List of Cebuano words starting with the letter L - Page 99

wangle

n. lipstick; v. use a certain kind of lipstick. paN- v. put lipstick on.

see ipsut.

n. painted grunter: Plectorhinchus pictus.

n. the violation in dribbling a basketball where the ball is not hit, but lifted slightly before being bounced; v. commit this violation.

n. lake formed in a river by a dam or similar obstruction; v. gather into a pool, make into a dam, gather in a dam. Naliptung (miliptung) ang sapà kay naalihan sa dakung káhuy nga natumba, The water of the brook formed a pool because a fallen log obstructed its course. Liptúngi (liptúnga, iliptung) ang sapà arun kalanguyan, Make a dam in the river so we can swim in it.

v. hide something by circumlocution or covering up. Náay ímung tinagúan kay naglipudlípud ka sa pagtug-an nákù, You must be hiding something because you are beating around the bush instead of telling me right out. Gilipudlípud sa inahan ang mga salà sa íyang mga anak ngadtu sa íyang bána, The mother covered up for her children in front of the father; n. action of concealing something Sa walay lipudlípud nga pagkasulti tikasan ka! Let’s call a spade a spade. You’re a cheat!

v. be hard-pressed to do something because of the quantity of work or the lack of time. Naglipulipu mi karun kay umaábut ang supirbisur, We are very busy now because the supervisor is about to come. ka- v. be very hard-pressed. Nagkalipulipu siya pagpamatúnis pagbuthù sa mga bisíta, He was in a dither trying to get his pants buttoned up when the visitors suddenly arrived.

see tipun-ug.

v. 1. be, become dizzy, woozy. Nalípung siya human makatimahù adtung báhù sa tambal, He became woozy after he smelled the odor of the medicine. Pwirting makalípung ang argulya, The merry-go-round can get you real dizzy; 2. be enormously high in price. Biling makalípung, A dizzyingly high price. paN-(→) v. undergo dizzy spells. Nagpanglipung siya kay masakitun pa siya, He has dizzy spells because he is still sick; n. recurring dizziness. ka- n. dizziness, giddiness.

n. kind of ray.

v. 1. go behind something Ang kawatan miliput sa usang balay ug nawálà, The thief ducked in back of the next house and disappeared. Maigù untà ku sa batu ug wà pa ku makaliput sa baril, I would have been hit with a stone if I had not ducked behind a barrel; 2. catch something by going the other way. Lingawa siya kay muliput ku sa píkas arun ákung sakpan, Hold his attention because I will go the other way around so I can catch him. (←) v. 1. doublecross, betray. Ug mangispíya ka pára sa píkas, naglíput ka sa átung násud, If you do espionage work for the other side, you are betraying our country; 2. fight unfairly by doing something treacherous or taking unfair advantage. Gilipútan siyag dugmak sa luyu, someone treacherously stabbed him in the back; n. treachery. pa-, pa-(←) ug pusta v. secretly place a bet on the opposing cock (instead of one’s own) or simply bet on an opposing cock in addition to one’s own. ma-un(←) a. treacherous, traitorous. paN- see líput, n. ka-an n. anus (euphemism).

shrewd

paN- v. blush. Nanglipuwa ang náwung ni Balúduy dihang giintrudyǔs siya sa usa ka maanyag, How Balodoy blushed when he was introduced to a beauty.

n. moldboard, a curved iron plate attached to a plowshare (punta) which lifts, turns, and pulverizes the soil; v. attach a moldboard on a plowshare.

n. lyre.

v. for the eyes to dart back and forth, roll. Milíraw ang íyang mga mata sa kalamì, Her eyes rolled because it was so delicious. lirawliraw v. 1. for the eyes to roll continuously. Naglirawliraw ang íyang mata mu rag dúnay gipangítà, His eyes moved back and forth as if he were looking for something; 2. for the thoughts to move rapidly from place to place.

v. 1. split, tear open from fullness. Ayaw nag daska ang sáku kay naglirì na sa kapunù, Don’t fill the sack further because it’s so full it’s bursting; 2. get obese as if about to split. Milirì siya sa katambuk humag panganak, She got terribly fat after she had her baby.

see rilu.

v. for the eyes to roll. Miliruliru (nagliruliru) lang ang íyang mga mata pagkutána nákù, He just rolled his eyes when I questioned him.