A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

take in. {1a} [b8] mistake s.o. for s.o. else. Hisaypan
ka unyà sa pagkapampam ug mau nay ímung isul-ub,
If thats what you wear theyll mistake you for a prostitute.
{2} [a12] fail to avail oneself of an opportunity.
Ayaw ug saypa ang sunud nga yugtù sa maung
isturya, Dont miss the next installment of the story.
{3} [A23] escape, avoid a trap. Kanang lagsáwa dílì
na giyud musayup áning balag-únga, That deer will
not escape this trap for sure. masalaypun, masaypánun
a erring. Ang íyang masalaypun (masaypánun)
nga bána nangáyù na pug pasaylu, Her erring husband
is now asking for forgiveness. kasaypánan, ka-an() n
wrong, moral infractions. Ang kasaypánan nga ímung
gihímù sa ímung asáwa, The wrongs you have done to
your wife. see also istíping.
sayúti, sayútis n k.o. vegetable, similar in appearance
to a pear, cooked and eaten like squash, growing on a
climbing vine with squash-like leaves: Sechium edule.
si_1 particle before names or titles of persons used in
constructions which require the nominative. Si Pidru
ákung ig-ágaw, Pedro is my cousin. Si Tátay, Father.
kinsa who does he think he is? Si kinsa ba siya nga
musulti sa ingun? Who does he think he is to say that?
Nagmandarmandar siya nákù mau ra ug si kinsa, He
was ordering me around as though he were s.o. see
also ni_1 and kang_1.
si_2 n letter C.
sí yes, used only in response by people who are influenced
by Spanish or jokingly by people who know a
smattering of Spanish.
sì n sound used to drive away dogs and other small
animals, but not fowls and pigs.
síad v {1} [B; b6] become distended or burst, as from
internal pressure. Misíad ang ligid human bumbáhi,
The tire became inflated after air was pumped into it.
Nasíad na ang tiyan sa burus, The pregnant mothers
abdomen has become distended. {2} [B2; b6] be, become
luxuriant or lush in growth. Misíad ang túbù sa
tanum nga nating-ulan na, The plants have become
lush in their growth now that the rainy season has set
in.
siak v {1} [A; a12] split s.t. along the grain. Masiak
ang tabla ug ibulad sa ínit, The board will crack if
you leave it under the sun. {1a} sa úlu v [A12B1256]
be a great mental burden. Suliran nga makasiak sa
ákung úlu, A problem that can crack your head. {2}
[A3; a12] disturb violently as if to crack. Singgit nga
misiak sa kahílum sa kagabhíun, A shout that rent
the stillness of the night. {3} [b3(1)] be worried, angry,
sad. Masukù lang nà siya bísag way gikasiakan
(gikasik-an, gikasilik-an), He gets angry even without