List of Cebuano words starting with the letter M - Page 145

thriving

(from daut) a. 1. not good, substandard in quality. Máut ning ripridyiritúra kay dì muayis, This refrigerator is no good because it won’t produce ice; 2. unfavorable condition or state. Mubagyu tingáli kay máut man ang panahun, There seems to be a typhoon because the weather is bad; 3. unpleasant in ways. Máut ug batásan, Disagreeable in his ways. Máut bayà nang mamalíkas, It’s bad to curse; 4. unpleasant in looks, smell, and the like. Máut kaáyu árung bahúa uy, What a bad smell! v. be, become bad, ugly, unpleasant to the senses, etc. ka- n. badness, ugliness, defectiveness.

a. hypocrite, one who puts up a praiseworthy, but completely false front. Pagkamaut bayhána, manugilun nga hingatag piru labihan diayng hakúga, What a hypocrite that woman is. She claims to be generous but actually she is a terrible tightwad; v. be, become a hypocrite. -in- a. hypocritical; v. act hypocritically. Ayawg minaut kay nasáyud mi sa ímung pagkatáwu, Don’t be hypocritical. We know what you are.

hypocrite

shrewd

bashful

shy

adj. indigent

adj. shaky

adj. agreeable

adj. favorable

agreeable

understanding

yielding

a. arousing pity, touching. Maw-uy kaáyung tan-áwun ang bátà nga makalilímus, The child beggar was a pitiful sight.

lose

lose

lose

v. be lost

for words with mawu- see also malu-.