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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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who thought up ways <strong>of</strong> smuggling contraband goods.<br />

mugtuk a frowning, scowling <strong>of</strong> face. Kinsay ganáhan<br />

makig-úban níya nga mugtuk kaáyug náwung? Who<br />

cares for her company when she has such a frowning<br />

face? v [B; c1] look gloomy, sad, pouting. Nagmugtuk<br />

siya kay gipugus pagpatrabáhu, He pouted because<br />

he was being forced to work. Nagmugtuk ang íyang<br />

nawung kay gipapha siya sa trabáhu, He has a dejected<br />

look because he was fired from his job.<br />

mug-ut = mud-uk.<br />

muhir babáying derogatory, but meaningless, reference<br />

to a woman (from the analogy <strong>of</strong> phrases <strong>of</strong><br />

the form babáying [adj.], which mean woman doing<br />

s.t. impropere.g. babáying kiat flirt, whereas muhir<br />

[from Spanish] has no meaning by itself.) Nía na pud<br />

magsamuksamuk nang babáying muhir, Here comes<br />

that female again, making a nuisance <strong>of</strong> herself.<br />

muhun n {1} concrete land marker buried in the<br />

ground. {2} penis (humorous). v [A; b] post land<br />

markers.<br />

mukasin n moccasin shoes, shoe that has no heel and<br />

is made <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>t leather. v [A; b] wear moccasins.<br />

mukda v [A12; b2] {1} suddenly realize s.t. so as to get<br />

startled. Dihà na ku makamukda nga wà kuy kwarta<br />

pagbáyad nákù, I suddenly realized I had no money<br />

when I was about to pay. Namukdahan ku pagkadungug<br />

sa balità, I was stunned by the news. {2} be<br />

caught in the act. Himukdahan ang mga sugarul sa<br />

pulis, The police caught the gamblers red-handed.<br />

múku n variety <strong>of</strong> cooking banana, growing in bunches<br />

with fewer hands and shorter individual pieces than<br />

the kardába, but firm <strong>of</strong> flesh and round.<br />

múkuy = sagmúkuy.<br />

mul n mould or pattern for making a hat the right size.<br />

v [A; a1] use, make a head mould.<br />

múla n large breed <strong>of</strong> horse, reddish-brown in color.<br />

mulásis n molasses.<br />

muldi n {1} mold for forming s.t. Muldi sa halublak,<br />

Mold for making hollow blocks. {2} piece <strong>of</strong> s.t.<br />

shaped by a mold. Pila ang muldi sa bibingka? How<br />

much are the rice cakes apiece? {3} anything that is<br />

made in large quantities in the same size and shape,<br />

such as spare parts. v [A1; a] mold for s.t., make s.t.<br />

with a mold. muldihan = muldi, n1. -in- n printing,<br />

block letters. v [A; c16] print, write in block letters.<br />

mulignù = karabalyas.<br />

mulínu n a small hand-cranked mill. v [A; a12] grind

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