List of Cebuano words starting with the letter I - Page 74

n. solder of tin and lead.

n. traffic sign ordering a stop; v. for a traffic signal to be red. Manghúnung ang mga sakyanan ug muistáp, The vehicles will stop when the light is red.

v. receive the serve in volleyball and slow down the impetus to set it up for a return.

n. embezzlement of funds entrusted to one. -dur(→) n. embezzler; v. be, become an embezzler of funds.

n. in billiards, the method of shooting the cue ball hitting it near the base, causing it to stop or go backwards upon hitting another ball; v. make one’s shot a stop-ball.

v. stay, reside in a certain place. Unsay istaran (istahan) nátug dúgay dinhi? Why should we stay here long? Maáyung istahan ang Banáwà kay dílì ínit, It’s good to stay in Banawa because it’s cool.

n. starring dancer; v. be, become a starring dancer.

n. a variety of yautia (bisul) having a reddish-pink rootstock, as opposed to the more common white variety.

a. 1. star in a film; 2. be prominently mentioned or conspicuous in a picture, talk. Istáring ka man sa wáli sa párì, You were conspicuously mentioned in the priest’s sermon; 3. be conspicuously important or significant in an activity. Istáring mi sa parti kay kami nangúlu sa dúlà, We were important persons in the party because we led the games; v. 1. star in a film; 2. be conspicuous; 3. be prominently mentioned, conspicuous in a picture; 4. be an important person in some activity.

n. starter of an engine.

n. 1. radio, gas, police station; 2. railroad or bus station (not common usage). -an 1. station for vehicles, gas station. Istasyunan sa gasulína, trák, Gasoline, bus station; 2. police, radio station (not common usage).

n. station, way of the cross: 14 pictures of Christ’s sufferings placed around the sides of a church for the worshippers to visit; v. make the way of the cross, visiting each of the 14 pictures and praying before each one.

n. 1. static on the radio; 2. hoarseness in the throat when singing; v. 1. for the voice to get hoarse in singing; 2. have static.

n. statistics.

n. statue; v. make into a statue. Íyang istatuwáhun kanang káhuy nga íyang gisugdag silsil, He will make a statue out of that piece of wood.

n. style of doing something Bítuls ang istáyil sa íyang buhuk, He wears his hair in the Beatles style. Si Ilurdi dúnay kaugalíngung istáyil sa pagbuksing, Elorde has his own boxing style; a. stylish in doing something Istáyil kaáyug kinantahan si Sami Díbis dà, Sammy Davis has a stylish way of singing; v. make something stylish. Maáyu giyung istaylun (iistáyil) nímu ang ímung mga bisti kay batan-un ka pa, You should dress stylishly because you are still young.

a. adopting the latest fads.

1. expression of pause when speaker can’t think of the right word or is embarrassed. Buy, itúnul ang kuan, isti, ang piryudiku, Boy, pass the whatchamacallit, umm, the newspaper; 2. expression to correct or take back what one has just said. Si Imil, isti, si Lúkas paanhía, Emil, I mean, Lucas, have him come here. paistiisti v. put on a pretense of indifference to something one really likes. Ngánung nagpaistiisti kang gustu ka man diay? Why do you pretend you don’t like it when you really do?

n. the east piece, the name of one of the winds (bintus). 2. the dealer in a mahjong game; 3. the name given to the first round in a mahjong set until all four players have had a chance to be the dealer. It is followed by a second round which is called sur; v. 1. draw an east piece. Giistihan aku ug mau na lay ákung giwíting, I drew an east wind and that was what I needed to go mahjong; 2. be the dealer in a mahjong game.

n. stevedore; v. be, become a stevedore.