A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

aláwans kag purgáda arun dì háyan mamabà, Leave an
inch allowance so it wont come out too short.
alawíhaw = aluwíhaw.
alawiswis (not without l) n {1} bamboo stem an inch
around or less: the top part of a stem or a young stem.
{2} the top part of a palm frond.
aláyun n group of people who work together on jobs
on a more or less permanent basis. The person for
whom the job is done has an obligation to repay each
worker with an equal amount of time. v {1} [A2C;
b5c4] work on the aláyun basis. Alayúnun (alayúnan)
nátù ang pagpananggì, Well harvest on the mutual
help basis. Alayúnan tika karun, ug impas na, Ill work
for you now, and were all square. {2} [A3; b6(1)] do
s.t. as a favor. Nag-aláyun siya nákug hatud ngadtu,
He did me the favor of taking me there. Alayúni siyag
panghúgas, Do him the favor of helping him wash
the dishes. Ialáyun kug kúhag túbig, Please get me
some water. {2a} please. Aláyun, ambi ra nang libru,
Please, give me that book. ka- n one with whom one
has an aláyun arrangement. -an n work obligation one
has.
alayupiyup = aliyupyup.
alba n alb, a type of priests garment. v [A; a] wear an
alb, make into an alb. -in- n dress shaped like an alb.
v [A; a] wear, make into a dress of this sort.
albaháka n name given to several herbs with a sweet
mint-like aroma used as a condiment, medicinally, and
for delousing fowls. {1} Ocimum basilicum. {2} =
kalugungkugung.
albangku clear away from the sides of the billiard table.
Albangku, mga mirun, Spectators, get out of the way.
albáti = alugbáti.
albínu n albino.
albularyu = arbularyu.
album n album, scrapbook. v {1} [A; c] put in an
album. Albúmun ku ning ákung mga ritrátu, Ill collect
these pictures in an album. {2} [A12] get or obtain an
album.
algudun n cotton as manufactured, commercial cotton.
alguwasil n {1} s.o. employed as a general office boyjanitor
combination in offices in Spanish times. {2}
constable. v [B6; a] be an alguwasil.
alhíbi n a large water container with a faucet at the
bottom.
alhu n pestle. v {1} [A12] make into a pestle. {2}
[a12] hit with a pestle. Alhúun tika run, Ill hit you