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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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mutursaykul, mutursiklu n motorcycle.<br />

mutyà n {1} precious gem with magical properties.<br />

May mutyà nà siya búsà dílì dutlan, He has a charm<br />

and so he is invulnerable. {1a} sa ságing tinduk n<br />

in folk belief, a precious stone which falls from the<br />

blossom <strong>of</strong> a tinduk banana when it opens at midnight<br />

on a moonless night. Supernatural beings in the form<br />

<strong>of</strong> powerful monsters watch for this stone to fall. If<br />

a man obtains this stone, he is endowed with magical<br />

powers but he must wrest it from the supernatural<br />

beings who are also after it. {2} anything precious<br />

or valued highly. Ang bugtung níyang mutyà dinhi<br />

sa kalibútan mau ang íyang anak, Her only treasure<br />

here on earth is her child. {2a} daw may -ng gisapnay,<br />

nagsapnay ug being extraordinarily careful in handling<br />

s.t. (as if one were carrying a precious gem). Ampíngi<br />

ang ímung dungug sáma sa mutyang sinapnay, Guard<br />

your honor like a jewel. {2b} treasured, most valued.<br />

sa mga mata apple <strong>of</strong> ones eye. v [A12; b(1)] possess<br />

a precious gem having a charm. paka- v [A13; a12]<br />

consider, treat as a precious gem.<br />

muu = mau.<br />

múuk v {1} [A1] be asleep soundly. Magmúuk ug<br />

katúlug ang bátà human digúa, A baby sleeps soundly<br />

after you bathe it. {2} [A1; b(1)] stay in bed due to<br />

inactivity. Magmúuk lang siya kanúnay sa banig bísag<br />

udtu na, She is always staying in bed, even if the sun is<br />

up. {3} [A13] be so that air cannot get at it. Ug magmúuk<br />

ang ímung samad, dílì mamaáyug dalì, If your<br />

wound is wrapped up so air cannot get at it, it will<br />

take a long time to get better. muukmúuk ug katáwa<br />

v [A; b3] roll with laughter, suppressing the sound.<br />

Nagmuukmúuk mi pagkatáwa sa ámung maistrung wà<br />

makapamutúnis, We practically exploded with laughter<br />

at our teacher because he hadnt buttoned his pants.<br />

-an(), pala-a sleepyhead.<br />

muung n k.o. cardinal fish: name given to numerous<br />

small, red, lightly-scaled fish <strong>of</strong> the family Apogonidae.<br />

muut, múut (from buut) a funny, extremely laughable.<br />

Muut kaáyu si Dulpi mudala ug kumidiya, Dolphy is<br />

very funny in a comedians role. v {1} [B12; a2] be<br />

funny, hilarious. Muúta nang ímung mga líhuk arun<br />

mangatáwa sila, Make your actions funny so that they<br />

will laugh. {2} [B1256] be, become amused at s.t.<br />

funny. Namuut ku sa íyang kumidiya, I was amused at<br />

her jokes. para-() a funny, laughable. Ang mga salída<br />

ni Dyíri Líwis pulus paramúut, Jerry Lewiss films are<br />

all funny.<br />

muwaybuway = buraybúray.<br />

muy {1} exclamation initial to a sentence: My! How<br />

very. Muy hináya pud nímu nga musulat! How

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