A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

The boat is not coming nearer. Its actually getting
further and further away.
magka-() potential active verb affix, future. (Past:
nagka-. Subjunctive: magka-.) Used with verbs referring
to mutual actions (cf. mag-1, 5) but otherwise
paralleling the potential meanings listed under
maka-. {1} can [do] with each other. Dì tang tanan
magkasákay, We cannot all ride together. {2} manage
to [do] with each other. Wà mi magkasábut, We didnt
manage to come to an agreement. Nagkaábut sila sa
tungàtúngà, They met in the middle. {3} happen to
[do] with each other. Ug magkakítà gánì ang ímung
babáyig asáwa, If your mistress and your wife happen
to run into each other.
mag-l- alternant of mag-r-, and usually in competition
with it, but with some roots only mag-r- is frequent
or the form with mag-r- has acquired a different nuance.
Magbalantay, Watchman. Magbuluhat ug mga
mwiblis, Furniture maker.
maglalatik n k.o. folk dance in which half coconut
shells are knocked to the rhythm of the accompanying
music.
magnisya n milk of magnesia. simpli a half dose of
milk of magnesia (as opposed to dubli, the full dose).
magnit n {1} magnet. {2} kissing scene (slangfrom the
notion that the faces come together as if magnetized).
Daghang magnit ánang salidáha, There are plenty of
kissing scenes in that movie. {3} syúgar sugar magnate.
v [A; a] {1} pick up with a magnet. {2} swipe,
steal, spirit away. Kinsay nagmagnit sa ákung bálùn?
Who swiped my lunch? {3} [C] kiss one another usually
in a show (slang). a won over. Inigkanta nímu,
magnit na silang tanan, When you sing, theyll all be
won over.
mag-r- n prefix added to verbs to form nouns which
refer to one who does [verb] on a regular basis. Magbabantay,
Watchman. Magsusúlat, Writer. Magpapatigayun,
Businessman. Magyuyutà, Landowner or
farmer. Magbubúhat, The Creator (God) or one who
does.
magsúun see súun.
magtalisay n k.o. tree similar in shape and appearance
to the talísay, but with smaller leaves and harder
wood: Terminalia sp.
mágu n {1} magi. {2} s.o. outstanding, expert. Mágu
sa kinablit, A wizard at the guitar.
mágù n tarsier.
magus = amagus.
máha n name given to various puddings and confec-