List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 266

v. 1. shrivel and wrinkle up. Tigúlang na giyud si Túnay kay nanguyus na ang mga áping, Tonay has grown really old because her face has become all wrinkled. Ímu pang ilámas nang luy-a nga nakuyus na kaáyu? You’re going to use that wrinkled up piece of ginger? 2. get shrunk or diminished in quantity. Mikuyus (nakuyus) na ang íyang nawung nga naghubag, Her swollen face has shrunk now. Punù man untà ning sáku sa bugas. Ngánung dalì ra kaáyung nagkakuyus? This sack was so full of rice. Why has it shrunk so rapidly? 3. shrink back, lack guts. Ísug siyang musulti apan mukuyus ug suklan, He talks big, but when someone stands up to him, he shrinks away.

v. shrink and curl up. Karun nga mikyuskus (nakyuskus) na ang kusáhus wà na makapunù sa palanggána, Now that the jerked meat that we set out to dry has curled up, it no longer fills the basin. Ang túmang kaínit mauy nakakuyuskus (nakapakuyuskus) sa mga dáhun, The intense heat caused the leaves to wither and curl up.

a. for the flesh to sag due to old age; v. for the flesh to sag. Namínus ang ákung timbang ug nanguyut ang ákung buktun, I lost a lot of weight and the flesh on my arm is sagging.

v. 1. get hold of something Nagkúyut ang magtiáyun, The couple held hands. Nawálà ang paypay nga ákung gikuytan (gikuyutan), I lost the fan I was holding; 1a. hold on to something for support. Dì ku mukuyut (manguyut) nímu, wà kay umuy, I won’t hold on to you (for support). You have no strength; 2. hold, occupy a certain position or office. Ang katungdánan nga ákung gikuytan pait kaáyu, I am holding down a very difficult job; 3. play, operate something Mukuyut sad nà siyag bayulin, He also plays the violin.

see also kula.

see kulabútan.

see kuadhutur.

n. soft-backed composition book.

barn

crib

n. shed

n. stable or stall; v. lodge or keep in a stable or stall.

square (measurement). Tris pís kwadráda, Three feet square.

a. square or having square sides. Tabási kug mga kwadrádu nga mga panaptun, Cut me some square pieces of cloth. Kwadrádu ang paghíwà sa mga patátas, Cut the potatoes into cubes; v. be, become square-shaped, make something square.

quadrangle

quadrant

see kurdísu.

square

n. pane

n. frame for a mirror, picture, diploma, and the like; v. 1. enclose in a frame; 2. for the picture in a movie to be out of focus. Kwadru! Nakwadru ang salída, Focus! The picture is out of focus; 3. obstruct a person’s vision. Kwadru dihà! Down in front!