A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

if you season it with salt. pa-v {1} [A; a12] prefer, favor.
Magpalabi kung magpabíling pubri kay sa ingun
nímu, I would rather be poor than be like you. Palabihun
ba nímu ang ímung irù sa ímung asáwa? Do
you favor your dog over your wife? {2} [A; bc2] do s.t.
to excess. Nagpalabi siyag ínum, He is drinking too
much. Ayaw palabihi (palabii) pagpanggà ang ímung
anak, Dont dote on your child too much. Ayaw ipalabi
(palabii) ang ímung hílak, Dont cry too much. pinan
s.o. preferred, favored. Sa iskuyláhan way pinalabi,
No one gets special treatment in school. pa-() =
pa-, 2. labilábi way no one gets more than anyone
else. Way labilábi. Púrus ángay, No one gets more
than anyone else. We all get a fair share. palabilábi
v [A; b(1)] mistreat s.o. Ayaw kug palabilabíhi (palabilabíi).
Dì bayà ku nímu suluguun, Dont kick me
around. Im not your servant, you know. palabilabihun
a tending to mistreat. mapalabilabíhun a characterized
by mistreatment. Mapalabilabíhung kasábà,
Arrogant scolding, far beyond the limits of propriety.
su-() {1} especially, all the more so. Sulábi nag timpláhag
asin, wà giyuy lamì, Esp. if you mix salt with
it, it will have no flavor. {2} ug better than s.t. else
which has the same disadvantages to a worse extent.
Ibaligyà lang nà run bisag barátu sulábig mubarátu
pa ugmà, Youd better sell it now, even at a low price.
Better than getting even less tomorrow. v [AP] {1} do
s.t. all the more. Manday gitagáan ug diyis, misulábi
(mipasulábi) ug hílak, I gave him a dime, but he cried
all the more. {2} = palabi, 2. mapasulabíhun characterized
by excessive indulgence. Mapasulabíhun sa
babáyi, Indulging in women excessively. si- = su-, 2.
hilabihan a carried out to excess. Nahugù siya tungud
sa kaguul nga hilabihan, He became thin because of his
excessive sorrows. labihan, labian, hilabihan, ilabihan,
hilabian, hinglabihan, labihánay, hilabihánay, labhan
a nga [adj.] -a, ka-[adj.] how very! Labihang mahála
sa karni, Labihan kamahal sa karni! How expensive
the meat is! {b} nga [maka-naka-verb] how it [did].
Labihang makaulan dinhig mahulyu, How it rains here
during the month of July. Labihan níyang nakaantus,
How he suffered! labíhay, labihánay pud (sad) Its unbelievable.
Labihánay pud. Nakaáku (makaáku) siya
niánà? It seems incredible that he could do (would do)
that!
lábid v [AC3; a] braid, become entwined. Akuy
mulábid niíning lánut, I will braid these abaca fibers
into rope. Nalábid ang íyang dílà sa kalisud sa mga
púlung, His tongue became twisted because of the difficult
words. Nagkalábid ang duha ka hiniktan, The two
roosters became entwined. Kataas sa ímung buhuk!
Nindut labírun, How long your hair is! It would be
nice to braid it. n s.t. braided. Unsay gidak-un niánang
ímung lábid? How big around is the rope you