List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 107

knob

n. handle

n. overthrow

an

v. form a thick layer that sticks. Mukápul ang tayà sa sulab, Rust will form a thick layer on the blade. Gikapúlan ug kayankan ang hunsuy, The pipe had a thick layer of tar in it; n. encrustation, coating. Ang kápul sa buling sa íyang líug, The layer of caked-up dirt on his neck.

n. interlude

n. interval

see púli.

n. police

n. police department

synonym

convention

n. vocabulary

n. dictionary

n. folly

(not without l) n. bird trap made of a sticky sap extracted from a tree and placed on a stick tied to a branch. Any bird that alights on the stick will adhere; v. catch something with this trap.

v. 1. castrate or spay domestic animals. Kapni (kapna) ang iring arun dì mahígal, Castrate the cat so it won’t get over-sexed; 2. take something away from something, take a little bit out of something Gikapnan ang kík, The cake has had something removed. Nakúlang ang ákung suklì kay gikapnan níya, I didn’t get enough change because she held some of it back; 3. cut off a portion from a plant to make growth take place in a desirable part. Kapni ang tabákù arun managkù ang dáhun, Cut off the terminal buds of the tobacco plant to make the leaves grow large. kinapnan n. castrated.

n. assembly

n. gathering

n. woman prostitute (colloquial).v. be a prostitute. paN- v. patronize a prostitute, engage in prostitution. -an(→) n. red-light district.