A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

ulun-úlun n not fully developed rice grains.

úlup a early morning at around sunrise. Ulup silang muadtu sa simbahan, They will go to church at sunrise. v [A; ac] do early in the morning. Muúlup ta sa lungsud ugmà, We will go to town early tomorrow morning.

ulus v [A; b(1)] borrow s.t. Aku ang nag-ulus sa ímung lápis, I borrowed your pencil. pa- v [A; a12] lend. Ayaw nag pausli, Don’t let anyone borrow that. inuslan n s.t. borrowed. inuslan nga batásan put-on behavior. Dílì malílung ang inuslan níyang batásan kay daghang nasáyud nga siya aryat, Nobody is fooled by the way she puts on. Everybody knows she is a plain snob. pinauslan n s.t. lent.

Úlus = [ulhus].

ulusíman = [ulasíman].

ulut₁ v [b(1)] have a boundary in between. Giutlan ang duha námù ka balay sa usa ka mutu, Our houses are separated by a hill. (←)₁ n outside edges or boundaries. v [C; c] for pieces of land to be contiguous. Mag-úlut tag yútà ug palitun nímu nang lutíha, Our land will be contiguous if you buy that lot. ulut-úlut 1 = úlut. 2 place between two things. v 1 = úlut, v1. 2 [b1256] for a space to develop between two things. utlánan n boundary. Ákung gikural ang utlánan sa ámung yútà, I fenced the boundary of our land. Butangan nátug utlánan ang átung panag-amígu, Let’s set a limit to our friendship. v [c1] be made into a boundary, limit. ka- n person whose land is contiguous to one’s own.

ulut₂ n stalk or stem of grasses, dry or fresh.

úlut₂ v [A; ac2] run after. Muúlut sa mangági ang ílang irù, Their dog runs after passers-by. Ulúta ang trák, Run after the truck. Iúlut ning páyung sa nánay mu, Run after your mother and give this umbrella to her.

uluúlu = [ulug-úlug]. uluuluhan a 1 susceptible to sweet talk. 2 tending to give sweet talk.

uluy v [A; b6(1)] start doing an action or going into a state. Miuluy nag kabugtù ang písì, The rope started to snap. Giuylan (giuluyan) ku siyag ulísi, I raised my cane to whack him.