List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 263

rich

bedroom

room

four

n. collar

n. necklace

n. guinea pig.

n. fireworks

rocket

eldest brother

neophyte

n. 1. nestling, a young bird that has not abandoned its nest; a. 1a. neophyte, a beginner at something Usa lang ku ka kuyabug nga magsusúlat, I am only an amateur writer; 1b. young and inexperienced person. Ayawg sagbat sa isturya sa mga dagkù kay kuyabug ka pa, Do not butt into the conversation of your elders because you are still a child; 2. mistress, concubine. Mahal níya ang íyang kuyabug kay sa asáwa, He loves his mistress more than his wife. paN- v. hunt for nestlings.

v. scatter something that had been in one place, usually such that it makes a sound. Ang mga irù mauy mikuyáig sa mga sagbut gíkan sa basurahan, The dogs scattered the garbage that was in the trash can. Nakuyáig ang básu nga nahagbung sa simintu, The drinking glass fell on the cement floor and broke to pieces all over the place.

see nakinnákin.

v. wag back and forth. Mikuyákiw ang íkug ni Bantay pagkakità nákù, Rover wagged his tail when he saw me. Ang putul nga íkug sa tikì nagkuyákiw sa salug, The severed part of the lizard’s tail wriggled on the floor.

see kulaknit.

n. newly-hatched head louse (kútu); a. young, innocent, and inexperienced. Ayawg salga ánang buháta kay mga kuyamad pa mu, Don’t go in that work yet, young and innocent as you are. paN- v. turn into a small louse. Siksíkun ang mga lusà sa dì pa manguyamad, Pick out the nits before they hatch into little lice.

v. 1. for insects to crawl. Mikuyámang ang básul sa ákung buktun, The caterpillar crawled on my arm; 2. spread slowly to an area. Mikuyámang sa Sugbu ang pamúhat ug lílas, Film-making spread slowly in Cebu; 3. creep deep through one’s feelings. Ang kalalim sa íyang haluk mikuyámang sa ákung kinahiladman, The sweetness of his kisses crept through my innermost senses.

finger

n. long and sharp fingernails, claws of a bird, crab, etc. Hikawrasan ku sa kuyamas sa iring, I got scratched by the sharp claws of the cat.