A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

bitin n snake. v [a4] be bitten by a snake. Mu ra ka mag gibitin (gibítin) kun musyágit, You scream as if you had been bitten by a snake. -an n infested with snakes. Bitinan kanang langúba, That cave is infested with snakes.

bítin = [bíking].

bitiránu n 1 war veteran. 2 having long experience in s.t. Bitiránu kaáyu siyang panday, He’s a veteran carpenter. Bitiránu kaáyu ning báraw ku sa dinunggábay, This knife of mine is veteran of many knife fights. v [B2] become experienced in s.t. Nagkabitiránu ku sa ínum, I am becoming a veteran drinker.†

bitirinaryu n veterinarian. v [B16; a12] become, make into a veterinarian.

bitlì n tiny growths on the face, like pimples, cysts. paN- v [A2] for shoots, buds, leaves to sprout. Namitlì na giyud ang mga sáhà sa ságing, At last my banana shoots have sprouted.

bitlig = [bitlì].

bits₁ n beets.

bits₂ n bates, k.o. plain, finely woven cotton cloth.

bitsikurnu = [pitsikurnu].

bitsin n monosodium glutamate food seasoning. v [A; bc] flavor with monosodium glutamate.