A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

buntug₂ n quail. paN- v [A2; b6(1)] catch quails. -un(→) a quail-like in appearance. v [B12; b6] get to be small and round like a quail.

buntug₃ n general name for gobies.

buntúgun see [buntug₁].

buntul₁ n 1 small hill. 2 top of a hill.

buntul₂ = [bungdul].

buntul₃ v [b6] = [pa-]. pa- v [A; b6(1)] take liquids, usually spirits, to follow or wash down food. Nagpabuntul silag bír sa ílang gikaung baklarit, They drank beer to go with their dog stew. n liquor to take with food.

buntung = [butung₂].

bunù₁ v [AC; ab24] kill. Nagbúnù sila, They killed each other. Nakabunù ang ákung manuk, My cock killed its opponent. Hibun-an kug duha ka manuk, I lost two roosters. (←) n a fight to the death. -an(←) place in fish corral where the fish is trapped and taken. mamumúnù n killer, murderer. palaN-(←), talaN-(←), taliN-(←) killer cock.

bunù₂ v [A; a1] throw s.t. at s.t. Bun-un ka nákug batu, I will throw a rock at you. n action of throwing.

bun-u n fat of fowls. paN- v [A2] for fowl to have lots of fat. Namun-u ang manuk nga ákung giíhaw, The chicken I slaughtered had lots of fat.