A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

v [A13] {1} each one did [so-and-so]. Nag-iyáhay silag
panghílak pagkadungug sa balità, Each one of them
cried upon hearing the news. {2} each do alone for
himself. Nag-iyaíya (nag-iyáhay) silag lung-ag, Each
cooked his own dinner. sig- [A13] each one [does, did]
to his own. Nagsig-íyag pamaúlì ang mga táwu dihang
nag-ulan, All the people returned to their own
homes when it rained. tag- n owner. Siyay tag-íya
sa sini Uryinti, He is the owner of the Oriente theater.
v [B1256] {1} become the owner of. Ug siyay
matag-íya sa tindáhan, wà nay mupalit didtu, If he
is the owner of the store, nobody will buy there. {2}
[A12] have acquired possession. Pára nakatag-íya ug
usa ka taksi garbúsu na siya kaáyu, Just because she
acquired a taxi, she has become very haughty. paN-v
[A2; b5] own s.t. Gastúsu kaáyu ning manag-íya ta ug
awtu, It is expensive to own a car. tag-iyáhan a having
an owner. Dílì ni ikabaligyà kay tag-iyáhan na ni,
I cannot sell it because s.o. owns it. see also idyaidya,
kadaíya, and kinaíya.
iyà n title or term of address for women, much older
than the speaker. v [A; a12] call s.o. by this title. -an
n aunt. v [A12; b8] have an aunt. -an sa pag-agáwan
n cousin (of any degree) of ones father or mother.
iyágak v [A2S; b3] {1} for a chicken to squawk in pain.
{2} for a child to cry upon being punished. Muiyágak
ka man lagi ug hibunalan, Youll cry if I hit you. {3}
cry out in pain like a chicken, squawk. n squawking of
fowl, cry of a naughty child, or similar sound.
íyak v [A; b3] chirp, cheep. Muíyak ang mga pisù, The
chicks will cheep. n chirping, cheeping.
iyak-iyak n k.o. bird, the barred graybird: Coracina
striata.
iyása = iása_1.
iyat a {1} snobbish, unwilling to mix with people
deemed inferior. Iyat na siya kay naidukar man sa syudad,
She is snobbish now because she went to school in
the city. {2} choosy, unwilling to take s.t. one deems
not up to his class. Iyáta nímu uy, dì ka man musakay
ug paráda, My, how choosy you are. You wont ride on
a rig. v [B2] become snobbish or choosy and particular.
iyawan = awayan. see áway.
iyáwat for s.t. small to be of some use. Díay diyis
iyáwat na lang ning ikapugung sa gútum, Heres ten
cents. Perhaps this might help stave off hunger. Dì ku
ibaligyà ning yútà. Iyáwat ra ni sa ákung mga anak, I
wont sell this piece of land. It will surely be of use for
my children. v [AN; a12] make good use of s.t. one
has little of or can only get in limited quantities. Mag-