A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

lamuk n mosquito. v [a4] 1 be infested with mosquitoes. Ang lugar nga may lámak lamukun, A place where there is standing water gets infested with mosquitoes. 2 wait s.w. too long. Gilamuk na lang kug hinuwat, wà giyud mupatim-aw, I waited for a long time, but he did not show up. (←) v 1 [A; b6] be present in large numbers with confusion and bustle. Naglámuk ang mga táwu sa baratilyu, People crowded the bargain sale. Míting man untà ni, nalámuk na man hinúun, This is supposed to be a meeting, but it has become a melee instead. 2 [BC3] be, become a free-for-all, melee. Nagkalámuk ang mga istudiyanti ug mga pulis, There was a free-for-all between the students and the police. a busy and chaotic with large numbers of people. n a free-for-all, melee. lamuklámuk = lámuk, n, v2. -ay(←) see [lamúkay].

lamúkat v [B16; a] be, become disorderly, messed up. Naglamúkat ang íyang nawung sa mik-ap, Her make-up was in chaotic disarray. Nalamúkat ang mga dáhun sa sular, The leaves were strewn all over the yard. Ayawg lamukáta nang ímung ásuy arun hisabtan ka, Do not tell your story incoherently so that you’ll be understood. a all in disorder. Lamúkat nga administrasiyun, A chaotic administration. ka- (not without l) v [A; a2] be in chaotic disorder. Nagkalamúkat ang labábu sa mga plátu ug kaldíru, The sink is a mess with all the kettles and plates piled up in it. Magkalamúkat ang panimalay kun way pagsinabtanay, Home life is chaotic when there is no understanding.

lamúkay (from lamuk) a in chaotic disorder, topsy-turvy. Lamúkay ang kwartu, The room is in chaos. v 1 [A; a] mix, stir things up thoroughly. Naglamúkay si Ipì sa simintu, Ipe was mixing the cement. 2 [B] for there to be chaos, things in great numbers in disorder. Naglamúkay (nagkalamúkay) ang mga táwu sa tyanggihan pagsúnug, The people in the market were rushing about in all directions when the fire broke out. ka- = [lamúkay], v2.

lamun n 1 k.o. badly infected boil which goes deep and fails to develop a head. It often leads to blood poisoning. 2 word used in a curse hoping the one cursed gets a lamun. Wà ka dad-a sa lamun! Damn you! (Lit. Haven’t you been killed by blood poisoning?) v [b4] be infected with lamun. Ang bátang gilamunan namatay, The child who was infected with a lamun died.

lámun v [A; c1] put large chunks of food in the mouth whole. Makalámun kug usa ka parak bingka, I can put a whole piece of rice cake in my mouth. Kúlang ka rang lamúnun (ilámun) sa higanti, You’re not even enough to stuff in the giant’s mouth.

lamuruk a plump in the cheeks. v [B] for the cheeks to become full and rounded. Nagkalamuruk ang íyang áping sukad maáyu, Her cheeks are beginning to get rounded now that she has recovered. -un a of a plump sort.

lamuy v 1 [A; a] take in s.t. by swallowing. Maglamuy kug tablítas pára katúlug, I’ll take some sleeping pills. Gilamuy si Hunas sa balyína, Jonah was swallowed by a whale. 1a eat greedily or gluttonously (coarse). À, milakaw man lang dáyun human makalamuy, After he gorged himself, he immediately left the party. 1b — sa bakunáwa ang búwan [a12] for there to be a lunar eclipse (for the moon to have been swallowed by the bakunáwa). 2 [A; a2] swallow words or feelings. Milamuy ka lang dáyun sa íyang gisulti, You swallowed his story, hook, line, and sinker. Gilamuy ku ang ákung kasukù arun way masilù, I just swallowed my anger so that nobody would have hard feelings. 3 swallowed up in a figurative sense. Galastúhan nga milamuy sa ílang tinipígan, The expenses which swallowed up their savings. Gilamuy siya sa kangitngit, He was swallowed by the darkness. n food consumption. Ang ámung mutsatsu dakug lamuy, Our servant eats too much. walay — poor as a church mouse (deprecatory). -in-an n manner of eating.

lamúyà v [B] get excessively fat. Naglamúyà siya sa katambuk, He is bulging with excessive fat. Nagkalamuyà ang tiyan sa palaínum, The drunkard is getting a beer belly.

lamwas v 1 [A; b6] for water to come in or spread over s.t. Hápit malúnud ang sakayan nga nalamwásan sa túbig, The boat nearly sank because water came in it. Gilamwásan ang tugkaran sa túbig gíkan sa kanal, The water from the drainage ditch flooded our yard. 1a for water to run out over a container. Milamwas ang túbig sa planggána, Water ran out over the basin. 2 [A; c1] extend beyond a certain limit. Mulamwas ang ákung tiil sa katri kay mubù ra, My feet spill over the end of the bed because it is too short. Lamwása (ilamwas) sa túhud ang sidsid sa ákung sinínà, Extend the hem line of my dress beyond the knees.

lamyat a sluggish, doing things slowly and lazily. v [B; b6] be sluggish in doing things. Nagkalamyat ang mid nga nagkadugay sa báy, The longer the maid stays in the house the slower she works.