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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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iparia.<br />

amahan see ama.<br />

amahung n k.o. bivalve <strong>of</strong> sea, greenish brown in color,<br />

oblong, 2 in length, with orange meat. Found clinging<br />

to rocks. Popularly eaten preserved in salt.<br />

amákan n bamboo matting woven with a k.o. twill<br />

weave, commonly used for walling. The weft is passed<br />

over two and under two warp pieces. The successive<br />

weft is passed over two and under two warp pieces<br />

again, but such that the second weft passes over one<br />

and under one <strong>of</strong> the warp pieces that the first weft<br />

had passed over, and over one and under one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

warp pieces that the first weft had passed under. v<br />

[A; a12] weave amákan. -in- n s.t. woven like amákan.<br />

am-am v [B1256] {1} be open-mouthed from having<br />

eaten s.t. spicy. Naam-am (nahaam-am) ang ákung<br />

bàbà sa síling kulikut, I opened my mouth wide when I<br />

ate the hot peppers. {2} feel stung by words <strong>of</strong> derogation<br />

which are true. Nahaam-am (naam-am) ku pagingun<br />

níya nga tapulan kaáyu ku, I got stung by her<br />

words that I was very lazy. hi-ha- = am-am.<br />

am-ám = alam-álam.<br />

amamahung = amahung.<br />

amamakul n k.o. edible mushroom that grows on de-<br />

cayed banana stalks. It has a slender stem, thin skin,<br />

and is dark grey in color.<br />

amamaliw (from baliw) n s.o. incestuous who gets<br />

struck by a thunderbolt as divine punishment. v<br />

[B126] become an amamaliw.<br />

amamangkas n k.o. thick-bodied and thick-shelled, edible,<br />

fresh-water crab growing to 3, found in rivers and<br />

rice paddies. They are so called because they climb on<br />

water lilies and ride them (angkas) to the sea.<br />

amamangluy n insect similar to the katydid. It makes<br />

a chirping sound in the evening.<br />

amamangpang n k.o. fish <strong>of</strong> shallow waters.<br />

amamaylan = baylan.<br />

amang a {1} mute. Unsáun pagtubag ni Pidru ug<br />

amang siya? How can Pedro answer if he is mute?<br />

{2} silent. Ang bungbung ray amang nga saksi sa<br />

ílang gibúhat, The walls were the mute witnesses to<br />

their deeds. v [B123(1)] become mute, struck speechless.<br />

Naamang si Pidru sa pagkadungug sa balità, Peter<br />

was struck speechless upon hearing the news. -inn<br />

pantomime, in sign language.<br />

amang-amang v [A; b(1)] have the nerve to do s.t.<br />

which an ordinary person wouldnt dare do. Mu ra<br />

nay ímung abilidad, unyà mag-amang-amang kag pan-

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