List of Cebuano words starting with the letter A - Page 44

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v. give one’s attention to, care for. Walà siya mag-alinga sa daghang táwung nagpaábut kaníya, He paid no attention to the people waiting for him. Alingaha (alingahi)g maáyu ang mga bátà samtang wà ku dinhi, Watch the children carefully while I’m not here.

v. for something to be wide open. Mualingabngab (maalingabngab) nang ímung samad ug dì tahiun, If you don’t stitch that wound, it will gape. Nag-alingabngab ang ímung pitáka, wà kasirhi, Your bag is wide open. You didn’t close it. Ayaw alingabngaba (ialingabngab) ang ímung bàbà arun dì masudlag lángaw, If you open your mouth wide like that, flies will get in it.

n. upper part of throat and back part of oral cavity, including the soft palate. -an(→) n. the general area where the alingagngag is.

a. annoyingly noisy. Alingása ang bátà, The child is annoyingly noisy. Alingása ang íyang pandungug, His ears are full of a disturbing din; v. be noisy. ka- n. noise.

a. feeling hot and humid. Alingása kining sinináang isul-ub, This shirt is hot to wear; v. be hot. Ug maalingása (mualingása) ang panahun, mulupad ta sa Bagyu, When it gets hot, we fly to Baguio; n. see ka-. ka- n. heat.

(from asu) a. smoky; v. get filled with smoke. Ug magsugba ka dinhi, mualingásu (maalingásu) ang kwartu, If you broil food here, the room will get filled with smoke; n. smokiness. Ang alingásu mauy nakalagum sa pintal, Smoke tarnished the paint. alingasúhun a. of a somewhat smoky sort.

n. a kind of very small gnats that swarm over leftover foods; v. have alingawngaw swarming over it. Gialingawngaw ang kan-un, The food had gnats all over it.

see linggánay.

v. be aware, take notice of something Nakaalinggat ka ba nga niwangniwang na run si Tasya? Have you noticed that Tasia is a little thinner now? Hialinggatan nákù nga wà na ang táwu, I noticed that the man was gone.

see alangíing.

sultry

adj. shrill

a. making a piercing, screeching noise. Alingísi siyag tíngug, She has a piercing voice; v. be noisy. Naalingísi ang tíngug sa kutsi sa gibríkan, The car screeched as the brakes were put on.

see alingísi.

a. making very high-pitched and drawn out piercing noise. Ayaw ug ikágis ang ímung kuku sa pisára kay alingisngis, Don’t run your fingernails over the blackboard because it’s screechy; v. be high-pitched and screeching. Nag-alingisngis ang sín nga gigúyud, The iron sheeting they are dragging is making a screeching sound.

a. short-tempered, irritable; v. be irritable. Pakatulga nang bátà ug udtu arun dílì mualingit (maalingit), Have the child take an afternoon nap so he won’t be irritable later. Mauy ialingit (alingitan) níya ug hilabtan ang íyang gamit, If you touch his things it will make him mad.

n. intense dry heat, greater than alangíing. v. be exceedingly hot. Ang adlaw mag-alingiting lang, basta kwarisma, The sun is scorching during Lent.

see lingkawas.

a. noisy in a constant drumming way. Alingugngug kaáyu ang tíngug sa tambul, The drum made an annoying sound; v. be annoyingly noisy; n. constant noise which drums in the ears.