List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 139

n. sepulcher.

n. caretaker of a cemetery; v. be the caretaker in a cemetery.

v. 1. draw something together, as a net or mouth of a sack. Dílì ku makasípung sa bàbà sa sáku kay punù kaáyu, I cannot gather the mouth of the sack because it is very full. Sipúngun níya ang buhuk, unyà pangkúun, She gathers up her hair and ties it into a knot; 2. join two ends or sides together. Sulda ray makasípung sa isig ka tumuy sa alambri, Only solder can join the two pieces of wire; 3. finish a weave, terminating it. Magsípung na ku sa kálù, I’ll finish weaving the outer edges of the brim of the hat; 3a. finish harvesting the rice, usually the little remaining part of the last part near the end of the field. -un(→), -unun n. last small remaining part of the rice in the field to be harvested.

n. C-4 rice, a recently introduced variety of white rice.

see sipul.

n. sepia in photography; v. make a print in sepia.

fault

n. flaw

v. 1. make a mistake. Musipyat ka lang ug kas-a, papahawáun ta giyud ka, Just commit one mistake, and I’ll fire you; 2. miss an aim, fail in a plan. Dílì ku musipyat ug akuy patirúhun sa langgam, If I shoot the bird, I won’t miss. Plánung dílì masipyat, A plan that cannot fail; 3. overlook, fail to do something Ug akuy pabasáhun walay sayup nga musipyat, I won’t overlook a thing if I read it. Ayaw sipyáta pagbása ang sunud gulà, Don’t fail to read the next issue; n. 1. error committed. Way sipyat siyang muantug, He never misses in his shots; 2. failure to do something.

n. term of address for male teachers and other men of high status. Si Sír Gabútin dílì makaanhi sa iskuylahan run, Mr. Gabutin cannot come to school today. Náay nagtawag nímu sa tilipunu, sír, someone is calling you on the phone, sir; n. [gen.] — my, your, etc. teacher. Giingnan mi sa ámung sír, Our teacher told us; v. address someone sir.

close

door

n. venereal disease infection; v. be infected with a venereal disease (slang).

shut

v. 1. close a window or door. Sirhun (sirhan, isira, sirahun, sirahan) ta ning pwirta, ha? Let me close the door. May I? 2. close, cease to operate, cause something to do so. Anus-a musira (manira) ang klási? When do classes close? Una lang kay magsira (manira) pa ku sa tindáhan, Just go ahead, because I will close the store; 3. wind up, make complete. Átung sirhun ang nigusyu kay muadtu mi sa Amirika, We will wind up the business because we are going to America; 4. lock someone or oneself in something Ug magpabuyag ka, akuy musira nímu sa kwartu, If you make a nuisance of yourself, I will lock you in your room; 5. — ug dugù v. miss several menstrual periods, usually for a long span of time. Nagmulù siya kay nasirhan siya ug dugù, She is worried because she has missed several menstrual periods; 6. plant fully with; be fully planted. Dì makasira (makapasira) ning tagúra sa basakan, These rice seedlings aren’t enough to fill all the rice paddies; n. 1. door; 1a. gate or anything that closes; 2. window shutter; 3. end of school. Kanus-a inyung sira sa klási? When do your classes end? — gána dessert; v. have for dessert. paN- v. 1. see sira, v2. 2. lock oneself in a house or room. Manira ta kay náay púsil sa gawas, Let’s close up because there is a gunfight outside. Nanira ku kay naglágut ku, I locked myself in my room because I was angry; 3. zipper or button up one’s clothes. Walà ku makapanira sa ákung karsúnis, I did not zipper my trousers. karga siráda see karga. sirádu a. 1. tightly closed. Sirádu kaáyu ang kwartu kay walay hángin makasulud, The room is closed tight, and no air can get in. 2. full, filled to capacity. Dì ta makasakay kay sirádu kaáyu ang trák, We can not get on because the truck is completely full; v. 1. be tightly closed, close something tight; 2. filled to the last seating capacity. panirádu see panira, 2. siradúra n. 1. device to close a door; 2. a lock for closing jewelry or anything to close wearing apparel.

love-sick

closed

close

destroy

n. kind of fruit similar in appearance to cherries, green or dark red when ripe, with a single pit, growing in bunches on a small wild or cultivated tree: Flacourtia jangomas.