List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 122

n. kind of low herb similar in appearance to purslane but with white axillary flowers, soft pilose leaves, and a woody stem.

v. taste a liquid in small sips. Ang mga buyug nagsimsim sa dugus, The bees are sipping the nectar. Dì ku makasimsim ug ínit nga sabaw sa luwag nga aluminum, I can’t sip hot broth from an aluminum ladle.

n. symptom(s)

n. symptom.

v. sound boisterously. Sayu pa gáning buntag nagsimúaw nas Maríya, nakamata lang kug ahat, Maria was talking loudly when it was still early in the morning and I woke up. Unsa man say gisimúaw ni Pidru? What is Pedro going on about again?

n. 1. snout of an animal; 2. the analogous structure in a person (the lips and the area adjacent that can be pushed forward). Ayaw pabudlut sa ímung simud, Don’t pout (stick out your lips).

v. eat a little, esp. enough to stave off hunger, but not be fully satiated. Musimùsimù lang ta ígù nga isustinir hasta paniudtu, Let’s take a little of something enough to sustain us until lunchtime. paN- v. nibble at grass leisurely.

see sipyat.

n. 1. galvanized sheet-iron roofing; 2. house with sheet-iron roofing. Balay nga sín, A house with sheet-metal roofing; v. put, construct with galvanized sheet-iron roofing.

see ug, 1, 2a, b, 4a, b (dialectal).

zinc

n. zinc

see kinsa (dialectal).

begrudge

envy

see miryinda and santa.

v. be envious. Nasína si Dúdung sa ákung duláan, Dodong is envious of my toy. Ang pagkaadunáhan lagmit kasináhan sa uban, Other people are likely to envy your wealth. sinahan a. tending to be envious. ka- n. envy. masináhun, manggisináhun a. envious.

n. hanging

n. comprehension

n. the senate. -r(→) senator; v. be, become a senator. -ra n. lady senator.