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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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ing English. v [a12] do s.t. in a sensible or systematic<br />

way. Sistimáha nà ug búhat, unáhun ri, isunud tu, Do<br />

it in a systematic way: This first, next that, and so<br />

forth. -tiku() a done in a systematic, sensible way.<br />

sistu = sistusumyásis.<br />

sistusumyásis n schistosomiasis. v [A123P; a4] be afflicted<br />

with schistosomiasis.<br />

sísu n see-saw. v [A1; a2] play on, make into a see-saw.<br />

sisyun n session, the meeting <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> a body to<br />

transact business. v [A1; b6] hold a session.<br />

sít_1 v [A; c1] set the hair. Rúla ang ímung buhuk<br />

usà isít (síta), Roll your hair on curlers before you set<br />

it.<br />

sít_2 n {1} set <strong>of</strong> dishes, furniture, mahjong, and the<br />

like. {2} in mahjong a set <strong>of</strong> three consecutive numbers<br />

(siyà) or a set <strong>of</strong> three pieces <strong>of</strong> the same number<br />

(tríyu). v [A12] obtain a set <strong>of</strong> s.t.<br />

sít_3 v [A; c] adjust the time <strong>of</strong> a timepiece. Isít ang<br />

rilu inigpítu, Set the clock when the siren sounds.<br />

síta n letter z.<br />

sitar v [A; c] express or cite s.t. Nausab ang íyang<br />

hunàhúnà human ku makasitar sa ákung túyù, He<br />

changed his mind after I had expressed my purpose.<br />

Bi, sitari ku ug usa ka higayun diin walà ka mapildi,<br />

All right, give me an instance where you did not lose.<br />

Hala, isitar ang prisyu ug pila man gáling nà, All right,<br />

tell me the price. How much could it be.<br />

sitasiyun n summons, an <strong>of</strong>ficial order to appear in<br />

court.<br />

sithaw v [B] be embarrassed to the point <strong>of</strong> blushing<br />

in shame. Musithaw ta ug hisakpan tang mamakak, It<br />

is embarrassing to be caught cheating. Nasithaw ang<br />

duha ka managtrátu nga hinsakpang nagháluk, The<br />

couple blushed with shame because they were caught<br />

kissing.<br />

síti number seven. Used only with words <strong>of</strong> Spanish<br />

origin: dates, prices, time <strong>of</strong> day. v see tris. n k.o.<br />

white rice with long and slender grains that ripens in<br />

seven months. Birnis n aged palm toddy. duktúris<br />

n Christmas pageant concerning the life <strong>of</strong> Christ, especially<br />

focusing on the debate between Christ and<br />

the seven learned rabbis in the temple. palabras n<br />

{1} the seven last words <strong>of</strong> Christ before He died on<br />

the cross. {2} a Good Friday ritual commemorating<br />

the seven last words. v [A] perform this ritual. páris<br />

n a mahjong hand containing seven pairs (see karnabal_2).<br />

v [B36; c6] make, get seven pairs.<br />

sitihul n City Hall.

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