kurtu a 1 made short, low. Kurtu na kaáyu run ang mga sinínà, Dresses are very short these days. Kurtu ra kaáyu ning lamisáha pára makinilyáhan, This desk is too low to type on. 2 — ug buut short-tempered. Ang táwung way kwarta malagmit nga kurtu kaáyug buut, If a man has no money he is likely to be short-tempered. v 1 [B2; c1] be, become short, low. Putli ang ákung buhuk, piru ayaw lag kurtúha (ikurtu) kaáyu, Cut my hair but don’t cut it too short. 1a — sa buut short-tempered. 2 [A13] wear s.t. short. Kanang nindut ug páa lang ang magkurtu ug sinínà, Only those with pretty legs should wear short dresses.
kúru n 1 choir. 1a choir loft. 2 the refrain of a song following the verse.
kúrù n 1 game played similarly to jackstones but different in that the stone or ball must be caught in the palm before it hits the floor. 2 = [balinsay], n.
kúrug v [B2S; ab3(1)] tremble. Mikúrug ang yútà paglínug, The ground shook during the earthquake. Nagkurug ang tíngug sa kalísang, Her voice is trembling with fear. Ayaw kurúga ang lamísa kay mayabu ang sabaw, Don’t shake the table or the soup will spill. n vibration, shaking. Ang kúrug sa makina, The vibration of the machine. (→) a trembling, quivering. Dì na siya hingígù kay kurug na ang íyang kamut, He is no longer a sharp-shooter because his hands have become unsteady. v [B12] become shaky, quivering. paN- v [A2S; b3] for a person to tremble. Nagpangurug ku paghúbit sa dugúung kaági, I trembled as I recounted the bloody event. ma-un a shaky, trembly.
kurúhay = [kurutsay].
kúruk v 1 [A; a] call a chicken to come by saying krrrk-krrrk, rolling the r’s in a high-pitched voice. 2 [A] for a chicken to go krrrk-krrrk. Mikúruk ang sunuy sa dihang gihapyudhapyud, The rooster went krrrk-krrrk when I patted him. n the krrrk-krrrk sound produced by chickens.
kurukignul = krukignul.
kurukunghu a being a simpleton and slightly crazy. Lisud pasabtun ning mga táwu nga kurukunghu, It’s very difficult to get simpletons to understand. Naghúbù sa kadaghánan ang kurukunghu, The simpleton is getting undressed in public. v [B12] be, become silly, witless, a simpleton.
kurukuntung a eccentric in behavior, doing things deemed unusual if not improper. Kurukuntung siya kay nagswitir ug ting-init, He is eccentric because he wears a sweater during hot weather. v [B125; b6] be, become eccentric.
kurukúru v [A; b6] for cocks to parry and stab on the wing. Lúgus maila unsang manúka naigù sa nagkurukúru silang duha, It is hard to tell which rooster was hit while the two were parrying and stabbing at each other on the wing. Midágan ag íyang sunuy dihang gikurukurúhan sa ákù, His rooster fled when mine parried and stabbed at it on the wing.