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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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job, occupation. paN- v [A; c] go job hunting. Muadtu<br />

siya sa siyudad mangulukasiyun, He will go to the city<br />

to look for a job.<br />

kuluks, kúluks n euphemism for kulúkuy.<br />

kulúkud v [A2S; a] bundle up dried coconut leaves to<br />

make a torch. Kulukúra ang langkay, Bundle up the<br />

dried coconut leaves for a torch. n torch <strong>of</strong> this sort.<br />

kulúkus v [B; c1] curl up. Mikúkus ang mga dáhun<br />

sa kahúlaw, The leaves curled up in the long drought.<br />

Nagkulúkus gihápun sa katri bísag taas na kaáyu ang<br />

adlaw, Hes curled up in bed even though the sun is<br />

high in the sky. Kulukúsa (ikulúkus) ang alambri,<br />

unyà hipúsa, Roll up the wire and put it away.<br />

kulukúsu (not without l) = kusukúsu.<br />

kulúkuy a stupid, lacking in common sense and sound<br />

judgment. Kulukúya nímu! Ímu man siyang gisultíhan<br />

sa surprísa, How dumb you can get! Why did you tell<br />

her our surprise? v [B12; b6] be lacking in common<br />

sense and sound judgment.<br />

kulumbabit, kulumbábit v [A2S; b6(1)] hang or cling<br />

onto s.t. with the body suspended but leaning or<br />

working against part <strong>of</strong> it. Mikumbábit ang bátà sa<br />

ákung líug, The child clung to my neck. Ang kawatan<br />

nagkumbabit sa ríhas, The thief is clinging to the win-<br />

dow bars.<br />

kulumbitay, kulumbítay v [A; b6] {1} hang down from<br />

s.t. by clinging to it. Palwang gikumbitayan sa<br />

kwaknit, A palm frond on which a bat was hanging.<br />

{2} hang down suspended. May parul nga gakulumbitay<br />

sa ílang mga bintánà, There were lanterns<br />

hanging in their windows. Bágun nga gikumbitayan sa<br />

úbas, Vine loaded with (from which were suspended)<br />

grapes.<br />

kulumna (not without l) n column, pillar in a large<br />

building.<br />

kulumnista (not without l) n {1} newspaper or magazine<br />

columnist. {2} member <strong>of</strong> the fifth column. v<br />

[B156] be a columnist.<br />

kulumpiyu (not without l) n rocking chair. v [a12]<br />

make into a rocking chair. paN- v [A2; a12] rock oneself<br />

in a rocking chair. Kinsa man nang nangulumpiyu<br />

sa diskansu? Who is that rocking on the porch?<br />

kulumrínu = byatilis.<br />

kúlun_1 n cooking pot made <strong>of</strong> clay. v [A13; a1c] cook<br />

in this k.o. pot, make into this k.o. pot. hayang ang<br />

{1} a sure thing, very certain <strong>of</strong> victory (lit. the pot is<br />

uprightthe implication being that s.t. is inside). Ari<br />

pusta sa ákung kandidátu kay hayang na dáan ang

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