A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

kurd n cord for electrical appliances.

kurdaping n 1 name given to male homosexuals in derision. 2 male homosexual. Ságad sa mga kurdaping mga maáyung mangulung, Most fairies are good at curling people’s hair.

kurdíru n lamb. — sa Diyus Lamb of God.

kurdis n musical chords.

kurdísu n 1 window sill. Mitikang ang kawatan sa kurdísu sa bintánà pagsulud sa balay, The thief stepped over the window sill in going into the house. 2 horizontal piece in the frame of a building to which vertical boards are nailed, placed at the height of the window sill. Íyang giláray ang mga butilya nga basíyu sa kurdísu sa bungbung, She lined the empty bottles on the sills along the wall. v [A13; a] put up, make into a window sill or a window-height sill.

kurdun n 1 = [kuldun]. 2 cord sewn into embroidery work. v [A; b6] embroider with a cord.

kurduruy n corduroy cloth. v [A1] wear s.t. made of corduroy.

kúri₁ = [kurídas].

kúri₂ frequently, always. Kúri siyang mamisíta sa ámung dalága, He frequently visits our girl. Kúring abyirtu, Always open. v [A; a12] do s.t. often, always. Gikúri níyag sul-ub ang paburítu níyang sinínà, She always wears her favorite dress.

kuríbut n paramour, lover. v 1 [A1NC; c1] for a married man or woman to have a lover or have a married lover. Nakigkuríbut ang asáwa sa higála sa íyang bána, The wife took her husband’s friend as her lover. 2 [A2N] fool around with married men, women or for a married person to fool around.