List of Cebuano words starting with the letter M - Page 184

n. a small hand-cranked mill; v. grind something in a grinder. Maáyung mulinúhun dáyun ang kapi human ug sanlag, You should grind the coffee beans immediately after roasting them.

v. 1. molest, bother someone Ipadakup kanang táwung nagmulistiya kanímu, Have that man who molested you arrested; 2. inconvenience, bother someone asking a favor. Ayaw kug mulistiyáhag hulamhúlam ug kwarta, Don’t you bother me by borrowing money. Unsa na say ímung imulistiya nákù? What are you going to bother me with this time?

see muritsing.

n. chicken feather coloration, ranging from light tan to reddish brown with a yellowish tinge.

n. general name given to parrot fish: Scarus spp.

parrot fish

bagulbol

grumble

n. groan

fine

n. fine. Adúnay multa sa mangíhì dinhi, Whoever urinates here will be fined; v. 1. pay a fine. Ngánung mumulta man ku nga wà man ku makalápas sa baláud? Why should I pay a fine when I haven’t broken the law? 2. impose a fine. Multáhan ang muabsin sa parti, Anyone who is absent from the party will be fined.

n. multi vitamin tablets.

v. multiply, do the operation of multiplication. Ang mga hay-iskul karun dì pa gihápun makamaung mumultiplay, High school students nowadays don’t even know how to do multiplication.

see multiplay. multiplikasiyun n. multiplication.

n. apparition

n. ghost

specter

spectre

spook

n. ghost of a dead person. Gipakítà siya sa multu, The ghost appeared to him; v. for ghosts to appear. Nagmultu ang kalag ni Krispin sa ikakwarinta díyas human siya mamatay, The ghost of Crispin appeared on the fortieth day after his death. Ang balay nga gimultúhan sa namatay, The house where the soul of the deceased appeared.