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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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ábug_2 = abyug.<br />

abugáda n female lawyer.<br />

abugádu n lawyer. v {1} [B16; a2] be, become a<br />

lawyer. {2} [A; b] speak for s.o. Abugadúhan ta<br />

lang ka kay wà kay pangabla, Ill speak for you because<br />

you dont have the knack <strong>of</strong> saying what you<br />

want. abugaduhun a lawyer-like. Abugaduhung pangatarúngan,<br />

Lawyer-like reasoning.<br />

abugágu n dumb lawyer (play on the words abugádu<br />

lawyer and gágu stupid).<br />

abugar = abugádu, v 2.<br />

abugasíya n {1} law course. {2} law pr<strong>of</strong>ession. Sa<br />

abugasíya kinahanglan mamakak ug panalagsa, In the<br />

law pr<strong>of</strong>ession it is necessary to lie once in a while.<br />

abughu, abughù = abubhu.<br />

abukádu n avocado or alligator pear: Persea sp. It is<br />

usually eaten with sugar and milk.<br />

abúkay n k.o. white cockatoo, <strong>of</strong>ten kept as pet: Cacatua<br />

haematuropygia. (), abúkay v [A] for babies to<br />

make noises like a cockatoo.<br />

abunansiya = abunda.<br />

abunda a {1} abundant. Abunda ang bugas karun,<br />

Theres plenty <strong>of</strong> rice now. {2} have plenty. Ug abunda<br />

ka sa sápì, mamalit kag yútà, If you have lots <strong>of</strong><br />

money, you should buy land. v [B] be, become abundant.<br />

Unyà ra ta mamalit ug mangga ug muabunda<br />

(maabunda) na, We will buy mangoes later when they<br />

become abundant. n abundance.<br />

abundansiya = abunda.<br />

ábung_1 v [A; c] bar, block the way. Abúngan ta ning<br />

karsádag dakung batu, Lets block the road with a big<br />

stone. n k.o. fishing equipment consisting <strong>of</strong> dried coconut<br />

leaves tied to a raft. () n s.t. which blocks the<br />

way. Ang káhuy nga abung sa pultahan, The wood<br />

that was blocking the door. a in the path <strong>of</strong> the wind,<br />

smoke, smells, and the like. Abung sa hángin, Exposed<br />

to the wind. Abung ka kaáyu sa íyang dautang<br />

tingúhà, You are very much exposed to his evil powers.<br />

pa-(), pa- v {1} [A13; ac] put in an exposed position.<br />

Ug magpaabung ka sa sílit sa túbig, mahumud ka, If<br />

you put yourself in the path <strong>of</strong> a jet <strong>of</strong> water, youll<br />

get wet. Paabungig asu ang mangga, (Make the fire<br />

so that) the mango tree will be in the path <strong>of</strong> the<br />

smoke. n k.o. fishing whereby a net is set across the<br />

path <strong>of</strong> a fish. {2} [a] give allowance in measuring s.t.<br />

Paabungan ug diyútay ang sukud ígù pagsipilya, Measure<br />

it with a little allowance for planing. Mutíru gánì<br />

kag langgam nga naglupad paabungig diyútay, If you

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