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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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is flowering. {2} [A; b] put a flowery design on s.t.<br />

{3} [B236N; b6] get moldy. Namúlak ang kan-un, The<br />

rice is all moldy. ka- v [A13] be bestrewn with flowers.<br />

bulakbúlak n {1} sweet things in life. Bulakbúlak sa<br />

kinabúhì ang pagpanugal, Gambling adds spice to ones<br />

life. {2} flowery design. {3} ad lib, cadenza in a musical<br />

piece. v {1} [b(1)] add spice to life. {2} [A3; b6(1)]<br />

add a flowery design. {3} [A; b6(1)] play ad lib music.<br />

Nindut ang sunátang gibuwakbuwákan sa trumpíta,<br />

It was a beautiful song with the ad lib trumpet. -ay()<br />

n game <strong>of</strong> cards wherein a card is placed face up and<br />

bets are made as to the number <strong>of</strong> the next card <strong>of</strong> the<br />

same suit turned up. v [A12C] play this game. -an =<br />

payil sa búlak. see payil. hiN- a bearing flowers in<br />

abundance. Himulak kaáyung tanum ang rúsas, Roses<br />

tend to bear flowers in abundance. ka-an n a patch<br />

<strong>of</strong> flowering plants, young women, women collectively.<br />

ma-un a flowery. tingpaN- n {1} season <strong>of</strong> flowers. {2}<br />

years. Sa ikanapúlug walu níyang tingpamúlak, In her<br />

eighteenth year.<br />

bulákaw n {1} k.o. harmful supernatural being that<br />

takes the form <strong>of</strong> a ball <strong>of</strong> fire, with trailing sparks.<br />

If it brushes or gets close enough to smell the skin, it<br />

makes a permanent white spot. {2} ball <strong>of</strong> fire used<br />

as transportation for unglùs.<br />

bulakbul (not without l) a {1} slow in comprehension,<br />

dull. Nahagbung ang tinun-ang bulakbul, The dull<br />

student flunked. {2} loafing, truant. Bulakbul kaáyu<br />

sa trabáhu, A slacker on the job. v {1} [B; a2] be dull.<br />

{2} [A; b] loaf, play truant.<br />

bulalakaw v [B46; a4] for the juice squeezed from coconuts<br />

to be in a condition such that it yields very<br />

little oil when boiled, but instead turns to foam. Way<br />

nalána sa túnù kay gibulalakaw (mibulalakaw), We<br />

didnt extract any oil from the coconut milk. It just<br />

foamed.<br />

bulalákaw (not without l) n shooting star.<br />

bulalhug = bulahug.<br />

bulálu, bulálù_1 n {1} general term for good-sized or<br />

large cowries. {2} unit <strong>of</strong> measure {2a} for a rice cake<br />

(bibingka). Tagbayinti ang bulálu sa bibingka, The<br />

bibingka are twenty cents each. {2b} a small-sized<br />

ball <strong>of</strong> cotton sewing thread. v [a12] make into the<br />

size <strong>of</strong> the bulálu measure, sell by the bulálu.<br />

bulálù_2 (not without l) a {1} stupid, dull. Bulálù<br />

ka kay dúgay nga makasabut, Youre stupid. It takes<br />

you long to catch on. {2} poor, unskillful in doing or<br />

executing things. Bulálù siya nga musyát. Pirming<br />

musipyat, He is a lousy shot. He always misses. v<br />

[B12; b6] be stupid or poor in doing things.

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