List of Cebuano words starting with the letter A - Page 84

n. anti-rabies vaccine.

before doing something Antis nímu lung-ága nà, hugási úsà, Wash it before you cook it.

n. antiseptic.

n. advance payment. Díay singku nga sabtun antisípu sa ímung kabáyù, Here is five pesos as down payment for your horse; v. give down payment.

n. genital organs (derogatory). Pagtárug lingkud arun dílì makítà ang ímung antitirhi, Sit properly so you don’t display your genitalia to the whole world.

n. eyeglasses; v. wear, make into, get eyeglasses. Kadtung nag-antiyúhus si Pidru, The one wearing eyeglasses is Pedro.

bear

suffer

withstand

see antúlu.

n. medium-sized tree of second growth forests: Pittosporum pentandrum.

n. kind of large, branching coral.

a. see angtud.

a. rather heavy to lift. Antug ra kanang malíta nímu, That suitcase is too heavy for you. Antug nga káhuy, Dense and heavy wood; v. become heavy.

v. 1. toss the coin in a coin-tossing game (hantak). Ayaw ug antúgi ning batúha, Don’t toss coins on this stone; 2. slam something down as a coin is slammed down. Iantug ta ka run, I’ll throw you on the ground (said to a child one is holding in his arms). 3. shoot the ball in a basketball game. Inigkagunit níyag búla muantug dáyun, The moment he gets hold of the ball, he shoots it right away; n. turn to toss the coin. -an(→) n. place on which coins are thrown in hantak. -un(→) n. coins used in hantak.

n. toss

see anhuy.

(not without l) n. kind of big bivalve, the empty shells of which are used for decorative purposes.

n. hibiscus. — nga lut-ud n. double or triple petaled hibiscus. — nga asul n. a blue hibiscus, cultivated as an ornamental: Hibiscus syriacus.

n. kind of small yellow-colored bird. -un a. having the yellowish color of this bird.