A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

bakhaw₁ n mangrove tree: Rhizophora spp.

bakhaw₂ n k.o. dish made of blanched greens or raw meat or fish garnished with onions, tomatoes, and vinegar. v [A; a] make bakhaw. -in- = [bakhaw₂].

bakhù v [A; b36] sob. Gibakhúan ku níya sa íyang mga kaguul, She sobbingly poured out her sorrows to me. n sob. ma-un a full of sobs. Sa mabakhúung tíngug, In a sobbing voice.

bakhuy n doll of cloth or plastic.

bakì n frog.†

bákid n cavan, a measure for grain equivalent to 25 gantas (approximately three bushels).

bakig a very thin, emaciated. v [B] become emaciated.

bakik joking euphemism for [bakak].

bakikaw a awkward, graceless. Ang walhun bakikaw tan-áwun nga manahì, A left-handed person looks graceless when he sews. v [B1; a] become clumsy, do s.t. clumsily, awkwardly. Bakikawun gánì nímug kúgus ang bátà mahúlug giyud nà, You’ll drop the child if you carry it in such a clumsy way.

bakíki = [balakíki].