Cebuano
v. 1. drop, fall freely, cause something to do so. Usa ka hinug nga búnga nahúlug, A ripe fruit fell. Nahulúgan siya ug lubi, A coconut fell on him. Ihúlug ta ka run sa hagdanan, I’ll throw you down the stairs; 1a. for something one wears to slide downwards. Síging kahúlug ákung antiyúhus, My glasses keep slipping down my nose; 2. deposit s.w. a mail a letter. Ihúlug ning suláta, Mail this letter. b. deposit in bank. Dílì ku muhúlug rung bulána, I will not deposit any money this month. Ihúlug ang sinsíyu sa alkansíya, Deposit the change in the piggy bank. c. pay installments, buy on installment. Naghúlug kug pyánu, I’m paying installments on a piano; 3. give money to carolers. Hulúgan ta mug písus ug mukanta mug usab, I’ll give you a peso if you sing again; 4. fall, come under a group or classification. Kining isdáa nahúlug sa klási nga mga mulmul, This fish is in the family of the parrotfish; 4a. result in being called. Ug mau nay ímung buhátun mahúlug ka sa pagkaturut, If you do that, you will wind up being called a fool; 4b. turn into something worse. Kanang mga kinalutána mahúlug sa kabahung ug dílì tambálan, Those scratches will turn into sores if you do not treat them. Nahúlug sa walay hinungdan ang ákung pangandam, My preparations turned into nothing. Ug mabálì ang ímung kamut mahúlug ka sa pagkainútil, If you break your arm, you will become an invalid; 5. for a coconut grove to yield a certain number of nuts. Muhúlug ning kalubihána ug líbu, This coconut plantation yields one thousand nuts; 6. fall into sin or disgrace. Nahúlug si Adan tungud ni Íbà, Adam fell because of Eve; 7. hold a festive activity on a certain date or occasion. Pitsa kinsi ang gihulúgan sa pista, The feast falls on the fifteenth; 8. fail someone in school. Ihúlug (hulúgun) ta ka ug magliguylíguy ka, I’ll fail you if you are absent all the time; 9. — sa kamut fall captive, victim to someone Mahúlug ka sa kamut sa palikíru, You’ll lose your chastity (fall into the clutches of the philanderer). 10. in hantak, for the three coins to turn out to be tails. Ganíha ra giyud nà níyang umantug, walà pa giyud mahúlug, He has been tossing the coins for quite a time, but he still hasn’t gotten all tails; 11. lose a game in gambling. Gihúlug níya ang primírung dúwà arun musakay ang kuntra, He threw away the first game so his opponent would be trapped into playing with him; n. 1. deposit; 2. installment; 3. money given to carolers; 4. yield of coconuts. (→) n. weft; v. use something as weft. Maáyung ihulug ang naylun sa hablun, Nylon makes good weft thread in weaving. tig-(→) v. 1. move downward. Mitighulug (mipatighulug) ang ayruplánu, The plane moved downward; 2. go on down to a place after having gone s.w. else. Gíkan sa kapitulyu mutighulug (mupatighulug) ku sa pantalan, From the capitol I will go on down to the waterfront. ka-an n. 1. day of festivities, celebration; 2. meaning. Unsa may kahulúgan áning pulúnga sa ininglis? What is the meaning of this word in English? Ang kahulúgan sa isturya, The moral of the story. (→) n. see kahulúgan, 2. v. mean. Ang pagmahal sa gasulína nagkahulugan (nangahulugan) sa pag-usbaw sa plíti, The rise in the price of gasoline means the fare will rise. ka-ánun, maka-ánun, makahulgánun a. meaningful.