A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

anagu, anágu n hazy, unclear image. Ang anágu sa
dálan gibantayan pag-áyu sa draybir, The driver paid
close attention to the blurred outline of the road. v
[B2S] appear hazily. Nag-anagu ang balay sa bungtud
tungud sa gábun, The house on the hill was hazy
because of the mist.
anahà n k.o. small ant with a light tan color and with
a black spot on the body and which takes to sugar.
It inflicts a mild bite. v [B125; a4] be infested with
anahà ants. Sus, nagkaanahà (gianahà) ang asúkar!
Heavens! The sugar is swarming with ants.
anáhaw n k.o. palm with fan-shaped leaves: Livistona
rotundifolia. The leaves are used for mats, hats,
etc. Potted anáhaw are widely used for ornamental
purposes. lagwis = anáhaw. mubù ornamental palm
similar in appearance to anáhaw: Licuala spinosa.
anak n son, daughter. sa búhat {1} laborer. {2} accustomed
to hard work. Way báli kanà, kay anak man
aku sa búhat, I dont mind that, because Im used to
hard work. {3} poor people. Lisud ang panginabúhì
sa mga anak sa búhat, Life for the poor is very difficult
nowadays. sa bunyag godson or daughter at baptism.
sa gawas illegitimate child. sa húlaw short person (son
of the dry, lean times). sa kágang exclamation of discomfiture:
My! Anak sa kágang! Ngánu nga naílad ka
man! My heavens! Why did you let them cheat you!
sa sápì child that has been adopted by purchase. v
[AN; cN] {1} give birth. Dì na muanak (manganak)
nà si Kurdapya kay gúlang na, Cordapia will not have
any more children because shes old. Nag-anak siyag
kalúha, She had twins. Ang banig nga gianakan (giangkan,
gipanganakan), The mat she gave birth on.
Diin ka ianak (ipanganak)? Where were you born?
{2} [A12] happen to have for a child. Nakaanak si
Pidru ug abilidaran, Pedro had a genius for a son. ()
n in prayers: Son of God. Sa ngálan sa Amahan, sa
Ának, sa Ispiritu Santu ..., In the name of the Father,
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ... pa- v {1} [A; a2]
assist in childbirth, cause s.t. to be born. Mananabang
ang nagpaanak kanákù, A folk-midwife assisted me in
childbirth. Paangka siya sa matirniti, Let her have
her baby in the clinic. {2} [A; b(1)] make pregnant.
Ang mutsatsa gipaangkan sa kutsíru, The rig driver
got the maid pregnant. palaangkanan n delivery table.
pinaangkan n {1} illegitimate child. {2} one who gave
birth out of wedlock. (Cf. paangkan v 1, below.) paNv
{1} = anak, v. 2 [A] sponsor in a baptism. Aku ang
nanganak ni Bíbi sa bunyag, I was Babys godfather
in her baptism. paN-() n pebble in game of pungga.
pinanganak n godson or daughter. anak-ának n {1}
adopted child. Anak-ának ra man nà si Kadyu kay
walay bátà ang magtiáyun, Cadio is just an adopted
child because the couple is childless. {2} in a childs