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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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salt. v {1} [B1; b6] be empty, lacking. Nag-ahaw ang<br />

ákung kinabúhì sukad aku papháa sa trabáhu, My life<br />

has been empty ever since I was fired. Giahawan aku<br />

sa ímung pangatarúngan, I consider your reasoning to<br />

be empty. {2} [A13; a] cook vegetables plain. Ahawun<br />

ku ang útan, I will cook the vegetables plain.<br />

ahay exclamation expressing utter tiredness or frustration.<br />

Ahay, kapait ning walay ginikánan, My! How<br />

bitter it is not to have parents.<br />

ahidris n chess set. v [AC3; c3] play chess. -an() n<br />

chessboard.<br />

ahinghu n tiny shrub grown in flower pots, not native<br />

to the Visayas: Crossostephium chinense.<br />

ahinsiya n {1} pawnshop. {2} agency. Ahinsiya sa trabáhu,<br />

Employment agency. v [A13] open up a pawnshop.<br />

ahinti n agent, one who sells on commission. Níay<br />

ahinti sa sabun, Theres a man selling soap here. v<br />

[BN56; b6] be a salesman on commission. Ahintíhan<br />

ku ning ímung yútà, Ill be your agent in selling the<br />

land. sa bábuy one with an AB (humorous).<br />

ahítu n marigold.<br />

áhù = ákù; see aku. idyaidya ahuáhù see idyaidya.<br />

áhug v [AC; ac] mix s.t. moist or wet with s.t. dry.<br />

Nag-áhug ang gátas ug harína, The flour and the milk<br />

are mixed together. () n mixture. Gátas, harína, kámay.<br />

Hustu giyud nang ahug, Milk, flour, sugar are<br />

just the right mixture.<br />

áhus n garlic. () v [c] season with garlic. Dì ba nímu<br />

ahusan ang tinúlang isdà? Are you not going to season<br />

the stewed fish with garlic? -an() n garlic patch. ahusáhus<br />

n = awrúra_2. ahus-ahus n ornamental vine with<br />

purple flowers which smells somewhat like garlic. nga<br />

putì n k.o. ornamental bulb with white flowers.<br />

ak word used in writing to represent the sound <strong>of</strong> a<br />

blow.<br />

akáak v [A] make a cracking sound, loud creaking<br />

sound. Miakáak ang pultahan sa pag-abri námù, The<br />

door creaked (went aak) when we opened it.<br />

ákab = abhak.<br />

akadimíya n academy.<br />

ak-ak v [A; a2] peel, rip <strong>of</strong>f, usually s.t. not flexible.<br />

Ikaw bay muak-ak sa pánit sa káhuy? Will you strip<br />

the bark <strong>of</strong>f the tree? Naak-ak ang lapalapa sa ákung<br />

sapátus, The sole <strong>of</strong> my shoe came <strong>of</strong>f.<br />

ákal a bulging and bulky in the pocket or pocketbook.<br />

v [B] be bulgy. Nag-ákal ang íyang bulsa sa batu, His

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