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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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tanan nearly all. Bag-u hálus tanan ang íyang mga<br />

ginamitun, Almost all <strong>of</strong> his equipment is new. {4}<br />

dílì = hálus, 1.<br />

halushus v [A1; a] remove the leaflets from a palm<br />

frond with a bladed tool. Halushúsi ang langkay sa<br />

lukay, Strip the leaflets <strong>of</strong>f the frond.<br />

hálut = halwut.<br />

haluthut v [A; a12] {1} eat fast with a slurping sound.<br />

Ang anay kusug muhaluthut sa pasaw, The sow gobbles<br />

its food. {2} eat s.t. fast (derogatory). Gihaluthut<br />

sa way úlaw ang kan-un, The shameless s.o.b.<br />

gobbled up the rice.<br />

halwa n cage. v {1} [A13; c1] put in a cage. Ihalwa<br />

(halwáhun) ang piríku, Put the parrot in a cage. {2}<br />

[A; a12] make a cage.<br />

halwan = haluan.<br />

halwut a {1} having great tensile strength, hard to<br />

break. Halwut kaáyu ang pánit sa litsun, The pigskin<br />

is very tough. Halwut ang lastiku, dílì mabugtù, The<br />

rubber band is very strong. It wont break. {2} viscous,<br />

sticky. Halwut kaáyung ákung kamut sa arníbal,<br />

My hands are all sticky with syrup. {3} <strong>of</strong> a mellow,<br />

smooth texture without being soggy. Halwut<br />

nga kamúti, Smooth-textured sweet potatoes. {3a}<br />

for drinks to be smooth. {4} for music to be sweet<br />

and smooth. Nagbayli sila inubanan sa halwut nga<br />

sunáta, They danced to the mellow music. v [B; a] {1}<br />

be, become tough, with great tensile strength. Ayaw<br />

halwúta paglútù ang tiratíra, Dont cook the taffy so<br />

hard. {2} be, become viscous and sticky. {3} get a<br />

smooth, mellow texture.<br />

hámag = hamlag.<br />

ham-ak v {1} [A; c] put things down in a disorderly<br />

way. Nagkayamúkat ang ákung lamísa kay giham-ákan<br />

nímu sa ímung mga basahun, My desk is a mess because<br />

you just threw your books on it. {2} [c] put<br />

the blame on s.o. Aku mauy giham-ákan sa tanang<br />

pasángil, All the blame was laid on me.<br />

hamangpang n k.o. bush <strong>of</strong> the seashore, <strong>of</strong> the Boraginaceae<br />

family.<br />

hamayhámay_1 n estimation <strong>of</strong> a quantity. Dì madala<br />

ug hamayhámay ang ímung sukud, We cant just estimate<br />

your measurements. v [A; ab] make an estimate.<br />

Gihamayhamáyan ang tulay nga mukábat sa usa ka<br />

miliyun, It is estimated that the bridge will come to<br />

one million pesos.<br />

hamayhámay_2 v [A; b5] do s.t. casually and slowly,<br />

with no sense <strong>of</strong> urgency. Ayawg hamayhamáyi<br />

(hamayhamáya) ang trabáhu kay nag-agpas ta sa

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