A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

oned from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow,
used to measure yarn. () v [AN; a2] nudge with the
elbow. Ug dì ku nímu paagiun sikhun ta ka, If you do
not let me pass, I will hit you with my elbow. sikúhan
v [C] nudge each other with the elbows. sikuhan n a
needle used for mending nets, made of a flat piece of
bamboo about 610 long with a pointed end that has a
U-shaped slot and notch at the opposite end. maN-()
n = síku_1, n2.
síku_2 (from risíku) v {1} [AP; a12P] boil off water
from s.t. as in making syrup. Ikay musíku (mupasíku)
sa dugà arun maispísu, Boil the water off from the
juice so that it will get thick. {2} [B2] for s.t. to be
cooked until it is thick and hard. Ilúnud ang pilit kun
musíku na ang latik, Put in the rice when the syrup
gets sticky. Lamì ang humay nga sikúhun paglung-ag,
Rice tastes good when boiled hard. n s.t. cooked hard
or thick.
síku_3 a rigidly strict with an air of superiority and
unapproachability. v [B] be haughty. Nagkasiku siya
sukad makabana ug Katsílà, She has become strict
and haughty since she married a Spaniard. sikusíku
v [AP; b6] act haughtily strict towards people. Ayaw
kug sikusikúhi kay suhítu ku sa ímung kaági, Dont try
to be haughty and stand-offish to me because I know
where you came from.
sikuláti = sikwáti, n, v1.
sikuluhíya n {1} psychology. {2} the knack of dealing
with people to get them to perform in a desired way,
read their feelings. Ug may sikuluhíya ka pa wà lang
untà nímu palita arun itanyag ug barátu, If youd had
a better knowledge of human behavior, you wouldnt
have bought it right away so that you could have gotten
it cheap.
sikundarya n secondary school (grades seven through
ten).
síkund grid = síkan grid. see síkan.
síkup_1 v {1} [AN; a12] catch fish or shellfish by running
a net or hands along the bottom of the water. {2}
[A1; a12] arrest, usually after a dragnet operation. Ug
sikúpun ka sa ipbiay walà kay iskapaturya, If the FBI
institutes a dragnet to find you, there is no escape.
{2a} trap an elusive bachelor into marriage. sinikpan
n fish or shellfish caught by hand.
síkup_2 n k.o. bird of prey. mata ug a hawk-eyed.
sikuy v [A; a] steal s.t. not of great value (slang).
Kinsay nagsikuy sa ákung bulpin? Who swiped my
pen?
sikwa n k.o. squash: Luffa cylindrica.