A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

with a pestle.
áli v [A; c] block a path, prevent passage, be a barrier.
Ang bahà nakaáli sa ámung pagtabuk, The flood
prevented us from crossing to the other side. Gialíhan
ku ang íyang dálan, I blocked his way. Kiring kaban
iáli sa pultahan, Put this trunk as a barrier behind the
door. () n {1} barrier. {2} a gill net set as a barrier
to catch stunned fish.
alibagbag pa- v [A; b6] avoid answering or seeming to
heed by speaking off the topic, or pretend to be doing
s.t. else in order to avoid the embarrassment of
a confrontation. Ayaw paalibagbag ug basabása myintras
gisultíhan ka nákù, Dont sit there reading while
I am talking to you. Gialibagbágan (gipaalibagbágan)
ku níyag tubag kay dì man siya muadmitir nákù, He
answered me off the topic to avoid admitting it.
alibangbang n {1} butterfly. {2a} butterfly fish:
Chaetodon sp. {2b} by extension, angel fish: Holacanthus
sp. {3} k.o. seashell. -un butterfly fish.
alibángu a bothering others by being noisy. v [B1; b6]
bother s.o. by being noisy. Gialibangúhan ku sa ímung
pangyawyaw, I find your grumbling bothersome.
alibay_1 n excuse for failing to do s.t. v [A; c] give
an excuse. Ialibay nga namatyan kag lúla, Give the
excuse that your grandmother died.
alibhat v [A; b5] head s.o. off. Mualibhat lang ta sa
parid, Lets catch up to the parade by heading it off.
Alibháti (alibháta) siya. Didtu ági sa luyu, Head him
off by going around the other way.
alíbi = alhíbi.
alibusbus n k.o. winged large red house ants that come
in swarms, esp. during rainy days, and hover around
bright lights.
alibwag v [AB3(1); aPc] disperse, scatter in all directions,
scatter s.t. Mialibwag ang báhù sa kasuuksuukan,
The smell spread to every corner. Kinsay nagalibwag
sa duldul? Who scattered the kapok all over
the place? Alibwágun ang punduk sa tirgas, The tear
gas will disperse the crowd.
alibyu n {1} alleviation, improvement of an affliction.
{2} improvement. Walay alibyu ang ámung kahimtang,
Our financial condition is no better. v [APB;
b3c5] get better, make s.t. get better in health. Ang
biks mualibyu (mupaalibyu) sa sip-un, Vicks alleviates
a cold. Mialibyu ang ákung ubu, My cold got better.
alid-an, alid-i see alíli.
alig-alig v [AP; b(1)] {1} do s.t. which is not ones
ordinary duty, take s.t. on oneself. Ngánung gialigaligan
man nà nímug táud nga wà pa man mahuman