A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

portion of their land.
lawiswis = alawiswis.
lawit v {1} [B456] for s.t. almost cut off to dangle.
Naglawit ang ákung tudlù kay nabakgutan sa sanggut,
My finger is dangling because I nearly cut it off with
a sickle. {2} [A; b6] hang, cling barely or precariously
to s.t. Naglawit ang kinabúhì sa masakitun sa usa ka
lugas lánut, The patients life is hanging by a single
thread. lawitlawit n pieces of tissue hanging from cuts
of meat.
lawitan n the two boats holding the ends of the net in
a k.o. fishing with a large net (sinsúru) where the fish
are driven into a small area by small boats (buntúlan)
converging.
lawlaw_1 v {1} [A; c1] slacken a line. Maglawlaw
ku áning mikubit arun dì mabugtù ang pasul, I am
paying out extra fishing line so the line wont break.
Ayaw ilawlaw (lawláwa) ang hayhayan, Dont make the
clothesline so loose it sags. {1a} [B] get to be loose,
sagging. Mulawlaw ang kurtína kun luagun ang hílu,
The curtain will sag if you make the string loose. {1b}
[AB] for trousers to be cut loose at the crotch, wear
trousers cut loose at the crotch. Ságad sa tigúlang
maglawlaw ang kinarsunisan, Most old people wear
pants loose at the crotch. {2} [AN; b3] go round
the edge of s.t. instead of directly across or along it.
Manglawlaw tag ági diri kay dì man katadlasan ang
ílang baul, Well have to go around this way because
they wont let people cut across their field. a be cut
loose at the crotch. pa- v [A; c1] let time pass idly
by. Ang nagpalawlaw sa panahun way maáni, Those
who waste their time doing nothing will have nothing
to harvest.
lawlaw_2 n sardines which have been preserved in a
large quantity of salt, such that not all the salt is dissolved
in the juices of the fish, and the result is a dry
fish enveloped with fishy grains of salt.
lawngun = lalungun. see lálung.
lawril n bay leaves used as a spice.
lawriyat n k.o. Chinese banquet with ten or more
courses tendered on special occasions.
lawsi {1} poor, sloppy, bad in quality or appearance.
Lawsi siya mamisti, She dresses poorly. Lawsi kadtung
pagkáun, That was lousy food. {2} boring and uninteresting.
Lawsing parti, A lousy party. Lawsi tung
salidáha, That was a lousy movie. v [B12; a12b6] be,
become lousy.
lawting n attic consisting of a shelf built underneath
a roof and which runs part of the distance covered by