A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

gubyirnu = [gubirnu].

gud₁ short for [ugud].

*gud₂ — syát, nayit good shot, good night. see also máni.

gugma n love. Krás lang nà dì gugma, That’s not love. That’s just a crush. Gugma sa inahan, A mother’s love. Dakù ang gugma níya sa pagpangabáyù, He has a great love for horseback riding. hi-/ha- v 1 [B123; a12] love s.o. Makahigugma kahà kag disgrasyáda? Can you love a girl that is no longer a virgin? Higugmáun ku ikaw kanúnay, I will love you always. 2 like s.t. Mahigugma kung mukáun ug úbas, I love to eat grapes. 3 [a3b8] learn to love s.o. Sa nadúgay nahagugma ra siya nákù, As time went on, she learned to love me. Ang íyang dagway mahagugmaan lámang sa inahan, Only a mother could love that face. higugmaay, hinigugmaay v [C] be in love. -in- n 1 loved one. 2 sweetheart. mahigugmáun a 1 loving, affectionate. 2 fond of. Mahigugmáun siyag sáyaw, She is fond of dancing. gugmagugma n matters regarding love and courtship. Kun maglikay ka sa gugmagugma matigúlang kang dalága, If you avoid love affairs you’ll become an old maid. gugmahánun a pertaining to love. Gisinsur ang gugmahánun nílang isína kay hílas, Their love scene was censored because it was obscene.

gúgu = [balúnus].

gugul, gúgul₁ v [A; c1] 1 spend money on, appropriate money. Ug gugulan nang baláya ug kinsi mil, gwápu giyud, If you spend fifteen thousand on that house, it will be beautiful. 2 spend time, effort. Wà kuy panahung igúgul (gugúlun) sa binúang, I have no time to spend on foolishness. n amount allotted for s.t. a entailing great expense. Gúgul kaáyu ning magsunudsúnud ta sa múda, It’s very expensive to keep going with fashions. ma-un n spendthrift.

gúgul₂ = [gulgul].

gúgul₃, guguls n sunglasses. v [A; a] wear sunglasses.

guhà = [gihì].

guhab, gúhab = [galhab].