List of Cebuano words starting with the letter L - Page 106

n. rocking chair; v. sit or be rocking in a chair. Midiskansu siya, nagliyalíya, He is sitting in his rocking chair, relaxing.

n. legend, a story handed down from early times by tradition and popularly regarded as historical.

v. circle around. Milíyu ug katulu ang ayruplánu únà mutugpa, The airplane circled three times before it landed; n. things located in a circle around an area. Mga balay nga líyu sa simbahan, The houses surrounding the church.

a. for something long and slender to be bent or crooked, warped. Dílì magsirbi nà pára pálu kay líyug kaáyu, This would not do for a mast because it is crooked; v. 1. be crooked or bent. Unsang klási sa mitrusána ni nga naglíyug man? What kind of meter stick is this that it is so crooked? 2. for a missile to go crooked. Mulíyug ang lapad nga batu ug ilábay, A flat stone curves when you throw it. liyuglíyug v. bend back and forth. Ug muliyuglíyug ang lubi, bagyu na nà, If the coconut sways back and forth, it’s a typhoon.

v. be, go around something Mga bátang naglíyuk (nagliyuk) sa nag-ásuy, Children sitting around the storyteller. Makalíyuk ba ning písì sa paldu? Will this rope go all around the bale? Wà mi makasíbug dihang giliyúkan mi sa mga Hapun, We were not able to retreat when the Japanese surrounded us. a being around. Líyuk sa ílang balay may káhuy nga namúnga, There are trees covered with fruit all around their house.

n. lion.

n. bead

n. wolf

adj. local

adj. made in the country

lunatic

deceive

grandmother

grandfather

n. sausage

cove

gulf

n. bay

n. lagoon

n. raffle