A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

did not marry her. ka-un n marriage. Gihiúsa sila sa
kaminyúun, They were united in marriage. Kinabúhì
sa kaminyúun, Married life. mag-l- n about to get
married.
míra n myrrh.
mirakul a persons short in height (humorousso called
from miracle rice, a newly developed variety of rice
which ripens rapidly). rayis n miracle rice.
miramíra v [A; b] wave the fingers at s.o. in anger.
Gimiramiráhan ku níya, mu rag si kinsang dunyáha,
She waved her fingers at me as if she were some grand
señora.
mirasul n sunflower: Helianthus annuus.
mirída n bad omen, usually portending death of s.o.
far away. v [A13; b(1)] for a portent of death to appear.
Pagkamatay ni Pidil sa Manílà nagmirída sa íla
kay may itum nga alibangbang nga nagtuyuktúyuk,
When Fidel died, there was an omen that appeared to
them: a black butterfly fluttering about in their house.
miriguráwun n a childrens game in which all the participants
hold hands to form a circle; then they let the
circle turn singing at the same time.
mirkánu = amirikánu.
miriku n folk doctor that treats illnesses of natural or
supernatural cause. v {1} [B156; b(1)] be, become a
folk doctor. {2} [A; c1] have a sickness treated by a
folk doctor. Imiriku (mirikuha) kanang ímung buyagbuyag,
Have a folk doctor take care of that skin ailment.
pa-v [A; c] go to a folk doctor for treatment.
mirinda = miryinda.
miringgi_1 n meringue. v [A; a] make meringue, put
meringue on s.t.
mirísi expression indicating that s.o. got his just
desserts. Mirísi nga nahúlug ka kay kiat man, Thats
what you get when you wont sit still. Now you fell.
miritu n merit, praiseworthy quality. Way miritu ang
ímung paghátag ug hinábang ug ímung gikabug-at sa
buut, There is no merit in giving help with strings
attached.
mirkádu n market. Mamalit kug útan ug sibúyas sa
mirkádu, I will buy vegetables and onions in the market.
v {1} [A1N; a12] go shopping. Mangmirkádu
(magmirkádu) tag sayu, Lets do our shopping early.
Isdà lay ákung mirkadúhun kay náa na man ang tanan,
All Ill buy is fish because weve got everything else. {2}
[B1; a1] make into, become a market. Gimirkadúhan
ang iskwátir irya, A market has been put up in the
squatters area.