A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

v [A13; a12] pretend to be wealthy, consider to be
wealthy. Nagpakaadunáhan siya bisag way nahut, He
pretends to be rich even though he hasnt got a penny.
Gipakaadunáhan ba aku nímu? Do you think Im rich?
aduptr v [A; a12] adopt a child.
adurnu n decoration. v [A; c] decorate. Nindut kaáyu
ang kapilya nga giadurnúhan ug búlak, The chapel was
beautifully decorated with flowers. paN- v [A2] make
oneself up, put on s.t. special. Nangadurnu ang mga
dalága, The girls are getting themselves all fixed up.
adwána n customs.
adyà -an a selective, choosy. Adyaan man gud nang
bayhána; mau nga wà maminyù, That woman is
choosy; that is why she did not get married. v [B12]
become choosy.
adyaks n {1} a brand name for a dish cleanser. {2}
prostitute (slang).
adyas v [A; c] put at a specific setting, adjust. Ákung
adyasun (iadyas) ang pabílu sa sugà, Ill adjust the
lamp wick.
adyinda n agenda. v [A; c] put on the agenda.
Iadyinda nà sa sunud míting, Put that in the agenda
for the next meeting.
adyinumútu n brand of monosodium glutamate. v [A;
bc] cook with Ajinomoto.
ag short form: g subject marker for specific or past
time subject (dialectal). Ag táwung gibukbuk sa
buguy namatay ganíha, The man that was mauled by
the ruffian died a while ago. sa past time substitute
for sa. Pwirting uwánga ag sa irù, My, how that dog
barked.
agaab v [A2; b3] cry out loudly. Miagaab ang bátà kay
giilúgan sa íyang duláan, The child cried loudly when
his toys were snatched away.
agáak = akáak.
agad ug, y it would be a good thing if such-and-such
were the case. Agad pag magtuun ka imbis magdúlà,
It would be better for you to study instead of playing.
Agad pa untay nagduktur ka sa kaping mag-abugádu, It
would have been nice if you had become a doctor instead
of a lawyer. nga it was good enough as it was before
a change took place. Agad siyang natúlug, ngánu pa
mang ímung gipúkaw? He was doing all right sleeping.
What did you have to go and wake him up for?
ágad = alágad. paN- v [A2; b6] for a prospective
bridegroom to stay in the girls place just prior to the
marriage ceremony in order to serve the family. Pangagáran
úsà nímu ang ginikánan arun kauyúnan ka