List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 116

n. 1. sunray 2. place where rain can come in. Silib dihà sa bintánà kun mag-ulan, The rain comes in the window when it rains; v. 1. for the sun to shine from behind something, for rain to come in. Maháyag ang kwartu ug musilib ang adlaw gíkan sa kakahúyan, The room will become bright when the sun appears from behind the trees; 2. appear as if coming out from hiding. Pahíyum nga misilib sa íyang nawung, A smile that appeared on her face; 3. go and take a look. Ákung silbun ang kábaw nga ákung gitugway, I will go and see the carabao I put out in the pasture. pa- v. 1. peep, look at while remaining hidden. Ngánung nagpasilib man ka dihà luyu sa kurtína? Why are you peeping from behind the curtain? 2. look furtively out of the corner of the eyes. Dílì siya mutárung ug tan-aw. Mupasílib lang, He doesn’t look straight at you. He just looks furtively from the corner of his eyes.

v. celebrate, observe the memory of an event. Dílì siya musilibrǎr sa íyang adlaw, He will not celebrate his birthday. silibrasiyun n. celebration.

n. bedroom, room.

n. degree

n. degree, a course of study or career. Silid sa pagkaduktǔr, Medical course.

pepper

fin

n. 1. dorsal fin of fishes; 2. analogous growth on reptiles; 3. crease along a trouser leg; 4. in a hip roof, the junction of the lateral and end slope which forms linear edges somewhat in appearance like a dorsal fin; v. for a crease to form along a trouser leg. -an a crested, having a crest.

see siak, 3.

adorable

n. kind of one-stringed musical instrument, played with a bow, resting on the ground, high in pitch. The sound is produced by a trumpet at the bottom.

n. cylinder of an engine.

see salindrun.

see silindru (plural).

see ingun (dialectal).

v. fire shells, bombard; n. act of shelling out.

adjacent

n. neighbor

n. neighbor; v. 1. be, have one for a neighbor. Lisud ikasilíngan ang palaaway, It’s difficult to happen to have a quarrelsome person for a neighbor; 2. border, verge on. Ang ílang kinataw-an musilíngan sa biaybíay, Their laughter borders on derision. -an(→), ka-an(→) n. 1. yard, area surrounding the house; 2. neighboring. Kasilinganan (silinganan) nga lungsud, The neighboring towns. ka-an n. neighborhood, group of people composing a neighborhood.

a. silent, quiet. Silinsiyu kaáyu ang kurti pagpakanáug sa hukum, The court became very silent when the decision was handed down. -su(←) a. for machines to be noiseless. Silinsiyúsu kaáyu ning makináha, This machine is noiseless; v. for machines to become noiseless.