kwirdas1 n string of a musical instrument. v [A; b] string a musical instrument. nalisúan sa — see [lísù].
kwirdas2 n clock or watch spring. v [A13; b6] put or install a spring in a time piece.
kwirpu n a body of police or military force. Nagkaanam kadakù ang kwirpu sa kapulisan sa syudad sa Sugbu, The police force in the city of Cebu is growing bigger and bigger.
kwistiyun n 1 question raised in a class, meeting, examination. Píla ka kwistiyun ang tís? How many questions are there in the test? 2 problem, thing wrong with s.t. Ang kwistiyun gud nímu dílì ka man mamínaw ug tambag, The problem with you is you never listen to advice. Way kwistiyun nang sayúpa. Gamay ra kaáyu, That error is no problem. It’s a very minor one. Dì gud nà pait kaáyu. Kwistiyun lang nà sa ánad, It’s really not difficult. It’s just a question of getting used to it. 3 controversy, dispute. Mupalit ka niánang yutáa nga nag-atubang kanà karun ug dakung kwistiyun? You are going to buy that land when it is being seriously questioned at the present time? v 1 [A; ac6] ask questions in a class or session. Mukwistiyun giyud ku basta dì kung kasabut, I ask questions when I don’t understand. Kwistiyunun ka gánì sa maistra, tubag dáyun, When your teacher questions you, answer immediately. Kini ang ákung ikwistiyun sa tís, I’ll have this question in the test. 2 [A12; c1] be a problem or difficulty. Maáyu ang plánu, ang nakakwistiyun lang kay way kwarta, It is a good plan, but the problem is there is no money. 3 [A; c1] raise s.t. to challenge or dispute. Wà kahay mukwistiyun niíning inyung gibúhat? Don’t you think anybody will question what you did? -abli a open to suspicion, having s.t. anomalous or dishonest about it. Kwistiyunabli nga transaksiyun, A questionable transaction. Kwistiyunabli kaáyu ang kagíkan ánang bayhána, The real background of that woman is open to suspicion.
kwítis n fireworks consisting of rockets. v [A1; b(1)] explode fireworks consisting of rockets.
kwúta = [kúta].
kyag-ang = kagangkagang, n. see [kágang].
kyaknit = [kulaknit].
kyampaw n sting rays of genus Dasyatis, but usually not brightly marked species.
kyampi k.o. fish, name given to species of slipmouth that are thick and fleshy, as opposed to the rather thin and rounded species (palutput and sapsap): e.g., Secutor ruconius.