List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 255

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n. host of lice and nits; v. for hair to be infested with lice and nits. Sulúra ang nagkakuslad nga buhuk, Comb the louse-infested hair with a fine comb. Sígi lag pangáwut sa buhuk ang babáying gikuslad, The woman keeps scratching her hair because she is infested with lice.

v. grimace, distort one’s face. Mukusmáut ang nawung sa babáying magbatì, A woman’s face becomes distorted with pain during labor. Nagkusmaut ku sa kabahù, I’m grimacing from the smell. Nakusmáut ang íyang nawung sa ritrátu, Her face is distorted in the picture. (→) a. grimacing, frowning.

n. cosmetic pomade in stick form; v. apply stick pomade to the hair.

v. snort, blow air out through the nose and vocalize at the same time. Gikusmúhan lang ku sa kabáyù, The horse snorted at me; n. snort. paN- v. snort in anger or as a sign of displeasure. Nagpangusmu ang bána sa kalágut nga milakaw ang íyang asáwa, The husband snorted in anger upon hearing that his wife had gone out. Nakapangusmu ku sa kabahù sa patay nga ilagà, I snorted with displeasure at the smell of the dead rat.

v. pout and frown in displeasure or disapproval. Ayawg kusmúra (ikusmud) nang nawung mu ug dì ka tumánan, Don’t pout when you don’t get what you want.

n. odorless variety of marigold with orange flowers and a single row of wide petals.

v. 1. rip into little pieces, pinch off a tiny portion from something Mikusnit kug gamay sa ímung sinugbang isdà, I pinched off a tiny portion from your broiled fish. Ayaw kusníta ang papil, Don’t rip up the paper; 2. pinch, tweak. Kusníta ang íyang dunggan ug dì mamínaw, Tweak her ears if she doesn’t listen; n. 1. action of ripping or pinching; 2. amount pinched off from. kusnitkusnit v. pinch something softly many times over a surface to tickle or caress. Duha ka babáyi ang mikusnitkusnit (nagkusnitkusnit) sa íyang áping didtu sa bar, Two women were pecking at his cheeks in the bar. -in-an n. thing someone pinched. Nagdugù ang ímung kinusnitan, The part of the skin that you pinched is bleeding.

crumple

a. wrinkled, crumpled. Kusnut na kaáyu ning ákung sinínà, My clothes are very wrinkled; v. 1. wrinkle, crumple. Sa ákung kalágut gikusnut ku dáyun ang ákung papil, In my anger I immediately crumpled my paper; 2. disarrange hair. Ayawg kusnúta ang ímung buhuk, Don’t rumple your hair; 3. take hold of someone with a pinch and a twist. Mukusnut (mangusnut) ra ba ku dáyun kun akuy maglágut, I readily take hold and pinch when I am provoked; n. wrinkle in cloth, paper, and the like.

adj. fast

adj. speedy

glutton

loud

n. energy

n. force

n. might

n. nerve

n. potency

n. strength