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

v. 1. for odors to rise. Muispunghar giyud ang báhù sa kasilyas, The toilet exudes a terrible odor; 2. for volatile substances to evaporate. Miispunghar ang agwa kay wà tabúni, The perfume evaporated because no one covered it. ispunghádu, ispungháwu a. for something to have given off its volatile constituent. Wà na kaáyuy báhù ang agwa. Ispungháwu na man, The perfume doesn’t have much odor any more because it weakened from evaporation.

a. for hair to be wavy and soft. Nindut ning ispungháwu tag buhuk kay dì na lang kinahanglan ang pagpakulung, It’s nice to have soft and wavy hair, because we don’t need to have permanents; v. for hair to be, become soft and wavy.

n. 1. sponsor of a program or social affair; 2. the girl escort (muse) who accompanies a man in official functions; 3. one who sponsors an immigrant abroad; v. 1. sponsor something; 2. take as one’s muse, become a muse; 3. act as sponsor for an immigrant abroad.

a. 1. good sport or sportsmanlike. Ispurt giyud tu si Kusáka kay bísag pildi, mapahiyúmun lang gihápun, Kosaka was a good sport, for even if he lost, he was still all smiles; 2. fight that is fought on the basis that there should be no bad feelings; v. 1. be, become a good sport or sportsmanlike. Kung mag-ispurt lang ang táwu wà giyuy gubut, If a man fights fairly there won’t be any trouble; 2. hold a fight on condition that no one have hard feelings.

see ispúting.

n. sports car; v. 1. travel, go by sports car; 2. get a sports car.

n. wife; v. 1. be, become a wife. Kung naispúsa pa kang Markus, kanindut kahà nu? If you had become Marcos’ wife, it would have been nice, wouldn’t it? 2. happen to have as a wife. Naka-ispúsa kug bagìbian, I got a nag for a wife.

n. husband; v. see ispúsa.

a. smartly dressed, dressed up. Mamisíta tingáli si Usting kay ispúting man, Maybe Osting is paying his girl a visit, for he is dressed up; v. get all dressed up.

v. spoil a child. Ispuwílun man nímu ang bátà, ayg hatágig kwarta pirmi, You are spoiling the child. Don’t constantly give him money. -d a. for a child to be spoiled; v. see ispúwil.

n. Israelites.

see isti.

expression indicating approval: fine, good.

v. found, establish something Muistablisar kug kaugalíngung nigusyu ug makagraduwar na ku, I’ll establish my own business when I graduate. istablisimintu n. business establishment.

n. statesman. Si Kláru Riktu mauy usa sa mga bantúgang istadista sa Pilipínas, Claro Recto is one of the famous statesmen of the Philippines.

n. stadium.

n. 1. situation. Ang istádu mau ni: pagsulud nákù sa lawak dihay babáyi nga naghigdà sa katri, The situation was this: when I entered the room there was a woman lying on the bed; 2. state, condition something is in. Pag-abut nákù nagkayamúkat na ang istádu sa mga mwiblis, When I arrived, the furniture was in a state of disarray. Wà na sa istádu ang ákung ámu, My master is acting strangely; 2a. civil status. Unsay ímung istádu, minyù u ulitáwu? What’s your civil status, married or single? 3. married, settled, and thus not free to run around. Ngánung mangulitáwu pa man ka nga istádu na man ka? Why do you run after women when you are married?

n. United States.

n. 1. stock merchandise on hand; 2. stocks in a corporation; v. stock up on something, stock something with. Istákan níyag mga linata ang íyang tindáhan, She will stock her store with canned goods. — huldir n. stockholder; v. be, become a stockholder. uld — old stock, leftover merchandise. Mga uld isták ang bulad ímung gipalit, You bought old, leftover dried fish.

v. become stuck, plugged up. Naistak-ap ang túbu sa labábu, The drainpipe in the sink got plugged up.