29.09.2013 Views

A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

one because we dont have enough rice. n single meal<br />

eaten in place <strong>of</strong> two.<br />

alangíing a giving <strong>of</strong>f intense and penetrating heat in<br />

the atmosphere. v [B2S] be very hot. Basta ting-init<br />

mag-alangíing ang adlaw sa palis, During summer the<br />

sun gets to be stinging hot in the early afternoon.<br />

alangílan n k.o. medium- to large-sized tree which<br />

produces a multitude <strong>of</strong> fragrant flowers, esp. in May<br />

and June: Cananga odorata. The flowers are made<br />

into flower necklaces, and a scented oil is extracted<br />

from them which is made into perfume.<br />

alangísig = alingísi.<br />

alangitngit n woody herb <strong>of</strong> open waste places; used<br />

as a poultice: Ehretia microphylla.<br />

alangsúhan n a medium-sized forest tree: Alphitonia<br />

philippinensis.<br />

alapáhap n k.o. fish.<br />

alap-alap v [BN16] be in doubt, uncertain <strong>of</strong>.<br />

Nagpangalap-alap (nag-alap-alap) ku nga muanhi pa<br />

siya, I doubt if he is still coming.<br />

alap-ap n k.o. fungus skin disease characterized by<br />

white splotches on the skin. v [a4] be infected with<br />

alap-ap. Giap-ap ang íyang pánit, She had ap-ap on<br />

her skin. -un() a covered with or infected with alap-ap.<br />

alarma (not without l) n {1} alarm, sound notifying<br />

danger. {2} report <strong>of</strong> danger. May alarma nga náay<br />

púga, There was an alarm out that there was a jailbreak.<br />

v {1} [A; b6] give an alarm. Alarmáhan ta sa<br />

gwardiya ug muabut ang kuntra, The guard will give<br />

us a warning when the enemy arrives. {2} [A; c] report<br />

danger. Walà pa ialarma sa pulisíya ang túlis, The police<br />

has not been given an alarm about the robbery.<br />

aláru (not without l) n arrowroot: Maranta arundinacea.<br />

alas_1 (not without l) [number] [so-and-so] oclock.<br />

Alas dus na ba? Is it two oclock yet? Alas sayis ang<br />

puntaríya sa pusil, The sight <strong>of</strong> his gun is at six oclock.<br />

Ala úna, dus, tris (in auction) going once, going twice,<br />

gone! túlin pa sa kwatru faster than blazes. v [B5;<br />

b4(1)] be [so-and-so] oclock. Nialas tris na lang, wà<br />

gihápun, It got to be three and he still did not come.<br />

Sa nag-alas dus na, nagsúgud na sila, When it was<br />

two oclock, they began. Ug maalas kwatru na, ayaw<br />

na lag lakaw, If it gets to be four, dont bother going.<br />

Pagkaala úna na, namatay, By one oclock he was dead.<br />

Nagkaalas dúsi na lang, It was getting toward twelve<br />

oclock. Naalasnuybihan mig mata, We didnt wake up<br />

until nine. (We were overtaken by nine oclock in waking<br />

up.) Alas dusa (ialas dus) ang pagsúgud, Have it

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!