List of Cebuano words starting with the letter D - Page 86

receive

n. 1. kind of supernatural beings that are associated with certain places, esp. trees; 2. ceremony of offering food cooked with no salt to spirits to insure harvest, give thanks, diagnose an illness; v. perform a diwáta ceremony. Diwatáhi ang lugar únà tarúkig balay, Make an offering before you construct the house. Sakit nga gidiwatáhan, A sickness for which the diwáta ceremony was performed. diwatahan n. 1. medium who performs the diwáta ceremony; 2. one who believes in diwáta and the diwáta ceremony. diwatíru see diwatahan, 1.

n. nymph

superstition

n. 1. kind of small supernatural people, most commonly thought to live in the space between the roof and the ceiling. They do good to those to whom they show themselves, but are also said to play practical jokes; 2. a dwarfed person.

n. kind of cutlass fish: Trichiurus spp. diwitdíwit see díwit.

n. 1. day (length of time). Un díya aku didtu, I was there one day. Dus díyas, Two days. Midiya díya ang trabáhu run, We work only half-day today; 2. pay for the day’s work. Walà kay díya madáwat karun kay walà ka mutrabáhu, You won’t receive any pay today because you did not report to work; v. earn a certain amount for a day’s work. Mudíya kug utsu písus, I earn eight pesos a day.

diabetes

see dayabítis.

n. evil

n. 1. devil. Usa ka diyablu mipakítà níya, A devil appeared to him; 2. devil, said as a mild curse to someone Kiat mung mga diyablúha mu, You’re being naughty, you little devils!

n. 1. ceremony with three priests officiating. Diyakunung mísa, Special mass; 2. priest that assists a high-ranking priest who says mass; 3. a layman elected by the congregation to help the minister in Protestant churches; v. become a deacon who aids in the mass or a deacon in a Protestant church.

diamond

n. diamond, not as fine in quality as the brilyanti.

see dayamitru.

see dayána.

n. janitor

a. for ordinary, casual wear. Dúna siyay aláhas pára diyaryu ug láin sab tung pára ispisyal, She has jewelry for daily wear and other jewelry for special occasions; v. wear, use something for daily, casual wear.

n. daily paper.

n. diary.