List of Cebuano words starting with the letter L - Page 76

n. swollen lymph node; v. get swollen lymph nodes. Giligayan ku kay giansúyan ang ákung tunuk, I have swollen lymph glands because my wound got infected.

v. 1. lie any old place to sleep. Nagligdas sa dálan ang hubug, The drunk was lying in the road; 2. die. Muligdas mug way tawutáwug ikakuntra ninyu ang taga Pásil, You’ll be killed without even anybody knowing who did it if you make enemies with people from Pasil.

adj. formal

adj. gentle

adj. honest

a. 1. upright. Ligdung kaáyu siya sa íyang trabáhu. Dì manáwat ug suburnu, He is very upright in his work. He won’t accept bribes; 2. keeping in one’s place, proper and refined in deportment. Usa siya ka táwu nga ligdung ug dílì maakuakuhun, He keeps in his place and is not presumptuous; 3. serene in demeanor, but dignified and reserved. Ligdung kaáyu siyang manubagtubag, She answers with very dignified reserve; v. be upright, refined, and stay in one’s place. ka- n. doing what is proper to one’s station. Ipakítang ímung kaligdung; pangáyug katahúran, ayaw ipabundak ang ngálan sa ímung isigkatáwu, ayawg tubagtubag sa mga tigúlang, Show you know how to behave: greet people, don’t address people without using a title, don’t talk back to old people.

elude

quirk

(from lihut) v. sneak out, leave surreptitiously. Mulighut ta sa klási, Let’s sneak out of the class. Milighut siya ug sakay sa ayruplánu, He boarded the plane surreptitiously. Mag-ábut nyà ta ug makalighut ku sa ámù, I’ll see you later if I can sneak out of the house.

n. wheel

roll

v. 1. roll, roll something Si Pidru mauy mulígid (mupalígid) sa búla, Pedro will roll the ball. Lígid dáyun ug masúnug ang sinínà, Roll (on the ground) if your clothes are afire. Ligírun (ligdun, ilígid) ku kanà kay nakaáli sa ákung agiánan, I will roll it out of the way; 1a. for days, years, etc. to roll by (literary). Túling milígid ang katuígan, Years rolled by swiftly; 1b. throw a tantrum by rolling on the floor. Ngánung milígid ang bátà? Unsa na puy íyang gustu? Why is the child throwing a tantrum? What does he want now? 2. lie down. Mulígid siya dáyun igkahumag káun, He lies down as soon as he finishes eating; 2a. — sa banig be bedridden. Tulu na ka túig siya nga naglígid sa banig, She has been bedridden for three years; 3. wallow. Ang kábaw sa panahun sa ting-init mulígid sa tunaan, On hot days the carabao wallows in the pond. Kanang daginutána naglígid sa bahandì, That miser is wallowing in riches. Naglígid siya sa kasal-ánan, She is sinking deep in sin; 4. do something to someone mercilessly without letup. Gilígid kug pangutána sa abugádu, The lawyer cross-examined me. Ang asáwa gilígid ug hawuk sa íyang bána, The husband smothered his wife with kisses. (→) n. wheel. kaligiray v. roll around. Nagkaligiray si Duman sa túmang kasakit, Duman rolled around in intense pain. kaligiran v. roll head over heels. Nagkaligiran ang táwung nadakin-as sa bakilid, The man slipped on the slope and tumbled down head over heels. pa- n. hoop to play with.

v. be bulging all over from obesity. Si Áyik Lusáda nagligingliging sa katambuk, Ike Lozada is bulging all over from obesity.

n. leggings worn with riding pants; v. 1. wear leggings; 2. wear stockings (humorous).

grind

v. 1. flatten or mash something into powder by pressing something heavy on it. Ligisa (ligsa) ang asin ug kutsára, Pulverize the rock salt with a tablespoon; 2. for a vehicle to run over something Dariyut ku maligsi sa taksi, The taxi nearly ran me over; n. pestle, rolling pin, or anything else used for crushing things into fine particles. ligsanan n. something on which something is crushed.

v. knead, roll into a ball with the thumb and forefinger. Naghunàhúnà siya samtang nagligitlígit sa íyang búngut, As he was thinking, he twisted his beard with his fingers.

see língin (plural).

bath

stabilize