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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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design. paN- n hind toe <strong>of</strong> a fowl which is bent backwards.<br />

Ang langgam nga way pamálus dì makabátug,<br />

A bird that has no hind toe cannot perch.<br />

balusbus v [A3P; c1] rip, slit s.t. open. Nabusbus<br />

ang sáku kay gidasuk ang sulud, The sack burst open<br />

because it had been stuffed too full. Busbúsi ang sáku,<br />

gilit ang ibusbus, Slit the sack with a blade. n place<br />

s.t. has been ripped open.<br />

baluskag v {1} [A; a] unravel, loosen s.t. Kinsa ang<br />

mibaluskag niíning putus? Who untied this bundle?<br />

Nagbaluskag mi ug midiyas arun gamítun ug usab<br />

ang hílu, We unraveled socks to use the thread again.<br />

Baluskagun nátù ang íyang bakus, Lets loosen her girdle.<br />

{2} [B] for flowers to blossom forth.<br />

balut (not without l) n duck eggs that have been allowed<br />

to develop, but not hatch, and then cooked. v<br />

[A1; a] cook, make into balut.<br />

balúta n ballot for election, contest.<br />

balútu (not without l) = barútu.<br />

baluybuy n general name for olive shells.<br />

balúyut n bag made <strong>of</strong> straw (buli or tíkug). v [a]<br />

make into a straw bag.<br />

balwarti n {1} political stronghold, place where a<br />

politician gets most <strong>of</strong> the votes. {2} territory <strong>of</strong> a<br />

gang, turf. Balwarti sa mga buguy, Territory belonging<br />

to the ruffians.<br />

balyákag n wild vine with a tuberous, edible root, in<br />

the same genus as apáli, said to be the food <strong>of</strong> supernatural<br />

people that inhabit the forest: Dioscorea esculenta.<br />

paN- v [A2] gather balyákag. Ang mamalyákag<br />

maghílum, When you gather balyákag keep silent.<br />

balyína n whale.<br />

balyu = baylu.<br />

bám n bomb. atúmik, haydrudyin, kúbalt atomic, hydrogen,<br />

cobalt bomb.<br />

bamba a for women to be fat. Bamba kaáyu nà siya kay<br />

way tihiktíhik nga mukáun, She is very stout because<br />

she eats without restraint. v [B2; b6] for a woman to<br />

become very stout.<br />

bamban = banban_1, 2.<br />

bambu_1 n bamboo, one <strong>of</strong> the suits in mahjong that<br />

has a design consisting <strong>of</strong> two bamboo nodes, colored<br />

green.<br />

bam-i n k.o. dish made <strong>of</strong> fine noodles, chicken,<br />

shrimps, and spices. v [A; a] make bam-i.<br />

báming v [A; ab2] rain blows on s.o. Bamíngun nátù

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