List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 124

v. accuse, lay the blame on someone Dílì maáyu nga mubintang (mamintang) ta ug salà kun dílì kita sigúru, We must not lay blame on someone if we are not sure about it. Akuy nabintangan sa sayup, I was blamed for the mistake.

n. small window, e.g. a porthole; v. put a small window in.

n. male genitalia (humorous euphemism). Kadakù níya ug bintarug, How big his penis is!

n. mixer, soft drink or water to dilute liquor; v. mix drinks. Bintíun níya ang lambanug ug sibin-ap, He will mix the seven-up and the nipa palm toddy together.

see bayinti.

v. for the veins to be, become prominent. Mibintì ang ugat sa íyang nawung sa kasukù, The veins in his forehead stood out in his anger.

n. electric fan; v. 1. use an electric fan; 2. install an electric fan.

n. ventilation.

n. kind of large fish corral made of bamboo slats placed in a circle. A light placed in the middle attracts fish which are then caught with a net; v. 1. fish with a bintul. 2. make into a bintul corral.

a. ungainly or awkward-looking because of poor proportioning. Bintuláwu siyang tan-áwun kay gamayg úlu, He looks ungainly with his small head. Bintuláwu nang baláya kay hábug piru gamay, That house looks unbalanced because it is tall but very small.

n. mahjong pieces which represent the winds. Occasionally, the pieces which represent the grasses, daggers, and mirrors also are called bintus. v. have, draw bintus in mahjong. Ug dì ku bintúsan (bintusan) mapúru ang ákung karta, If I don’t draw any bintus, my cards will be all of one kind.

n. method of relieving muscular aches by placing a glass on the skin and burning a wick in it to create a vacuum and draw the flesh into the glass; v. administer dry cupping. Íyang gibintusáan dáyun ang íyang pamául, He applied dry cupping to his sore muscles.

n. wine or hard liquor; v. make into wine. — tintu red table wine.

absurd

asinine

baloney

foolish

n. nonsense

n. twine

n. wet spongy ground. Dì muayun ang mais dinhi kay bínug, Corn won’t do well here because it is swampy; v. become boggy. Nagkabínug ang nataran sa síging ulan, The yard is becoming all swampy because of the continuous rain. -un a. of a boggy quality.