List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 153

adj. legal

adj. systematic

n. path

v. subdivide an area of land into housing lots for commercial purposes.

subdivision

n. housing development; v. make, make into a housing development.

souvenir

n. upgrade; v. go uphill, on an upgrade. Ug musubída ang karsáda, isigunda, When the road goes into an upgrade, shift into second. Nangínit ang makina samtang nagsubída ang trák, The motor overheated while the truck was negotiating the upgrade. subidahun a. 1. steep; 2. difficult, hard to solve. Subidahun kaáyu ning sulirána, This problem is very difficult; v. be, become difficult or steep.

n. a one-string musical instrument made of bagákay bamboo; v. 1. play the subing; 2. make a subing.

n. individual stalks of rice not ripe during the harvest and left to be gleaned; v. glean rice that was left to ripen.

v. increase in price or intensity. Misubir ang prisyu sa mais, The price of corn went up. Misubir ang íyanq hilánat, His temperature went up. subídu a. for prices to be high or something else to be high in numerical quantity. Subídu ang íyang grádu, He got high grades.

see subirbíyu (female).

a. difficult to discipline, insistent on doing as one likes; v. be, become recalcitrant. Masubirbiyu ang prísu ug ímung lugaklugákan, A prisoner will become unmanageable if you show him leniency. pubring — a. financially hard-up, but insisting on one’s wants. Pubring subirbiyu kaáyu nang tawhána. Gitagáan gánig trabáhu, dílì kay gustung magmanidyǐr siya, That man is a beggar but he won’t work except as manager.

v. answer back when reprimanded. Hílum! Ayaw kug subìsubia (subìsubii), Shut up! Don’t you talk back to me.

v. 1. do something twice, again for the second time around. Musublì ku ug káun kay gigútum pa ku, I will eat again because I am still hungry; 1a. repeat, say something again. Sublíun ku lag kas-a ug památig maáyu, I will repeat once. Now listen carefully; 2. go over something for errors. Sublíun nákù nà ug makatulu arun walà giyuy mga sayup, I will go over it three times so there will be no mistakes; 3. reelect someone Sublían nátù si Anduy pagkamíyur, Let us reelect Andoy for mayor; n. repeated term in office. ka-an n. reelection aimed at.

n. review

submarine

n. 1. submarine; 2. bedbug (humorous). Unsáun pagkatúlug nga ayruplánu sa táas submarínu sa ubus, How can you sleep with lots of airplanes (mosquitoes) above and submarines (bedbugs) underneath you? v. 1. travel by submarine; 2. sabotage an activity. Walà mulampus ang ákung paági kay ímu man nga gisubmarínu, My procedure did not succeed because you sabotaged it.

n. submachine gun; v. shoot with a submachine gun.

v. hand in or over. Kinsay nagsubmit áring blangku nga papil? Who submitted this blank piece of paper? Walà pa ku makasubmit sa ripurt, I have not yet handed in the report.