List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 251

n. corset; v. wear a corset.

n. polo shirt (from the brand name Corsican); v. wear a polo shirt.

n. an association of lay people who go on a three-day retreat to renew their faith; v. go on the kursilyu retreat. kursilyista n. one who has undergone this retreat; v. become a person who has gone on this retreat. Sukad siyang nakursilyista dakù kaáyu ang íyang pagkabalhin, After he became a cursillista, he has changed a lot.

see kursǐ.

course

n. course of study, major subject. Nakatápus na siya sa kursu sa midisína, He has finished medical school.

v. be full of guts or courageous in carrying out a difficult course of action. Nagkursu ang inahan sa pagpaiskuyla sa íyang mga anak, The mother moved heaven and earth to send her children to school. Usáhay muinum ang ulitáwu arun makursung mudíga sa íyang gipangulitawhan, Sometimes a young man drinks to summon enough courage to speak his love to a lady.

n. 1. guts, courage, drive. May kursunáda siya. Dì giyud mahadluk musulay, He has guts. He is not afraid to try; 1a. unashamed boldness, impudence. May kursunáda giyung tawhána sa pagpangáyù ug umintu sa íyang súhul, That man had the nerve to ask for a raise in salary; 2. have an interest in doing something Wà kuy kursunádang mubayli níya kay maut, I don’t feel like dancing with her because she is stuck up. 3. a girl one is interested in. Mutambung kug sigúru sa parti kay túa ang ákung kursunáda, I won’t fail to attend the party because a girl I am interested in will be there; v. get an interest, guts enough to do something Mukursunáda (mangursunáda) siyag hákut basta suhúlan, He’ll develop an interest in hauling the stuff if you pay him. Nakakursunáda ku human makainum, I became bold after I had a drink. Sapátus nga ákung gipangursunadáhan (gikursunadáhan), The shoes I was interested in.

n. court for playing games. balibul — volleyball court. baskitbul — basketball court. tínis — tennis court.

a. 1. for eggs or milk to be spoiled, usually from exposure to sun; 2. for the brain to be addled; 3. for menstruation to stop or hardly flow; v. 1. for eggs or milk to get spoiled. Mukurta ang gátas (itlug) ug dílì hipúsun sa pridyidir, Milk (eggs) spoil if you don’t keep them in the refrigerator; 2. for the mind to be addled. Mikurta ang íyang útuk sa kahadluk, His brain became addled because of his extreme fright; 3. for menstruation to stop suddenly before the proper time. Mukurta ang dugù ug mag-útas ug káun ug aslum, Your menstrual flow will halt if you always eat lots of sour foods. -du see kurta.

n. jackknife. -ng awtumátik switch blade. — diabaníku kind of jackknife with a single blade which is covered by two pieces which pull apart and fold back to form the handle. — plúma penknife; v. use, stab with a knife. -dur(→) n. in logging: 1. an apparatus which slices planks or sawn timber into smaller sizes; 2. the operator of such a machine.

n. cortal, a patent medicine for pain relief.

n. 1. court for ball games; 2. law court. — supríma n. Supreme Court; v. for an incident to be brought to court.

n. 1. measure of cloth cut in advance. Tagpíla man ang kurti íning karsunisúna? How much is this pant, material per cut? 2. shape, type of a face. Nawung nga kurtig katsílà, A face with a Spanish shape; 2a. style in which something is cut. Nindut ug kurti ang ímung alut, Your hair is cut in a nice style. Wà ku makagustu sa kurti sa íyang bistídu, I don’t like the cut of her dress; v. 1. delineate a desired shape or pattern on something to be cut or cut into a certain shape. Akuy kurti sa panaptun ikay tábas, I’ll make the pattern on the cloth, you cut it. Kurtíhag kinasingkásing paggabas ang tabla, Saw the wood into the shape of a heart. Kurtíhan ta nang kílay mu, Let’s trim your eyebrows; 2. cut a deck of cards. Wà pa gániy nakakurti, íya nang gipanghátag ang mga baráha, No one has cut the cards, but he has already dealt; 3. join in a pleasurable activity where one is not immediately concerned. Samtang gikasab-an ag míd, mikurti sab ku, While they were cussing out the maid, I also put in my two bits. Gikurtíhan sa mayur ang ílang pag-isturyahánay, The mayor put his two bits into their conversation; 3a. participate in the giving of punishment, usually physical punishment. Mikurti kug sumbag sa kawatan nga hidakpan, I joined in mauling the thief they caught. 3a1. be ganged up on. Hikurtihan siya pag-adtu níyas Pásil, someone ganged up on him when he went to Pasil; 3b. acknowledge that someone has new wearing apparel or haircut by touching the new thing. Nakakurti na ku sa bag-ung sapátus ni Buy, I have already acknowledged Boy’s new shoes by stepping on them. Kurtíhi si Ramun kay bag-ug tupi, Slap Ramon on the head in acknowledgement of his haircut; 4. use something belonging to someone else usually for a brief period of time; 4a. try doing something Nakakurti na bitaw kug sakays mutur, piru nabanggà ku, I have tried driving a motorcycle, but I crashed; 5. refute something said. Kurtíhan ku nang ímung gisulti, I will refute what you said.

v. 1. court a girl; 2. have sexual relations (humorous).

n. 1. preliminary boxing bouts before the main events; 1a. boxer who fights only in preliminary bouts, usually in four rounds; 2. a short play or skit presented before a longer and more elaborate production; v. be, become a curtain raiser. Pirmi ka lang magkurtin rísir, wà giyud mamin-ibintir, You are always used as a curtain raiser. You never fight in a main event. Ang ímung áwit mauy ikurtin rísir sa dílì pa ang banggà, Your song will be made the curtain raiser for the contest.

curtain

n. curtain; v. 1. put up curtains; 2. make into a curtain. paN- v. for one’s slip to show. Unsa gud, pyista karun sa inyu nga nangurtína ka man? Is it fiesta now (the time people hang up curtains) because your slip is showing (lit. the curtains are up)? kurtinahun n. cloth to be sewn into curtains.

n. drapes

tapestry