List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 48

see sála.

n. kind of garfish: Ablennes hians.

v. cut the leaflets from the fronds of the nipa palms for shingles. -in- n. nipa palm frond leaflets cut and prepared for making into shingles.

v. catch something by surrounding it, keep something entrapped or confined. Kural ang nakasálat sa mga manuk, The fence kept the chickens penned. Ang gagmayng isdà dílì masálat niánang balínga kay dagkug mata, That net has too large of a mesh to catch small fish.

n. strong wind coming from the south during storms.

(coined from salà and baláud—not without l) n. crime against persons and property. Ang saláud sa pagpatay, The crime of murder.

see saluwákì.

see saluwásid.

adj. censorious

adj. ridiculous

lousy

nasty

objectionable

obnoxious

hang

v. 1. lay something over something else so that part of it hangs over. Isalay lang ang tualya sa kurdísu, Just hang the towel over the window sill; 2. for something that fell to be caught atop something, not reaching the ground. Ang gilábay nákung sinílas didtu masáy sa atup, The slipper that I threw landed on the roof. -an(→), saylanan n. 1. drying rack; 2. boat rack made of two forked sticks; 3. wooden support for a stone mill.

n. kind of fish, name given to various crevallies.

adj. historical

n. shot fired into the air. Kadtung salba pára pagpahúnung sa kawatan nga midágan, That shot fired into the air was to make the thief that was running away stop; v. fire a warning shot into the air.

n. lifesaver or life jacket; v. wear, make into a lifesaver.