Cebuano Dictionary

stair

n. calf of the leg. -un a. having prominent calves.

trash

n. star

see halwut.

v. tuck overlapping or dangling parts of a skirt, esp. a wrap-around, into the waist. Akuy mukampi sa ikug-íkug sa ímung sáya, I’ll tuck in the train of your skirt. Kampíhun (ikampi) níya ang subrang tumuy sa patadyung iniglíkus níya niíni sa háwak, She’ll tuck in the overlap of her wrap-around when she wraps it around her waist.

spree

n. man

adj. ferocious

v. checkmate in chess. Bantayi ang hárì kay matíhun tikaw, Watch the king because I’m going to checkmate you; n. checkmate.

mine

snow

meditation

see kalunggu, unggu.

never mind anyway

v. forward

scientist

v. 1. sink to the bottom of water, cause something to do so. Mitugdang na ang lawug, ug tin-aw na ang túbig, The mud in the water has settled, and it is clear now. Natugdang na ang bapur digíra, The battleship has sunk. Nakatugdang na ka sa taliwálà ánang línaw? Have you gone to the bottom in the middle of that lake? 2. land hard after being projected or dropped. Didtu siya mutugdang sa bunbun pagluksu níya, He landed on the sand when he jumped.

n. fruit bud, small immature fruits. paN- v. grow small fruits. Ang bungáhuy makapanuytuy ug dalì ug daúban, A fruit tree will develop fruit buds if you expose it to smoke.

v. 1. scatter small things around by spilling them from their container; for something in a container to spill out and get scattered. Pagkagísì sa bulsíta, nayagyag ang harína, When the paper bag tore, the flour spilled all over. Yagyágun ku nang tinái mu, I’ll stab you so your intestines hang out all over; 2. divulge secrets. Iyagyag ku ang ímung ginamus, I’ll let all the world know the dirty truth about you; 3. distribute something in quantity with an ulterior motive. Kandidátu nga miyagyag ug linibu sa ílang distrítu, Candidates who poured thousands into their districts.