List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 254

adj. hardy

adj. mighty

adj. strong

adj. sturdy

dynamic

tough

pinch

see kulasísi.

v. 1. pinch. Kusiun ku ang ímung ngábil ug magsábà ka, I’ll pinch your lips if you make any noise; 2. pinch off from. Íyang gikusian ug gamay kaáyu ang íyang tsís, She got a very small pinch from her cheese; n. action of pinching. (←) v. tear, rip. Nakúsì ang ákung sinínà sa alambring tunukun, My shirt got torn on the barbed wire. Ang mangupya kusían sa papil, Whoever copies will have his paper ripped up. kusìkusì v. tear meat into small shreds. Nagkusìkusì ku sa linat-ang manuk nga pára sa bam-i, I’m tearing the cooked chicken into pieces to mix it with the noodles. paN- v. causing a pricking or pinching pain. Nagpangusì ang kagútum sa ákung tiyan, Hunger pangs are pinching my stomach. -in-ay(←) v. pinch one another. Dì ta magkinusíay kay sakit, We won’t pinch each other because it’s painful. -in-an n. 1. part of the skin which is pinched; 2. manner of pinching. hiN- a. fond of pinching someone

n. kitchen

n. kitchen; v. build a kitchen. paN- v. work in the kitchen, esp. preparing foods. Káda pyista sa íla aku giyuy mangusína, Every fiesta I do the cooking at their place; a. nothing compared to a place. Kusína lang ang Urmuk sa Sibu, Ormoc City is nothing compared to Cebu City. Kusína lang ning bildínga sa Lúim, This building is nothing compared to the Lu Ym building. duul sa — a. close to the powers that be. Nakasulud dáyun siyag trabáhu kay duul ra man sa kusína, He landed a job immediately because he is close to the powers that be. kusiníra n. female cook. kusiníru n. chef; v. be, become a chef. maistru — n. head chef.

kitchen maid

n. cook

n. (from singku) five centavos or five pesos (slang). Napildi siyag kúsing sa hantak, He lost five pesos in the game of tossing coins.

n. a pressure-burner stove using kerosene as fuel; v. cook on such burner.

see súkà (dialectal).

see kutsitsa.

rub

see kaluskus.

v. strum a stringed musical instrument. Kinahanglang kuskúsun ug kusug ang sista kay bungul, You must strum the guitar hard because it’s dull. — balúngus making a lot of fuss about something, having to meet a lot of useless requirements. Daghang kuskus balúngus ning aplikasiyun. Daghang purma, daghang mga pirma nga way hinungdan, This application involves too much red tape. There are too many forms, too many irrelevant signatures; v. put to a lot of needless trouble and red tape. Kuskus balungúsun ang barku ug dílì hiphípan ang tagakustum, The boat won’t be allowed to sail without a lot of red tape if they don’t bribe the customs people. Daghang ikuskus balúngus ug wà kay ikatíngal, They’ll give you a lot of trouble if you don’t have something to bribe them with.