A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

daplin n 1 side, edge. Sa daplin sa subà, On the river bank. 2 beside. Daplin giyud sa karsáda, Right next to the road. 3 walay laing — there is no other alternative. Wà giyud tay laing daplin kun dì pag-upira, We have no other choice than to operate. 4 get out of the way! (short for padaplin). pa- v 1 [A; ac] move, put to the side. Padaplína ang mga táwu, Have the people move to the side. Ipadaplin ang mga bangkù, Move the benches to the side. 2 [A3; c] move to the background. Nagpadaplin lang ku kay wà man kuy lábut adtung ílang áway, I just stayed in the background because I didn’t have anything to do with their quarrel.†

daplus v [A2PB23; aPc1] slip, move slowly down, make s.t. slip down. Mudaplus ang písì kay walà maáyung pagkahukut sa pusti, The rope will slip slowly down because it’s not well tied to the post. Kinsay nagdaplus (nagpadaplus) sa halayan? Who moved the clothesline down?

dapsut v [A2; a3] slip from the grasp, hold. Ug makadapsut nang isdang ímung nagunitan, dì na gyud nà nímu hidakpan ug usab, If the fish you’re holding slips from your grasp, you’ll never catch it again. Ang tásang nadapsut sa ákung kamut, nasinsíyu, The cup slipped from my hand and broke into pieces.

dapu, dapù v [A; a] touch s.t. lightly with the hand. Dapua ang úlug gihilantan pa ba, Touch him on the head to see if he is still feverish. Dapua ang duha nímu ka kamut, Place your hands together, palm to palm. (←) v [A; c] 1 treat a supernaturally caused skin affliction by putting a bundle of herbs wrapped in leaves which has been heated on the afflicted area. 2 touch s.t. lightly with the hands. Idápù ang ímung kamut sa utaw, Touch the iron with your hands. 3 [A; b] for animals to be attracted s.w. Mudápù ang amígas sa asúkar, Ants will be attracted to sugar. Mabungáhung sanga ang gidapúan sa mga langgam, The birds alighted on the fruiting branch. n preparation for applying the dápù treatment.

dapug₁ n place in the kitchen where the cooking fire is built. -an(←) = [dapug₁].

dapug₂ v [A; ac] strike, usually the head, with s.t. bulky. Dapuga siya íning batu, Strike him with this stone. Idapug ku ning libru sa ímung úlu, I’m going to slam this book on your head.

dápug v [A; c1] pile things of the same kind in an orderly fashion. Dapúga (idápug) ang mga pinusù, Pile the ears of corn up in an orderly way.

dapúgan = [dalapúgan].

dápul n holdup man (slang). paN- v [A23] hold up. Nangdápul ang mga matun sa draybir, The ruffians held the driver up. -íru n holdup man.

dapúlas (from púlas₂) v 1 [A; c] rub the hand lightly, usually over the face, occasionally, also over other parts of the body. Kinsay nagdapúwas ug lápuk sa ímung nawung? Who spread mud on your face? Dapulása ang singut sa ímung agtang, Brush the sweat off your brow. 2 [A; c] eat s.t. with utmost speed as if just rubbing the hand over the mouth. Gidapúlas lang níya ang usa ka plátung pansit, He wolfed down a whole plate of noodles.