List of Cebuano words starting with the letter A - Page 82

n. leather. Ang bag nga ánit mas lig-un kay sa plastik, A bag made of leather is much stronger than one of plastic; v. remove the skin, peels.

n. supernatural beings which do not show themselves and do good to people. Ang mga anítu mag-uban kanímu sa inyung pánaw, May the good spirits accompany you in your trip!

n. the short rope passed through the nose of a carabao to which the tether rope is joined; v. put an aníyu, use as an aníyu.

index finger

adv. hereby

n. see anglit.

n. derelict

n. answer; v. answer a letter, question, problem. Ansíran ku na ba nang sulat? Shall I answer that letter? Unsay ákung iansir? What answer shall I give?

see angsu.

v. get infected. Ang húgaw nga túbig mauy nakaansuy (nakapaansuy) sa íyang samad, The dirty water caused his wound to get infected. Ansúyan ang samad, The wound will get infected.

see angtad.

n. antagonism. Ang antagunismu tálì sa duha ka tríbu, The antagonism between the two tribes.

v. hesitate, have second thoughts about doing something Ang maldítung anak dì muantáhay sa súkul bisag ginikánan, The naughty child doesn’t hesitate to talk back to his own parents. Wà nà nákù antaháyig palit, I had no hesitations about buying that.

v. stamp one’s foot. Ayaw kug antáki sa tiil, Don’t stamp your foot at me. Ayaw ug antáki ang kartun, Don’t stamp on the cardboard box.

a. for things at a distance to be visible. Ang Buhul antaw sa Talísay, Bohol is visible from Talisay; v. be visible. Sa unáhan ang íyang balay nag-antaw, His house is visible in the distance. pa- v. 1. be at a distance. Gipaantáwan níla ang namúhì ug dinamíta, They kept their distance from the dynamiters; 2. look at something from a distant, detached point of view. Magpaantaw lang siya sa mga katarúngan ug dílì muapil sa lantúgì, He just takes a detached view of the reasons and doesn’t get into the argument; 3. be aloof. Sa mga tígum si Lúlit magpaantaw ug dílì muapil sa kulukabildu, At parties Lolette would keep to herself and not join in any of the conversations.

antenna

n. 1. aunt, parent’s or grandparent’s sisters or their female cousins of any degree; 2. title given to such a relation.

n. kind of erect branched weed, the leaves of which have a peppery taste and are used as a vegetable: Solanum nigrum.

anti-. Anti-Amirikánu, Anti-American.

n. antibiotic.