List of Cebuano words starting with the letter N - Page 50

then

before

day before yesterday

1. see kadtu; 2. see kaniadtu.

[deictic or demonstrative pron., second person singular (you, thou), genitive or possessive case] of that

see kaná.

n. navy or one in the navy; v. become a navy man. — blu n. navy blue color.

n. level, device for establishing horizontal lines; v. use the level. Ubus-ubus ang píkas tumuy kay wà nibila (nibili), The other end is lower because no level was used on it. -adu(←), -awu(←) a. flat. Lunang nibiláwu, A flat lot.

n. refrigerator.

id

v. grate. Nidníra (inidnid) ninyu ang kamúti kay maglidgid ta, Grate the sweet potatoes because we’ll make sweet potato fritters. nidniran n. grater or shredder. nidnirun n. something to be grated.

v. deny having done something Inigar giyud ang ímung kalabútan sa krímin, Just deny that you had anything to do with the crime.

n. having negative indications of a disease. Sa iksámin sa duktǔr nigatib ku sa tíbi, The doctor’s exam showed me negative for TB.

n. negatives of film.

nightclub

basket

a. dark-skinned (female); n. negress; v. become dark-skinned.

black

black man

a. dark-skinned. Aku ray nigru námung managsúun, I’m the only one who has dark skin among my brothers and sisters; n. Negro; v. for the complexion to become dark.