A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

den for one month. {5} [A13] sa bahandì live on a luxurious,
wealthy scale. {6} [A12] lang ug magdaut work
so hard that one barely rests (lit. lie down only when
sick). Muhigdà lang ug magdaut nang tawhána tungud
sa kakusug sa íyang nigusyu, That mans business
is so good that he barely has time to rest. {7} [A13]
nga magkaun (nagkaun) have sexual intercourse (humorous).
Basta maghigdà gánì nga magkaun, mumabdus
giyud, If you make love, of course youll get pregnant.
-ánan n bed, bedroom.
higkù a dirty and wet. Ang tugkaran higkù kaáyu sa
tingúlan, The yard is dirty and wet during the rainy
season. v [B; b6] be, become dirty and wet. Baldiyúhi
ang salug kay naghigkù ang húgaw ug túbig, Rinse
off the floor because the dirt and water are making a
mess.
higmuyù = hisagmuyù. see sagmuyù.
higpit a {1} narrow, for s.t. to be small such that it
restricts motion, causes difficulty. Higpit nga dálan,
Narrow street. Higpit ang panaptun pára himúung
bistída, The cloth is too narrow to make into a dress.
Higpit ang ámung balay pára námung tanan, Our
house is too small for all of us. {2} strict, holding
a tight rein on s.t. Higpit siya sa mga impliyádu,
He is very strict with the employees. Higpit kaáyu
mupaguwang kwarta, He keeps tight control over his
money. {3} be in tight financial circumstances. Higpit
ang ílang panimuyù, They live in very tight circumstances.
Higpit ang kwarta run. Lisud tang makalún,
Money is very tight now. We will have difficulty getting
a loan. {4} have a sharp rivalry. Higpit ang indigay
sa duha, The two were in sharp competition. Ang
higpit kung kaáway sa pulitika, My keen political rival.
v {1} [A; b(1)] be strict with s.o. Higpíti ang ímung
anak kay dalága ra ba, Be strict with your daughter.
She is full grown now. {2} [B2; b4] be in a tight financial
situation. Kanang wà usbáwig swildu higpítan
run sa panimuyù, Whoever didnt get a raise is going
to find life difficult now.
hígup v [A; a] sip, take in liquid by sucking it up with
air, take in air in the same manner. Higúpi ug diyútay
kay miáwas ang bír sa básu, Sip off a little beer because
it is running over. -an, -ánan n s.t. from which one
sips a liquid.
higus, hígus v [B2S] for a body to waste away, become
thin rapidly. Mihígus ang láwas sa masakitun, The
sick persons body wasted away. () v [B4] thin out in
quantity, output. Mihigus na ang íyang mga súkì, His
customers have dropped in number. Nagkahigus na
ang búnga sa lubi, The coconut trees are yielding less
and less.
higut v {1a} [A; b6(1)] tie s.t. up. Higti ang irù arun