Meaning of iskína

iskína

Cebuano

n. 1. corner. Iskína lang dung, Let me off at the corner, driver. Ang iskína sa kahun, The corner of the box; 2. block, one side of a city square. Duha ka iskína gíkan dinhi, Two blocks from here. babáyi sa — n. a cheap woman. Kanang puwa kaáyu nímu nga lipistik mu ra kag babáyi sa iskína, With that red lipstick you look like a cheap hussy; v. 1. make a rectangular corner on the edge, end of. 2. do something at the corner. Iskináha paglansang ang kwadru, Nail the picture frame on the corners. paN- v. negotiate a route by going around instead of taking a more direct route. Nangiskína siya sa íyang pagpadúng nganhi kay ngitngit sa lakturánan, He went round about in coming here because the straight route is too dark. -du a. rectangular. Kanang tambal nga binisayà, maáyu lang nà niadtu sa iskinádu pa ang ligid, Visayan folk medicine was only good long ago, when they used square wheels; v. be, become rectangular.