List of Cebuano words starting with the letter U - Page 37

v. 1. lose flavor from being left uncovered. Muupas (maupas) ang sigarilyu ug byáan nga abyirtu, The cigarettes lose their flavor if you leave them around open; 2. lose fertility. Muupas ang yútà ug dílì abunúhan, The land will lose its fertility if you don’t fertilize it; a. lacking in flavor or potency.

numeral four. Upat ka buuk bátà, Four children; v. see tulu. — ug (ang) mata a. having glasses (four-eyed) (humorous). — ang tiil for a wife to have clandestine relations with another man (humorous). Inig talikud sa bána sa trabáhu, upat dáyuy tiil sa asáwa, When the husband leaves for work his wife meets her lover (lit. gets four legs). ika- fourth. kap-atan n. forty. maka-, ka- four times. tag-, tagup-at n. 1. four apiece; 2. odds of four to three in betting; v. give four to three odds in betting. Gitagupátan ang ámung manuk, Our cock was given odds of four to three. tinagup-at v. do by fours.

n. four

= alupaup. see álup, 1.

a. 1. bald, lacking hair on the head; 2. bald, devoid of vegetation. Upaw nga mga búkid, Deforested mountains; 3. infertile. Upaw nang dáan ang yútà sa Marigundun, The land in Marigondon has always been infertile; v. 1. grow bald. Naupaw ka sa hilabihang pininsar, You have grown bald from worrying too much; 2. be, become denuded of forest; 3. become barren, infertile. (←) v. make someone bald or something barren. Giupáwan ku siya kay gikutu, I cut off her hair bald because she had lice. bísan pag mangaúpaw come what may, by hook or by crook (lit. even if I go bald trying). Bísan pag mangaúpaw magdátù giyud ku ug mag-idad kug kwarinta, By hook or by crook I’ll become rich by the time I’m forty.

bald

v. 1. block a shot in basketball. Luksu inigsiyát arun dì ka upawan, Jump when you shoot so that your shot won’t be blocked; 2. prove much better than something, putting it to shame. I, bag-u ka mag kutsi. Upawan mag akúa, My, you’ve got a new car! It puts mine to shame.

v. 1. heal a wound or sore. Nagkaupay na ang ákung mga núka, My scabies are healing; 2. relieve emotionally. Ang ímung mga tambag mauy nakaupay (nakapaupay) sa ákung mga kaguul, Your advice has relieved my worries. ka-an(←) n. relief, healing. ka-un(→) n. healing as a resultant state. Walay kaupayun sa ákung mga kagul-ánan, There is no relief for my sorrows; a. at the verge of being healed.

a. 1. uninteresting. Nagpanghuy-ab ku nga nagtan-aw sa uphag kaáyu nga sini, I was yawning looking at the boring movie; 2. having a dry, not cared-for look. Uphag kaáyu ang ákung buhuk kay way hisù, My hair looks drab and not groomed because I didn’t put oil in it; v. 1. be uninteresting. Wà nay manan-aw sa dráma nga nag-uphag, Nobody likes to see a stage play that is boring; 2. be, become drab and not well-groomed.

see hup-ak.

a. 1. open, frank. Amígung úpin kaáyu nga dílì maúlawng mutug-ans íyang kagíkan, A very open person who doesn’t feel embarrassed telling about his origins; 2. outspoken. Úpin kaáyu siyang musaway sa administrasiyun, He is very open in his criticisms of the administration. see also klús. — kard see tindída. see tindǐr.

n. in chess, a situation where one’s king or queen is open to checkmate.

n. opinion, judgment. Pamináwun ta ang upiniyun sa usag-usa, Let’s listen to each person’s opinion.

n. opera. -tik(←) a. having an operatic quality, with plenty of tremolo (humorous).

v. perform an operation. Upirahan ta ang ímung hubag, We’ll have to operate your boil. -siyun n. operation.

n. a dressmaker’s helper who usually does the finishing touches, e.g. sewing on buttons; v. work as a dressmaker’s helper.

n. a barber or tailor who works in someone else’s shop on a piecework basis; v. be, become an employee of this sort. paN- v. work as a barber or tailor in someone else’s shop.

n. 1. operation to achieve some object. Upirisyun sa pagsíkup sa numiru únung huk, Operation to capture the number one Huk; 2. surgical operation; v. for an industrial enterprise to be in operation.

v. 1. operate a machine or device. Dakug swildu ang makamaung muupirit ug buldúsir, One who knows how to operate a bulldozer is highly paid; 2. see upirisyun, v. -ur(←) n. 1. one who operates or takes charge of machinery. Upirítur sa buldúsir, Bulldozer operator; 2. one who owns a transportation line. Upirítur sa Atlas taksi, The owner of the Atlas taxi; 3. radio or telegraph operator; v. 1. work as the operator of machinery; 2. be, become a radio or telegraph operator.

n. operetta; v. have or stage an operetta.