List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 107

adj. green

adj. green

n. dress

tape player/recorder

law

n. veteran

veterinarian

n. veto

v. veto

1. (from híbi) expression of teasing to a child to heighten its embarrassment (paghíbì). Bí, dì ka tagáag kindi, Nah, nana nahna, you’re not going to get any candy; 2. expression used in calling goats.

1. see ambi; 2. particle coming at the end of sentences expressing a request, meaning ‘please’ a in requesting an action to be done in direction of the speaker. Itudlus ra nang butilya, bi, Hand me that bottle, please. Dad-a ngari bi, Please bring it over here. Dì ku bi, Yes, please (Lit. I don’t want any, let me have it). b. in requesting an action to be done for the benefit of the speaker when the speaker is situated close to the person requested. Imakinilya ku ári, bi, Please type this up for me.

n. letter B.

n. water container made of one internode of a bamboo tube; v. make into a bias.

stagnate

v. 1. for water to gather s.w. Gibiáwan ámung sílung pagbahà, Our ground floor was filled with water when it flooded; 2. for tears to well up in the eyes. Mga lúhà nga nabíaw sa íyang mga mata, Tears that welled up in her eyes. (→) n. large, loosely woven basket where farm produce is gathered. -an(→) n. container for holding a supply of water. Biawan sa túbig baláan, The font of the holy water.

deride

despise

mock

n. ridicule

n. sarcasm