A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

mag-l- n one who cleans.
limu n magical practices used to help a baby go
through his various stages of development easily and
successfully or to cure a grown person of a bad characteristic
or to get rid of s.t. undesirable that is s.w.
These practices may consist of having the baby or the
afflicted adult perform an action analogous to the actions
one wishes to develop or stop or may consist
of special foods or potions together with magic words.
Ang limu sa bátang magngipun, ang lagus pahírag tái,
The ritual for a child that is teething: feces are rubbed
on his gums. v [A; a] treat with limu. Limuha ug sagu
ang palaínum nímung bána, Mix a dead mans saliva
into your husbands drink to stop his vice.
limù v [A; a] hide, keep s.t. a secret. Naglimù ba ku
nímu sa ákung makítà? Do I hide my earnings from
you? Sa prubinsiya dì ka makalimù bisan gamayng
sikrítu, In the country you cannot keep the tiniest
secret. Ayaw ilimù sa ímung ginikánan ang ímung
prublíma, Do not keep your problems from your parents.
limud v [A; c] deny, conceal s.t. upon being confronted.
Mulimud ka pa giyud nga kláru man ang pruyba! You
still dare to conceal it when the evidence is so clear!
Ayaw ug ilimud ang ímung pag-anhi, Dont deny that
you came here. malimdánun a given to denying or
concealing the truth when confronted.
limugmug v {1} [AN; c1] rinse the mouth out.
Mulimugmug (manlimugmug) giyud ku human ug
káun, I rinse my mouth after I eat. {1a} [A; b] slosh
water around in the mouth to warm it and spit it out
on s.t. to bathe it. Limugmúgi ang sunuy matag
buntag, Bathe the cock every morning with water
you slosh around in your mouth. {2} [AP; a] take
a drink of liquor, usually in a large gulp (humorous
slang). Mulimugmug (manlimugmug) siyag usa ka básung
tubà, He will gulp down a glass of toddy. {3}
[c] be unconcerned about s.t. s.o. says or s.t. embarrassing
that happens. Way kapuslánan ang kasábà,
gilimugmug lang, No use scolding him. It runs off him
like water off a ducks back. (Lit. He just gargles with
it.) -an() n {1} the oral cavity. {1a} by extension,
the throat. {2} the outside of this area: the cheeks,
including the lower part of the jaw and the base of the
ear. {3} the place in a monkeys mouth where he stores
food.
limúhag ka-an n {1} knowledge of how to do s.t. Ayaw
ku ug paayúha ug makina kay wà kuy kalimuhágan
ánang mga butánga, Dont ask me to repair engines
because I have no knowledge of that sort of thing. {2}
knowledge about or of what a thing is. Manukutsukut
ta sa mangingisdà arun makabatun tag kalimuhágan sa