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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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poor proportioning. Bintuláwu siyang tan-áwun kay<br />

gamayg úlu, He looks ungainly with his small head.<br />

Bintuláwu nang baláya kay hábug piru gamay, That<br />

house looks unbalanced because it is tall but very<br />

small.<br />

bintus n mahjong pieces which represent the winds.<br />

Occasionally, the pieces which represent the grasses,<br />

daggers, and mirrors also are called bintus. v [A12;<br />

b(1)] have, draw bintus in mahjong. Ug dì ku bintúsan<br />

(bintusan) mapúru ang ákung karta, If I dont draw any<br />

bintus, my cards will be all <strong>of</strong> one kind.<br />

bintúsà n method <strong>of</strong> relieving muscular aches by placing<br />

a glass on the skin and burning a wick in it to create<br />

a vacuum and draw the flesh into the glass. v [A;<br />

b6] administer dry cupping. Íyang gibintusáan dáyun<br />

ang íyang pamául, He applied dry cupping to his sore<br />

muscles.<br />

bínu n wine or hard liquor. v [a2] make into wine.<br />

tintu red table wine.<br />

bínug n wet spongy ground. Dì muayun ang mais<br />

dinhi kay bínug, Corn wont do well here because<br />

it is swampy. v [B12] become boggy. Nagkabínug<br />

ang nataran sa síging ulan, The yard is becoming all<br />

swampy because <strong>of</strong> the continuous rain. -un a <strong>of</strong> a<br />

boggy quality.<br />

binulábid = balunábid.<br />

binúnga n k.o. small tree <strong>of</strong> secondary forest, the<br />

sap <strong>of</strong> which is used as glue for musical instruments:<br />

Macaranga tanarius.<br />

binyal n venial sin. Ang salang binyal mapasaylu, Venial<br />

sins are forgiveable. pa expression used in swearing,<br />

that one will do s.t. Magbag-u na ku, binyal pa,<br />

Ill change my ways, may I commit a venial sin if I<br />

dont.<br />

bipíay n acronym for the BPI, Bureau <strong>of</strong> Plant Industry.<br />

bip-istik n a k.o. dish consisting <strong>of</strong> thinly sliced beef<br />

fried with spices and soy sauce. v [A; a2] make, make<br />

into this dish.<br />

bir_1 n beer.<br />

bir_2 = abir.<br />

bira_1 v {1} [AC2; c1] pull, tug at s.t. while standing<br />

still. Nagbira sila sa písì, They are having a tug-<strong>of</strong>war<br />

with the rope. Biraha (ibira) nà sa wala, Pull it<br />

to the left. {2} [A3; a12b2] attach property to repay<br />

a debt. Bayri ímung útang arun dì birahun ímung<br />

yútà, Pay your debts so your land wont be foreclosed.<br />

{3} [A2; b6] make an extension to a structure (pull on<br />

the dimensions). Birahi ang kusínag duha ka mitrus

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