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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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Dischidia.<br />

líkus v [A; c] be coiled around s.t. Sawa nga nagalíkus<br />

sa sanga, A snake coiled around the branch. Milíkus<br />

sa payag ang mga sundálu, The soldiers surrounded<br />

the hut. Dúnay paril nga naglíkus sa simbahan, There<br />

is a stone wall that is surrounding the church. Ílang<br />

giliksan sa púkut ang dakung duut sa isdà, They encircled<br />

the big school <strong>of</strong> fish with the net. n measurement<br />

around s.t., perimeter. (), likuslikus n k.o. itchy skin<br />

infection where eruptions <strong>of</strong> watery pustules appear in<br />

splotches around the body and later burst.<br />

likut a slit-eyed. Likut siya kay kalíwat ug Insik, He<br />

has narrow eyes. He is <strong>of</strong> Chinese extraction. v [B15]<br />

be, become slit-eyed.<br />

likuy, líkuy a going in a curve. Líkuy ang dágan sa<br />

búla kay walà man manibil ang mísa, The ball is rolling<br />

crooked because the billiard table is not level. v [B2S]<br />

for a ball to curve or swerve. Lisud saw-un ang búla<br />

nga naglikuy, It is hard to catch a curve ball.<br />

likwa v [c] buy stock with the proceeds <strong>of</strong> a days sale.<br />

Ígù rang ilikwa ang halin karung adláwa, Todays sales<br />

are just enough to buy new stock. likwalikwa n the<br />

system <strong>of</strong> small-time buying and selling in which the<br />

entire capital is tied up in a single days sales and the<br />

proceeds go for buying new goods. v [A12; c] operate<br />

a business on this method.<br />

likwad v [AN; c] cleverly deny s.t. or conceal a truth<br />

when accused. Dì ka makalikwad kay nasáyud na ku,<br />

Dont try to be clever and hide anything because I already<br />

know. Ayawg ilikwad nákù ang hustung kítà,<br />

Dont try to conceal exactly what the proceeds are. a<br />

cleverly denying or concealing s.t. when accused. likwadlikwad<br />

v [A; c1] investigate, cross-examine thoroughly,<br />

turning questions inside out. Ug likwadlikwárun<br />

(ilikwadlikwad) ang mga pangutána, tingálig<br />

maluba ang giakusar, If the questions are turned inside<br />

out in the course <strong>of</strong> the cross-examination, the<br />

accused will probably give in.<br />

likwála n k.o. ornamental palm with wide, round,<br />

accordion-like leaves and long, slender stalks lined with<br />

thorns at the sides: Licuala spp.<br />

likwang v [A; b2c1] tilt or turn s.t. heavy over. Likwángun<br />

(ilikwang) ku ang batu ug náa bay kinhasun<br />

sa iláwum, Ill turn the stone over to see whether there<br />

are any shells under it. Ilikwang (likwánga) ang baril<br />

arun mayabu ang súd, Turn the barrel over to pour<br />

the water out.<br />

likyad v [B23(1); c6] curl up at the edges. Milikyad ang<br />

playwud nga giparka sa sakayan, The plywood they<br />

used to wall the boat curled at the edges. Milikyad

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