List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 259

a. 1. given to talking, loquacious. Ang babáying kutítub bísag sa simbahan magpúnayg tabì, A talkative woman keeps babbling away, even in church; 2. given to talking back, murmuring against, or making lots of unpleasant, irritating remarks. Kutítub nang batáa. Ug kasab-an mutubag giyud, That child is big-mouthed. He talks back when you scold him; v. 1. become talkative; 2. be given to talking back, murmuring, or making lots of unpleasant remarks.

corrode

gnaw

nibble

v. 1. scrape off something hard by rubbing on it back and forth. Kutkúta ang takuling sa kaldíru, Scrape off the soot on the pot; 2. paw something up, dig something up like a dog. Daliag kutkut ang kamúti, Dig up the sweet potatoes fast. Gikutkut sa irù ang gilubung nga bukug, The dog dug up the buried bones; 2a. befriend a person for what one can get out of him, be a gold digger. Gikutkut lang ang byúda sa palikíru, The gigolo was just getting what he could out of the widow; 3. scratch an itch. Nangutkut siya sa íyang úlu, He scratched his head. Kutkútun ku ning katul sa ákung tiil, I will scratch this itch on my feet; 4. gnaw. Nalúngag ang bungbung nga gikutkut sa balagtuk, Some rats gnawed a hole into the wall. Gikutkut ang ákung tiyan sa kagútum, Hunger gnawed at my stomach. -in-, -ag-, -inag- n. sound of gnawing. -in-an n. gnawed part of the thing, having a gnawed part. Ang kapáyas nga hinug dúnay kinutkutan sa kabug, The ripe papaya has a hole where the bat pecked on it.

v. break off something soft by twisting it between the thumb and index finger. Kutlía ang mga bátung, Break up the string beans into small pieces.

v. detach or pick something tiny between the fingers or teeth with a quick twisting or snapping motion. Mikutlig si Tátay ug tabákù nga íyang gimaskáda, Father bit off a piece of tobacco to chew. Kutlíga lang ang mga udlut. Ayawg gabnúta, Just pick the young leaves gently. Don’t rip them off.

cite

quote

v. 1. break off a flower, leaf, seed stalk, bud carefully. Ángay na bang kutlúun ning buláka? Is this flower right to pluck? Kutlúag udlut ang tabákù arun mudagkù ang dáhun, We pluck the buds off the tobacco plant so the leaves will get bigger; 1a. reach for the stars (literary). Kutlúun ku ang mga bitúun tungud kanímu, I’ll pluck the stars for you; 2. pick out a quotation, take something from a certain source. Sirmun nga gikutlù gíkan sa Salmu, Sermon taken from the Book of Psalms. Ay in is ang kutlúan níla sa balità, They get their news from the I.N.S. (International News Service). -in- n. quotation, something gotten from a certain source. paN- n. action of harvesting rice.

cramp

restriction

prep. no more than

prep. so far as

n. coach, usually for a team; v. 1. coach a team. Way nagkúts sa ákung diklamasiyun, Nobody coached me for my declamation. Unsang tíma ang ímung gikutsan? What team are you coaching? 2. be a coach. Nakúts siya sa ámung tím sa baskitbul, He used to be our basketball coach.

n. spoon

n. tablespoon. Gáwì sa kutsára ug tinidur igkáun nímu, Use a spoon and fork when you eat; v. 1. eat with a tablespoon. Kutsaráhun diay ang kúkis? Are you going to eat the cookies with a spoon? 2. spoon something out. Kutsaráha ang harína, Get the flour out with a spoon. Gikutsára sa duktur ang gilúgus, The doctor took a spoonful of secretion from the girl that had been raped. paN- v. use a tablespoon on something, eat with a tablespoon. kutsaríta n. 1. teaspoon; 2. kind of fleshy ornamental herbs grown for their colorful leaves as a border plant: Alternanthera spp; v. use, eat with a teaspoon. kutsarun n. ladle, large serving spoon. Kutsarun ang isanduk sa linúgaw, Use a ladle to scoop out the porridge; v. 1. dip out with a ladle; 2. provide with a serving spoon or ladle. Kutsaruni ang sabaw inigsilbi nímu, Provide a ladle for the soup when you serve it.

tablespoon

ladle

n. coachman