A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

ut still doing things inappropriate to adults. Kadakù
na nímung kábaw magdúwà ka pa gihápug dyúlin, You
still play marbles at your age! nga mamsà bigwig. nga
táwu {a} important person. {b} spokesman in asking
a womans hand of her parents. nga tái a big wheel.
{2} very much (modifying forms which refer to a persons
condition, mood, or status). Mangasáwa siya
nímu bísan búhì pang dakù ang íyang asáwa. Minyù
nà siyang dakù, He will marry you even though his
wife is very much alive. He is very much a married
man. Dì na nà siya kapasar kay dakù na kaáyu ug
palta, She cannot pass because she has been absent
many times. Dakung masakitun ang íyang asáwa, His
wife is gravely ill. Gikalípay kug dakù ang nahitabù,
I am very happy about what happened. Magulang
siyag dakù nákù, He is much older than I am. adlaw
nga broad daylight. ang hunàhúnà be anxious to
do s.t. Dakù kaáyu ang ákung hunàhúnà pag-adtu
sa Kanada, Ive been thinking very much about going
to Canada. ang tingúhà be intent on doing s.t.
Dakù ang ákung tingúhà pagtábang nímu, Im moving
heaven and earth to help you. {3} usa ka one centavo
coin (so called because formerly it was a large coin).
{4} nga [word referring to an action] its highly improbable
[such-and-such] an action would be done. Dakung
palit nákù ánà nga náa may barátu, You think Id buy
that when there are so many inexpensive ones avail-
able? Dakung hátag níya nátù nga dawù man nà siya?
You think that greedy guy would give us any? v [B; a]
become, make big. Nagdakù siyang walay inahan, He
grew up without a mother. Gidaku níya ang íyang tíngug
arun madungug, She made her voice loud enough
to be heard. Gidak-an (gidakuan) ra aku sa ábang, I
consider the rent too high. ang atay, úlu for s.t. to go
to ones head. Midakù ang íyang atay (úlu) kay gibulatíkan,
He was flattered and it went to his head. pa- v
{1} [A; a] raise animals, children. Padak-a (padakua)
kining batáa sáma sa tinúud mung anak, Raise this
boy like your own child. Ang tangkal padak-an kug
bábuy, I will raise pigs in the pigpen. {2} [A; b5c1]
make s.t. bigger. Padak-a (padak-i, ipadakù) ra gud
ang síga, Turn the light up, please. {3} [a12] allow s.t.
to grow big. Padak-a (padakua) ang kamúti, Let the
sweet potatoes grow big. dakùdákù n chief, head, foreman.
Kinsay dakùdákù niíning upisína? Who is the
head of this office? -an(), -ay() a very great. Dakúan
(dakúay) uyámut ang íyang kaúlaw, Her shame was
indeed great. -g- a big (plural). Púlus dagkù ang
íyang gipalit, He only bought big ones. paN-g- v
[A] become great. Nanagkù ang ílang mga mata,
They became wide-eyed. ka-g-an n higher officers, authorities.
Púrus mga langyaw ang kadagkúan niíning
kumpaníya, The top officers of this company are all
foreigners. -in-g- a on a large scale. Ang dinagkù