List of Cebuano words starting with the letter I - Page 54

refreshment

drinking

see inun-únan. see un-un.

see kanyáhay.

see unay.

placenta

quadruple

see alinupung.

united

alone

soliloquy

single

a. 1. naive, innocent of the ways of the world. Inusinti ka sa palípat, pildi ka giyud, You’re not wise to thimblerig gambling, so you’ll lose. Inusinti pa siya sa mga babáyi, He’s innocent when it comes to women; 1a. harmless, not likely to think of doing misdeeds. Dì giyud siya muy nangíriw. Inusinti nà siya, She didn’t steal it. She’s a harmless sort; 1b. innocent of a joke played on one. Nasugamak sa binúang ang inusinti, The innocent fellow walked right into the trap; 2. people having no involvement but brought to harm through no fault of their own. Daghang mga inusinti ang naamung, Many innocent people were caught up in the catastrophe; 3. innocent, not guilty; 4. Innocents’ Day (December 28), The Philippine equivalent of April Fool’s; v. 1. be, become innocent; 2. fool someone on Innocents’ Day.

a. close-fisted to the point of not spending for the barest necessities; v. get to be close-fisted. inut-ínut v. spend money or use something sparingly. Ug kamau ka muinut-ínut sa ímung kwarta, dì ka giyud kahutdan, If you know how to spend your money sparingly, you won’t run out. Inut-inúti (inut-inúta) ang pagtabakù kay wà ka ra bay swildu, Go easy on the smokes. You aren’t earning any money. -an see inut.

creditor

n. 1. invalid, disabled. Inútil siya human sa aksidinti, He was disabled after the accident. Inútil ang ákung buktun, My arm is completely disabled; 2. worthless person. Líhuk mung mga inutíla mu, Get a move on, you worthless bums; 3. wash-out, one who passed his peak. Inútil na nang artistáha, That actress is a has-been; v. be, become disabled. Inutílun ba nímu ang ímung anak ug kinastígu? Do you want to cripple your child with that punishment?

useless

limited

conventional

adj. unamimous