List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 131

n. whatever

whatever

[pronominal form (bisan kinsa, daghanan, tanan)] any

[pronominal form (bisan kinsa, daghanan, tanan)] whatsoever

anyhow

however

1a. even, including. Ang tanan nalísang, bisan aku, Everyone was terrified. Even me. Bisan sa bátà pa, kusgan na, Even as a child he was strong. Wà ku tagái bisan usa, He didn’t give me any, not even one; 1b. even (so-and-so) is all right. Bisan pubri, basta dílì dawù, It doesn’t matter if he is poor, so long as he is not greedy. Bisan gamay, dawátun ku, I’ll accept it, even if it is small; 2a. no matter if, even though, nevertheless. Bisan pubri, manggihatágun gihápun, Even if he is poor, he is generous. Bisan gisakitan midúlà lang gihápun, He continued playing even though he was in pain. Bisan pa, dì ku muadtu, Even so, I will not go. — na lang even if it is only (so-and-so). Tagái ku, bisan na lang singku, Give me something, even if it is only five cents. Wà miy makáun, bisan na lang ságing, We have no food, not even bananas; 2b. — sa despite, in spite of. Bisan pa sa ákung hinábang, wà gihápun musalir, He wasn’t successful despite my help; 3. — (interrogative) 3a. no matter where, who, how, when, how much, etc. Bisan maása siya, pangitáun ku siya, No matter where he goes, I’ll find him. Bisan pila, palita, Buy it, no matter how much it costs; 3b. anybody, where, etc. at all. Bisan diin lang niya byái ang sinílas, He used to put his slippers any old place. Bisan kinsa makaapil, Anyone may take part. Mahímù bisan anus-a lang, You can do it any time. — ug, kun see bisan.

n. bishop in chess.

n. 1. Visayan. Bantúgan siyang bisayà, He is a famous Visayan. Tambal nga bisayà, Visayan medicines; 2. a smaller, ordinary mongrel variety of something, esp. domestic animals or cultivated plants. Manuk bisayà, Mongrel chicken. Sibúyas bisayà, Small, green onions. Sabun bisayà, Laundry soap in bars. -in- 1. the Visayan way. Panambal nga binisayà, Visayan type of folk healing; 2. Visayan language. Binisayang putúput, tuganus, Pure Visayan with no admixture of foreign words; v. 1. speak Visayan. Binisay-i lang ku, Just speak to me in Visayan; 2. translate into Visayan. Kinsa tung paríang nagbinisayà sa biblíya? Who was that priest who translated the Bible into Visayan? bisayista n. Visayanist. kabisay-an n. the Visayan Islands.

n. Visayan

Visaya

see bisíbis.

baseball

n. baseball game; v. play baseball. -ista n. baseball player; v. be, make into a baseball player.

n. Vice

v. for children to be fussy and troublesome. Mubisgù ang bátà ug dúnay sakit nga batíun, A child will be fussy if it is not feeling well.

a. 1. busy with activity. Bísi kaáyu rung mga piliunun kay hápit nang piliay, The candidates are very busy now because it’s election year; 2. a busy telephone. Bísi gihápun ang tilipunu, The telephone is still busy; v. for the telephone to be busy.

n. the vice- or lieutenant governor, mayor, president, consul, etc. Kun mamatay ang pamúnù pulíhan kini sa íyang bísi, When a president dies the vice-president will take over; v. be someone’s lieutenant. Siya ang bisíhi, Run as his vice-mayor.

infusion

n. spray