List of Cebuano words starting with the letter I - Page 40

n. invitation card.

n; a. marine motor mounted inboard or a small boat with an inboard motor.

see imbuyis.

v. induct into an organization. indaksiyun n. induction into an organization. — bul n. induction ball; v. hold an induction. indakting upisir n. inducting officer.

n. surgeonfish: Acanthurus spp.

short form: day; n. 1. title or term of address for a female the same age or younger than the speaker, often adopted as the informal first name. Ása ka Day (Inday)? Where are you going, Miss? Nagkasíra si Inday Úping sa ámù, Miss Oping boards in our house; 2. female, girl. Tulu ka inday nga hidakpan sa balay sa kahiláyan, Three girls were arrested in the bawdy house; v. call someone inday. inday-inday a. 1. light and continuing wind or rain. Dì man ni bagyu, inday-inday pa man ni, This is no storm. It’s only a playful breeze; 2. slow and easy in gait; 2a. a slow easy bouncing game of table tennis, as between beginners; 3. kind of flowering weed resembling a poinsettia: Euphorbia heterophylla; v. for wind or rain to be weak, be slow in gait. Nag-inday-inday siyang naglakaw, He’s walking slowly and leisurely.

girl

index finger

n. acronym for NDB, the National Development Board.

v. compare two things to see which is better. Wà makaindig ang íyang mga pinintal sa ubang salmut, His portraits could not compete with the other entries. Mag-indig ta kun kinsay maáyug tíngug, Let’s compare our voices to see which is better. Indígun kunu nátù ang átung buktun ug kinsay dakù, Let us compare our arms to see whose is bigger. Indígan nímu siya sa kabráyit, Are you going to compete with him to see who is more intelligent? Iindig ku ning ákung sinínà sa iyáha, I’ll compare my dress with hers to see which is nicer. ka- n. rival, competitor. Daghan siyag kaindig sa íyang gugma ni Ispir, He has lots of rivals for Esper’s love. -ay n. competition, contest, comparison; v. hold, have a competition.

specimen

competition

n. contest

n. match

n. tilt

n. indigestion; v. have indigestion. Nag-indihistiyun (giindihistiyun) siya tungud sa kadaghan sa gikaun, She got indigestion from eating too much.

n. reading on a meter.

n. India ink.

a. a mild cuss word referring to a person who has incurred one’s ire. Ikawng indimunyadúha ka, mubálik ka lang ngari, You, devil! Just try coming back here.

n. joke which one makes in back and forth banter by which one saves face by turning criticism into praise; v. succeed in making this sort of joke. Sa dihang giingnan siya nga giinítan siyang Rus, nakainding siya pag-ingun nga mau man giyud ning gwápu, pirming inítan, When they told him that Rose was angry (ínit) at him, he saved face with the joke that that’s the way it is with handsome men. Women always get hot (ínit) for them.