List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 143

a. 1. greedy, having a strong desire for food. Siruk kaáyu ning irúa kay walà makakaun ug tulu ka adlaw, This dog is very greedy because it hasn’t eaten for three days; 2. fond of, having a strong liking for. Siruk ug bayli ni si Pidru, Peter is crazy about dancing; 3. one who is present at any event where food is served, invited or not; v. be, become greedy or fond of something (←) v. attend a party or feast uninvited, just to eat the food prepared. Mga bagà ug náwung nga misíruk sa híkay, Those nervy people who went to the party uninvited. paN- v. go s.w. to scrounge for food. Adtu sa mga basúra magpaniruk ang mga irù ug iring, The dogs and the cats scrounge for food in garbage cans. — buy a. 1. attending banquets uninvited; 2. one starved for food, entertainment, or sex without scruples; v. become a person of this sort.

n. 1. xerox machine; 2. a xerox copy. Síruks lay ihátag, dílì ang uridyinal, Just turn in a xerox, not the original; v. xerox something.

n. stomach cramps; v. get stomach cramps. Diyútay ray kan-a sa hilaw nga mangga arun dílì ka sirulun, Don’t eat so many green mangoes so you don’t get cramps.

n. kind of goby.

see sinulug.

v. for the eyebrows to be knitted. Masirung (musirung) ang ímung kílay ug masukù ka, You knit your eyebrows when you are angry; a. knitted eyebrows.

n. hand saw. — pára láras ripsaw; v. cut with a saw.

plum

cereal

n. installment in a serialized movie, radio program, published stories; v. have something appear in installments.

n. serial number.

a. 1. serious, earnest in one’s attitude to things. Siryus siya kaáyu sa íyang trabáhu, He is very serious in his work; 2. seriously ill. Siryus na kaáyu ang masakitun, The patient is very serious; v. 1. be serious and earnest; 2. for an illness to get serious. -in- v. take things seriously.

a. serious-minded, not easy-going. Dì siya katiáwan kay siryúsang pagkababáyi, You can’t fool around with her because she is the serious type; v. become serious-minded.

a. serious and earnest about what one does, not joking. Siryúsu kaáyu ning ákung ig-ágaw, panagsa ra mupahiyum, My cousin is serious. He rarely smiles. Sigúru kang maánur ug siryúsu ka sa ímung pagtuun, You will get honors if you are serious with your studies; v. be serious.

1. short for Mísis, term of address for a married woman; 2. term of address to a sister.

n. caesarian section; v. perform or have a caesarian section.

lacerate

n. kind of small oysters.

v. 1. make an incision on something, rip something open with a long tear. Sìsíun ta ning ímung dintru arun maabut ku ang samad, We’ll have to rip your shirt so I can get at your wound. Arun makúhà ang bála sìsían ang dughan, We’ll have to make an incision in the chest to get the bullet out; 2. for the edge of something hard to have a tear in it. Nasìsì ang kílay sa buksidur, The boxer got a cut on his eyebrow. Sìsíun mu nang kílid sa silya nga ablíhan mu nang kúk? Are you going to rip the edge of the chair by opening a coke on it? 2a. have a vaginal laceration. Ang bátà nga gilúgus nasìsían, The child that was raped had a vaginal laceration.

see alig-ig, v1.