List of Cebuano words starting with the letter Y - Page 14

v. give someone a long and sensual kiss. Nawung nga way mangarastig yumyum, A face nobody could bear to kiss passionately. -ay(→) v. kiss each other passionately. Dì siya makigyumyumay ug babáyi nga bahù ug bàbà, He doesn’t like to engage in passionate kissing with a woman who has bad breath.

(from ayaw únà) 1. — pa 1a. wait a minute, just a minute. Yúnà pa, Rus, ayaw únag lakaw, Just a minute, Rose, don’t go yet; 1b. expression used to change the tack of a conversation. Yúnà pa. Anus-a tung pitsáha? Just a minute. On what date did you say it was going to be? 2. expression interrupting a speaker to get the word. Yúnà! Patiwasa ku arun mahibáwu sila sa tinúud, Just a minute! Let me tell it so they will know the truth.

n. something that has been done with unanimity. Yunanimus ang hukum, It was a unanimous decision; v. be unanimous.

see ungat-úngat.

v. sit about idly puffing on a pipe or cigar.

n. large hole in the side of something v. 1. dig a cave, tunnel. Miyúngib ang mga Hapun sa búkid, The Japanese dug tunnels in the mountain; 1a. carry away dirt to form a cave. Nayúngib ang kílid sa pangpang pagbahà, A cavity formed in the side of the cliff after the flood; 2. hole up in a cave. Nagyúngib ang kaáway, The enemies are holed up in a cave. (→) see yúngib, n.

a. unable to pronounce consonants clearly. Yungit ang sinultihan sa Insik kay dì makaluwas sa íri, The Chinaman still speaks with an accent because he cannot pronounce r. v. get to be unable to pronounce consonants clearly.

n. anvil. Yungki ang dukdúkan sa binágang puthaw, Red-hot metals are hammered on the anvil.

v. 1. hang loosely down, droop. Muyungyung ang buhuk ug dì masudlay, The hair will hang loosely down if you don’t comb it. Ang mga sanga sa káhuy nagyungyung, The tree branches are hanging low. Giyungyung níya ang íyang kálù, He pulled his hat down over his face; 2. lower something on a rope tied at one end. Yungyúngig písì ang táwu sa atábay, Drop the man in the well a rope.

a. unique in kind or excellence. Yunik kaáyu ning bayhána ug mga idíya, This woman has very unique ideas.

a. similar, identical in appearance. Yunipurmi ug hitsúra ang mga balay sa subdibisyun, The houses in the subdivision look exactly alike; n. uniform. Utawa ang íyang yunipurmi, Press his uniform; v. 1. have uniform looks; 2. wear a uniform.

v. 1. shake, quiver with obesity. Tiyan nga nagyunùyunù sa katambuk, A stomach shaking like a bowlful of jello; 2. for steps to be shaky. Tigúlang nga nagyunùyunù ang linaktan, An old man taking shaky steps.

a. sagging, drooping; v. 1. stand on something and bounce up and down on it, bounce something up and down. Ayaw yunyúni ang katri, Don’t bounce up and down on the bed. Yunyúna (iyunyun) ang sanga kay íyang kabay-an, Bounce the branch up and down because he wants to ride it. 2. hang down, sag. Nagyunyun ang sanga sa búnga, The branch is bent under the weight of the fruit.

n. labor union. líbur — see yunyun.

see lúpis.

a. docile, tractable. Kining kabayúa tun-ig pagkabayù kay yupu kaáyu, Learn how to ride on this horse because it is very docile; v. be, become docile. Nagkayupu si Kurding human siya makaamgu nga mapalagput siya sa trabáhu, Cording is becoming more docile now that she realizes she could be fired from her work.

absorb

v. 1. draw in smoke, air into the mouth. Yupyúpag sígi arun dì mapálung, Keep dragging on it so it won’t go out; 2. suck on something Nagyupyup lang gihápun siyas kumagkù, He still sucks his thumb; 3. suck someone off; n. action of inhaling. Usa lang ka yupyup sa mariwána hubug ka na, One drag on the marijuana and you’ll be dizzy. -anan n. something one smokes or draws on.

jabber

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