A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

*aginaldu mísa di- = mísa digalyu.

agíngay n k.o. tall hairy grass of open fields used as forage.

aginsud = [agínud].

agínud v [A2S; a] 1 move dragging s.t. on the ground. Nag-agínud ang bakul padúng sa simbahan, The cripple dragged himself to the church. 2 move forward slowly but steadily. Miagínud ang barku pagsulud sa dungguánan, The boat slowly moved into the dock. n slow, dragging movement. Agínud sa hálas, The creeping of a snake. Ang agínud sa mga úras, The slow passing of the hours.

agipu n piece of wood with a glowing or burning tip.

agiri 1 ouch! 2 exclamation of jubilation.

agis-is n white scales on skin of the type which develop when the skin is dry. v [B6; a4] develop whitish scales on skin. Muagis-is (maagis-is, agis-isun) ang íyang bagtak, Her legs develop whitish scales.

agit-it₁ n squeaking strident sound made by two surfaces rubbing against each other. v [B] squeak stridently, become squeaky. Kasábà sad íning siráha, muagit-it (nag-agit-it) man, How noisy this door is! It squeaks.

agit-it₂ n 1 white streaks of dirt or dried up perspiration. 2 dirt that sticks to things or the skin. v [a4b4] be begrimed with agit-it. Giagit-itan (giagit-it) ang ímung líug, Your neck is streaked with dirt. -un(→) a covered with agit-it.

agítung a burnt to charcoal. v [B2; c1] get burnt to become charcoal. Miagítung (naagítung) ang mais nga ákung gisugba, I broiled the corn on the cob until it turned to charcoal. (→) n fire kept burning low over a long period of time so that it won’t have to be rekindled.