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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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can even make two rooms here. Ímu man ning gibungbúngan.<br />

Kwartúhun nímu ni? You are putting<br />

up walls here. Are you partitioning it <strong>of</strong>f into a room?<br />

kwartu_2 a {1} fourth. {2} quarter. v {1} [B256]<br />

be, become fourth in a series. Mukwartu anyu na siya<br />

sa hayiskul sa sunud túig, She will be in her fourth<br />

year in high school next year. {2} [A1; a1] divide into<br />

four equal parts. Kwartúha ning usa ka kílung bábuy,<br />

Divide this kilo <strong>of</strong> pork into four parts.<br />

kwatru number four, used only with words <strong>of</strong> Spanish<br />

origin. Kwatru písus, Four pesos. v see tris. kantus<br />

n {1} name given to the bottles with four sides made<br />

to contain gin. {2} dagger with a square four-edged<br />

blade, usually made from steel girders. numiru see<br />

numiru.<br />

kwáyir n {1} choir. {2} quire <strong>of</strong> paper.<br />

kwilyu n collar <strong>of</strong> a dress or shirt. sa matris cervix <strong>of</strong><br />

the uterus. v {1} [A; ab] attach a collar, make into a<br />

collar. {2} [A; b] hold s.o. by the collar. Gikwilyuhan<br />

sa pulis ang mangunguut, The policeman grabbed the<br />

pickpocket by the collar.<br />

kwín n {1} k.o. sweet, small pineapple. áni = kwín,<br />

n1. {2} queen in cards. {3} queen in chess. {4} title<br />

for a queen. v {1} [A12] get a queen in cards. {2}<br />

[B256] be, turn out to be a queen in chess.<br />

kwinpus n the queen post supporting a ro<strong>of</strong>.<br />

kwinta_1 v {1} [AC12; a] compute, sum up accounts.<br />

Nagkuwinta ang tindíra sa bayranan, The salesgirl is<br />

summing up the total cost. {2} [A; a12] count things<br />

numerically. Makamau nang mukwinta ang bátà, The<br />

boy knows how to count. Kwintáha ug pilay nadá nímung<br />

sinínà, Count the number <strong>of</strong> shirts you brought<br />

with you. {3} [b6] count favors done to s.o. Bísag<br />

paryinti, íyang kwintahan sa íyang mga natábang, He<br />

counts the favors he has done, even to relatives. n<br />

computation, an accounting <strong>of</strong>. walay worthless. Way<br />

kwinta ang táwung tapulan, A lazy person is worthless.<br />

Ayawg palit ánang mga walay kwintang butang,<br />

Dont buy those worthless things. paN- v [A23] count<br />

favors done to s.o. Kusug kaáyung mangwinta nang<br />

bayhána sa mga nahátag níya nákù, mu rag dílì igsúun,<br />

That woman certainly counts things she has given to<br />

me, as if I werent her sister. hiN- a given to counting<br />

favors done. kwintakwinta n rough estimate. v<br />

[A13] {1} make a rough estimate. Nagkwintakwinta<br />

na siyag pilay magastu sa íyang kasal, He is making<br />

a rough estimate <strong>of</strong> how much his wedding will cost.<br />

{2} weigh s.t. on ones mind. Kwintakwintáha kunug<br />

háin ang maáyu, mubakasiyun ba ta ug dì ba, Decide<br />

which way is better, to go on a vacation or not. -da<br />

n accounting. Ipatában ang mga risíbu sa kwintáda,<br />

Attach the receipts to the accounting. v [A] make an

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