List of Cebuano words starting with the letter M - Page 78

mellow

a. failing to pay one’s debts; v. get to be a defaulter in one’s debts. Ug mamalpagadur ka, wà nay musálig pagpaútang nímu, If you become a bad debtor, no one will dare allow you credit. -a(←) see malpagadur (female).

n. glazed brown urn, about 2′ high with a small mouth and handles at the shoulders; v. make into, put in glazed clay jars.

v. maltreat, mistreat. Maltratahun siya sa íyang amaáma, His stepfather will maltreat him.

n. the one who is ‘it’ in the game of takyan or marbles; v. make a person remain ‘it’ for a long time. Malúun kug maáyu si Huwan pinaági sa pagpátid sa takyan ug layù, I’ll make Juan be ‘it’ for a long time by kicking the shuttlecock far away.

serves [dat.] right. Malù nímu nga gipagirawut kay tapulan ka, Serves you right that you were fired because you are lazy.

n. pollen of corn; v. grow pollen. Dì na dúgayng masanggì ang mais basta magmalù na, It won’t be long before the corn can be harvested if there is pollen in the tassel.

adj. loose

adj. roomy

adj. spacious

elastic

n. kind of small anchovy with a dark blue dorsal region and silvery white on its ventral region, widely eaten preserved in salt.

adj. misty

adj. insistent

adj. determined

adj. resourceful

adj. zealous

adj. tearful

lachrymal

adj. luxurious