List of Cebuano words starting with the letter L - Page 136

fissure

n. crack, a break usually without complete separation of parts. Náa nay gamayng lutak sa básu, There’s a slight crack on the glass; v. 1. crack. Ang yútà milutak sa paglínug, The earth cracked in the earthquake; 2. rack one’s brains. Makalutak (makapalutak) sa úlu ning prublimáha, This problem can crack one’s brains.

v. 1. heal something completely. Manghihilut mauy naglútang sa ákung piang, A bone setter set my dislocated bone. Gilútang sa tambálan ang ákung sakit, The folk doctor completely relieved me of my ailment; 2. solve or clear up a problem, esp. a financial problem. Ang pagdaug ra sa swipstik ang makalútang (makapalútang) sa átung mga suliran, The sweepstakes are the only solution to our problems.

v. surface in the water. Ug walà mulutang ang bátang nalumus dílì untà makit-an, If the body of the boy who was drowned had not floated on the surface, it would never have been found. lutanglútang v. float freely in the water.

n. 1. lottery; 2. kind of bingo game played with many players, where the cards have the figures of the Spanish cards in place of numbers, which are covered when the corresponding card is drawn; v. 1. hold a lottery; 2. play lutaríya.

v. 1. wean. Lutásun ang bátà ug manghúran na, A baby is weaned when the next child is born; 2. have a boy or girl friend five years or more younger than oneself. Ganáhan siyang mulútas ug hayiskul sa íya nang pagkálids, He likes to go out with high-school girls though he is in college; 3. for a husband to be temporarily deprived of marital relations (humorous slang).

v. overcome, surmount. Kinsay naglutas sa ímung galastuhan sa iskuylahan? Who shouldered all your expenses in school? Hápit na ku makalutas sa ákung pagtuun, I am almost through with my studies.

wean

adj. evident

buoyancy

float

v. 1. float. Ang asyíti mulutaw sa túbig, Oil floats on water; 1a. move gracefully as if floating on air. Nindut tan-áwun ang maglíap nga maglutaw, It is nice to see a basketball shot where the player just floats up to the basket as he sinks it in. 2. show, manifest itself. Usa ka pahiyum milutaw sa íyang nawung, A smile showed on his face; 2a. for a character trait, truth, and the like to come out. Milutaw na ang tinúud níyang batásan, His real character now came out. Mulutaw ra ang tinúud, The truth will eventually come out; 2b. — ang ganansiya for it to be clear that there is going to be a profit; 3. for fish to come to the surface. Andáma ang báling kay hápit na mulutaw ang bansíkul, Prepare the net because the mackerel are about to surface; 4. for fever or measles to come out and fully develop. Walà nay kuyaw kun mulutaw (makalutaw) na ang dáp, There is no more danger once the measles rash appears; 5. — sa hángin a lacking awareness of something Dílì mahímung maglutaw sa hángin ang átung mga anak sa kalisud sa pangwarta, Our children should know how hard it is to earn money. b having an uncertain outcome. Naglutaw pa sa hángin ang ákung numramyintu, My appointment is still up in the air; n. freeboard. Lagmit ta malúnud kay gamay ang lutaw sa sakayan, We might sink because the boat has a small freeboard. — ug dugù glowing with a healthy pink color. Lutaw ug dugù ang mga dugung Katsílà, People who have Spanish blood have a healthy pinkish complexion. — ang ganansiya clearly affording a profit. Lutaw ang ganansiya sa nigusyung bay-ansil, You clearly will make a profit in the buying and selling business. (←) n. low-lying place near the shore into which sea water enters, but separated from the main sea by a bar of dry land. pa- n. something to hasten the coming out of a rash or fever. pina- n. a kind of rice cake (bibingka) cooked by steam.

a. for something long to be supple. Lutay kaáyug láwas ang misáyaw sa bali, The person who danced the ballet has a very supple body; v. be pliant, easily bent. Mulutay (malutay) ang lipak ug nipsun ang paglútì, Bamboo sticks will be pliant if they are stripped thin.

soft

n. 1. popgun made of a small bamboo stem which shoots seeds or paper pellets; 2. bamboo cannon that makes a loud retort using kerosene, used for noise-making during festive events; v. 1. shoot with a native popgun or bamboo cannon; 1a. shoot someone with any gun. Naprísu siya kay nakaluthang, He went to prison for shooting a man; 2. make something into a luthang. luthangluthang v. play games with luthangs.

n. gun

n. pistol

n. revolver

shoot

n. lot, a parcel of land, usually residential; v. 1. divide land into lots for sale; 2. obtain a lot.