A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

búd₂ = [bátud], n.

búda n formal gown. Daw rayna siyang tan-áwun sa íyang búda, She looks like a queen in her wedding dress. — dipláta silver wedding anniversary, or silver jubilee in the priesthood. — diúru golden wedding anniversary or golden jubilee in the priesthood. v [A; c1] wear, make into a wedding dress.

budabil n 1 vaudeville. 2 combination of mahjong pieces consisting of dagger, mirror, and grass pieces. -ay v [C] play with extra money on the budabil combination.

búdas diúru, pláta golden, silver wedding anniversary or jubilee in the priesthood.

budbud v 1 [A; c] wind string, wire, strips, etc. around s.t. or into a ball. Budbúri nag bandids ang ímung samad, Wind a bandage around your wound. Ibudbud ang lúbid sa lápis, Wind the rope around the pencil. 2 [A; c1] make a stick of dynamite out of. 3 [A; a2] make the delicacy budbud. n 1 coil, spoolful. Usa ka budbud hílu, A spoolful of thread. 2 stick of dynamite. 3 sweet prepared from crushed ingredients (rice, corn, pili nut, millet, etc.) formed into sticks, wrapped in banana leaves, and steamed. budburan n reel, spool. budburun n k.o. small cylindrical mackerel.

budhì₁ v [A; b] betray a faith or trust. Patyun ta kag budhían ku nímu, I’ll kill you if you betray me. ma-un a 1 traitorous. 2 unfaithful.

budhì₂ v [B46] for s.t. to be not thoroughly cooked in the center.

budíding = [buríring].

budíga n 1 warehouse for holding heavy materials. 2 place in the hold of a ship for cargo, often open. 3 cargo compartment of a plane, truck, car, etc. 4 stomach of a person (slang). Dakug budíga kay dakug káun, He has a big stomach because he eats a lot. v 1 [a12] make into a warehouse. Budigáhun kung katungà ning bildínga, I’ll make the other half of this building into a warehouse. 2 make a cargo compartment in s.t. budigíru n one who works in a warehouse.

budígus n earthen jug with a long slender neck and a small opening.