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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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sa babáyi, His skin disease came back because he indulged<br />

in women.<br />

suwat_1 a remark uttered by s.o. upon hearing s.o.<br />

else sneezing, as a way <strong>of</strong> preventing s.t. worse from<br />

happening (said as a sumpà).<br />

suwat_2 = sulat.<br />

súwat v [A; a] pull up s.t. lightly rooted on the ground.<br />

Átung suwátun ang mga tag-as nga sagbut, Well just<br />

pull up the tall weeds.<br />

suway bagyu = sulaybagyu.<br />

súwing gam n chewing gum.<br />

suwits n switch; a device for opening or closing an<br />

electric circuit. v {1} [A; c6] switch s.t. on. Isuwits<br />

ang sugà bi, Switch the lights on please. {2} [A23]<br />

shift from one course <strong>of</strong> study to another.<br />

súyà v [B126; b3] feel dislike towards s.o. out <strong>of</strong> envy<br />

or because <strong>of</strong> an overbearing, braggart sort <strong>of</strong> personality.<br />

Makasúyà man nang ímung pagkahambugíru,<br />

Your bragging makes people resent you. Nasúyà siya<br />

nákù kay dílì man giyud siya makalupig, He resents it<br />

that he can never beat me.<br />

suyágit = syágit.<br />

súyak v [A; c] put a spike, thorn, or anything pointed<br />

on a path to pierce a foot or tire. Suyákan nátù<br />

ang kadaplínan sa gardin, Lets put pointed stakes all<br />

around the edges <strong>of</strong> the garden. n = suyak. () n nail,<br />

tack or the like, to pierce the foot.<br />

suylà v [A; ab7] {1} overflow, spill over. Kun magulan,<br />

ang túbig musuylà sa kanal, When it rains,<br />

the water spills out <strong>of</strong> the ditch. Sa prugráma ang<br />

mga táwu misuylà ngadtu sa karsáda, The people<br />

who attended the program spilled over into the street.<br />

Gisuylà níla ang mga prútas sa lamísa, They put fruit<br />

on the table until it spilled over the edges. {1a} splash<br />

up as a result <strong>of</strong> pressure or impact. Dílì makasuylà<br />

ang tubà kay gamay ug bàbà ang sudlanan, The palm<br />

toddy cannot splash out because the container has a<br />

small mouth. {2} [A3] for an emotion to be extremely<br />

great. Misuylà ang ákung kalípay pagkadungug nákù<br />

sa balità, I was overflowing with happiness when I<br />

heard the news.<br />

suylan = kamúning.<br />

suylas n {1} small tacks <strong>of</strong> the sort used to nail the<br />

straps <strong>of</strong> clogs to the wooden sole. {2} side <strong>of</strong> the heels<br />

<strong>of</strong> mens shoes. v [b] nail with suylas.<br />

suysuy v [A; a] pound a small amount <strong>of</strong> rice with a<br />

pestle. Magsuysuy lang kug pára lugáwun, Ill pound<br />

just enough rice for porridge.

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