List of Cebuano words starting with the letter H - Page 72

lowbrow

adj. weak-kneed

adj. furtive

adj. gradual

adj. steathily

abrupt

v. 1. get oneself so far committed that it would be awkward to back out. Sígi na lang kay nakahinayak na kug káun bisag dì pa tingkaun, Since I started, I might as well just eat properly even if it isn’t time yet. Kay nahinayak ka nag pakigtrátu níya, pangasaw-a na lang, You’ve gone so far as to get engaged, you might as well marry her. Humana lang nà kay nahinaykan na nímug tábas, Just finish it because you already started cutting it. Nagkahináyak ang duha, búsa nag-ípun na lang, The two have got too deeply involved with each other, so they just set up house together; 2. do something in excess or longer than necessary. Bídang nakahinayak nímug asin sa sabaw, You put too much salt in the soup. Nahinaykan nákug duut, dì nabuak, I pushed it too hard and it broke; 3. do something for nothing, in vain. Nahinayak akug anhi, I came here for nothing. pa- v. 1. cause someone to push through with something, do something in excess for nothing; 2. do something in excess purposely, allow oneself to get too deeply involved. Ug magpahinayak kag inum, If you drink excessively. Nagpahinayak siya sa gugma, She allowed herself to get too deeply involved in a love affair.

laggard

n. patter

see hanayhay.

lag

modest

1. see dáyun; 2. see hínay.

1. baby talk for higdà ‘go to sleep’. Hindà na ta dung. Túlug na, Come on. Let’s go sleepy-by, son; 2. word uttered upon reaching home base in hide-and-seek; v. go home free. -anan n. place used as home base.

n. kind of small tree: Myrica javanica.

unheard of

unclean

unhealthy

unhappy

indigestion