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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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Bisitáhan ku níya matag adlaw, He visits me every<br />

day. {1b} [verb base] every time [so-and-so] is done.<br />

Usa ka bandihádu ang mahurut níya matag káun, Each<br />

time he ate he consumed a platter <strong>of</strong> rice. karun ug<br />

unyà every now and then. Tan-áwa ang linat-an matag<br />

karun ug unyà, Take a look at the stew every now and<br />

then. usa [dat.] each and every one <strong>of</strong> [dat.]. Matag<br />

usa níla muámut ug singku písus, Each and every one<br />

<strong>of</strong> them will contribute five pesos.<br />

matalak-un, matak-ánun see taka.<br />

matang_1 humorous euphemism for matay, exclamation.<br />

matang_2, mátang a kind. Ipiktíbu kining matánga sa<br />

midisína, This k.o. medicine is effective. Makasayaw<br />

siya sa tanang mátang sa tugtug, She can dance to all<br />

kinds <strong>of</strong> music. ka-() a <strong>of</strong> the same kind, alike. Túa<br />

ra ang íyang kamátang nga mga mugbug lupad, Thats<br />

where you find her k.o. people, prostitutes.<br />

matansa v [A; a] butcher an animal, slaughter it or cut<br />

it up. n fee paid to the market authority for approval<br />

to slaughter animals.<br />

matansíra, matansíru = matadíra, matadíru.<br />

matay v {1} [B126; b3(1)4(1)c5] die. Namatay si<br />

Simyun sa tísis, Simeon died <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis. Sakit<br />

nga makamatay, A disease that kills. Katigúlang ang<br />

íyang namatyan (gikamatyan), He died <strong>of</strong> old age. Namatyan<br />

silag bag-ung inanak, They lost a newly-born<br />

child. Ikamatay nákù ang ímung pagbíyà, If you leave<br />

me I will die. {2} [B126] stop functioning. Namatay<br />

ang rilu, The watch stopped. Namatay ang makina<br />

taliw sa lawud, The engine went dead in the middle<br />

<strong>of</strong> the sea. Namatay ang sugà pagbutu sa pyús, The<br />

light went out when the fuse blew. {2a} [B12] for<br />

the moon to be in its invisible phase. exclamation<br />

{1} <strong>of</strong> displeasure. Matay! Kabahù, Jesus! What<br />

a smell! Matayng mahála, How expensive it is! {2}<br />

swearing as to the truth <strong>of</strong> s.t. Matay! Ug wà pa<br />

ka, patay tà ku run, Believe me. If it hadnt been<br />

for you, Id be dead now. Tinúud lagi nà. Matay pa,<br />

Its true, so help me God. ka-() v [C2] for people to<br />

be killing each other. Nagkamátay lang kanúnay ang<br />

mga nanagkaáway didtu sa Byitnam, There is a lot <strong>of</strong><br />

killing in this war in Vietnam. n mass death, killing<br />

on a vast scale. Mahitabù ang kamátay tungud sa<br />

típus, Typhus can mean mass death. paka- v [A13;<br />

b6] {1} die for a cause. Gipakamatyan níya ang yútang<br />

natawhan, He gave his life for his country. {1a}<br />

commit suicide. Magpakamatay siya kun mapakyas,<br />

He will kill himself if he fails. {2} [a12] allow s.o.<br />

to die. Pakamatyun lang mi ninyu sa gútum? Will<br />

you let us die <strong>of</strong> hunger? {3} [b6] allow dirt to get

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