List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 42

n. different from the expected. Dakung balighù, gipusil siya apan wà dutli, How strange! He was shot but was not hurt. Siya ray anak nga balighù sa ginikánan, He is the parent’s problem child.

n. bow, loop, that can be easily untied by pulling one end of the string; v. tie a knot on something Akuy mubalighut sa listun sa bátà, I’ll tie the child’s shoelace. Balighúti ang kumingking arun dì malímut, Tie a string around his little finger so he won’t forget.

see balat-ang.

see balighut.

see balinsálà.

a. 1. wrong side out, up. Baligtad nang pagkatahì kay nailáwum ang karaygan, It was sewed with the wrong side out because the material that was meant to face is on the inside; 2. contrary to what is expected. Baligtad ang nahitabù kay inay silútan, gigantíhan na hinúun, Just the opposite happened: instead of being punished, he was rewarded; v. put wrong side up or out. Nagbaligtad ang kahun ay, básig mahùhù ang sulud, The box is upside down. The contents might fall out. Ayaw ibaligtad (baligtára) pagladlad ang mga magasin, Do not display the magazines upside down.

dagat

n. bond

n. tie

shoestring

n. 1. tight knot that won’t come undone; 2. thumb-sized bundle of sorted abaca fiber for weaving, knotted at one end; v. 1. tie in a knot. Baligtúsa (ibaligtus) makaduha arun masigúru, Tie the knot twice to make it secure; 2. tie abaca fiber into a bundle as thick as one’s thumb by knotting the end. Baligtúsa ang sinudlay nga iskuhídu, Bundle the sorted fine abaca fiber.

v. 1. use something as a crowbar to move something else. Ayaw ug ibaligwat ang páyung sa ríhas, Don’t use the umbrella as a crowbar to move the grill; 2. break one’s arm or leg by moving it accidentally after it has been wedged tight in place (i.e. having it act like a crowbar). Nabálì íyang tiil kay nabaligwat sa pagkabulásut níya sa bangag, He broke his leg when he stepped into the hole because when he fell, his leg was wedged on the edge of the hole; n. crowbar.

export

n. merchandise

n. sale

n. ware

sell

v. sell. Gibaligyáan ku níyag sigarilyu, He sold me some cigarettes; n. merchandise, wares for sale. Nagpátad ang daghang baligyà sa asíras, The sidewalks are teeming with things for sale. Dílì kini baligyà. Ákù ni, This is not for sale. It’s mine. palit — buying and selling. Nanginabúhì ku sa palit baligyà, I make my living by buying and selling. maN-ay, maN-r- n. one who sells for a living.

vend

n. emporium