A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

kalatsutsi n frangipani, k.o. ornamental tree planted
for its flowers: Plumiera spp.
kalátung (not without l) n knocker made from a section
of a bamboo with a slit on the side. It is resonant and
is rapped to call or send signals.
kálaw n hornbill bird: Buceros hydrocorax.
kaláwan v [A23; cP] be somewhat raised, get somewhat
off the ground. Ang salug sa balay mikáwan lag
usa ka pí gíkan sa yútà, The floor of the house is elevated
about a foot from the ground. Nakakáwan nag
ayruplánu sa pag-abut námù sa irpurt, The plane had
already gotten off the ground when we got to the airport.
see also kawankawan.
kaláwat (from dáwat) v {1} [AN2; b(1)] take Holy
Communion. Nakakalawat (nakapangaláwat) ka rung
Duminggúha? Did you take communion this Sunday?
{2} [A; a12] accept s.t. as true. Dílì ku mukaláwat
árung mga pangatarúngan mu, I will not accept any of
your reasons. {3} receive, accept (Biblical). Kalawátun
mu ba si Kurdaping nga ímung asáwa? Do you
take Kordaping as your wife? n Holy Communion.
-an(), -ánan n communion railing.
kalaw-it v [AN; b25] {1} get s.t. with a hook, hook
s.t. onto s.t. Mikaw-it (nangaw-it) siya sa ákung líug,
She hooked her arm around my neck. Átung kaw-ítun
(kaw-ítan) ang kaimítu, Well hook the star apple and
pull it down. Íyang gikaw-it ang kawit sa íyang abága,
He hooked the bamboo palm toddy container to his
shoulders. {2} capture as the result of having run into
by accident. Ang patrulya nakakaw-it ug kumpit sa
ismaglir, The patrol ran into a smugglers boat and
captured it. {3} s.t. with a hook on it to pull things
out of reach to one. -an(), -ánann hook onto which s.t.
is hung.
kálay n k.o. childrens game similar to marbles played
with cowries. v [AC2; b(1)] play kálay.
kalaykay_1 v {1} [A; ab2] dig up s.t. with the hands,
hoe up s.t. in a scratching manner. Nagkaykay siyag
kamúti, He is digging up sweet potatoes. {2} [A; b5]
press hard with the finger tips in the pit of the stomach
to massage it in a manner similar to scratching.
Mukalma ang kabúhì ug kalaykáyun (kalaykáyan) ang
tiyan, A burning stomach calms down when you massage
it in a digging motion. n hoe.
kalaykay_2 n a k.o. tellin clams, about 1 1/2 long and
1 wide, sand-colored and found in the sand along the
shore.
kaláyu n fire. v [B2S6] {1} grow into, be on fire.
Nakáyu ang bága nga giitsa sa basúra, The ember
thrown into the garbage turned into a fire. {2} be