List of Cebuano words starting with the letter D - Page 69

lie

phony

accidental

adj. involuntary

adj. figurative

lowbrow

incompatible

loath

absent

v. deliver, bring something s.w.

n. delivery boy.

n. delegate to a convention; v. be a delegate.

v. delegate work, responsibility (on or to). Gidiligahan ka sa pag-atiman sa mga bátà, You’re entrusted with taking care of the children.

n. delegation.

n. protection money demanded to avoid harm; v. 1. collect protection money. Hínay pag pamasahíru dúna pay mudilihinsya nátù, We get only a few passengers, and to make matters worse, there are people who mulct us. 2. ask money from parents (slang). Mudilihinsya pa kung Pápa pára ipanini, I’ll ask Father for some money to go to the movies.

see dilikádu (female).

n. good sense of propriety. Way dilikadísa. Nagdigúma lang sa simbahan, He has no sense of propriety. He just wears rubber shoes to church.

a. 1. perilous, in danger. Dilikádu ang íyang kahimtang. Háyan mamatay, His condition is serious. He will probably die; 2. needing careful handling. Dilikádu ang súd íning kartun, The contents of this cardboard box are fragile. Dilikádu kaáyu ang kásu nga ímung giatúbang, The case you are involved in is a delicate one; 3. finicky, choosy about one’s things or what one has about him. Dilikádu ku sa pagkáun, pamisti, ug sa ákung mga butang, I’m choosy about my food, how I dress myself, about my things; v. be unsafe, in danger.

a. touchy, likely to take offense easily. Dilikinti. Dì makaagwanta ug kumidiya, He’s touchy. He can’t take jokes; v. be touchy.

n. draftsman, instrument for drafting; v. be a draftsman.