List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 111

n. lady secretary in an office; v. be, make someone a secretary. -l n. secretarial course.

n. see sikritarya (male).

n. 1. secret; 2. watch pocket; 3. see sikrit kang. see kang; v. do something secretly. Sikritúhan ta kag ingun arun ikaw ray mahibalu, I will tell you secretly so that you will be the only one to know.

see amur sikrítu.

n. aim at six o’clock—i.e. slightly below the target.

n. kind of six-wheeled motor transport with six driving wheels, used by the armed forces; v. travel in a six-by-six.

a. sexy, stimulating erotic feelings. Si Ikang siksi kaáyu nga mamustúra, Ikang is very sexy when she dresses up. Kanang pilikuláha siksi kunu kaáyu, That is supposed to be an erotically stimulating film; v. be, become sexy.

v. 1. go over an area in systematic detail to search for something, ignoring no inch. Ang kanipáang ílang gisiksíkan sa bátang nawálà, The nipa swamps they combed in search of the lost child; 2. screen applicants for a post. Átung siksíkun sila ug maáyu arun mapílì nátù ang kinamaayúhan, We will screen them carefully to get the very best; 3. see hiN-. paN- v. for birds and fowls to preen their feathers; n. research, detailed investigation. hiN- v. search for nits in the head by running the strands of hair between thumb and forefinger. maN-r- n. researcher.

see sitsiríka.

n. 1. section of a certain grade in school. Duha ka siksiyun ang tirsíru grádu, There are two sections in the third grade; 2. section in an article, chapter, law, and the like; v. set up sections in school.

n. boxer who fights in six-round bouts preliminary to the main event; v. become a six-rounder.

n. a manner of playing mahjong using sixteen pieces.

n. the sixty-nine position in sexual intercourse; v. do the sixty-nine.

n. 1. kind of guitar with six strings; 2. the particular tuning of such a guitar (D or E, A, D, G, B, E); v. tune a guitar in this way.

n. sixth grade.

a. sexy, said in humorous reference to effeminate boys.

n. sector, area appertaining to a certain armed force.

(from risíku) v. 1. boil off water from something as in making syrup. Ikay musíku (mupasíku) sa dugà arun maispísu, Boil the water off from the juice so that it will get thick; 2. for something to be cooked until it is thick and hard. Ilúnud ang pilit kun musíku na ang latik, Put in the rice when the syrup gets sticky. Lamì ang humay nga sikúhun paglung-ag, Rice tastes good when boiled hard; n. something cooked hard or thick.

a. rigidly strict with an air of superiority and unapproachability; v. be haughty. Nagkasiku siya sukad makabana ug Katsílà, She has become strict and haughty since she married a Spaniard. sikusíku v. act haughtily strict towards people. Ayaw kug sikusikúhi kay suhítu ku sa ímung kaági, Don’t try to be haughty and stand-offish to me because I know where you came from.

n. 1. elbow; 2. a unit of measurement reckoned from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow, used to measure yarn. (→) v. nudge with the elbow. Ug dì ku nímu paagiun sikhun ta ka, If you do not let me pass, I will hit you with my elbow. sikúhan v. nudge each other with the elbows. sikuhan n. a needle used for mending nets, made of a flat piece of bamboo about 6–10″ long with a pointed end that has a U-shaped slot and notch at the opposite end. maN-(←) n. see síku, n2.