List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 23

see sabwag, 1.

v. 1. for the strings to be out of tune. Unsáun nímu pagkuskus ánang sistáha nga nasablaw man nà? How can you play that guitar when the strings are not tuned? 2. be somewhat off, crazy. Uy nasablaw ka nga nagswítir ug mudtung dakù, Hey, have you gone crazy, wearing a sweater at high noon!

hang

v. 1. put something on top of something else going beyond its edge. Kinsay nagsablay íring kawáyan sa kural? Who placed the bamboo pole across the fence? Dì tà nímu sabláyan nang alambri sa iliktrisidad, You should not hang anything from the electric wire; 2. for a boxer to totter (lean on the ropes). Nasablay sa ring ang buksidur dihang nagrúgi siya, The boxer leaned on the ropes when he became groggy. — sa luwag state of development of the coconut where the meat is firm enough to hold together (lit. will hang over the edge of the ladle) but not stiff. -an(→) n. longitudinal beams under the roof running along the posts on which the rafters (salagunting) rest.

n. saber; v. make, make into a saber. (→) v. stab with a saber.

dabble

spray

sprinkle

v. throw or splash water on. Gisablígan níyag túbig ang nagbagang puthaw, He splashed water on the glowing steel; n. action of splashing or throwing water. paN- v. splash water on oneself in bathing, -ay v. for politicians to engage in mudslinging.

splash

n. intense desire to eat something one hasn’t eaten in a long time; v. have an intense desire to eat something Gisabluk kug mangga sa didtu ku sa Istíts, I conceived an intense craving for mangoes when I was in the States. hiN- v. eat something in great quantity to satisfy one’s intense desire to eat it. Makahinabluk tag káun ug mangga karung swildu, We can eat mangoes to our heart’s content on payday.

v. snatch something, esp. in stealing. Nasakpan ang nagsabnit sa íyang pitáka, The man who snatched her bag was apprehended.

n. soap

cock fight

n. cockpit

negotiate

understand

bargaining

n. sabotage

negotiation