A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

improve if you work. sa kunhud v [B] become worse,
go down. Nag-umintu mi sa kunhud tungud sa kagastadur,
We are getting to be worse and worse off
because we keep spending money. n {1} amount s.t.
has increased. Gitagáan ug umintu sa swildu si Pidru,
Pedro was given a raise. n ones children added to a
growing brood. Pila na ruy átung umintu? How many
children do you have now? {2} progress, improvement
of s.t. Walà giyuy umintu ang syudad, The city hasnt
shown any improvement.
umnis v [c1] skip, miss s.t. Sa kaapíki sa mga buluhatun
sa panimalay naumnis na lang ang ákung paniudtu,
I was so busy with the housework that I missed
my dinner.
umpas v [A123P; b28] fall away, crumble down. Kusug
nga ulan nga nakaumpas (nakapaumpas) sa kimba, A
strong rain that crumbled away the embankment.
umpaw_1 v [A12; b8] be outclassed or outstripped in
comparison. Walay makaumpaw sa ímung binúang,
No one can match your foolishness. Awtu nga bísan
kanus-a walà hiumpawi, A car that has never been
outclassed.
umpaw_2 v {1} [A123P; b4(1)] come to after having
fainted. Didtu na sa uspital maumpawi ang nakuyapan,
The man who fainted came to in the hospital.
{2} [B12; b4(1)] for ones anger to wear off. Maumpaw
ang íyang kasukù ug ímung amuy-amúyun, His anger
will vanish if you play up to him.
umpù n {1} grandparent or a grandparents sibling or
cousin of the same generation. {2} term of address for
a relation of the grandparents generation.
umpul a cut short. Umpul kaáyu ang mga sinínà sa
mga batan-un karun, Young people wear very short
dresses nowadays. sáyang n k.o. shirred skirt with no
tail, worn now only by old women. v [B12; c1] be, become
short. Ayaw kaáyug umpúla (iumpul) pagputul
ang ímung buhuk, Dont cut your hair too short.
-um-r- {1} prefix added to most verb roots which refer
to an action to form nouns which mean one who
is about to [do]. Umuulì na ku, I am about to go
home. Pumipirma na untà siya sa kuntrátu, He was
just about to sign the contract. {1a} added to words
referring to weather conditions. Umuulan tingáli run
dà, It looks like it is going to rain. {2} prefixes added
to a few verbal roots to form nouns referring to the
agent who does [so-and-so]. Sumasákay, Passengers.
Pumupúyù, Inhabitants.
úmud v [A6; c] push the face or s.t. analogous down,
bury the face or fall with the face into s.t. Naúmud
siya sa lápuk, She fell face first into the mud. Unlan