List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 109

a. cocky, showing off one’s good looks or posture. Síkat kaáyu siya nga mulakaw, He walks in a very flippant and cocky manner. (→) a. worthy of praise or envy. Sikat kaáyu siyag kutsi, He has a flashy car. pa- v. show off. Mupasíkat dáyun siya ug náay mga dalágang nagtan-aw, He shows off if there are girls around.

popular

see siklat.

a. being in large numbers and moving about noisily. Síkaw kaáyu ang mga táwu didtu sa tabuan, There is a noisy, bustling crowd in the market; v. be noisy and moving about in different directions.

n. coin worth half a sikápat.

v. 1. strive to make a move. Misikaysíkay (nanikaysíkay) pagbángun ang hubug, The drunk strove to get up. 2. strive, struggle for existence. Basta musikaysíkay (manikaysíkay) ang táwu, mabúhì giyud, If a man struggles, he will survive; 3. buzz about in some activity. Sayu sa buntag nagsikaysíkay (nagpanikaysíkay) nag mga kumpradur, Early in the morning the dealers in produce were already buzzing about.

v. for a fierce animal or an angry person to snarl at someone suddenly. Gisikbat ang iring nga midúul sa irù nga nagkaun, The dog snarled at the cat that came near him while he was eating. Hingsikbatan ku siya kay midúul man nákù ug nangáyù ug itan-aw sa sini, I snapped at him when he came to me asking for money to go to the movies.

adjacent

n. contiguous, located next to. Sikbit siya nákug lingkud, He sat next to me. Nagsikbit ang ámung lúti, Our lots are adjacent. ka- someone who is located next to something.

v. 1. cut something with a single stroke toward the agent, esp. with a sickle. Sikbuta lang ang písì arun maputul dáyun, Just cut the rope to get it loose quickly; 2. swipe. Nanikbut ang bátag lumbuy sa tindíra, The little boy swiped a lumbuy from the fruit seller; 3. pick out with a small dip net; n. 1. sickle; 2. small dip net. paN- v. finagle something out of someone without much fuss and bother. Manikbut siya ug plíti sa mga amígu, He gets his friends to pay his fare for him.

see sid-uk.

v. jab, nudge. Sikdúun ta lang kag makigpamaúlì na ku, I’ll just nudge you when I want to get home.

v. scoop something up quickly by tossing, flipping up a container. Sikdúha ang binlud. Ayawg iípun sa bugas, Remove the fine meal by scooping it off as you flip it. Don’t put it together with the grain; n. scoop. (→), ig-l- see sikdu, n.

see sikdu.

v. snatch at something live suddenly to catch it. Biktun pa, pára ituy! Sikgínga lang, You don’t have to trap a puppy! Just grab it!

n. fetlock, a thumb-like projection above the foot in the legs of animals.

v. 1. for something long to jut out. Misikil ang bukug sa íyang síku sa íyang pagkahū́g, The bone in his elbow stuck out when he fell down; 2. nudge someone, esp. with the elbow. Musikil giyud siya nákù inig-ági níya nákù, He nudges me every time he passes by me. 2a. pierce with a horn or tusk. Ang túru nga misikil sa mag-uúma, The bull that gored the farmer; n. protuberance, something that juts out.

some

a. close, with least distance. Síkit kaáyu siya nga mubayli, He dances very close. Didtu magtágù ang ilagà, síkit sa busaug, The rat hid close to the floor joists. Síkit silang mga higála, They are close friends; v. be or get close to each other. Sikíta ug butang ang mga misitíra, Put the flower pots close to each other.

a. scarce. Lisud makatrabahu ang táwung siklahun ug ininglis, It’s hard for people whose English is limited to find work; v. be scarce. Nagkasiklahun na run ang bábuy ihálas, Wild pigs are getting scarce now.