A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

búkaw₂ n k.o. owl: Ninox philippensis. bukawbukaw n name given to flat-bodied fishes with large owl-like eyes.

bukáwi = [bayukáwi].

búkay = [abúkay].

bukáyù = [bukháyù].

bukbuk = balukbuk_{1, 2, 3, 4}.

bukdu = [bugdu].

bukgay n k.o. edible fresh-water shell similar to the nerite shell but with sharp projections, dark gray to whitish gray in color.

bukhad v [AB3(1)6; c1] spread out, unfold s.t. which is rolled or folded up, for s.t. to open up. Mibukhad na kug banig pára nímu, I’ve already spread a mat for you. Mibukhad (nabukhad) nang búlak, The flower has opened. Ang nagbukhad níyang pálad, His open hand. Bukhára (ibukhad) ang papil nga nalúkut, Unfold the roll of paper. a opened up and spread out. — ug pálad generous (lit. open-palmed).

bukháyù n candy made from shredded coconut cooked with brown sugar. v [A; a2] make, make into coconut candy.

buki n 1 bouquet of flowers. 2 set of four consecutive mahjong pieces of the flower design (búlak, 2a). v [A; c1] make, make into a bouquet.