List of Cebuano words starting with the letter H - Page 30

a. inattentive to what one is about. Hangal ka giyud. Unsa man ruy ákung gisulti? You are not with it. Now what did I say? Wà nímu ipha ang suklì. Hangal ka giyung batáa ka, You didn’t count the change, you stupid child. -in- v. do something in a careless, inattentive way; n. something done in a careless, wrong way. ka- carelessness, inattentiveness.

fool

loggerhead

n. lunatic

adj. foolish

idiot

lout

n. half-wit

oaf

see hanglas.

see hingáwa.

v. do something for no reason, more than is necessary. Muhángay lang siyag kasukù, He just suddenly gets angry for no reason. Naharus ang twirka kay gikahayngan nímu ug hugut, You stripped the nut because you tightened it much too much.

v. take a large bite with a snapping action. Gihambat ang ákung páa sa íhu, The shark snapped at my leg. -um-r- a. tending to bite. ka-un a. raring to bite at something.

n. chickenpox; v. get chickenpox. -un(→) a. having chickenpox.

see hanggap.

frontier

border

until

inhale

v. breathe in, inhale deeply. Naghanggap siya sa alimyun sa búlak, She is breathing in the fragrance of the flowers. Nahanggap nákù ang báhù sa patayng irù, I got a deep whiff of the smell of the dead dog; n. deep inhalation.