A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

wallowing in difficulty. a incapacitating, leaving one
bedridden. Laygay sakíta nang paralisis, Paralysis
leaves one bedridden.
layhan see lahay.
layi diantigwa n old, outmoded laws or customs.
Sunud ka man ánang layi diantigwa. Kabag-úhan na
run! Youre following old, out-moded ways. Were in
the Twentieth Century now!
láyì n tool for cutting abaca fibers or buri strips, made
of a thin, flat piece of bagákay bamboo, 34 long.
láyik v [A12] have a liking or crush for s.t. or s.o.
(slang). Nakasabut giyud ku nga nakaláyik nà si Idyun
nímu, I realize that Edion has taken a liking to you.
layiku n layman, laity. Ang buluhatun sa layiku sa
iglisya, The role of the laity in the church.
láyip n life imprisonment. Gisintinsyahan siyag láyip,
He got life imprisonment.
layit wit n lightweight boxer or wrestler.
laylay_1 a {1} tired, drooping from fatigue. {2} for
plants to be limp or drooping. Pangúhag laylay nga
mais, itambug sa kabáyù, Get the drooping corn leaves
to feed the horses. {2a} for leaves to be colored red
or yellow. {2b} people at the bottom strata of soci-
ety. v {1} [BN; a2b4] be tired. Milaylay (nalaylay)
ang ákung abága ug pinas-an sa baskit, My shoulders
got tired from carrying the basket. Wà mu layláyig
tinindug, Arent you all exhausted from standing? {2}
[AB; c1] droop, cause s.t. to do so. Naglaylay ang
abaga, His shoulders are drooping. Layláya (ilaylay)
ang sanga arun makab-ut ang búnga, Bend the branch
so you can reach the fruit. {2a} [AN; b] gather bent or
discolored leaves. ka- tiredness, feeling of being weak
from fatigue. n yellowed leaves on trees that are about
to drop.
laylay_2 v [A; a2] sing with no words other than
meaningless syllables. Naglaylay ang inahan nga nagpakatúlug
sa bátà, The mother is singing the baby to
sleep. n song hummed or sung with syllables la, la.
laylu v [A; c1] not do s.t. one would normally do, esp.
combat, because of some danger. Manglaylu tag panágat
kay nagdáut ang panahun, We wont go out fishing
because the weather is bad. Manglaylu lang ku, kay
náa ang amahan, I wont visit her for the while because
her father is home. Wà na gániy bála, laylúhun (ilaylu)
dáyun sa mga girilya ang ílang kalihúkan, When the
guerrillas run out of bullets, they lie low for awhile.
layning n lining or cloth used for lining. v [A; a] put
a lining in s.t.