List of Cebuano words starting with the letter D - Page 108

harbor

n. port

v. 1. for a boat to come to shore, wharf. Unsay inyung dunggúun didtu? What are you pulling in to shore for? Didtu níla idunggù ang barku sa Úpun, They docked the ship in Opon; 2. — ang bisíta for menstruation to set in (slang). dunggùdunggù v. go here and there in search of something Nagkadunggùdunggù kug panghulam, I went all over the place looking for money to borrow. -an(→) v. for a boat to go to some port habitually. -ánan n. place a boat docks.

n. cutting tool having a short, curved blade, the outer edge of which is sharp. It is attached to a pole and used to clear dried leaves off of banana and abaca plants; v. cut away the dried leaves of abaca and banana trees.

v. 1. for hair to be hanging down over something Nagdunghay ang lambúngay sa kabáyù, The horse’s mane hung down over his back; 2. for sweat to flow down like hair. Nawung nga gidungháyan sa singut, A face streaming with sweat.

v. hang limp from its base. Nagdungilù na lang ang íya human sa ikatulung ráwun, His penis is all drooping after the third time.

v. arrive at a door, dock. Nagdungkà na sa pantalan ang barku, The ship was moving into port. Mauy hingdungkaan ku sa pulta ang makalilísang talan-áwun, I came upon a gruesome sight at the door.

v. light a lamp, cigarette and the like by putting fire to it. Dungkái na ang parul, Light the lantern.

a. person who doesn’t give a tip (slang).

v. 1. droop. Midungluy ang mga dáhun sa mga mais tungud sa ínit, The leaves of the corn plants are drooping from the heat. Karsúnis nga nagdungluy sa hayhayan, The trousers that are hanging on the line. Kun dunglúyun (idungluy) mu ang ímung úlu mu ra kag subù tan-áwun, When you let your head droop you will look sad; 2. for fowls to have the disease called dungluy; n. sickness of fowl characterized by a drooping head and a hunched up body. (→) a. drooping.

lean

yield

fame

heard

n. credit

n. honor

prestige

see pungdul.

n. kind of sea cucumber with a hard outer edge, the waste of which (lukut) is eaten and which emits a purple-colored liquid when touched. It is used in a kind of sorcery which makes persons bleed. nawung ug — very ugly.

v. 1. bow the head. Namátì siya sa kasábà pinadungù ang úlu, He listened to the scolding with his head bowed; 2. for plants to bend. Nagdungù ang mga humay human sa hángin, The rice plants were bent over after the wind storm.