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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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kibkib v [A; ab7] wear down s.t. bit by bit with the<br />

front teeth. Ákù lang kibkíbun ning lubi kay gáhì<br />

nang kuskúsun, Ill just bite the coconut meat from<br />

its shell because its hard to scrape it out. Ang punúan<br />

sa kapáyas gikibkiban sa bábuy, The pig has nibbled<br />

away at the trunk <strong>of</strong> the papaya tree. n = kalibkib.<br />

kibra v {1} [B; ab7] be decreased, be diminished.<br />

Usa ka kalihúkang nakakibra (nakapakibra) sa ákung<br />

pagmahal, An action which makes my love for you<br />

grow less. Kibráhan ang takus kay mahal na man,<br />

They give you less in a package because the price is<br />

going up. Dakù na ang kibra sa ákung timbang, I<br />

have lost a lot <strong>of</strong> weight. {2} [A; a] in a card game<br />

like rummy, deal a player a card which will force him<br />

to put down or discard cards he is holdingi.e., cause an<br />

opponents hand to diminish. Nakakibra siya sa ákung<br />

baráha ug nahátag ku ang ákung gikuptan, He dealt<br />

me a card such that I had to open, and I relinquished<br />

the cards I had been saving. -da n {1} downgrade.<br />

Giatángan sila sa kibráda, They were ambushed at<br />

the downgrade. {2} decrease. Kibráda sa mga prisyu,<br />

Lowering <strong>of</strong> prices. v [A] {1} for the road to descend.<br />

{2} for s.t. to move downward, becoming less.<br />

kibù v [B246] {1} do s.t. in reaction. Wà siya mukibù<br />

dihang gitiúnan na, He didnt move a muscle or say a<br />

word when I aimed at him. {1a} [B126] be affected.<br />

Wà giyud makakibù (makapakibù) ang mga balud sa<br />

sakayan, The waves had no effect on the boat. {1b}<br />

[A2; b(1)] show signs <strong>of</strong> recognition upon meeting s.o.<br />

Dì man lang ta nímu kibuan, You go by me as if you<br />

dont know me. {1c} [A2; b(1)] for the shoulders to<br />

be shrugged. Ígù lang ku gikibuan sa abága. Wà ku<br />

níya klarúhig unsa, All he did was shrug his shoulders.<br />

He didnt give me a clear answer. {2} = kibà. n {1}<br />

movement in reaction. {2} liquid spilled over. pa-v<br />

[A; c1] move a part <strong>of</strong> the body in reaction: shrug the<br />

shoulders, nod the head, and the like.<br />

kibul a {1} having a cropped or cut-<strong>of</strong>f tail. {2} for<br />

s.t. else to be cropped short. v [A; ab] {1} cut a tail<br />

<strong>of</strong>f or short, usually <strong>of</strong> animals but by extension, also<br />

<strong>of</strong> fowl. Kibulun nátù ang íkug sa ituy, Lets cut <strong>of</strong>f<br />

the puppys tail. {2} cut s.t. else short. Buhuk nga<br />

kibulan, Hair which was cut short. ka-() v [A13] with<br />

the tail cut short. Tan-áwa ra ang irù nagkakíbul lang<br />

ang íkug, Look at the dog with its tail cut short.<br />

kíbul_1 v [AC; b5] mate, have sexual intercourse (euphemism).<br />

Nagkíbul ang duha ka irù, The two dogs<br />

are mating. Kibúlun (kibúlan) ku nang bayhánag<br />

kalugar ku, I will have that woman if I get a chance.<br />

kíbul_2 n textile cone shell.<br />

kíbul_3 v [B3(1)46] for the spines <strong>of</strong> sea urchins to

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