List of Cebuano words starting with the letter G - Page 18

v. crochet. Kuti gansilyúhun kanang mútip, That motif is an intricate one to crochet; n. crochet hook. -in- n. crocheted material.

see galansíyang.

n. 1. hook attached to sacks to help one heave them; 2. crochet hook; 3. large safety pin; 4. hook in wrestling; v. 1. put a hook in something to lift it with. Gansúhi kun lisud paggúnit, Use a hook if it’s hard to hold; 2. fasten something with a safety pin. Gigansúhan ku na lang ang ákung karsúnis, I just fastened my pants with a safety pin; 3. hook in wrestling.

n. whippletree of a plow; v. 1. put a whippletree. Nabitik ang kábaw sa kasya kay wà gansúngi, The trace was looped around the carabao’s leg because there was no whippletree fastened to the rope; 2. make into a whippletree.

see gantang.

n. 1. a unit of dry measure equivalent to three liters; 2. liquid measure of about the same amount; v. be one gantang. Hápit mugantang ang ílang mahurut káda káun, They use up nearly a gantang every meal. -an(→) n. vessel used to measure gantang.

award

n. 1. reward, prize; 2. natural gift given by God. Ang ímung kaanyag ganti sa kahitas-an, Your beauty is a gift of God; v. 1. give a reward, prize. Gigantíhag haluk sa músa ang mananáug, The winner got a kiss from the muse; 2. endow with natural talents or qualities. Ang kinaiyáhan nagganti níyag malantip nga utukan, Nature has endowed him with a keen mind; 3. win a prize, reward. Nakagantig bakus ang kampiyun, The champion won a belt.

n. prize

n. reward

reward

award

n. kind of fish.

large

massive

see gansilyu.

n. bollard, a mooring post on the wharf.

a. piled high. Gantuung kaáyu ang tápuk sa bulingun, The laundry is piled high; v. loom tall. Migantuung ang búki digíra sa lawud, The warship loomed high on the ocean.

see kanus-a (dialectal).

v. 1. clear weeds or grass in an area. Naggánut sila sa iskuyláhan, They are clearing the weeds in the school yard; 2. pull a tooth. pa- v. have someone pull a tooth. Magpagánut kug tangu, I will have a tooth pulled; n. weed-pulling session. Walay gánut rung hápun, There is no yard work this afternoon. -l-un(→) n. weeds to be cleared off by pulling.