List of Cebuano words starting with the letter G - Page 8

keep

v. 1. take care of, attend to the needs of someone Gigám ang mabdus sa duktur, The doctor attended to the pregnant woman; 2. raise, rear. Gigám sila sáma gayud sa kaugalíngun níyang anak, She raised them like her own children; n. care, watchful attention. Way gám, maung nangaláyà, They withered because no one took care of them. galalmun a. delicate, requiring much attention and care. Galalmun kaáyu ning buwáka, This flower is very delicate.

nursery

faculty

material

n. instrument

n. tool

stuff

utensil

substance

n. mouthpiece

material

n. small variety of balingbing (Averrhoa carambola) which is very juicy, sour, and dark orange in color.

n. kind of jet-black, glossy starling: Aplonis panayensis.

gallant

(not without l) a. swashbuckling and ostentatiously courteous, esp. to ladies; v. act in a swashbuckling and ostentatiously courteous way. Tihik apan nagalanti kay dihay babáyi, ug siyay mibáyad, He’s a cheapskate, but he suddenly got generous because there was a lady in the company, and he paid the bill.

(not without l) v. 1. cut through a thicket to make a trail. Maggalas tag agiánan sa kalibunan, We will cut a trail through the thicket; 2. make a clearing along the perimeter of a cultivated area to use as a boundary marker. Gigalasan nákù ang matag saup arun way áway, I made a clearing as a boundary marker for each of my tenants to avoid quarrels.

n. twig, small branches.

n. one who is good for nothing and who is only a nuisance in a group activity. Dílì giyud kita magkasinábut kun paapilun ta nang galawgaw sa átung panaglantúgì, We won’t be able to reach an agreement if we let kibitzers join our discussion.

n. sweet potato tops used as a green; v. cook sweet potato tops. paN- v. gather sweet potato tops.