List of Cebuano words starting with the letter K - Page 72

n. posterity

species

a. for the hair to be disheveled, in disarray; v. for hair to become disheveled, cause it to do so. Ang hángin mauy mikalkag (mipakalkag) sa ákung buhuk, The wind caused my hair to get disheveled. Panudlay kay mikalkag (nangalkag) nang ímung buhuk, Comb your hair because it is disheveled.

adj. crumpled

n. enthusiasm

shaggy

adj. unkempt

v. dig with light instruments. Magkalkal ta ug tambákan sa mga sagbut, We will dig a pit to throw the garbage into. Nakakalkal silag usa ka kaban nga buláwan, They have dug up a trunkful of gold.

adj. calculated

calculation

compute

evaluate

n. estimate

sip

see karkulu.

a. 1. calm. Kalma kaáyu ang panahun run, It’s a very calm day. Kalma kaáyu siya taliwálà sa kakuyaw, He remains very calm in the face of danger; 2. slow, deliberate, and sure in behavior. Kalma kaáyu siyang nagtrabáhu bísag giapíki, He worked slowly and deliberately even if he was under pressure. Kalma siyag sinultihan, He speaks slowly and deliberately; v. 1. become calm, be unruffled of feelings, be soothed in pain. Kalma lang. Ayawg kasukù dáyun, Calm down. Don’t get mad right away. Nakalma (mikalma) na ang dágat. Mularga na kita, The sea has become calm now. Let’s go. Makakalma (makapakalma) sa sakit ning tambála, This medicine can soothe pain; 2. be becalmed. Wà makairug ang barútung gikalmáhan, The sailboat was caught in a calm and could not move. -du a. calm and collected. -nti n. tranquilizer. Kalmanti lang tung iniksiyun nga gihátag sa duktur, The injection that the doctor gave was only a tranquilizer.

cap

n. hat

fool

imbecile