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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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Tabian nà siya, She is a gossip. {2} this, that thing.<br />

Kari siya indángan. Kanà siya mamsà, This is a surgeon<br />

fish. That is a crevally. {2a} that umm... (used<br />

when one cant think <strong>of</strong> the name <strong>of</strong> s.t.). Kanang instrumintu,<br />

kanà siyang ibángag sa puthaw gánì, That<br />

instrument, that thing they make holes in iron with,<br />

you know... siyasíya v [A13] do s.t. all by himself,<br />

herself. Way mitábang níya ug nagsiyasíya lang siya<br />

ug tuun, Nobody helped him out and he studied all by<br />

himself. níya {1} gen.: his, her. Ang libru níya, Her<br />

book. {2} dat., short for kaníya. kaníya dat.: him,<br />

her. Adtu kaníya ihátag, Give it to her. see also íya.<br />

síya n chair, seat. v [a12] make into a chair.<br />

siyà n {1} in mahjong, a set <strong>of</strong> three consecutive pieces<br />

<strong>of</strong> the same design. {2} act <strong>of</strong> obtaining siyà. v [A;<br />

a12] get siyà. ditirminális a siyà which has a terminal<br />

(tirminális). minay a winning hand which has one<br />

<strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the winds (bintus), dragons (drágun) and<br />

terminals (tirminális).<br />

siyam numeral nine. v see tulu. pa sa kamut not<br />

completely certain. (Lit. There are still nine when<br />

you count it on the fingers <strong>of</strong> the handfrom the notion<br />

that a newly conceived baby is not certain because<br />

much can happen in nine months). Bísag hinug nag<br />

humay, siyam pa gihápun ni sa kamut kay nía pa man<br />

sa yútà, Our rice is ripe, but we cant be sure <strong>of</strong> the<br />

harvest because the harvest hasnt been done yet. kaan<br />

n ninety.<br />

siyap_1 v [A] peep, chirp. Musiyap ang pisù ug walà<br />

dihà ang mungáan, The chick will peep if the hen is<br />

not there.<br />

siyap_2 n shop, an establishment devoted to repairing<br />

things or making things. sa makina machine shop.<br />

siyatsíyat n shooting <strong>of</strong> the ball in basketball for practice<br />

or for leisure. Sa siyatsíyat hingígù siya, piru sa<br />

dúwà, sus lagyúa, In practice shooting he is a good<br />

shot, but when it comes to the actual game, his shots<br />

are way <strong>of</strong>f the mark. v [A; c] do practice shooting,<br />

usually leisurely. Magsiyatsíyat únà ang mga magduduwà<br />

sa dì pa sugdan ang baskit, The players do<br />

practice shooting before the game starts.<br />

siyin one hundred, used only before words <strong>of</strong> Spanish<br />

origin referring to measurements or quantities. Siyin<br />

mil, One hundred thousand. Siyin anyus, One hundred<br />

years. v see disiutsu.<br />

síyuk_2 v {1} [A2S] sputter. Ígù rang nakasíyuk<br />

ang ribintadur ug walà makabutu, The firecracker just<br />

sputtered and didnt explode. {2} give a continuous<br />

hissing or screeching sound. Ang hángin misíyuk sa<br />

mga alambri, The wind hissed through the wires. {3}<br />

have the sensation <strong>of</strong> being filled with a humming

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