List of Cebuano words starting with the letter N - Page 54

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n. small nipple-like projection on glass or metal.

n. nervousness, easy excitability. Mitukar ang ákung nirbiyus pagtan-aw nákù sa sirkus, I got nervous when I watched the circus; v. get nervous. Makanirbiyus (makapanirbiyus) ang pagpúnay ug inum sa kapi, Too much drinking of coffee can set your nerves on edge. Ginirbiyus kung nagpaábut sa iksámin, I got the jitters waiting for the exams. -a, -u a. nervous, tending to get nervous.

see inislagan. see islag.

v. clean or smooth something by rubbing something back and forth over it. Nisnísa ang almirul nga mitaput sa plansa, Rub off the starch that is sticking to the iron. Nisnísi ang káhuy úsà nímu pintáli, Rub the wood smooth before you paint it.

a. neat, well-groomed, clean. Maáyung pagka-ariglǎr kining ímung kwartu. Nít kaáyu, Your room is well-arranged. It looks very neat. Nít siyang mamisti, She dresses neatly.

n. net (in games); v. hit the ball in the net. Ginít man nímu. Sayid-áwut na sad, You hit the ball in the net. Now it’s their serve.

n. net ball in a game; v. hit a net ball. Kun wà pa manitbul, puntus na untà, Had it not been a net ball, it would have been a point.

n. nitrogen.

n. niche

n. vault in a cemetery big enough to accommodate a coffin or two, built against a wall or above the ground; v. have someone buried in a nitsu.

n. scrambling ferns, the stems of which are used in weaving baskets, hats, boxes: Lygodium spp. -ng putì species of nítù that does not turn black when it grows old.

a. thin, not stout. Níwang ang sibúyas nga way bùbù, The onions are undersized. They haven’t been watered; v. become thin. Nagníwang ka kay kúlang kag maáyung káun ug katúlug, You are thin because you lack good food and sleep.

adj. emaciated

adj. lean

scrawny

slim

thin