A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

mild disapproval. Á, dì nà mahímù, Oh, you cant do
that. {4} recalling or conceding s.t. Á, duha diay tu,
Oh, yes. There were two of them, werent there. {4a}
preceding s.t. just found out. Á, Lítu diay ímung
ngálan, Oh, so your name is Lito. Á, kanindut, Oh,
how nice! {5} expressing relief. Á, nahuwasan ku, Ah,
what a relief!
à particle preceding or following a sentence with an adjective
predicate. {1} dismissing s.t. as impractical,
too easy, impossible, etc. À, mu ra diay nà? Kasayun
à! Oh, is that all there is to it? How easy it is! À,
ása man ku mutúu nímu, Hm, you think I could believe
you? {2} showing disapproval. À, hináya nímung
mulíhuk, Hm! You sure work slowly! {3} showing surprise.
À, kanindut nímug sinínà, How come you have
such a beautiful dress on!
= álà.
aba_1 n breast of fowls.
aba_2 exclamation of pleasure and surprise. Aba!
Nakadaug ku, My! I won!
ábà tuy (from sábà dihà untuy) shut up! Ábà tuy,
maáyu ka lang sa tayáda, wà kay tadtad, Shut up!
Youre great at talking, but lets see you do s.t.
abaa particle indicating disapproval (literary). Abaa!
Mahg ka gánì dihà! Stop that! You might fall!
abab taga- n hillbilly. pakataga- v [A13; a12] act,
treat like, consider a hillbilly. Gipakatagaabab lang ku
ninyu. Ihása, You just think Im a hillbilly. Dont try
to fool me. disáya a be the boss and not henpecked.
ab-ab v [A; a] {1} chew to pieces. Ab-ábun sa irù
ang íyang hikut, The dog will chew up his rope. {2}
eat away, erode. Ang pagluib ni Maríya nag-ab-ab
sa íyang balatían, Marias infidelity ate away at his
insides. Giab-ab ang íyang pinútì sa tayà, His sword
was eaten away by rust. {3} fester. Ang nag-ab-ab
kung núka, My festering wound.
abad n abbot.
ábag v [A; b] give material help, help do work. Kinsa
may mag-ábag nímu sa ímung pag-iskuyla? Who will
help pay for your schooling? Abági ku áring pagsilhig,
Help me sweep. n help given. ka- n helper.
abaga n sweet potatoes growing from the outer vines
and not from the main root.
abága n shoulder. v [A2SN; b5] {1} take financial
responsibility. Abagáhun (pangabagáhun,
pangabagáhan) ni Mánuy níya ang galastúhan sa pagiskuyla,
His brother will shoulder his school expenses.
{2} take responsibility for accomplishing s.t. Kita