A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

water level should be higher than the rice. a gone far
beyond, over. sa beyond. tagi-, tagi-() a high above
a certain level. Ang bahà tagilápaw (tagilapaw) sa
túhud, The flood is above the knees.
lapay n k.o. purple-brown heron of swamps and tidal
flats: Ardea purpurea.
lapdus v [A; b6(1)] lash, whip. Midágan ang kabáyù
dihang gilapdúsan, The horse galloped when it was
lashed. Makapahilánat kunu kanang íkug sa pági kun
mauy ilapdus, They say that it will make a person ill
if you whip him with a stingray tail. n lash, a stroke
with s.t. pliable.
lapgus n {1} bundle of twine or hemp. {2} standard
size by which a bundle of twine is sold. v [A1; c1]
make a bundle of twine.
lápì v {1} [A; a12] bend or fold s.t. over double. Lapía
ang panaptun ug adtu guntínga sa piniluan, Fold the
cloth over and cut it in the fold. {1a} [C3] for two flat
surfaces to be close together as if there were only one.
Ábi kug usa ra ni ka písus. Duha man diay, nagkalápì
lang, I thought there was only one peso, but it turned
out they are two bills stuck together. {2} [B3(1)6] double,
increase twofold or by extension, a few folds more.
Milápì (nalápì) ang prisyu karun sa tanang mga palitúnun,
The price of everything has doubled. Anam-
anamun ku ni pagbúhat arun dílì maglápì, I will do
the work as it comes up so I wont have but one thing
to do at a time. {2a} [A12; a12] do s.t. to two where
one is usual. Búang ka ug lapíun nímug pangulitáwu
ang mga mag-ágaw, Youre crazy if you court both the
cousins at the same time. {3} [A; a] break s.t. off a
plant by bending it over and twisting. Maglápì lang
kug ígù tilaubun, Ill pick just enough young corn to
broil. Putla, ayaw lapía ang pagkúhà sa sanga, Cut
the branch off, dont break it off. Malápì nang palwa
ug ímung tungtúngan, The frond will break off if you
step on it. n {1} action of folding s.t double. {2} times
in division. Pila ka lápì ang unum sa trayinta? How
many times does six go into thirty? () a coconuts with
dry, oilless meat that is easily detached from its shell,
and which has failed to sprout. v [B2; b6] be, become
a lapì coconut. -an() n k.o. coconut, the fronds and
fruit bunches of which break off easily.
lapida n tombstone. v [A; a] make a tombstone, put a
tombstone on.
lapikì n repeated, sharp smacking sounds. v [A; c]
make a smacking sound. Milapikì ang íyang nawung
pagtamparus nákù, Her face resounded when I slapped
her. Gilapikig latus sa kutsíru ang kabáyù, The rig
driver cracked his whip on the horse.
lapilapi v [B56; c1] for a liquid to reach the brim or