List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 100

v. 1. add fuel to a fire to increase it or keep it going; 2. incite, get someone to do something bad. Siyay nagsiba sa mga istudiyanti pagdimunstrít, He incited the students to demonstrate.

v. sip nectar from a flower. Mau niy klási sa búlak nga sibáan sa mga alibangbang, This is the class of flowers the butterflies sip nectar from. -un(→), -l-un(→) n. flowers that are attractive to birds and insects.

v. cook a mixture of rice and corn grits.

jag

v. nick a blade. (→) a. nicked; n. nick in a blade.

see saluwásid.

n. small fishing spear, usually made of wire as thick as a man’s finger or bamboo pointed at one tip; v. 1. spear using the sibat; 2. make into a sibat.

v. 1. get out of s.w., usually without leave. Musibat ta sa prugráma arun dílì ta hingtawgan ug pakanta, Let us get out of this place before we are called upon to sing. Wà ka kinahanglána dinhi. Hala, sibat! You are not wanted here, So, scram! 2. take something without permission. Sibatun (isibat) ku ning libru ug walay magtan-aw, I will take this book when nobody is looking.

clamor

outcry

v. 1. bounce from something towards something Misíbaw nákù ang búla nga gilábay sa bungbung, The ball was thrown against the wall and bounced toward me. 2. for a sound to reverberate and be noisy so as to rise above other sounds. Misíbaw ang butubutu sa mga ribintadur, The explosion of firecrackers resounded; 3. rise to an alarming proportion. Misíbaw karun pag-áyu ang pangáwat, Robberies have increased to alarming proportions. ka- n. turmoil, confused noises, tumultuous sounds.

n. an extension room added to an already existing dwelling, with the floor raised some distance from the ground; v. add an extension to a house. sibaysíbay n. woman maintained by a married man. Ang sibaysíbay sa íyang bána hustis, Her husband’s woman is a night-club hostess; v. for a married man to maintain a woman.

n. closet

n. corner

see kisibáya.

adj. civic

n. 1. civil, not by the church. Sa sibil lang ta magpakasal, Let’s make it a civil marriage. Sibil nga mintiryu, Public cemetery; 2. see gwardiya sibil; v. have a civil wedding. gíra — civil war. gwardiya — Civil Guard of the Philippines during Spanish times. -in- v. punish someone heavily or make someone do a lot of work rapidly (as the Spanish civil guards do). Maáyung musinibil ug súgù sa mga sinuhúlan apan dílì maáyung mupakáun, Knows how to make farmhands work hard but doesn’t give them enough food to eat. Dì na run magsinibil ug kastígu ang mga maistra sa klási kay manúkul na man run ang mga istudiyanti, Teachers do not inflict heavy punishments in class any more because nowadays the students fight back.

v. civilize. sibilisádu a. civilized, well-mannered; v. be, become civilized. sibilisasiyun n. civilization.

n. game of hide-and-seek played in pairs; v. play hide-and-seek in pairs.

civilian