List of Cebuano words starting with the letter H - Page 49

knob

cage

coop

see halwa.

dump

see halwut.

adj. best

angay

champ

champion

surpassing

genius

n. the host at a house where a mahjong session is being held; v. be a mahjong host.

see also halu-.

a. best, tops in a certain field. Hawud siya sa klási, She is the best in her class. Ang mga radiyung ginamà sa Hapun mauy hawud karun, The best radios are the ones made in Japan. Kanang bugúya mauy hawud niíning distritúha, That toughie is the toughest of them all in this area; v. 1. be, get to be tops. Nanghawud siya sa kanta, He is the best singer. Ang átung pruduktu gihawran na sa mga pruduktu sa Hapun, Our products top the products of Japan. hawudháwud v. act as if one were superior.

see halughug.

n. kind of sardine, of particularly tasty flesh with a multitude of bones going in four directions. Blue on top and silver on bottom, growing to 8″.

v. for the body to be extremely tired, exhausted. Gihawsan kug kinarga ug balas, I am dead tired loading sand.

see halwut.

v. for a portion of the body to tire from doing something for too long a time. Mihawuy (nanghawuy, gihawuy) ákung líug ug hinangad, My neck has gotten stiff from looking up all the time. Gihawuy ákung kamut pagsinulat, My hand is stiff from writing too much.