà magkítà, They passed each other without seeing each other and they failed to meet. Giliusan (gilius) námù siya pagsilbi, We skipped her when we were serving; 2. distract someone’s attention from something Akuy naglius sa irù; siya usab nangáwat, I distracted the dog’s attention, while he broke into the house; 3. for something to come and go without being given adequate or passing attention. Pila na ka Sabadu ang milius? How many Saturdays have come and gone? (←) v. 1. keep coming in succession. Naglíus na man lang tung mga maáyung tanyag, Those good offers have just been coming to you one after the other; 2. wriggle through a tight opening. Liúsa (liúsi) ang mga táwu arun maabut ka sa altar, Wriggle through the throng so you can reach the altar. liuslíus v. 1. avoid being caught by changing direction and speed constantly. Lisud siyang dakpun kay maáyung muliuslíus, He is hard to catch because he is good in dodging; 2. manage to get through an argument or interrogation by evasive means. Maáyu siyang muliuslíus sa katarúngan, He is good at giving evasive reasons.

adj. feeble

adj. queenly

see lamisíta.

v. clog

v. assault

occupancy

n. the measurement or distance between the frets of stringed instruments; v. measure the fret distance.

messenger

keyboard

see ísul.

comply