siwitsiwit n gossip. v [AN; c1] gossip; bear tales. Dì ta makasiwitsiwit ug daghan tag búhat, We can’t gossip if we’re busy.
siwsiw v [A] for blood to flow profusely. Misiwsiw ang dugù sa dakù nga samad, Blood flowed profusely from the wound.
siya he, she. Akù siyang igsúun, He is my brother. She is my sister. kanà, kini, kadtu — 1 him, her (used when speaking about s.o., usually saying s.t. unpleasant). Tabian nà siya, She is a gossip. 2 this, that thing. Kari siya indángan. Kanà siya mamsà, This is a surgeon fish. That is a crevally. 2a that umm... (used when one can’t think of the name of s.t.). Kanang instrumintu, kanà siyang ibángag sa puthaw gánì, That instrument, that thing they make holes in iron with, you know... siyasíya v [A13] do s.t. all by himself, herself. Way mitábang níya ug nagsiyasíya lang siya ug tuun, Nobody helped him out and he studied all by himself. níya 1 gen.: his, her. Ang libru níya, Her book. 2 dat., short for kaníya. kaníya dat.: him, her. Adtu kaníya ihátag, Give it to her. see also [íya].
síya n chair, seat. v [a12] make into a chair.
siyà n 1 in mahjong, a set of three consecutive pieces of the same design. 2 act of obtaining siyà. v [A; a12] get siyà. — ditirminális a siyà which has a terminal (tirminális). — minay a winning hand which has one of each of the winds (bintus), dragons (drágun) and terminals (tirminális).
siyam numeral nine. v see [tulu]. — pa sa kamut not completely certain. (Lit. There are still nine when you count it on the fingers of the hand—from the notion that a newly conceived baby is not certain because much can happen in nine months). Bísag hinug nag humay, siyam pa gihápun ni sa kamut kay nía pa man sa yútà, Our rice is ripe, but we can’t be sure of the harvest because the harvest hasn’t been done yet. ka-an n ninety.
siyap1 v [A] peep, chirp. Musiyap ang pisù ug walà dihà ang mungáan, The chick will peep if the hen is not there.
siyap2 n shop, an establishment devoted to repairing things or making things. — sa makina machine shop.
siyatsíyat n shooting of the ball in basketball for practice or for leisure. Sa siyatsíyat hingígù siya, piru sa dúwà, sus lagyúa, In practice shooting he is a good shot, but when it comes to the actual game, his shots are way off the mark. v [A; c] do practice shooting, usually leisurely. Magsiyatsíyat únà ang mga magduduwà sa dì pa sugdan ang baskit, The players do practice shooting before the game starts.
siyin one hundred, used only before words of Spanish origin referring to measurements or quantities. Siyin mil, One hundred thousand. Siyin anyus, One hundred years. v see [disiutsu].