A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

sagàsà₁ v [A] make the hollow cracking sound of s.t. splitting. Misagàsà ang sag-ub nga natumba sa batu, The bamboo container went crack when it fell on the stones.

sagàsà₂ n k.o. small tree of second growth forest, commonly used as firewood. -un(→) a wood resembling sagàsà which has grains that do not run straight and parallel, such that splitting it lengthwise is difficult.

sagatà = [sugatà].

sagay a matured coconuts at the stage when one can hear the water but the husk is still green. v 1 [B5] reach the mature, but not brown, stage. 2 [A; a] gather mature coconuts.

ságay v [B2456] for s.t. highly fragile to break into pieces. Miságay ang bangà nga natumba, The earthen jar broke to pieces when it toppled over.

sagáyad v [A2S; c1] drag, trail behind. Nagsagayad ang íkug sa búda, The train of her gown was trailing behind her.

sagaysay v [AB3(1); c1] make stones skip over the surface of the water, for a stone to do so. Dílì makasagaysay ang batu nga língin, A round stone can’t skip over the surface of the water. n action of skipping a stone over the surface of the water.

sagbat = [sakbat].

sagbay = [sablay].

sagbuk = [sabluk].