A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

acacia leaves are slowly closing up as night is drawing
near. {2} keep the mouth shut and not talk.
Mukyúum nà siya ug hisagpaan, Shell shut up if you
slap her. Kyuúmun (ikyúum) ku lang ang tinúud nga
nahitabù, Ill just keep my mouth shut as to what really
happened. {3} [B; a1P] be doubled up in fear or
pain. Mikyúum siya sa pagkaigù níya sa kutukutu,
He doubled up from pain when he was hit in the solar
plexus. a {1} tightly closed. {2} keeping the mouth
shut.
=== L ===
la_1 = lámang (dialectal).
la_2 n {1} la, the sixth note in the musical scale. {2} a
syllable used in place of words forgotten when singing
a song.
l = lála_1, 2.
láag v [A; ac] roam about for no special purpose, just
for diversion. Atúa si Pidru sa syudad miláag, Pedro is
downtown roaming about. Unsay ímung laágun didtu?
Mangítà na pud kag áway? What are you going to
roam around there for? Are you looking for another
fight? () a roving about, going nowhere in particular.
Lagmit paangkan ang babáying laag, A woman that
roams about is likely to get pregnant. Ang laag níyang
panan-aw didtu mahiúrung sa babáyi, His roving gaze
stopped at the woman. v [B12] get to be a wanderer.
-an() = laag.
láang n {1} noose of a trap. Biraha ang láang inigtunub
sa manuk, Pull the noose when the chicken steps
in. {1a} any trap that has a noose. {2} stratagem designed
to catch or trick s.o. Babáyi ang gamíta nga
láang pagsíkup sa ispíya, Use a woman as a trap to
snare the spy. v [A; a] {1} trap s.t. with a noose.
Laángun nátung bábuy, Lets trap the pig with a noose.
{2} employ a trick to catch s.o. Dì siya madiritsu ug
dakup. Laángun giyud, He cant be caught easily. He
should be trapped. -in- = láang, n1.
laas v {1} [A; c] take a sword or rod and raise it.
Naglaas ug sundang ang hurimintádu, The amok was
brandishing a bolo. Gilaas sa tigúlang ang íyang ulísi,
The old man raised his cane in the air. {2} [A13; b6]
go bare of protection. Naglaas ka lang nga tugnaw
kaáyu? Why arent you dressed when its so cold?
láas v [A; a] {1} tear leaves or thin sheets lengthwise
into strips. Miláas siyag papil pára himúung bandirabandíra,
She tore some papers into strips to make into
pennants. {2} tear, peel s.t. off from an attachment.
Nakaláas ku sa bulsa sa íyang púlu, I accidentally tore
the pocket off his shirt. Ang uban nga táwu laásun
lang ang pánit sa kanding, Some people just peel the
skin off of goats. {2a} remove the cloth-like sheath-