List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 185

v. 1. carry someone on one’s shoulder, esp. with legs astraddle the neck. Dì ku makasung-ay nímu kay sakit ang ákung abága, I cannot carry you on my shoulders because they are sore; 2. assume a financial burden, esp. for a political candidacy. Sung-áyun níya ang kandidatúra ni Kabaybay, He will support Kabaybay’s candidacy.

see suung.

n. 1. the upper snout of animals. Sungad ang ikálut sa amúti sa bábuy, The pig uses its snout to dig up sweet potatoes; 2. the area around the mouth of a person from the nose to the chin (humorous and derogatory). 3. the point of something Sungad sa dáru, The tip of the plow.

v. 1. horn, strike or butt with the horn. Sungagun ka ánang kanding ug mudúul ka, That goat will butt you if you go near it. 1a. for animals to fight with their horns. Nagkasúngag ang duha ka kábaw, The two carabaos are goring each other; 2. ram against someone with the head. Napáwul ang usang buksidur kay misungag sa kuntra, One of the boxers was penalized because he butted his opponent; 2a. bulldoze something Sungagun sa buldúsir ang pangpang human dinamitáha, After they dynamite the cliff, they will bulldoze it. 3. hit the jaw with the fist. Makasungag giyud ku run ug magbinúang ka, I’ll hit you in the jaw if you do anything foolish; 4. go against the wind or current. Ug musungag ta sa hángin, dúgay ta muabut, If we go against the wind, it will take us a long time to arrive; 5. plane against the grain in wood. Dì ka makasungag ug sipilya kay dílì hámis ang ági, You cannot plane against the grain because it won’t come out smooth. (←) n. fight between horned animals.

v. brave adverse weather or conditions to do something or get s.w. Ngánung misungasung ka mag anhi nga ulan kaáyu? Why did you brave the downpour to get here? Aku ang misungasung sa mga kasukù sa mga ginikánan sa babáyi, I had to face the anger of the girl’s parents.

great-great-grandparent

horn

n. horn; v. butt, gore. Ug mudúul ka sa kábaw sungáyun giyud ka, If you go near the water buffalo, you will be gored. -an a. 1. animal with horns; 2. the devil; 3. one like a devil. Ag sungáyan nagpabuyag na sab, The little devil is making a nuisance of himself again.

n. one’s lineal or collateral descendants of the fifth generation: grandchild, grandnephew, or grandniece of a great grandchild, grandnephew or grandniece. apu sa — see súngay. apuhan sa — grandparent, granduncle or grandaunt of a great-grandparent, uncle, or aunt.

see sumban.

v. come to disturb or harass someone Kanúnayng musunggal sa íyang kunsinsiya ang dakù níyang kasal-ánan, The wrong he had done always disturbs his conscience. Hawu ang nagsunggal sa íyang manukan, A monitor lizard raided his chicken yard.

see salunggat.

see sunggal.

n. nosebleed; v. suffer nosebleed. Nagsunggu (gisunggu) ang buksidur pagkaigù sa ilung, The boxer got a bloody nose when he was hit in the nose.

n. a very itchy kind of scabies with tiny scales on top. see also sungu.

n. booklet in which the words to popular songs are printed.

v. 1. for the feelings to be hurt. Nasungì ku sa ímung gisulti, I was hurt by what you said; 2. have bad feelings toward one another. Gikasungían níla ang pagbáhin sa yútà, They had a misunderstanding about the division of the land; a. having hurt feelings. Súngì kaáyu ákung buut kay wà ku imbitaha, My feelings were badly hurt because I wasn’t invited. ka-an n. misunderstanding.

v. for the teeth of a comb, nails, and other projections that are somewhat flexible to break off. (→) having teeth broken off. Ilábay nang sudlay nga sungì, Throw away that comb with the broken teeth.

see sikmul, v2.

a. bulldog-faced: snub-nosed, having pudgy cheeks, and overhanging bones on the brow.