List of Cebuano words starting with the letter N - Page 51

n. kind of plow (so called from the commercial name).

n. rattan winnowing tray; v. make, make into a winnowing tray.

v. 1. negotiate a sale. Siyay munigusiyar (magnigusiyar) sa ámung yútà, He will handle the sale of our land; 1a. sell a person as a prospective marriage partner. Inigusiyar ku si Birting kang Siling, I will sell Berting to Celing; 2. engage in the business of selling something Nakanigusiyar kug bábuy sa syudad, I sold pigs in the city.

a. available for marriage (slang). Nigusyabul pa nà siya kay bálu, He is available for marriage because he is a widower.

see nigusyanti (female). see nigusyu.

n. business. may, dúnay — court a woman (slang). Nagpagwápu man si Lálit, may nigusyu (magnigusyu) tingáli dà, I wonder why Lalet is dressed up. He must be courting someone v. 1. put up a business. Magnigusyu kug uway kay halinun, I’ll go into the rattan business because it sells; 2. play a trick on someone by leading him to believe or do something Maáyu siyang nigusyúhun kay dalì mutúu, It is easy to play a trick on him because he is gullible; 3. court a woman (slang). nigusyanti n. businessman; v. be, become a businessman.

a. 1. scarce. Nihit kaáyu ang túbig kun húlaw, Water is very scarce during dry periods; 2. scarcely, rarely. Nihit ka na nákung ikatagbù sa dā́n, I rarely meet you on the street any more. Nihit na níya mabátì ang mga púlung sa pagmahal, She rarely hears words of affection. (←) v. become scarce. Kun magníhit ang humay, mapugus pag-impurt ang gubiyirnu, If the supply of rice is scarce, the government is forced to import it. nihitníhit v. use something sparingly. Magnihitníhit tag gáwì niíning bugas kay mahal kaáyu, We have to use rice sparingly because it is so expensive.

adj. scarce

rare

[deictic or demonstrative pron., first person (i, me, mine), genitive or possessive case] of this/these

it

see kini.

today

tonight

tonight

see kiri.

the gen. and dat. of kitu; 1. see niíni. see kini; 2. see niadtu. see kadtu.

n. nickel

adj. nickelized

a. nickel-plated; v. be nickel-plated.