-anan(→)

Cebuano

alternant of -an used with roots that have a short penultimate vowel that is dropped on suffixation. Maghagkanan sa tiil sa birhin, They kiss the feet of the Virgin.


ambak

Cebuano

v. jump down to a lower place. Ang túbig nga nag-ambak sa línaw gíkan sa humayan, The water that falls into the pool comes from the ricefield. Giambakan ku sa ungguy, The monkey jumped down on me. Iambak nang písì didtu, Throw that rope down there. ambak-ambak v. jump up and down.


ayaw

Cebuano

do not


duyas

Cebuano

v. 1. slip, lose one’s footing. Miduyas (naduyas) ang ákung tiil mau nga nabulásut ku, I lost my footing. That’s why I stepped into a hole; 2. for something to slip loose from the place it was put over or across. Ilansang nang tabla kay nagduyas na sa nahimutangan, Nail that board because it has slipped down from the place where it was put; 3. glance off and strike something else. Miduyas (naduyas) ang sundang pagtigbas ku sa káhuy, The bolo glanced off the wood as I was cutting down the tree; 4. for words one didn’t really mean to say to slip out of the mouth. Naduyas ku pagsulti. Sikrítu man untà tu, I let it out inadvertently. It was supposed to be a secret.


habagatan

Cebuano

n. south



hiktin

Cebuano

a. 1. narrower than normal. Hiktin kaáyung dalána. Dì kaagiag trák, This street is too narrow for a truck to pass through. Hiktin ra ning panaptúna pára bistidúhun, This piece of cloth is too narrow for a dress. Labihan kahiktin sa íyang sinínà, Her dress was way too small; 2. narrow-minded. Hiktin kaáyu siyag mga panghunàhúnà sa pulitika, He is very narrow-minded about politics; v. be, become too narrow, small.


kahago

Cebuano

weariness


karáhu

Cebuano

n. penis (slang).


kasub-anan

Cebuano

n. sadness


kiskis

Cebuano

v. scrape, to remove, smooth, or get scrapings. Nagkiskis ku sa tayà sa mga kubyirtus, I’m scraping the rust off the silverware. Kiskísun nákù ang bágun kay gamítun ang pánit, I’ll scrape the vine because I would like to use the bark. -an(→) n. corn mill that grinds to a highly polished degree. -in- n. scrapings left. -in-an n. thing scraped.


lab-as

Cebuano

raw


magpabilin

Cebuano

v. will remain


mangga

Cebuano

mangoes


pagbukhad

Cebuano

v. unwrap


pangka

Cebuano

clash


pigura

Cebuano

figure


playis

Cebuano

n. pliers; v. use pliers.


syágit

Cebuano

v. shout. Walà siya makasyágit kay gitiúnan ug pusil, She wasn’t able to shout because a gun was pointed at her. Isyágit ang ímung tubag, Shout out your answer; n. shout.


tagmakinilya

Cebuano

n. typist


usa ka butang

Cebuano

unit


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