List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 28

abundance

hindrance

parry

v. 1. fend off, ward off or block a thrust or blow. Wà siya makasagang (makapanagang) sa ákung hampak, He wasn’t able to ward off my blows; 2. support, keep weight up. Kining parúlus mauy musagang sa mga busaug, This crossbeam is what supports the joists; n. 1. protection. Tambal nga muhátag sab ug talagsaung sagang sa mga sakit sa pánit, Medicine that gives unusual protection against skin diseases; 2. the action of fending off a blow. paN- v. answer, respond to a query. Wà ku makapanagang sa kinalisdang tuksù sa banggà, I was not able to answer the hardest question in the contest; n. something magical (charm, medicinal concoction, prayer) worn on the body as a defense against evil spirits or influences. sagangságang v. ward off hunger, difficulty temporarily. Makasagangságang giyud ning lagutmun sa kagútum, We can depend on root crops for food during the lean months.

windshield

n. a barb of a hook, spear, arrow, harpoon; v. hit with a spear having several tines. (←) n. spear with several tines for fishing; v. 1. hook something on a barb, be hooked. Misagángat (nasagángat) ang angkla sa dakung batu, The anchor got hooked on a big stone. Sagangáta ang isdà, Spear the fish; 2. make, make into a spear with several tines.

v. be rough with sharp projecting edges. Nagsagangsang ang íyang nawung sa buti, His face is rough with smallpox. -un a. rough, not smooth. Sagangsangun ang ngilit sa dáhun sa magay, The edge of a maguey leaf is sharp and thorny.

see sagalsal.

v. 1. catch a whiff by accident. Nakasagap kug báhù sa patayng ilagà, I got a whiff of the dead rat; 1a. catch some gossip. Dalì siyang makasagap ug tábì, She is good at sniffing out gossip; 2. come upon suddenly, become aware of the existence of something Nasagapan sa mga sundálu ang tinabúnang masinggan, The soldiers came upon the hidden machine gun nest; 3. search for something, covering an area. Giságap níla ang kabukíran sa pagpangítà sa púga, They covered the mountains looking for the fugitive.

a. 1. fibrous and dry to chew. Sagapsap kan-un ang lútung way sabaw, Rice with no soup is very dry to try to eat. Giluwà na nákù ang tubu kay sagapsap na, Wà nay dugà, I spit the sugarcane out because it was all pulp and didn’t have any more juice; 2. rough to the touch. Sagapsap na siyag nawung kay napunù sa bugas, His face is rough because of the pimples; n. sound made by a pig eating; v. 1. be, become pulpy or dry to chew. Masagapsap ang humay ug dì baghásan, Rice is hard to eat if it isn’t well-polished; 2. for a surface to be rough to the touch; 3. make the noise of a pig eating.

n. kind of fish.

see lagarat.

n. kind of small tree of second growth forest, commonly used as firewood. -un(→) a. wood resembling sagàsà which has grains that do not run straight and parallel, such that splitting it lengthwise is difficult.

v. make the hollow cracking sound of something splitting. Misagàsà ang sag-ub nga natumba sa batu, The bamboo container went crack when it fell on the stones.

see sugatà.

a. matured coconuts at the stage when one can hear the water but the husk is still green; v. 1. reach the mature, but not brown, stage; 2. gather mature coconuts.

coconut fruit

v. for something highly fragile to break into pieces. Miságay ang bangà nga natumba, The earthen jar broke to pieces when it toppled over.

v. drag, trail behind. Nagsagayad ang íkug sa búda, The train of her gown was trailing behind her.

v. make stones skip over the surface of the water, for a stone to do so. Dílì makasagaysay ang batu nga língin, A round stone can’t skip over the surface of the water; n. action of skipping a stone over the surface of the water.