A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

matsuy humorous euphemism for matay, exclamation
of displeasure. Matsuy ning batáa, langas kaáyu, My!
What a nuisance this child is.
mátud [gen.] according to what [so-and-so] says. Mátud
níya, maáyu kanang klási, According to him that
is a good kind. Adtu na ta, mátud níya, He said, Lets
go.
matulì n k.o. balat (sea cucumber).
matúmat v [C; bc3] engage in a friendly, casual chat.
Dì ku makigmatúmat nímug dúgay kay nagdalì ku, I
cant chat with you for long because Im in a hurry.
matun n ruffian, tough guy. Daghang istambay nga
matun sa piyir, There are many ruffians hanging
around at the pier. v [B2; b6] be, become a tough
guy.
matutù v [A; a12] {1} take care of a child. Kinsay
nagmatutù sa ímung anak samtang walà ka? Who
took care of your child when you were gone? {2}
rear, bring up. Akuy nagmatutù kaníla hangtud sa
ílang pagkaulitáwu, I reared the boys until they were
teen-agers. {2a} [A; b5c] inculcate with s.t. Matutua
(matutui) ang mga tinun-an sa nasyunalismu, Teach
the pupils nationalism. {3} nurture a feeling. May
gimatutù siyang pagdumut álang kanákù, He is nursing
a grudge against me. n care, guidance. Matutù sa
inahan, Mothers guidance.
matyag v [A; a12b2] observe, watch to see. Siyay mumatyag
sa kamaisan nga dì kan-un sa mga amù, He
will watch the cornfield to see if the monkeys are getting
at it. Nakamatyag ka nag táwung giupirahan?
Have you ever watched a person being operated on?
see also batyag.
matyanak = mantiyának.
mau short forms: mu, maw is, are, was, were. {1a}
preceding subject in sentences with nominal predicates.
Kadtung íyang gisulti mau ang nakapalágut
nákù, What he said was what angered me. Ang kangihit
sa tambal muy nakapataas sa prisyu, The scarcity
of medicine is what made prices high. {1b} with no
subject: its [predicate] which is the one. Nagtúu giyud
aku nga kanà mau, I believe that that is the one. Ug
mau kanà, ang útang maimpas sunud búlan, If that is
the case, the debt will be paid off next month. Ang
ímung tubag dílì mau, Your answer is not right. bítaw
that is so. Kadakung trabáhu nu? Mau bítaw, What
a big job, isnt it? It certainly is! kaáyu the very one.
Mau ni? Mau kaáyu, Is this the one? Yes it is the very
one. gayud that is the way it is. Mau giyud nà siya
ug mahubug, That is the way he is when drunk. gihápun
its (it was) as usual. Ang atup sa ámung balay
mau gihápun, nípà, The roof of our house is the usual