List of Cebuano words starting with the letter A - Page 24

wail

v. groan, moan. Ngánung nag-agúlù man ka, may sakit ka ba sa tiyan? Why are you groaning? Do you have a stomach ache? n. groan.

see lagum.

v. 1. undergo a bitter or painful experience. Naágum sa dakung kapildíhan ang lungsud adtung bagyúha, The town suffered a great loss in that storm; 2. get full use out of some benefit someone bestows on one. Makaminyù ka na kay naágum na ku sa ímung kabudlay, I allow you to get married because I made use of your labor (while you were single). pa- v. cause one to learn a lesson. Ang dakung pildi nakapaágum nákù, Losing a large amount taught me a lesson. hi-/ha- see águm. ka-an n. bitter experience.

n. kind of large dove.

n. chub or striped mackerel: Rastrelliger sp.

v. grunt. Nag-agumud ang bábuy nga naglúnang, The pig was grunting as he wallowed in the mud.

n. gong; v. sound a gong.

n. loud sound that reverberates; v. reverberate, make something reverberate. Muagung-ung na gánì ang ayruplánu, When the roar of the airplane resounds.

v. whine in a somewhat suppressed way, as in pain. Nakaagung-ung sa kasakit ang irù nga gibunálan, The dog he whipped whined in pain.

n. corn cob.

groan

moan

n. prolonged wail of grief or pain, any wailing-like sound. Agúnguy sa ambulansiya, The wail of the ambulance; v. wail. Dì man angayang agungúyan nang samára, That wound is nothing to wail about.

n. death knell at a funeral; also the knell on Good Friday to indicate the hour of Christ’s death; v. sound the death knell.

v. emit a short grunt when hit in the pit of the stomach or when exerting an effort. Miaguntù siya dihang naigù sa kutukutu, He groaned when he was hit in the pit of the stomach; n. short grunt.

fungus

mold

n. mildew

n. mildew, mold; v. get mildewed, moldy. Ayawg paumgi ang ímung dintru arun dílì agup-upun, Don’t let your shirt get moist so that it won’t get mildewed. Giagup-up (giagup-upan) na ang sud-ang hikalimtan, The food they forgot about got all moldy. -un(→) a. mildewy, moldy.