A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

pass a law. Wà pa ikapasáka ang balaudnun, The bill
hasnt been passed (or filed). {3} [A1; b6] rent out
a gambling device. paN-() v [A2] climb up to pick.
Túa, nanáka ug lubi, Hes picking coconuts. sakaan n
in a sungkà game, the hole nearest the home base (balayan)so
called because that is where the stones go into
the home base from (sáka, 4). -da() n group of people
recruited to work in another place. Adúnay sakáda sa
mga trabahadur sa asyinda, They are recruiting labor
for the plantation. v [A; a] recruit workers. sinak-an
a {1} amount paid to a person picking coconuts. {2}
gift of the groom to the bride following the marriage
ceremony. {3} amount paid by a parent of children enrolled
in a public school to pay for minor projects. {4}
food and drinks stored up in a house one has moved
into, enough to last for three days, usually including
a slaughtered animal. The purpose of doing this is
magical: it assures that the owner will not run out of
anything while he lives there. mag-r-(), maN-r-() n
coconut picker. sakaun a s.t. one has to climb if he is
to reach it. Layù ang íla ug sakaun pa, Their place is
far away and you have to climb to get there.
sakáang v {1} [A2S3P] totter under a heavy weight
with the legs spread far apart for balance and foothold.
Pára usa ka tárung túbig, nagsakaang ka na! All you
are carrying is a can of water and you are tottering!
{1a} [B28; b6c1] walk with the legs wide apart due
to some ailment. Musakáang ang táwung danlákan, A
person who has a hernia walks with his legs wide apart.
{2} [A2S3P] undergo great hardship. Nagsakaang ku
adtung pangutanáha, I sweated out that question.
sakab n k.o. fishing trap of shallow waters put directly
over the fish to be trapped. v [A; a] fish with a sakab.
sak-absurbir n shock absorber.
sak-ang v [A; c] {1} sit down, set s.t. on s.t. that
fits the bottom. Nagsak-ang sa inudúru, Sitting on
the toilet. Gisak-ang níya ang kúlun sa dagang, He
put the rounded pot on top of the holder. {2} sit,
set s.t. down carelessly without noticing whether it is
in the proper place. Ayawg sak-ángi nang kartun kay
mahulbà, Dont just plunk yourself down on that box
because it will collapse.
sakapi, sakapì instead of (doing s.t.). Sakapì nga magtrabáhu
natúlug siya sa landung, Instead of working,
he slept in the shade.
sakar a fitting exactly. Sakar kaáyu níya ang sinínà sa
íyang kalúha, Her twin-sisters dress fit her perfectly.
v [B26; c6] fit exactly. Musakar kahà ning yawíha sa
ímung aparadur, I wonder if this key will fit the lock
in your chest.
sakat v {1} [A2; b4(1)] take hold by piercing. Dílì