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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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kúnun = kulúnun. see kúlun.<br />

kunup v [B24] disappear suddenly en masse. Mukunup<br />

ang tipdas ug mahanginan, A measles rash will disappear<br />

if you expose it to the wind. Pag-abut sa<br />

prinsipal, mikunup ang mga maistrang nagtábì, When<br />

the principal arrived, the teachers just disappeared.<br />

Mikunup ang mga duut sa isdà nga gitugaw sa dinamíta,<br />

The schools <strong>of</strong> fish disappeared because <strong>of</strong> the<br />

dynamite fishing.<br />

kunuskunus v [A3] make a rustling sound.<br />

Mukunuskunus gánì ang papil sa basúra náa giyuy<br />

ilagà, If the paper in the trash rustles, there must<br />

be a rat. Nagkunuskunus ang dáhun sa hángin, The<br />

leaves were rustling in the wind.<br />

kunut n {1} wrinkle, fold in s.t. Daghang kunut ang<br />

íyang nawung, She has lots <strong>of</strong> wrinkles in her face.<br />

May kunut ang karsúnis, The trousers had pleats in<br />

them. {2} anus or female genitalia (humorous allusion).<br />

{2a} sa ímung expression <strong>of</strong> disbelief. Diyis<br />

písus sa kunut mu, pára usa ka buuk nga gilabhan,<br />

What do you mean ten pesos? You only washed a single<br />

piece. a having wrinkles, not flat and smooth. bira<br />

sa v [a4] grow way over a marriageable age (lit. have<br />

ones wrinkles pulledhumorous insult). v {1} [ABN; a2]<br />

for a piece <strong>of</strong> cloth or skin to be not flat and smooth,<br />

cause it to be so. Mikunut ang tinahian sa sinínà, The<br />

dress is sewn with wrinkles at the seams. Nangunut<br />

ang nawung paghinunàhúnà, Her face is wrinkled from<br />

thinking so much. Nakunut ang papil pagkabasà, The<br />

paper got wrinkled when it got wet. {2} [A; c1] gather<br />

pleats or ruffles and sew them into a piece <strong>of</strong> cloth. -un<br />

a wrinkled.<br />

kúnut v [A; ab2] pinch s.o. with a finger and the<br />

thumb. Kunútun ku nang búgan mu, Ill pinch your<br />

groin.<br />

kunya n wedge. Bagang kunya ang ipasuk arun<br />

mahuut, Insert a thick wedge so it will be tight. v<br />

{1} [A; a] make into a wedge. {2} [A; b] wedge s.t.<br />

into s.t. Kunyáhi ang ubus sa takup arun dì ipálid sa<br />

hángin, Place a wedge in the lower part <strong>of</strong> the shutter<br />

so it cannot be blown open by the wind. {3} [A; b5]<br />

get a lock on s.o. so that he cannot move. Kunyáha<br />

(kunyáhi) ang ímung kaáway, Hold your opponent in<br />

an armlock.<br />

kupa, kupà a {1} for the ro<strong>of</strong> to be almost flat, not<br />

steeply inclined. Kupa ra ug atup ang ámung balay<br />

mau nga nitúlù dáyun, Our house has quite a flat ro<strong>of</strong>,<br />

and thats why it developed a leak quickly. {2} for s.t.<br />

flat to be close to the ground. Kupa ang lamísa nímu,<br />

The table is too low for you. v {1} [c1] build a house<br />

ro<strong>of</strong> almost flat. {2} [B; a2] become low, not raised<br />

from the ground.

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