List of Cebuano words starting with the letter N - Page 59

short for ignuranti.

a. normal. Nurmal na ang búang human katambáli, The insane man is normal now after he has been treated; v. become normal. Minurmal (nanurmal) ang íyang timpiratúra human sa indiksiyun, His temperature went back to normal after the injection.

n. 1. normal school, a training school for elementary teachers; 2. elementary teaching course. Nurmal ang ákung gikúhà, I’m taking elementary teaching.

see nurti 2, 3, 4.

n. 1. north; 2. north wind piece, the name of one of the winds (bintus) in mahjong; 3. the player to the left side of the dealer; 4. the name given to the fourth round (cf. ráwun, 1a). karni — see karni.

n. simple way of polishing shoes without bothering to rub the polish in well. Dì kaáyu sínaw ang sapátus kay núrul pagkalimpiya, The shoes are not very shiny because they were polished in a simple way; v. polish in a simple way.

n. Norwegian.

scrub

v. rub something back and forth on something else with pressure. Siyay nagnusnus ug tinúnawng ispirma sa salug, He applied (lit. rubbed on) melted wax on the floor. Nusnúsi ug abu ang kutsára arun musínaw, Rub ashes onto the spoons so they’ll get shiny.

n. nozzle.

n. 1. rating grade; 2. notes in music. di- n. played looking at the music; v. play looking at the music.

n. stain, blemish on one’s character; v. 1. put something on record, note down; 2. note someone down as something Ginutáhan nang istudyantíha nga aktibist, That student is marked as an activist. -du a. notorious. Nutádung mangingilad, A notorious embezzler; v. be, become notorious.

n. notary; v. notarize. Nutaryúhan giyud arun maligal, It should be notarized to make it legal.

n. notebook.

n. nautical course.

n. news. May nutisya ku báhin níya, I have some news about him; v. 1. give information. Nutisyahi (nutisyai) siya báhin sa nahitabù, Inform him about what happened; 2. receive information. Nakanutisya ku nga minyù na ka, I heard that you are married.

n. dietician; v. be a dietician.

n. notes taken for future study or reference. Núts sa Písiks, Physics notes; v. take notes.

(from túud) v. prove true. Nagnúud ang ákung katáhap, My suspicions proved true.

n. 1. cloth. Maáyung pulúhun ning nuúga, This cloth will make a good sport shirt; 2. discarded clothes for rags. Pagkúhag nuug arun himúung pahiran, Get some discarded clothes for rags; v. be made into rags. nuugnuug n. kind of hairy shrub bearing globose fleshy green or yellowish fruits, the leaves of which are used to clean dishes instead of soap: Solanum verbascifolium.