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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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Kadyungun ku ang kamúti arun dì malatà, Ill steam<br />

the sweet potatoes so they wont become soggy. -an n<br />

steamer for root crops and bananas.<br />

kadyus n cultivated bush bearing beans the seeds <strong>of</strong><br />

which are like small, black pellets. The young pods<br />

are eaten as a vegetable and the seeds, when mature:<br />

Cajanus cajan.<br />

kág = kalag.<br />

kagà v [B; a12] become thin and emaciated. Hala,<br />

kagaa giyud inyung láwas pagpúnayg bilar magabíi,<br />

Go on, make yourselves thin and enervated by staying<br />

up late at night. a emaciated, thin.<br />

kágà a {1} talking excessively <strong>of</strong> foolish things. {2}<br />

lying, esp. boastfully. v {1} [A23N] talk foolishness<br />

excessively. {2} [AN; b6(1)] tell a lie, esp. a boastful<br />

one. Nakapangágà (nakakágà) siya sa mga tagabúkid<br />

nga abugádu siya, He has led the gullible mountaineers<br />

to believe that he was a lawyer. Bísag unsa lay íyang<br />

gikágà (gipangágà) sa íyang giulitawhan, There was<br />

no limit to the lies he told the woman he was courting.<br />

{3} for a chicken to make clucking noise instead<br />

<strong>of</strong> fighting. Ayaw ug isígig sábung ang sunuy tingálig<br />

mukágà nà, Dont keep fighting the rooster. It will get<br />

so it will cackle instead <strong>of</strong> fighting. {3a} [A23N; b3]<br />

grow timid like a chicken. Ngánung kagáan man nímu<br />

nang gwápa nga may hitsúra ka man sab? Why are<br />

you scared to face that beautiful woman when youre<br />

good-looking? n {1} empty talk. Ísug kaáyug sinultihan,<br />

kágà man lang diay pulus, He talks so fiercely, but<br />

its nothing but all empty talk. {2} liar, esp. a boastful<br />

one. {3} cowardly, timid, chicken. Kagáun kaáyu ning<br />

manúka dílì ángayng itárì, This cock is very cowardly.<br />

It is not fit for a cockfight. -un a talkative. v [B12;<br />

b6] be, become a boastful liar or timid.<br />

kagabkab n flapping sound. v [B46] make a flapping<br />

sound. Mukagabkab ang bandíra ug hangínun, The<br />

flag flaps noisily in the wind.<br />

kagàkà_1 n {1} dull, non-reverberating but loud<br />

sound produced by the knocking <strong>of</strong> light materials.<br />

{2} sound <strong>of</strong> stuttering. Nahadluk táwun tu siya.<br />

Kagàkang mitubag, He was afraid and stuttered when<br />

he answered. v [B3] make such a sound. Mikagàkà ang<br />

ákung tápir wir búl ngadtu sa sílung, My tupperware<br />

bowl rattled as it fell down the stairs.<br />

kagàkà_2 v [A; a2b3] burst into loud laughter. Mukagàkà<br />

nà siya dáyun ug makadungug ug kataw-anan<br />

nga isturya, She bursts into hearty laughter when she<br />

hears a funny story.<br />

kagalkal a clanking, rattling, jangling sound: brokenvoiced,<br />

boisterous-sounding laughter. Ang trák nga

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