dangup

Cebuano

v. 1. go s.w. for safety. Ang mga tulisan midangup sa búkid, The bandits took refuge in the mountain; 2. resort to something Midangup sila sa hukmánan, They resorted to the courts; 3. go, turn to someone for help. Walà siyay láing kadangpan, He has no one else to turn to. Ayaw ug idangup ang ímung prublíma diri nákù, Don’t bring your troubles to me.


gitahasan

Cebuano

v. mission


hiplì

Cebuano

v. 1. move out of the way, cause something to do so. Aku na lay muhiplì áning mga pintul, I’ll get these pieces of wood out of the way. Nagpahiplì (naghiplì) lang sa suuk ang mga ibis, The kids hid themselves in the corner. Ihiplì úsà ang trabáhu kay mangáun ta, Put your work aside for the moment because we’re going to eat; 2. dodge, duck out of the way. Nakahiplì siya sa dihang giistrítan siya sa íyang kuntra, He ducked to the side when his opponent swung at him.


kanátù

Cebuano

see kita.


kuntraktur

Cebuano

n. contractor for the construction of something v. be, become a contractor. Pruyiktu sa gubiyirnu nga ákung gikuntraktúran, Government projects for which I was the contractor.



lipaghung

Cebuano

v. turn red in embarrassment or pique. Nanglipaghung ákung nawung pagkabatì ku sa insultu, My face flushed when I heard the insult.


lipstik

Cebuano

n. lipstick; v. use a certain kind of lipstick. paN- v. put lipstick on.


mantalaan

Cebuano

n. paper


midwayip

Cebuano

n. 1. trained midwife; 2. course of midwifery; 3. maid (humorous, deprecatory word play on míd); v. be, become a midwife. -iri n. midwifery.


paga-an

Cebuano

local passive durative affix, future. (Past: gina-an. Subjunctive: paga-i.) For the use of the durative passive forms see the entry under paga-un. Pagabantayan ang dáwang anihun, Millet that is ready for harvest should be looked at every so often. Ingun sa pagahitan-awan sa íyang hunàhúnà, It was as if it kept appearing in his mind. Ang maung hitabù nahímung ginahisgútan sa mga táwu, That event became the subject of conversation for these people. Pagaabunuhi ang lubi, Keep putting fertilizer to the coconut trees every once in a while.


paghawa

Cebuano

departure


pagkasadan

Cebuano

criminality


pagtugsok

Cebuano

v. pile


palag

Cebuano

v. see hi-. hi-(←) v. meet with, run into. Nakapalag (nakahipálag) na ku sa hustung tubag, I found the right answer. Hipalgan sa mga pulis ang patayng láwas sa nalumus, The policemen found the dead body of the drowned person. Gikahipálag ku siya didtu, I ran into him there.


pi

Cebuano

may láin — humorous euphemism for may láin pa. see láin, 1a.


putolputol

Cebuano

dissect


sumbong

Cebuano

lawsuit


tangkal

Cebuano

n. cage, covered enclosure; v. 1. put in a cage. Malúuy kung mutangkal sa langgam, I pity the bird too much to put it in a cage; 2. jail. Tangkálun (itangkal) ang sinumbung, The accused will be put in jail.


tupi

Cebuano

trim


wala'y lihok

Cebuano

still


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