List of Cebuano words starting with the letter N - Page 57

number ninety. see disiutsu for verb forms.

shirt

short

(from lanúbù) v. make something go far. Nubúag gámit ang sabun, Use the soap sparingly.

see mubù.

n. 1. fiancee; 2. bride; v. become, be one’s bride. Kun akuy manubya, kuntúdu giyud ang ákung kasal, When I become a bride, my wedding will be on a grand scale.

n. November; v. see abril.

n. 1. fiance; 2. bridegroom.

v. 1. rub on with moderate pressure. Nudnúrig kandílà ang utaw, Rub wax on the iron; 2. impose a discriminating burden or imposition. Mau pay pubri ku, inudnud pa giyud tag palukat ug lisinsya, Poor as I am, I still have to pay for a license.

n. noodle soup.

nine

nine

see mugbù. see mubù.

n. in billiards, points not counted. Nuísu ang tiráda kay walà makarambúla, The shot doesn’t count because it wasn’t a carom. — karambúla n. shot that is not a carom.

n. 1. sore, infection on the skin, not of great size; 2. north wind pieces in mahjong (slang for nurti); v. become a sore. Minúka (nanúka) ang íyang samad, His wound became a sore. (→) v. be affected by sores. Ginuka siya kay dì manghimatíis, He has sores on his legs because he doesn’t wash them. nukaun a. infested with sores.

a. 1. for rain to be steady and continuous, but light; 2. for a war or battle to be off and on, light and dragging. Nukanuk ang inawayan sa girilya, Guerrilla warfare is not steady. It drags on and with heavy fighting interrupted by periods of calm; 3. for persons to be bothersome, pestering, with repeated requests. Nukanuk siya. Káda adlaw túa sa upisína arun paghulam ug kwarta, He is a pest. He comes to the office every day to borrow money.

rash

n. nuclear.

n. squid. — sa ípil n. kind of small squid with a caudal fin running the length of the body. — tarúrut see tarúrut, n2. nukusnúkus v. keep changing one’s mind about agreeing to something Dì ku gustung magnukusnúkus ka. Muuban kag dílì, Make up your mind once and for all. Are you coming or not? paN- v. go fishing for squids.

n. Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere.