A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

untuy₃ = [undù].

únu one (used only in counting). Dì pa ka mulíhuk? Únu, dus, ... You’re not going to do it? O.K. One, two, ... a the best there is, second to none. Únu siyang musáyaw, He is the best dancer. — lus dús for there to be a fifty-fifty chance. Únu lus dús lag mabúhì ba ang naligsan, It’s a fifty-fifty chance that the victim will survive. numiru — n number one, tops. Numiru únung palahúbug, Number one drunkard. Numiru únung mananagat, The best fisherman. v [b6] give s.o. a first warning. Ákù ta na kang giunúhan, ha, Watch out. This is your first warning. — ug igù, syát v [A; a12] hit in one shot. Unúhun kug igù kanang langgam sa káhuy, I will hit that bird in the tree with only one shot. walay — v [b6] you can’t win, have no way to win people’s approval, for whichever way it is done, it will be wrong in their eyes. Wà giyud tay pagaunúhan (giunúhan) kay ug magdaginut tag gastu nganlan tag tihik, ug kusug pud tang mugastu ingnun tag gastadur, You can’t win. If you’re careful with your money they call you cheap. If you spend your money they call you a spendthrift.

unud n 1 flesh. Unud sa báka, Cow’s flesh. Unud sa imbaw, The flesh of the clam. Unud sa mangga, The flesh of the mango. — sa ímung, íyang — one’s offspring (lit. flesh of one’s flesh). baligyà sa — v [A; c] practice prostitution (lit. sell one’s flesh). kalípay sa — sexual pleasure. 2 content, integral part within s.t. Liking way unud, A cigar with no tobacco in it. Impanádang gamay ug unud, A meat pie with very little meat in it. 2a content, meaning. Pangatarúngan nga way unud, Empty reasoning. v 1 [B23N; b6] put on flesh, become fleshy. Nangunud na ang kamúti. Makálut na, The sweet potatoes have developed nice and fat. You can dig them up now. Giunuran na sad ang íyang láwas, He has gotten flesh back on his body. 2 [A; b6] give content or filler to s.t. Dì ku muunud ug barut nga tabákù, I do not use a poor k.o. tobacco in my pipe. Ilagà kunu ang giunud sa syúpaw, S.o. said they used rat meat as the filling for the Chinese sandwich. undan a having flesh. see also [undan]. undánun, maundánun a 1 fleshy, muscular. 2 pithy, full of substance or meaning. Undánun kaáyu ang ímung sulti, What you said is full of meaning. kaunuran n flesh, muscles collectively. Nangúrug ang ákung kaunuran sa kalágut, My flesh trembled in anger. pa- n filler, filling. Balahíbung gagmay ang paunud sa unlan, Pillows are stuffed with fine feathers. v (A; c] use as filler. -nun a pertaining to the flesh. -nung tingúhà carnal desire.

unugan n place where wild animals or birds habitually stay or go. Ang bábuy ihálas didtu lang níla atángi sa unugan, They lay in wait for wild pigs at the place they habitually pass. v [A; b(1)] make a place into a lair.

*unuk-unuk pa- v [A13; bc] keep silent and idle. Dílì giyud mahuman nang ímung trabáhu kay imu man lang nang gipaunuk-unukan, You’ll never get done with your work if you just remain idle with it. Ipaunuk-unuk lang nang ímung labad sa úlu. Maáyu ra lagi nà, Just take it easy with your headache and you will get better.

unuk-únuk v [A3; b5] beset, bother persistently at a particularly inconvenient time. Naatrasáwu na man gánì ku sa upisína, miunuk-únuk sab ning ulan pagbundak, I am already late to the office as it is, and here the rain is tying me up. Gipapha siyas trabáhu ug giunuk-únuk pag sakit, He was fired from his job, and that is when he had to get sick of all times. ma-un a characterized with annoying persistence.

unum numeral six. v see [tulu]. kan-uman sixty.

-unun suffix forming nouns similar in meaning to the direct passives. 1 added to bases which occur with direct passive verbal affixes: the thing to be [so-and-so]-ed, that is [so-and-so]-ed. Ang pangasaw-unun, The bride-to-be. Mahal ang mga palitúnun run, Things are expensive these days. Kan-unun, Things to eat. 2 added to roots which do not normally take the direct passive. Labhunun, Things to be washed. May hatagunun pa diay ku nímu, Oh, I still have s.t. to give you.

un-un₁ n meat or fish stewed in vinegar. v [A; c] cook meat or fish in vinegar. -in-, -in-an = [un-un₁], n.

un-un₂ v [B2; b8] 1 for solids to settle, but not in a liquid. Muun-un ang harína ug maúyug ang sudlanan, The flour will settle if you shake the container. Nagkaun-un ang túri kay húmuk ang yútang gitukúran, The tower is sinking because it is built on soft ground. 2 for s.t. in the body to move downward. Ug magmabdus, dílì mangalsag bug-at kay muun-un ang bátà, A pregnant woman shouldn’t lift heavy things because the baby will descend. n fine particles of milled or pounded rice, buri, or cassava flour.