A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

ug maáyu ang ispidbut ug pakusgan, The speedboat
produces high waves in its wake when it runs fast.
aliyunyun (from yunyun) n an insect similar to a spider,
of light dirty-brown color, having long spindly
legs, so called because it moves its body up and down
when it is disturbed.
almahadun = almuhadun.
alpabit n the alphabet.
álup v {1a} [B24] for ones popularity to wane. Miálup
na ang bitúun ni Súsan Rúsis, Susan Roces popularity
has waned.
alupaup = alup-up.
amamaylu = tabilus.
amara v [A; a] brandish a weapon in a fighting stance
or in anger. Misibat siya pagkakità sa íyang kuntra
nga nag-amara ug pinútì, He got out of there when he
saw his enemy waving a sword.
amatung n large boulder or pile of rocks formed into
a boulder found in shallow waters, usually slightly exposed
even at high tide.
ambak v {2} [A; c] go, climb down. Mihínay siyag ambak
sa káhuy, He climbed out of the tree slowly. {2a}
go out of a house. Bisag gabíi na, muambak gihápun
ka? Its already night. Dont tell me youre going out!
{2b} get, bring off a vehicle. Anhi ra ku dinhi ambak,
Im getting off here. Iambak ra ang ákung dala, Take
my baggage off. {3} [B6] for the seam between the
shoulder and the sleeve to fall below the shoulder line.
Ipausab nang sinínà kay miambak ang tahì sa abagahan,
Let them redo that dress because the shoulder
seam falls below the shoulder line. a shoulder seam
falling below the shoulder line. -an n edge of an area
that drops off. Ang ambakan sa intabládu, The edge
of the stage.
ambas v {2} [AC] for two or more persons or things to
arrive at almost the same time. Nag-ambas ug abut
ang sulat ug ang tiligráma, The letter and the telegram
arrived almost at the same time.
ambisiyun n {2} way of playing mahjong where one
doesnt open as soon as he has mahjong but rather
tries to parley his holdings into s.t. that gives a better
return. v {2} [AP; b] play ones hand in this way. Mumadyung
na tà ku, apan wà lang kay nag-ambisiyun
(nagpaambisiyun) kug syíti páris, I could have gone
mahjong, but I didnt because I was holding out for
seven pairs. {2a} [c1] make it an ambisiyun hand. -ar
v = ambisiyun, v1. -adu a ambitious. Ambisiyunádu
kaáyu ning batáa nga makahuman sa íyang pagtuun,
This child is very ambitious to finish his studies. v