List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 118

n. punishment

nemesis

penalize

punish

retribution

v. be punished

adj. fine

n. penalty

engrave

n. cold chisel, a chisel for metal, stone; v. 1. inscribe, work something with a chisel. Kinsay nagsilsil aring mga litra sa simintu? Who carved these letters into the concrete? 1a. fix in one’s mind, inculcate. Mga sulti nga nasilsil sa íyang kaisípan, Words that were chiseled into his mind; 2. remove something with a chisel. Átung silsílun ning kabilyáha, We will remove this reenforcement bar with a cold chisel.

n. 1. sales talk; 2. glib talk to win over or convince someone v. give someone a glib line. Silstúkan na man pud ku sa íyang bakak, mu rag mutúu ku, He is giving me his line again, as if I could be taken in by it.

n. cello; v. play the cello.

v. have hurt feelings. Nasilù ku kay aku ray wà imbitaha, I was hurt because I was the only one not invited. Mga biaybíayng makasilù (makapasilù), Words of derision that can hurt the feelings. Nagsílù ang managtrátu, The lovers are on bad terms.

n. bagasse, sugar cane pulp left after the juice has been extracted.

n. 1. downstairs. May duha ka kwartu sa sílung, There are two bedrooms downstairs; 1a. space underneath the house and including the surrounding yard. Didtu níya ihukut ang kanding sa sílung, He tethered the goat under the house. taas ug — a. standing with the crotch comparatively high above the ground (humorous). Kasagáran sa mga Amirkánu taas ug sílung, Most of the Americans are tall; 2. protection, care. Lisud ikíha ang usa ka táwu nga náa sa sílung sa usa ka pulitiku, It is difficult to press charges against a person under the aegis of a politician; 3. building where domestic animals, esp. cocks are kept; v. 1. take shelter under. Anhi ku musílung (manílung) sa iláwum sa káhuy, I’ll take shelter under the tree; 1a. put into shelter in the shade. Isílung ang kanding ug muulan, Take the goat to shelter if it rains. Isílung pagtanum ang mga kakaw sa lubi, Plant the cocoa under the shade of the palms; 2. put oneself under someone’s influence or protection. Ang ílu misílung sa íyang uyuan, The orphan was put under the care of his uncle. (→) v. plant a crop between the rows of another crop that is taller. Musilung kug mais sa kalubihan, I’ll plant corn between the rows of something taller. pa- see sílung, v1. 1a. paN- v. 1. for cocks to go to another chicken yard, not the owner’s. Manílung ang sunuy kun way mungà sa íla, A rooster will go to another house if there are no hens in its own place; 2. for an adolescent to begin or start visiting girls. Manílung na ang íyang anak laláki, His son has started visiting girls. -anan n. shelter or shade.

n. minor recurrence of measles or chicken pox eruptions following a period of quiescence; v. for measles or chicken pox to have a minor recurrence or eruption. Natural giyud nà sa hanggà nga silungsilungan (musilungsilung, manilungsilung), Chicken pox rash normally recurs in a mild way.

n. cellophane.

v. feel jealous, esp. of a beloved one. Gisilúsan sa asáwa ang sikritarya sa íyang bána, The wife was jealous of her husband’s secretary. -a a. jealous (female); v. become jealous. -u a. jealous (male).

n. venetian blinds; v. put up venetian blinds.

a. for machine parts to be loose and have too much free play. Piligru ning ímung taksi kay silúsu kaáyu ang manabíla, Your taxi is dangerous because it has a very loose steering wheel; v. get to be too loose.