List of Cebuano words starting with the letter L - Page 141

deaden

feeble

languish

weak

weaken

adj. decrepit

adj. flabby

adj. moody

adj. phlegmatic

weak

n. sweet prepared of cooked plantains pounded and mixed with grated coconut and sugar; v. prepare this dish. -in-, ni- see lúyang, n.

adj. weak

a. 1. lacking in fullness and firmness. Luyat ra kaáyu ning unlána, This pillow is too soft. Luyat kaáyu kug láwas, I’m very flabby; 2. for bananas to be soft before getting mature. Luyat kaáyu ang ságing kay linghud pagkapùpù, The bananas are soft because they were immature when they were cut down; v. 1. get to be soft and flabby; 2. for bananas to get soft before maturity.

a. drooping, hanging limply. Luyluy na ang íyang buktun sa túmang kakápuy, His arms are limp from utter exhaustion; v. be, become drooping or limply hanging. Nagluyluy na ang mga sanga sa káhuy nga nabug-atan sa búnga, The branches of the tree are bending under the weight of the fruits.

languish

sag

see byatilis.

back

behind

in back