List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 192

n. objection

v. go against what someone wants one to do. Ug supílan mu ang tambag sa ímung amahan, gabáan ka, If you disobey your father’s advice, you will get your just desserts. ma-un a. rebellious, disobedient; v. be, become rebellious.

n. superstar of the movies; v. be, become a superstar.

see súpa.

n. teacher in charge of the administration of a whole school, one rank above the principal.

see supirbisur.

v. supervise, superintend. Supirbisahi (supirbisari) ang mutsatsang nagdigámu, Supervise the maid while she is preparing dinner.

n. supervision.

n. supervisor of a school district; v. be made, become the supervisor.

n. supervisory position; v. hold a supervisory position. Dalì rang magsupirbisúri ang mga inhinyíru sa mína, It’s easy for mine engineers to get supervisory positions in the mining company.

n. superintendent of the public schools in a city or in a whole province.

a. of a high quality. Supiriyur kaáyu ning panaptúna sa ímung napalit, This cloth is very much better in quality than the cloth you bought; n. one’s superior in an organization or in rank.

n. 1. name of one of the public markets in Cebu; 2. supermarket.

n. mother superior; v. be, be made the mother superior. madri — see supiryúra.

v. 1. arrest the motion of dice or coins that have been thrown. Ákung supláhun (suplahun) ang dayis ug dílì maáyung pagkalábay, I will arrest the dice if they are not thrown properly; 2. interrupt someone’s speech, usually with a question. Makasupla ba ta sa nagsulti? May I put a question to the speaker? 3. check vice, bad manners. Ángay nga supláhun nang tarása nga laksut, That bad trait should be put to a halt; n. violation of the rules in certain games. Sa dáma ubligádu ka pagkáun sa ákung batu. Ug dì ka mukáun, supla ka, In checkers you are obliged to take my piece. If you do not, you violate the rules. supládu a. 1. curt, laconic to the point of rudeness. Supládu kaáyu siya ug sinultihan, He is very curt in speech; 2. characteristically bent on going against advice, orders, or instructions. Dì masápì ang supládu sa siminaryu, A disobedient person doesn’t fit in the seminary; v. 1. be rudely laconic; 2. become characteristically inclined to disobey. supláda see supládu (female).

naughty

naughty

stuck-up

v. 1. be dispersed into various directions, cause something to be dispersed. Kinsay nagsuplágay sa mga húlin diri sa kwartu? Who scattered the marbles all over the room? Nasuplágay na mi human mamatay ang ámung inahan, We were scattered after our mother died; 2. disperse, run in every direction. Pagbutu sa pusil, misuplágay ang mga táwu, When the gun fired, the people scattered in all directions.

n. supplement to a publication, to a diet; v. take or add something as a supplement. Pagkáung gisuplimintúhag bitamína, Food supplemented with vitamins.