A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

laburaturyu n laboratory.

labut n = [lubut] (dialectal).

lábut n 1 concern, connection, part of. Wà kay lábut sa ámung gipanagsultíhan, What we are talking about is no concern of yours. Wà kuy lábut sa nahitabù, I have nothing to do with what happened. 2 including. Lábut ba ning baskit sa prisyu sa prútas? Is the basket included in the price of the fruits? Lábut ka sa íyang kasukù, You’re included in his anger. 3 — pa besides that. Tagáan siyag primyu. Lábut pa maasáwa níya ang prinsísa, He will be given a reward, and besides he can marry the princess. v 1 [AN23; c1] concern oneself with s.t., be included in the responsibility for s.t. Dì lang ku mulábut (manlábut) ánà kay mu ra mag siyay sad-an, I won’t mix into that affair because he’s apparently guilty. Ayawg ilábut ang inahan nákù sa áway, Don’t drag my mother into the quarrel. (→) v = [hilabut]. hi-(→) v [AN; a] 1 touch, meddle with s.t. or s.o., cause trouble or bother. Ang muhilabut niíning ákung butang mapawù gayud, Whoever touches my things will get a whipping. Hilabtan gánì nang ákung manghud, If you dare meddle with my little sister,... 2 steal. Hipúsa ang ímung aláhas, hilabtan unyà, Put your jewels in a safe place. They might be stolen. 3 have sexual intercourse (euphemism). Wà siya muhilabut (manghilabut) sa íyang asáwa kay nagdaut pa man kini, He did not have sexual intercourse with his wife because she was still sick. 4 harm. Dílì na makahilabut nátù ang úngù kay dúna man tay panagang, That vampire can’t harm us because we have a charm. hilabtánun a 1 meddlesome, given to stealing. 2 tending to molest women. Sus, pagbantay giyud mu ánang lakíha, hilabtánun ra ba nag babáyi, My! Better be careful. That man is known to be dangerous to women. labutlabut v 1 [B1256] become meddlesome. Ayawg labutlabut sa ámung áway, Don’t meddle in our quarrel. 2 [c] include s.t. which shouldn’t be included. Ayawg ilabutlabut sa átung lális ang way lábut, Don’t include irrelevant matters in our argument. pangi-, panggi-, pangin-, panghi v [A; b(1)] meddle in with s.t., make s.t. one’s business. Ngánung manggilábut ku sa inyung prublíma? Why should I mix in with your problems? Ngánung panggilabútan pa níya ang ákung kaminyúun? Why is he meddling into my wedding plans? ig-, dílì ig- not related. Makapangasáwa ka níya, kay dílì mu siya iglábut, You can marry her because she is unrelated to you. ka-an n involvement, responsibility. Ang taksi draybir may kalabútan sa káwat, The taxi driver had s.t. to do with the robbery.

*labuy pa- v [A; c1] ignore s.t. said against one’s own person. Maldíta kaáyu nang bayhána, dì giyud nà mupalabay ug sulti, suklían giyud, That woman is ill-natured. She never lets a word pass without answering back. Ipalabuy (palabuya) lang ang mga huhungíhung nga way katinúan, Just ignore groundless rumors. palabuylábuy v [A; b(1)] give hints. Palabuylabúyi ug sulti si Máma arun makasabut nga nagkinahanglan tag kwarta, Give Mama some hints so she will understand that we need money.

labúyù n 1 adolescent rooster. 2 wild chicken, male or female, characterized by its smallness as compared with the domestic ones. -un a having the characteristics of a wild chicken.

labyug v 1 [AB46; c] swing vigorously with a sweeping arc. Grabíha sad nímung nakalabyug sa dúyan, My, how vigorously you swing the hammock. Milabyug ang bágun nga gikumbitáyan ni Tarsan, The vine that Tarzan rode swung with sweeping arc. Ilabyug ang písì úsà ilábay, Swing the rope vigorously before you throw it. 2 [A13] wear a loose style of trousers. n 1 swinging motion with a sweeping arc. 2 style of loose-fitting trousers. paN- v [A13; a] go fishing with a line. Ang katambak panlabyúgun, Porgies are caught by casting a line. pina- n = [labyug], n2.

lad-an see [lála].

lad-ang a 1 water having a slightly salty taste. Lad-ang ang túbig sa atábay nga duul sa dágat, Water from a well near the sea tends to taste a bit salty. 1a for drinking water or soup to have a flat taste. 2 responding with no enthusiasm, coldly. Lad-ang ang íyang tinagdan kanákù, She gave me a cool reception. v 1 [B; a6] get, be flat or salty tasting. Mulad-ang (malad-ang) ang túbig human pabukála, Water tastes flat after it is boiled. 2 [B; a12] be cool in one’s dealings with s.o.

ladíla n trowel for plastering or smoothing out cement. v [A; b5] use a trowel on s.t.

ladlad v [A; c] 1 spread soaped white clothes under the sun to bleach them. Nagladlad siya sa íyang mga sinabunan sa kasagbutan, She spread the soaped clothes on the grass. Ang mga dikulur ayaw iladlad, Don’t spread the colored things out to bleach. 2 spread for display. Iladlad ang mga baligyà sa asíras, Spread the goods to display them on the sidewalk. Dílì ángay iladlad ang láwas sa publiku, It is not proper to display your body to the public. 2a show, present, tell. Miladlad siya sa ákung angsu nga kagahápun, She spread the smelly details of my past out for the public to enjoy. 3 [A; c] set a fishline or net. Dì ta muladlad sa pukut sa duha ka dupa kay mabaw ra, We will not set the net at two fathoms because it’s a bit too shallow. n goods laid out on the sidewalk for display. Kining guntínga didtu níya mapalit sa ladlad, She bought this pair of scissors from a sidewalk vendor. -in- n soaped clothes spread for bleaching.