Meaning of hungit

hungit

Cebuano

v. 1. put something into the mouth. Hungita ang bátà, Put the food into the child’s mouth. Hungiti siyag linúgaw, Feed him some porridge; 1a. spoon-feed a lesson to. Hungiti sila sa liksiyun iyáwat makasabut, Spoon-feed the lesson to them. Maybe they’ll understand; 1b. have something to eat. Wà nay ikahungit apan manan-aw pa giyud ug sini, They don’t have anything to eat, but they have to go to the movies nevertheless; 2. feed, put materials into a machine. Hungiti ang makina ug káhuy, Feed lumber into the planing machine; 2a. put a limb into machinery. Naputul ang íyang tudlù kay íya mang gihungit sa makina, He lost his finger because he stuck it into the machine; 3. pass on gossip, rumors. Kinsay mihungit nímu ánang mga tabía? Who passed that gossip on to you? n. 1. amount put into the mouth, machine at one time; 1a. food one eats for subsistence. Ang kwartang ámung makítà dílì gánì paigù sa hungit, We don’t even earn enough money for food; 2. passing on of gossip. ig-r-(←), ig-l-(←) n. utensil used to put something into the mouth.