A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

hapus v [A; b5] 1 strike, usually with s.t. flexible with a long downward stroke. Gihapsan níya sa sundang ang ságing, He struck the banana tree with his machete. Ihapus ku ning bakus nímu, I will strike you with this belt. 2 spin a top. n 1 action of whipping at. 2 whip. 3 string of a top.

hapuy, hápuy = [hapluy].

hapuyhápuy = [hapúhap].

hapyud v [A; a] 1 massage gently moving hands in one direction. Mitindug siya ug mihapyud sa íyang sinínà, She stood up and smoothed out her dress. Hapyúra ning ákung tiil kay gikalambri, Massage my legs because I’ve got cramps. 2 squeeze s.t. out of s.t. by massaging in one direction. Hapyúra ang kulgit arun madagínut, Flatten out the toothpaste to use up every bit of it.

hára n queen. Nahímu siyang hára sa pangílin sa ámung balángay, She was made queen of the fiesta in our barrio. — sa panimalay wife as the head of the house. v [B6; a2] become a queen.

hárab = [árab₂].

harabharab v [A1; b5] 1 rush, hurry in doing s.t. Nagharabharab siyag súgù, She rushed about giving orders. 2 [A; b(1)] for monkeys to chatter wildly. 3 be aflutter with expectation. Nagharabharab ákung ginháwa sa pagpakigkítà kaníya, I’m all excited at the thought of seeing her again.

harábi n k.o. patent medicine used as cough syrup. — ditúlu = [harábi].

harag v [B; c1] 1 for s.t. tall to be leaning to one side. Nagharag ang pusti. Tarúnga, The post is leaning. Straighten it out. Naharag ang mga balay human hangína, The houses are leaning to one side after the windstorm. 2 lean back to rest on s.t. Dì ku makaharag ánang siyáha kay gubà ug sandigánan, I cannot recline on that chair because it has a broken backrest. a leaning.

harána n serenade, music made beneath a girl’s window by way of courting. v 1 [AN; b6(1)] serenade, go serenading. Dalága ka na. Giharanáhan (giharanáan) na ka, You are a young lady now. They’re already serenading you. 2 sing under a person’s window. Haranáan nátù siya ugmà sa kaadláwun kay adlaw níya, Let’s serenade him tomorrow early in the morning because it’s his birthday. paN- n serenading.