A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

kwáhu n 1 anus of pigs. 2 human anus (humorous).

kwákig n 1 pig’s tail with a little portion of its base. 2 tail of a fowl or bird where the tail feathers grow.

kwákir uts n quaker oats.

kwáku n pipe for smoking. v 1 [a12] make into a pipe. 2 [B246N] become thin and bent like a pipe. Mukwáku (mangwáku) ang babáyi basta bulus ang pamuyù, A woman becomes very thin if she lives in poverty. paN- v [A2] smoke a pipe.

kwalipikar = [kalipikar].

kwalipikasiyun n qualification.

kwalisiyun n political coalition. v [C; c16] form a political coalition.

kwalta = [kwarta₁], n.

kwámug = [kuyámug]. see [dalínug].

kwandig v [A; c1] sit up in bed, with the body in a reclining position. Mukwandig siya sa pinatungpatung nga unlan, She’ll sit up reclining on the pillows that were piled up. Butákang uway ang íyang gikwandígan, She reclined on the rattan chaise lounge.