A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

†haum v 1 [A23] apply aptly. Pangartíyu sa bálak sa ininglis nga muhaum sa pamálak nga binisayà, Techniques in writing English poetry that are applicable as well to Visayan poetry.

háwung v 1 [A; a123] rekindle s.t. smouldering to produce a flame. Hawnga tung káyu kay maglung-ag na ta, Rekindle the fire because we are going to cook rice now. 2 encourage s.o.’s burning interest or desire of s.t. Ang íyang pag-apil-apil sa dráma nakahawung sa íyang tingúhà nga maartista, Her parts in small plays fanned her interest in becoming an actress.

hibul v [AN; b6] dress a chicken. Ákung hibulan ang manuk nga ímung giíhaw, I’ll dress the chicken that you killed.

hidláyin n headlines of a newspaper. v [B126; c1] be in the headlines of a newspaper. Nahidlayin ang kamatáyun ni Kinidi, President Kennedy’s death was in the headlines.

híkaw₃ n bracelet.

†híkug n suicide.

hinhin₂ a women refined and delicate in manners (colloquial). pa- v [A1] behave gently and refinedly. Bágis kaáyu nang bayhána apan magpahinhin dáyun igpamisíta sa íyang trátu, She’s a rough sort of woman, but when her boy friend calls on her, she is ever so delicate.

†hitak hitakhitak v [A13; b(1)] play around in the mud, jumping around in it or walking back and forth in it.

†hitsu v 2 [a] do s.t. to completion, to the finish. Hitsúa ang usa ka búhat úsà ka magsúgud ug láing buluhatun, Finish one piece of work before you start s.t. else. Wà pa ku níya hitsúi ug báyad, He has not paid me in full.

†hiyá(←) 2 [B146] be growing, produced in abundance. Barátu ang mangga karun kay naghíya pagbúnga, Mangoes are cheap because they are fruiting in vast quantities.