A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

kahi- n startling or shocking surprise. Sa dakù níyang
kahikurat, nabuhian níya ang butilya, Because of his
great shock, he lost his hold on the bottle. -l-an() a
nervous, easily startled.
kuratsa n curacha, a lively folk dance of the Eastern
Visayas or the music thereto. v [A2C; c1] dance the
curacha.
kuraw_1 n starvation. Ang tigúlang makililímus namatay
sa kuraw, The old beggar died of starvation.
v [A123P; a4] starve, die or weaken with hunger.
Daghang gikuraw sa panahun sa gúbat, Many people
died of starvation during the war. -l-an(), -l-un()
a one who cannot stand hunger.
kuraw_2 = kural.
kúraw v [A; a] {1} stir or agitate to make it smooth and
even. Nagkúraw ku sa amirul arun dì matibug-uk, Im
stirring the starch so that it wont form lumps. Kuráwa
ang binulad arun mauga ug dalì, Stir the corn around
so it will dry quickly. {2} shuffle mahjong pieces. ug
kinhasun v [AC] play mahjong (lit. shuffle shellscolloquial).
Walay láing búhat gawas pagkúraw ug kinhasun,
They have nothing to do but play mahjong. ()
n s.t. used to stir. -in- n sound produced from the
shuffling of mahjong pieces.
kúray v [B2S46N; a4] shiver with cold or fear. Tu-
alya bi kay nagkuray (nagpanguray, gikuray) na ku sa
katugnaw, Give me a towel. Im shivering with cold.
kurayag v [A] move with a wriggling motion. Mukurayag
ang kasing nga karagan, An unbalanced top
wriggles. Nagkurayag ang mga wayawaya, The
mosquito larvae are wriggling.
kuráyus v [B26N; b6] be, become shriveled, wrinkled,
withered. Mikuráyus (nanguráyus) pag-áyu ang
kusáhus sa hilabihang kaínit, The jerked meat shriveled
up very much because it was left in the sun too
long. Mikuráyus (nanguráyus) ang luy-a nga dúgay
nang gihípus, The ginger got shriveled because it was
left lying around too long. Makuráyus ang nawung
basta tigúlang na, Your face wrinkles when you get
old.
kuráyut v [B2SN; b6] get wrinkled and shriveled and
thus wither. Ang nagkurayut níyang kaapíngan, Her
wrinkled, sunken cheeks. Wà nay lamì nang kamutíha
kay nagpangurayut na, That sweet potato is not very
good because it is on its way to becoming all shriveled
and dried up. () a all shriveled up.
kurba n curve. Ang kurba sa karsáda, The curve in
the road. Ang kurba sa íyang láwas, The curves of her
body. v [AB3; c1] describe a curve; cause s.t. to do so.
Nagkurba ang linya kay walà ka mugámit ug rúlir, The