A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

nigatib_1 n having negative indications of a disease.
Sa iksámin sa duktr nigatib ku sa tíbi, The doctors
exam showed me negative for TB.
nigatib_2 n negatives of film.
nigra a dark-skinned (female). n negress. v [B12] become
dark-skinned.
nigru a dark-skinned. Aku ray nigru námung managsúun,
Im the only one who has dark skin among my
brothers and sisters. n Negro. v [B126; b6] for the
complexion to become dark.
nigrus n k.o. plow (so called from the commercial
name).
nígu n rattan winnowing tray. v [A; a12] make, make
into a winnowing tray.
nigusiyar v [A; c] {1} negotiate a sale. Siyay munigusiyar
(magnigusiyar) sa ámung yútà, He will handle the
sale of our land. {1a} sell a person as a prospective
marriage partner. Inigusiyar ku si Birting kang Siling,
I will sell Berting to Celing. {2} engage in the business
of selling s.t. Nakanigusiyar kug bábuy sa syudad, I
sold pigs in the city.
nigusyabul a available for marriage (slang). Nigusyabul
pa nà siya kay bálu, He is available for marriage
because he is a widower.
nigusyanta = nigusyanti (female). see nigusyu.
nigusyu n business. may, dúnay court a woman
(slang). Nagpagwápu man si Lálit, may nigusyu (magnigusyu)
tingáli dà, I wonder why Lalet is dressed up.
He must be courting s.o. v {1} [A; c1] put up a business.
Magnigusyu kug uway kay halinun, Ill go into
the rattan business because it sells. {2} [A; a12] play
a trick on s.o. by leading him to believe or do s.t.
Maáyu siyang nigusyúhun kay dalì mutúu, It is easy
to play a trick on him because he is gullible. {3} [A13]
court a woman (slang). nigusyanti n businessman. v
[B156] be, become a businessman.
nihit a {1} scarce. Nihit kaáyu ang túbig kun húlaw,
Water is very scarce during dry periods. {2} scarcely,
rarely. Nihit ka na nákung ikatagbù sa dn, I rarely
meet you on the street any more. Nihit na níya mabátì
ang mga púlung sa pagmahal, She rarely hears words
of affection. () v [B; b6] become scarce. Kun magníhit
ang humay, mapugus pag-impurt ang gubiyirnu, If the
supply of rice is scarce, the government is forced to
import it. nihitníhit v [A1; c1] use s.t. sparingly.
Magnihitníhit tag gáwì niíning bugas kay mahal kaáyu,
We have to use rice sparingly because it is so expensive.
niíni see kini.
niíri see kiri.