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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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kútil, n.<br />

kutim v [A; a1] nibble small hard seeds. Paspas mukutim<br />

ug humay ang ilagà, Rats nibble rice grains fast.<br />

Kutima ang pakwan, Chew on the dried melon seeds.<br />

kuting_1 n kitten.<br />

kuting_2 n bedbug. v [a4] be infested with bedbugs.<br />

Gikuting ang mga silya sa sinihan, The seats in the<br />

movie house are infested with bedbugs. -un a infested<br />

with bedbugs. Kutingun kaáyu ning katríha, This bed<br />

is very much infested with bedbugs.<br />

kúting n coat <strong>of</strong> paint.<br />

kutingkuting n sound <strong>of</strong> the strumming or plucking <strong>of</strong><br />

the strings <strong>of</strong> musical instruments. Náa tingáli mangharána<br />

kay náa may kutingkuting, There must be some<br />

serenaders now. I seem to hear the strumming <strong>of</strong><br />

strings. v {1} [A2; a1] sound a stringed instrument<br />

by plucking or strumming. {2} [a12] have lots <strong>of</strong> little<br />

things to do. Daghan pa kug kutingkutingun sa báy,<br />

I have lots <strong>of</strong> little things to do in the house. n things<br />

one might collect or little things to do.<br />

kútir = kútil.<br />

kútis n skin texture, fineness <strong>of</strong> complexion. v [A12]<br />

get a certain k.o. complexion. Makakútis lang kug<br />

sáma sa ímu, If I only could have a complexion like<br />

yours!<br />

kutítub a {1} given to talking, loquacious. Ang babáying<br />

kutítub bísag sa simbahan magpúnayg tabì, A<br />

talkative woman keeps babbling away, even in church.<br />

{2} given to talking back, murmuring against, or making<br />

lots <strong>of</strong> unpleasant, irritating remarks. Kutítub<br />

nang batáa. Ug kasab-an mutubag giyud, That child<br />

is big-mouthed. He talks back when you scold him.<br />

v [B12; b6] {1} become talkative. {2} be given to<br />

talking back, murmuring, or making lots <strong>of</strong> unpleasant<br />

remarks.<br />

kutkut v {1} [A; a] scrape <strong>of</strong>f s.t. hard by rubbing on<br />

it back and forth. Kutkúta ang takuling sa kaldíru,<br />

Scrape <strong>of</strong>f the soot on the pot. {2} [A; ab2] paw s.t.<br />

up, dig s.t. up like a dog. Daliag kutkut ang kamúti,<br />

Dig up the sweet potatoes fast. Gikutkut sa irù ang<br />

gilubung nga bukug, The dog dug up the buried bones.<br />

{2a} befriend a person for what one can get out <strong>of</strong> him,<br />

be a gold digger. Gikutkut lang ang byúda sa palikíru,<br />

The gigolo was just getting what he could out <strong>of</strong> the<br />

widow. {3} [AN; a] scratch an itch. Nangutkut siya<br />

sa íyang úlu, He scratched his head. Kutkútun ku<br />

ning katul sa ákung tiil, I will scratch this itch on<br />

my feet. {4} [AN; a] gnaw. Nalúngag ang bungbung<br />

nga gikutkut sa balagtuk, Some rats gnawed a hole<br />

into the wall. Gikutkut ang ákung tiyan sa kagútum,

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