List of Cebuano words starting with the letter G - Page 23

n. kerosene

n. gas mask; v. wear a gas mask.

endow

gratuity

n. 1. gauze; 2. incandescent mantle of pressure lanterns.

n. gift

present

v. give a gift. Unsay ákung igása sa ílang kasal? What shall I give them as a wedding present? n. gift, present.

n. coral, hard substance made up of the skeleton of polyps. ka-an n. place where corals abound.

v. get whitish salt particles on the body. Mugasang ang ákung pánit ug dì ku manghinawnaw humag kalígù sa dágat, My body becomes whitened with salt if I do not rinse myself off after swimming in the sea. -un a. covered with salt particles.

v. lop off the branches from a tree that has fallen or been cut down and cut them into pieces.

see higasbut.

abrasion

v. damage something by scratching it. Nagasgas ang kílid sa pridyidir, The side of the frigidaire got scratched; n. scratch.

n. gasket; v. put gasket on.

n. prickly heat; v. have prickly heat. Ulan ang ikalígù kun gasliun ka, Bathe with rain water if you have prickly heat.

a. stiff and dry through the heat of the sun; v. be stiff dried due to the sun’s heat. Ayaw pamad-i nang linadlad arun dílì magasling (mugasling), Do not let the clothes get completely dry so they won’t get stiff. Gaslínga (igasling) pagbulad ang karni arun dì mabahù, Dry the meat till it is stiff so it won’t spoil.

gasoline

a. 1. having dry and rough skin; 2. generally unkempt; 3. coarse in manner. Gaspang ang ímung pagkasulti, You’re coarse in your speech; v. be coarse. Nanggaspang ang íyang pálad sa mga kúbal, The skin on his palms is rough from the calluses.

n. kerosene torch made of a slim piece of bamboo or a bottle; v. make into a kerosene torch.