List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 29

v. go in haste. Mikagas (ningkágas) pagdágan ang bátà pagkakitas íyang tátay, The child immediately ran when he saw his father.

n. rustling sound; v. rustle. Nikagaskas ang mga dáhung layà paghángin, The dry leaves rustled in the wind. Kagaskásag armirul ang ákung sanínà, Make my shirt rustle with starch.

bite

v. 1. bite to inflict injury, grab, or hold something Mikagat ang isdà sa paun, The fish grabbed at the bait. Kagtun ku ang ímung dalunggan run, I’m going to bite your ears; 1a. be fooled into something Dalì ra siyang mukagat sa buláda, She is easily taken in by (bites at) flattery; 2. catch, snag so as to hold firmly. Mubasiyu lang kun sikáran ang bisiklita. Dì mukagat, The bicycle pedal just goes round. It does not hold; n. pincer of a crab. kagtan n. kind of adult freshwater shrimp with well-developed pincers. -um- a. ready to bite at the least provocation. Iring kumagat nga nagkaun ug ilagà, Cat eating a rat, ready to bite whoever comes within range.

bacteria

n. germ

n. germ(s)

n. germs. — sa laláki sperm (euphemism); v. be contaminated with germs. Nagkakágaw na nang pán nga nahúg sa yútà, The bread that fell to the ground is covered with germs now. -un v. be full of germs.

n. municipal councilors.

department

independence

n. freedom

n. liberty

n. breeding

n. feature

see kagalkal.

n. chastity

n. rattle of dishes; v. make a rattling sound. Nikágay sa baskit ang mga buak nga plátu, The broken plates rattled in the basket. (→) a. for a cough to be loose; v. for cough to become loose. Mukagay na gánì ang ubu, hinug na nà, If the cough is loose, it’s mature.

n. very mature coconut that is brown.

n. 1. sound made by empty shells or the like, rattling. Ang kinagaykay sa mga pitsas, The rattling of the mahjong pieces; 2. someone who talks too much without saying any thing of value; 3. a braggart; v. 1. make a rattling sound; 2. talk much without sense (slang). Nagkagaykay lag íyang sinultihan. Wà giyuy unud, He is talking so much blah-blah. There’s nothing to it. 3. brag around.