List of Cebuano words starting with the letter S - Page 90

a. feeling uneasy when one stops doing things he usually does. Saw-a kaáyu ug dì ku maggirdul, I feel uneasy if I don’t wear a girdle; v. get this feeling of uneasiness.

v. join two strands by winding them around each other, hook the fingers together. ‘Matay pa, tinúud lagi,’ nanumpà siya nga gisaw-id ang duha ka tudlù, ‘So help me it’s true,’ she insisted, hooking her two fingers together. Nagkasaw-id ang hukut sa duha ka bábuy, The tether ropes of the two pigs got tangled up in each other.

v. be caught or snagged by something Walà masaw-iti ang kabli sa sáhid, The grapnel did not catch on the cable.

n. 1. large snake; 2. python. — nga baksan banded python.

n. the measure of corn (usually basketful) left over after the crop has been divided. Sawad nga tungà sa bukag, A remainder of half a basketful after the crop had been divided.

floor

see amákan.

a. giving a dizzying feeling from looking down from heights. Sáwan ang walug gíkan sa tumuy sa búkid, It is dizzying to look down into the valley from the top of the mountain; n. intense fear or shock; v. 1. get a dizzy feeling; 2. be intensely frightened. Gisáwan ku sa butu sa bumba, I was terribly frightened by the explosion of the bomb. -anan(→) a. prone to intense fright.

n. town proper, the part of the town where the people are concentrated.

see saluwásid.

n. receipt

censure

condemn

criticize

damn

denounce

reproach

reprove

v. 1. speak disparagingly about something, mention bad qualities of something Kadtung magsaway áning panaptúna dílì swítu sa panaptun, Whoever speaks disparagingly of this cloth doesn’t know anything about cloth. Walà kuy ikasaway (ikapanaway) sa íyang panglíhuk, I have nothing to criticize about his deportment; 2. disapprove, consider something improper. Nakasaway ku sa íyang gisulti sa íyang diskursu, I think it’s improper what he said in his speech. hiN- v. disapprove, consider something as improper. Unsa may nahinawayan nímu níya? What do you disapprove of in him? -l-un(←) a. worthy of condemnation. Ang paglibak usa ka búhat nga salawáyun, Speaking ill of others is a contemptible act; v. become contemptible. hiN-un(←) a. fond of criticizing or disparaging; v. be given to criticizing.

a. giving a feeling of uneasiness when something is new. Sawi kaáyu ang antiyúhus basta bag-u pa, One doesn’t feel comfortable wearing glasses for the first time; v. feel uncomfortable with something new. Sawihan kaáyu kus marpil, I don’t feel comfortable with my new false teeth.