A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

diyù n a half centavo. a 1 small in amount. Diyù nga súkà, A little vinegar. 2 small in size. Diyung bátà, A small child. v [B12; a2] be little, make s.t. little. Ug madiyù na ang túbig, When there is little water left. Diyua pag-asin, Just put a little salt in it. diyùdiyù = diyutdiyut. see [diyut]. paka- v [A13; a12] humble oneself before s.o., consider s.t. little. Nagpakadiyù aku sa íyang atubángan, I humbled (lit. lowered) myself before him. Gipakadiyù ba nà nímung usa ka galun? Do you consider a gallon little? -g- see [digyù]. diriyù, dariyù = diriyut. see [diyut]. maka-, ka- just a second. Migawas siyag kadiyù, He went out for a second. maN-(←), tag-(←) costing a half a centavo. tag-(←), tagi-, tinagi- = [tagidiyut]. see [diyut].

díyung v [A3P; c1] 1 close the eyes to a slit. Midíyung ang íyang mga mata sa kasúlaw, His eyes squinted in the light. 2 [B] for a light to be, become dim. Midíyung (madíyung) ang sugà kay wà nay gás, The light grew dim because the kerosene was all gone. 2a for the sky to get overcast during the day. Nidíyung ang kalangítan, The sky became overcast.

diyus n God. Anak sa Diyus, Son of God. pur- see [pur-]. way — 1 atheist, nonbeliever. 2 godless, full of sin. v [B1256] become very successful in a certain endeavor. Nadiyus siya sa nigusyu, He became very successful in business. diyusdíyus n false gods. -in- 1 honest, according to God’s precepts. 2 earnestly with honest effort. Diniyus ang íyang pagtuun, She studied with complete seriousness. v [A; b6] 1 do s.t. honestly. Gamay kag ginansiya ug magdiniyus kag nigusyu, You won’t have a good profit if you do business honestly. 2 do s.t. with complete earnestness. Dinyusi (dinyusa) pagsag-úlu ang liksiyun, Memorize the lesson earnestly. maki- a God-loving, fond of worshipping God. -nun a 1 pious, living according to God’s precepts. 2 divine. Bátang diyusnun, The Holy Infant. v [B12] get to be pious. padiyusdiyusnun v [A13] pretend piety.

diyúsa n goddess.

diyusísis n diocese.

diyut n small in size. Diyut nga bátà, A tiny child. n half-centavo coin. way — penniless. makadiyut, makariyut 1 to be done for a short time. Makadiyut lang ku ngadtu, I will just go there. 2 was done for a short time. Makadiyut lang kung niadtu, I just went there for a short time. ka-, kariyut 1 = makadiyut. 2 done a second ago. Kadiyut (kariyut) lang siya nga nanáug, He just left a second ago. naka-, nakariyut = makadiyut, 2. (←) = [diyut]. n tag-(←), maN-(←) coin worth half a centavo. diyutdiyut v [A13; b(1)] do s.t. many times at small intervals. Nagdiyutdiyut siyag pangíhì, He keeps urinating every few minutes. Gidiyutdiyutan ku níyag pangáyug ámut, He kept asking me for a contribution every few days. -ay(←) a 1 few, small in amount. Diyútayng kwarta, Little money. 2 small in size. Diyútayng bátà, A small child. v [B12; a2] get to be little, make s.t. little. Diyutáya ang asin, Just use a little salt. Nagkadiyutay na ang túbig, The water is getting to be less and less. paka-ay(←) v [a12] consider s.t. little in amount. Gipakadiyútay ba nímu ang usa ka galun? Do you consider a gallon to be a small amount? diriyut, dariyut [subjunctive verb] 1 [so-and-so] almost happened. Diriyut ku hiligsi, I was almost run over. 2 s.t. of little importance. Diriyut lang tung ílang gikaawáyan, They quarrelled over nothing. tagdiyútay = [tagidiyut]. -g- a small (plural). Umúla sa digyut nga búla, Form it into small balls. v [A; a] divide s.t. into small shares. -um-g-, dumaligyut a tending to run small. Dumigyut (dumaligyut) ang ílang kalíwat, Their family tends to be small in stature. tagi- a in small amounts at a time. v [A; abc] [do] a little at a time. Tagidiyútag palit, Buy it little at a time. Tagidiyúti ug sábud ang mga manuk, Feed the chickens a little at a time. Itagidiyut kini ug timpla, Mix it in a little at a time. tinagi- = [tagidiyut].

diyuy n a half-centavo copper coin. maN-(←) apriced at half centavo.

Dr. n abbreviation for duktur.

Dra. n abbreviation for duktúra.

drágun n 1 dragon. 2 name of one of the suits in mahjong. It consists of three sets of four identical pieces, each set a different color: red (dágir), green (bulbul), and white (ispíhu). -is dragons (plural).