List of Cebuano words starting with the letter N - Page 40

v. stupefied

adj. desperate

v. lost

gone

lost

missing

n. 1. acronym for the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority; 2. plain drinking water (humorous slang). Wà man tay ikapalit ug supdringk, mag-agwanta lang tag nawása, We don’t have any money for soft drinks, so we’ll just have to put up with plain water. — dyus n. (lit. Nawasa juice) drinking water from the tap (humorous slang).

n. strip of rattan; v. cut rattan into strips. Dagkung buuk sa uway ang ámung nawíhun, We cut big stems of rattan into strips. nawihan n. a device for cutting rattan into strips.

v. put something in a liquid and swish it around. Munawnaw ka áring patis? Will you dunk it in this sauce? Inawnaw ang sinabnan sa túbig, Swish the soapy clothes around in the water. hi- v. 1. rinse. Hinawnáwi ang mga plátu arun matíluk ang sabun, Rinse the plates to remove the soap; 2. have an expensive meal as a change from the usual. Muhinawnaw (manghinawnaw) kug inasal ug maswilduhan ku, I will have roast pig when I get my salary. panghi- v. rinse oneself off. Parat ang ímung pánit kay wà ka manghinawnaw, Your skin is salty because you didn’t rinse yourself.

cheek

face

n. facade

n. 1. fine sediment that settles at the bottom of a container; 2. youngest child in the family (humorous).

n. 1. face; 2. giving the impression of being. Nawung ka man ug búang, You seem to be crazy! 2a. kind of something Nagkalainláing nawung ang galáhan sa karnabal, There were various kinds of amusements at the carnival; 3. the right side of something Nawung sa panaptun, The obverse side of the cloth; 3a. — sa dágat, lángit the surface of the sea, the face of the sky. Nagbusing-ut ang nawung sa lángit, The skies are somber; 4. nerve, shamelessness. Dúna ka pa uruy nawung, nu, mangáyu human sa ímung nabúhat, You sure have a lot of nerve, don’t you, to ask for something from me after what you did; 4a. — [gen.] the nerve of [gen.]. Nawung nímu à! Some nerve you’ve got! 5. other phrases: duhay — unfaithful in love (two faces). — ug kwarta, sápì greedy. Húgaw ang gubyirnu kay ang mga upisyális nawung ug kwarta, The government is corrupt because the officials are greedy. hílas nang — nímu derisive interjection showing disbelief. Nanugílun man kang gisugut kang Tirya. Hílas nang nawung mu! You told everyone that Terya accepted you. You don’t look like it! see also bagà, bug-at; v. 1. hit in the face. Ákung nawngun arun mablak-ay, I’ll hit him in the face so he’ll get a black eye; 2. tell bluntly. Ginawung (ginawngan) ku siyag sulti nga wà siyay batásan, I told him bluntly that he had no manners; 2a. come face to face with someone to settle something Magkasábut tingáli mu ug magnáwung mu, Maybe you’ll see eye to eye if you confront each other; 3. sew or iron with the obverse side up. -anay v. see nawung, v2a. -an a. good-looking. nawungnáwung v. obtain, be consisting of various kinds. Makanawungnáwung ka sa útan ug náay daghang utanun, You can have all different kinds of vegetables to eat if we have lots of vegetables. ka- v. be of various kinds. Magkanawungnáwung ang tambal nga gidápat sa masakitun, All sorts of medicines were given to the patient.

[discourse particle (adds mood or condition to text), time] now

n. Mom

n. Mother

short for kanày.

v. take sorrows easily. Ikaw na lay maantígu munayanáya sa ímung kaguul, Try to dispel your gloom.

a. moronic, simple-minded (from the notion that a simple-minded person is somewhat lacking (kulangkulang) and 99 is slightly lacking to make 100).