List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 185

see bunítu (female).

a. for a man or boy to be good-looking; v. be, become handsome. see also ninyu.

see bungkawil.

see bungkul.

v. rinse. Akuy mibunlaw (namunlaw) sa lapúkung salug, I rinsed the muddy floor off. Kinsay nagbunlaw sa sinabunan? Who rinsed the soapy clothes? Bunláwi ang kúlun únà lutúi, Rinse out the pot before you use it; n. something to rinse with.

see bunglay.

weed

weeding

jerk

see bátud, n.

v. pull with force. Gibunlut níya ang ákung buhuk, She pulled my hair; n. act of pulling with force. -ay sa tukug n. drawing lots by sticks. Whoever gets the longest is ‘it’; v. draw lots by sticks.

kill

n. throw

pitch

slay

blood feud

bruise

cyst

coconut hust

a. for hair, spines, and the like to be spreading wide. Ngil-ad tan-áwun ang bunsíkà nga buhuk, Hair that is spread out in all directions is ugly to look at; v. spread out in all directions. Wà pa makabunsíkà ang dáhun sa pugas, The leaves of the corn seedlings have not spread out yet.