List of Cebuano words starting with the letter D - Page 87

see díya, n 1 (plural).

see byatilis.

ten

vegetarian

n. diet; v. go on a diet.

slit-eyed

n. goddess

adj. pious

n. a half centavo; a. 1. small in amount. Diyù nga súkà, A little vinegar; 2. small in size. Diyung bátà, A small child; v. be little, make something little. Ug madiyù na ang túbig, When there is little water left. Diyua pag-asin, Just put a little salt in it. diyùdiyù see diyutdiyut. see diyut. paka- v. humble oneself before someone, consider something little. Nagpakadiyù aku sa íyang atubángan, I humbled (lit. lowered) myself before him. Gipakadiyù ba nà nímung usa ka galun? Do you consider a gallon little? -g- see digyù. diriyù, dariyù see diriyut. see diyut. maka-, ka- just a second. Migawas siyag kadiyù, He went out for a second. maN-(←), tag-(←) costing a half a centavo. tag-(←), tagi-, tinagi- see tagidiyut. see diyut.

v. 1. close the eyes to a slit. Midíyung ang íyang mga mata sa kasúlaw, His eyes squinted in the light; 2. for a light to be, become dim. Midíyung (madíyung) ang sugà kay wà nay gás, The light grew dim because the kerosene was all gone; 2a. for the sky to get overcast during the day. Nidíyung ang kalangítan, The sky became overcast.

n. God. Anak sa Diyus, Son of God. pur- see pur-. way — 1. atheist, nonbeliever; 2. godless, full of sin; v. become very successful in a certain endeavor. Nadiyus siya sa nigusyu, He became very successful in business. diyusdíyus n. false gods. -in- 1. honest, according to God’s precepts; 2. earnestly with honest effort. Diniyus ang íyang pagtuun, She studied with complete seriousness; v. 1. do something honestly. Gamay kag ginansiya ug magdiniyus kag nigusyu, You won’t have a good profit if you do business honestly; 2. do something with complete earnestness. Dinyusi (dinyusa) pagsag-úlu ang liksiyun, Memorize the lesson earnestly. maki- a. God-loving, fond of worshipping God. -nun a. 1. pious, living according to God’s precepts; 2. divine. Bátang diyusnun, The Holy Infant; v. get to be pious. padiyusdiyusnun v. pretend piety.

n. goddess.

n. diocese.

n. morsel

n. small in size. Diyut nga bátà, A tiny child; n. half-centavo coin. way — penniless. makadiyut, makariyut 1. to be done for a short time. Makadiyut lang ku ngadtu, I will just go there; 2. was done for a short time. Makadiyut lang kung niadtu, I just went there for a short time. ka-, kariyut 1. see makadiyut; 2. done a second ago. Kadiyut (kariyut) lang siya nga nanáug, He just left a second ago. naka-, nakariyut see makadiyut, 2. (←) see diyut; n. tag-(←), maN-(←) coin worth half a centavo. diyutdiyut v. do something many times at small intervals. Nagdiyutdiyut siyag pangíhì, He keeps urinating every few minutes. Gidiyutdiyutan ku níyag pangáyug ámut, He kept asking me for a contribution every few days. -ay(←) a. 1. few, small in amount. Diyútayng kwarta, Little money; 2. small in size. Diyútayng bátà, A small child; v. get to be little, make something little. Diyutáya ang asin, Just use a little salt. Nagkadiyutay na ang túbig, The water is getting to be less and less. paka-ay(←) v. consider something little in amount. Gipakadiyútay ba nímu ang usa ka galun? Do you consider a gallon to be a small amount? diriyut, dariyut (subjunctive verb) 1. (so-and-so) almost happened. Diriyut ku hiligsi, I was almost run over; 2. something of little importance. Diriyut lang tung ílang gikaawáyan, They quarrelled over nothing. tagdiyútay see tagidiyut. -g- a. small (plural). Umúla sa digyut nga búla, Form it into small balls; v. divide something into small shares. -um-g-, dumaligyut a. tending to run small. Dumigyut (dumaligyut) ang ílang kalíwat, Their family tends to be small in stature. tagi- a. in small amounts at a time; v. (do) a little at a time. Tagidiyútag palit, Buy it little at a time. Tagidiyúti ug sábud ang mga manuk, Feed the chickens a little at a time. Itagidiyut kini ug timpla, Mix it in a little at a time. tinagi- see tagidiyut.

petty

adj. few

adj. little

adj. little (bit)

adj. miniature