A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

balangus (not without l) v [A; c] eat voraciously. Ayaw ibalangus ang ímung pagkáun arun dílì ka hituk-an, Do not gobble your food or you’ll choke.

baláni₁ n 1 trunk of a banana or abaca plant. 2 pieces of the banana trunk.

baláni₂ see [batu₁].

balansi (not without l) n 1 accounting. 2 balance. Nawad-an siyag balansi, He lost his balance. v 1 [A; a2] make an accounting of. Balansíhan ta ka sa ímung útang, I’ll make an accounting to you of your debts. 2 [A] 2a maintain one’s balance. 2b sway from side to side in keeping in an upright position. Nagbalansi ang barku sa dakung balud, The ship rocked back and forth in the high waves.

balansíkul n k.o. small tuna.

balantak n a small woven fish or eel trap with inwardly slanting tines to allow entrance but no exit. v 1 [A12; a12] catch with a balantak. 2 [A; a12] make into such a trap. 3 [c] put out a balantak. paN- v [A2] fish with a balantak. Namantak sila sa sapà, They are trapping fish in the river.

balantì = [balalantì].

balantígun n k.o. bird.

balantíyung n varieties of climbing squashes, long, sausage-shaped or jar-shaped: varieties of Lagenaria leucantha.

balanus (not without l) v 1 [A13; b(1)] mourn. Kaming mahabilin magbalanus, Those of us who are left behind will grieve. 2 [A1] repent. Magbalanus ka sa kaulahían, You will repent in the end. n 1 grief, mourning. 2 repentance.