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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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lacerated tip for stirring the chocolate in the chocolate<br />

pot (batirul). v [c16] use as a chocolate stirrer.<br />

buluntd (not without l) n voluntary act. Buluntd kining<br />

ákung gibúhat, What Im doing is a voluntary act.<br />

v [A2; c6] volunteer, present oneself voluntarily. Mibuluntd<br />

siyag tubag sa pangutána, He volunteered to answer<br />

the question.<br />

buluntr (not without l) = buluntd, v. -yu n {1} volunteer,<br />

esp. the civilian soldier volunteers during the<br />

Japanese occupation. {2} voluntary act. Ang pagpirma<br />

ku sa kuntrátu buluntaryu, My signing <strong>of</strong> the<br />

contract is a voluntary act. v {1} = buluntd. {2}<br />

[A1; b] hold a work bee with work contributed on<br />

a voluntary basis. Gibuluntaryúhan sa lungsud ang<br />

paglimpiyu sa plása, The people <strong>of</strong> the town had a<br />

work bee to clean the plaza.<br />

buluntr (not without l) = buluntd, v.<br />

bulus_1 n bamboo or sugar stem.<br />

bulus_2 (not without l) a a great burden. Bulus kaáyu<br />

kining daghang anak, Its a burden to have so many<br />

children. v [B16; a12] overly burden oneself. Ngánung<br />

magbulus kag lútù nga dúna kay kusiníra? Why do<br />

you burden yourself with cooking when you have a<br />

cook? Ngánung buslun siya nímug anhi? Why do you<br />

make him trouble himself to come here?<br />

bulut n the shiny black crown <strong>of</strong> thorns which covers<br />

the tubers <strong>of</strong> the Dioscorea esculenta (apáli), esp. the<br />

wild varieties (balyákag).<br />

buluungun n pomelo, a k.o. widely grown citrus bearing<br />

large spherical or irregularly-shaped fruits, larger,<br />

drier, and sweeter than the grapefruit: Citrus grandis.<br />

búluy n k.o. halfbeak.<br />

bulwang_1 a for s.t. enclosing an area or an enclosed<br />

area to be wide. Bulwang ra ning sayála níya, This<br />

skirt is too wide for her. v {1} [B6; c1] be wide in<br />

space. Ang pagkawalay mwiblis mauy nakabulwang<br />

(nakapabulwang) sa hawanan, The absence <strong>of</strong> furniture<br />

made the room appear wider. {2} [bc1] add to<br />

the width <strong>of</strong> s.t. n = ka-. ka- n width <strong>of</strong> an enclosed<br />

space or s.t. enclosing an area.<br />

bulwang_2 n strong rush <strong>of</strong> water. Ang bulwang sa<br />

túbig mauy nakaánud níya, The rush <strong>of</strong> the water carried<br />

her away. v [A2] for a liquid to rush out forcefully.<br />

bulyum n {1} volume <strong>of</strong> sound. {2} volume <strong>of</strong> a set <strong>of</strong><br />

books. v [b(1)P] increase the volume <strong>of</strong> sound.<br />

búm n boom <strong>of</strong> a ship.<br />

bumba_1 n {1} bomb. Bumba atumika, Atomic<br />

bomb. {2} spike or a hard drive downwards in a volleyball,<br />

pingpong, and like games. {3} blows. {4}

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