List of Cebuano words starting with the letter H - Page 118

v. 1. get food that hasn’t been served. Hung-un sa iring ang tinúlang isdà, The cat will get at the fish stew; 2. eat something right out of the pot. Maghuung na lang ku diri kay kapuy nang magkúhag plátu, I’ll just eat from the pot, because it’s too much trouble to get a plate; 3. do illicit acts with another man’s wife. Dúnay muhuung sa asáwa inigbyáhi sa bána níyang kapitan, someone takes over after the husband, who is a ship captain, goes off.

a. 1. tight in fit. Huut kaáyu ang ákung sapátus, My shoes are very tight. Huut ang takub. Gáhing tangtángun, The cover is on very tight. It’s hard to get it off; 2. tight in feeling. Huut kaáyu ang ákung tunlan tungud sa kahadluk, My throat was tight with fear; 3. crowded. Huut kaáyu ang sinihan, The moviehouse was very crowded; v. 1. stuck or wedged tight. Ang bábuy mihuut sa imburnal, The pig got stuck in the culvert. Ihuut ang kálù sa úlu, Put the hat tightly on the head; 1a. for the chest, throat to tighten; 2. fill up a space entirely. Ang íyang nawung mihuut sa ritrátu, Her face filled up the photograph. (←) a. very crowded; v. be jampacked. Naghúut ang mga pumapálit sa baratilyu, The buyers jampacked the bargain sale. pa- v. 1. jam something in s.w. 2. practice pahuut sorcery on someone n. kind of sorcery causing swelling and rapid death. The leaves and bark of a tree with magical properties are caused to come into contact with the skin of the intended victim either by hanging them in his path or by rubbing them onto him.

see huung.

v. separate things from each other by distance or by a division. Ang ámung lúti gihuwaan ug subà, Our lots are separated by a river.

for words with huwa- see also under hula-.

(from húlad) v. 1. pour something off into a container or some place to be kept. Kinsay naghuwad sa mais diri sa salug? Who poured the corn grains here on the floor? Ihuwad ang súkà sa butilya, Pour the vinegar into the bottle; 2. pour money into an area. Ang Sibu gihuwaran ni Markus ug duha ka milyun, Marcos poured two million into Cebu; 3. for an image or likeness to appear in one’s offspring or on something it was transferred to. Ang ímung kaguwápa mihuwad ngadtu sa ímung bátà, Your daughter has inherited your beauty. Ang hulagway sa palutup wà makahuwad kay dílì hustug ínit ang plansa, The image didn’t transfer because the iron was not hot enough. (←) n. action of intense pouring. huwaránan n. receptacle, dumping place.

adj. counterfeit

n. duplicate

n. slender vine, the split stems of which are used for tying purposes: Flagellaria indica.

borrow

name John. — dila krus the Filipino John Doe, name given to represent the average Filipino. — Púsung character in folk tales of low position but great cleverness who succeeds in getting the better of people in high positions.

v. stroke gently. Natúlug ang bátà nga ákung gihúwap (gihuwápan), The child that I stroked gently went to sleep.

standard

n. kind of catfish.

v. 1. bring relief, be relieved. Kining tablitása daling muhuwas (mupahuwas) sa hilánat, These tablets quickly relieve fever. Mihuwas (nahuwas) na ákung sakit, My pain has been relieved. Nahuwasan na siya sa kahadluk, He has recovered from his fear; 1a. vent one’s anger on. Siyay gihuwasan sa ákung kalágut, I vented my anger on him; 2. get over some bad character trait. Nahuwasan na siya sa binúang human hikastiguhi, He got over his foolishness after he got punished. pa- n. something used to relieve.

see wásay, n.

a. shoddily made. Huwásù nga pagkaáyu sa sapátus, daling naukab, The shoes were poorly repaired. They came apart again; v. for workmanship to be poor.

(from hulat) expression commanding a draft animal to stop: whoa.

see huyátid.

n. Thursday