List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 43

n. hall

n. screen

v. lose one’s way. Nalángan mi kay nasaláag mi sa Magalyánis, We were delayed because we lost our way downtown. (→) v. be off the topic, incoherent in speech, conversation. Musalaag ang ímung tubag ug dì ka mamínaw sa diskasyun, You’ll be speaking off the topic if you don’t listen to the discussion. Nagsalaag ang diskursu sa pulitiku. Wà maáyu pagkahan-ay, The politician gave an incoherent speech. It was not well planned.

filter

strainer

v. singe, pass a flame over. Gisában ku ang katring may kuting, I passed a flame over the bed that was infested with bedbugs.

(from súlab) v. 1. for an unglù to pass on the force that possesses him by inserting it in the food of the victim who then also becomes an unglù. Kunu makasalában ang pagkáun sa salin sa usa ka unglù, They say that eating the leftovers of an unglù will make you one; 2. be won over to and become crazy for something Gisában na giyud ka sa madyung, You have gone crazy for mahjong.

(not without l) see tahu.

(not without l) n. kind of longline fishing for small fishes where several hooks are attached to a line with leaders spaced six feet apart, one end anchored to the sea bottom and the other end attached to a float. paN- v. go fishing with a salábay line.

faculty

intellect

mentality

n. intelligence

n. wit

perception

reason

talent

understanding

lucid

talented