A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

production. ma-un a prosperous. ka-an n improvements
or progress. tingusbáwan n improvements, either
planned or accomplished. Untà íyang panalangínan
ang átung mga tingusbáwan, May He bless the
things we plan to accomplish. Kining taytáyana usa
sa mga tingusbáwan sa íyang pagkagubirnadur, This
bridge is one of the improvements he brought about
while he was governor.
usbung n {1} topmost part of plants or trees, Usbung
sa kasagbutan, Topmost part of the shrubs. {2} s.t.
formed into a mound. Usbung sa ánay, Termite hill.
v [B3(1); b6] {1} rise up, soar up to a higher level.
Labihang nakausbung sa iruplánu nga dyít, How the
jet plane soared. {2} = usdung.
usdak v {1} [A; c] let s.t. drop with a light thud. Ayaw
iusdak ang malíta kay náay mabuak sa sulud, Dont
drop the trunk like that because there is s.t. breakable
inside. {1a} [C] ang tiil walk with noisy footfalls.
Maglágut ku ug usdákan kug tiil, I get angry if s.o.
walks with heavy footfalls in my presence. {2} [B126;
b8] slip and fall down on ones buttocks. Nausdak ku sa
hagdanan, I fell down the stairs. n sound of thumping.
-in- = usdak, n.
usdu_1 n two, esp. two pesos (slang).
usdu_2 a filled heaping high so as to form an elevation.
Usdu ra kaáyu ang sulud sa kartun dì na masira, The
contents of the box are piled so high that the box can
no longer be closed. v [A13; c1] be heaping high.
usdug v [A; a] help s.o. lift s.t. to put it on his head.
Usdúgi siya sa táru, Help him lift the can onto his
head.
usdung a filled or piled to heaping. Ang kan-un usdung
kaáyu nga pagkabutang sa bandihádu, The hominy is
piled high on the platter. n moundlike top or heap.
Ang usdung sa nilabhan nga gisulud sa planggána
túpung nákù, The mound of clothes I put in the wash
basin is as tall as I am. v [A13; c1] be heaping high.
Iusdung (usdúnga) pagtakus, Make it heaping measures.
usig, úsig v {1} [A; a2] bark. Kinsay giúsig sa irù?
Who is the dog barking at? {2} [A2S] cough (colloquial).
Sayu pa nà siyang miúsig, He has been coughing
since early morning. hiN- a given to barking. -l-un
a prone to being barked at.
úsik a waste. Úsik kaáyung ilábay ning kan-úna! What
a waste to throw this food away. Úsik, wà ku makapalit!
What a pity, I couldnt buy it. n name given to
a variety of types of sorcery all of which cause grave
illness. {1} k.o. sorcery similar to voodoo, in which
s.t. is done to a representation of the victim, which