List of Cebuano words starting with the letter D - Page 75

n. department, division of an office.

see dipusitu, v 1, 2, 3, 4; n 4.

v. cut something close to the base. Dipdípi ang tingkuy, Cut the hair at the nape short. Ug dipdípun ang sagbut háyan mamatay, If you cut the grass short, it will die.

see dipyí. see pyí.

see dipiktúsu. see dipiktu.

n. defect; v. the thing that’s wrong. Ang nakadipiktu nímu kay mugib-ap ka lang dáyun, What’s wrong with you is that you give up right away. -su a. defective, have something wrong with it; v. be, become defective. Laina ang dunut nga mangga kay madipiktúsu unyà ang ubang maáyu, Separate the rotten mangoes because they might spoil the good ones.

it depends on whether (so-and-so) is the case. Dipindi ug dì muulan, muadtu ta, It depends. If it doesn’t rain we will go.

v. 1. take sides in an argument, defend in a court case. Dikampanilya giyud ang mudipindǐr nákù, A first-rate lawyer will defend me. Wà kuy dipindihan ánang awáya, I won’t take sides in this quarrel; 2. uphold one’s honor. Dipindihi ang ímung pagkababáyi, Defend your chastity; 3. defend, protect. Kining pistúla ákung idipindǐr sa ákung kinabúhì, I’ll defend my life with this pistol.

v. depend on someone for maintenance or support. Kun maminyù nà, dì na mudipindǐr sa mga ginikánan, When one is married, he mustn’t depend on his parents for support. Mauy ákung gidipindihan ang íyang sáad sa pagtábang, I was depending on the help he had promised.

n. 1. instrument for defending; 2. barrier that serves to protect a structure. Dipinsa sa awtu, Bumper of the car; 2a. pilings against a wharf; 3. argument prepared in defense; v. 1. defend, protect. Gidipinsáhan ku lang ang ákung anak, I was protecting my child; 2. provide with a protective structure; 3. defend with an argument. Abugádu nga midipinsa níya, The lawyer that defended him.

a. different from what is expected. Dipirinsiya na run ang íyang panlíhuk, Her ways are very different nowadays; n. 1. difference. Dipirinsiya ug dus písus ang prisyu dinhi kay sa didtu, The price here is two pesos more than there; 2. quarrel. Husáya ang inyung dipirinsiya, Settle your quarrels; 3. defect. Unsa may dipirinsiya nga dì mudágan? What’s wrong with it that it won’t run? v. 1. be, become different. Wà na magdipirinsiya ang pamisti sa babáyi ug laláki karun, Women’s and men’s clothing don’t differ any more; 2. 1. have a quarrel, misunderstanding. Magkadipirinsiya giyud usáhay ang magtiáyun, A married couple will always have petty quarrels at times; 3. become defective.

n. deficit, shortage of money; v. have a deficit or shortage of money.

see piyi.

diplomat

n. 1. diploma. 2 one’s child (slang); v. 1. get a diploma; 2. have offspring (slang).

n. 1. diplomacy; 2. knack of saying something tactful to smooth personal relations.

n. diplomat.

v. for troops to deploy.

see primíra.

see dipirinsiya.