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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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sig-ang_1 v [A; c1] put the pot on the fire. Nagsig-ang<br />

na siya sa paniudtu, She is preparing lunch now.<br />

sigarilyu_1 n cigarette. v [a12] make into a cigarette.<br />

paN- v [A2; b6(1)] smoke cigarettes, ask s.o. for<br />

cigarettes or cigarette money. Kamau na diay ka nga<br />

manigarilyu, So, you already know how to smoke.<br />

Panigarilyúhan nátù si Iduy kay nakadaug sa súgal,<br />

Let us ask Edoy for cigarette money because he won<br />

in gambling.<br />

sigarit kís n cigarette case.<br />

sigaw v [A; c] confess or tell s.t. which s.o. wants to be<br />

kept secret (slang). Nadakpan ang tanan kay misigaw<br />

ang usang nadakpan, All <strong>of</strong> them were caught because<br />

one <strong>of</strong> them sang. Íyang gisigaw ang tinagúan sa íyang<br />

inahan, She revealed her mothers secrets.<br />

sígaw a noisy, making a disturbance. n shouts and<br />

noise. Ang sígaw sa nagsúgal dungug sa ámù, You<br />

could hear the shouts <strong>of</strong> the gamblers as far as our<br />

house. v [B1; b6] be noisy. Nagsígaw ang mga istudiyanti<br />

kay way maistru sa klási, The students are<br />

all in uproar because the teacher is not in the room.<br />

ka- v [A13] be very noisy.<br />

sig-aw v [A; b3] make a loud noise at the top <strong>of</strong> ones<br />

lungs. Wà siya makasig-aw kay ákung gikasab-an, He<br />

did not dare make noise because I scolded him.<br />

sigay n general name for small cowries.<br />

sigbaw formula uttered to prevent one from being<br />

struck by lightning when making fun <strong>of</strong> animals. Ang<br />

ungguy mu ra sigbaw ug táwu, The monkey looks like<br />

man, may I not be struck by lightning. Sigbaw ug<br />

paríha ang táwu sa irù nga magpungutay, May lightning<br />

not strike me, how would it feel if people had<br />

intercourse like dogs.<br />

sigbin n animal possessed by and at the service <strong>of</strong> s.o.<br />

It has the power <strong>of</strong> making itself invisible to a person<br />

other than the owner. The sigbin can do good to the<br />

owner, transport the owner, and will inflict fatal bites<br />

on whomever the owner commands it to. It cannot<br />

be killed as long as the owner can see it. It is said to<br />

have long hind legs and walks with the head looking<br />

back in between the legs. Ownership is handed down<br />

to relatives when the owner dies. A person who refuses<br />

a sigbin is said to go mad. -an n possessing a sigbin.<br />

v [B1256] get a sigbin handed down to one.<br />

sígi v {1} [A; b5c1] continue or go on doing s.t.; do s.t.<br />

always. Ug magsígi ning ulána háyan mubahà, If this<br />

rain keeps on, its likely to flood. Sigíhun (sigíhan, isígi)<br />

nímu ug túyuk ang twirka hangtud muhugut, Continue<br />

turning the screw until it gets tight. Ngánung sigíhan<br />

man ku nímu ug tan-aw? Why do you always look<br />

at me? {1a} [A23] walk or go on or forward. Inig-

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