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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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up operation.<br />

Maríya agwanta the personification <strong>of</strong> a woman who<br />

is resistant to heavy work, punishment, abuse. Ayaw<br />

ku paalsáha ug bug-at kay dílì ku si Maríya Agwanta,<br />

Dont make me lift heavy objects because Im not Maria<br />

Agwanta.<br />

martinis, martínis n variety <strong>of</strong> bisul with purplish,<br />

compact meat.<br />

masusuylu n rough, granular spots on the gums <strong>of</strong> a<br />

baby <strong>of</strong> several weeks. v [A13; a4] for an infant to<br />

have rough, granular spots on the gums. Gimasusuylu<br />

(nagmasusuylu) ang bátà, The baby has rough, granular<br />

spots on the gums. masusuyluhun a having this<br />

sort <strong>of</strong> problem.<br />

matay ka-() n {2} epidemic, pestilence. Gúbat, gútum,<br />

ug kamátay mauy mga katalagman nga kastígu<br />

sa Diyus, War, famine, and pestilence are the calamities<br />

which God sends as punishment.<br />

mawmaw = mámaw.<br />

midiya lútu n mourning halfway with black and white<br />

clothing. v [A; c1] be in halfway mourning. Magmidiya<br />

lútu ku human sa tulu ka búlan sa pagkamatay<br />

sa ákung amahan, Ill go out <strong>of</strong> full mourning three<br />

months after my fathers death.<br />

míni = miniskirt.<br />

min-ibint -ir n {1} the boxer <strong>of</strong> the main bout. {2}<br />

the chief protagonist in a fight or quarrel (humorous).<br />

minimu_1 n minimum amount or quantity. v [A; c]<br />

do s.t. to a certain amount as the minimum. Kun<br />

muminimu (makaminimu) tag hálig usa ka líbu matag<br />

adlaw dílì ta maalkansi, If we could make a sale <strong>of</strong> at<br />

least one thousand pesos a day, we wont lose. Sa byáhi<br />

kinahanglang iminimu ang ímung gastu bwáhan dílì ka<br />

mahutdan, When you travel, keep your expenses to the<br />

minimum so you wont run out.<br />

miringgi_2 female genitalia <strong>of</strong> a child (humorous).<br />

mirku krum = mikru krum.<br />

míya n acronym for the Manila International Airport.<br />

múdus upirandi n modus operandi, system employed<br />

for doing s.t., esp. against the law.<br />

mutung paN- v [A2] be, become violent when desperate.<br />

Nangmutung ang ulitáwu nga wà sugta, The<br />

young man became violent because he was spurned.<br />

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námun = námù (dialectal). see kami.<br />

nárik n relief clothing, used or second-hand clothing

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