A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

iláda = [hiláda].

iládu 1 see [ila₁]. 2 = [hiláda].

iladur = hiladur, see [hiláda].

ilag, ílag v [A2; c] dodge. Iilag lang ang ímung láwas ug labáyun ka, Move your body quickly to the side if s.o. throws s.t. at you.

ilagà n 1 rat, mouse. 2 by extension, hamsters. Timáwà pa sa ilagà, Poor as a church mouse. — sa Urúpa white mouse. ilagàilágà n a game of chance at carnivals or fiestas involving hamsters which are let loose and have a choice of several holes to take shelter in. Bets are placed on which animal enters which hole.

ilahánun see [sila].

ilaid v [A13] 1 lie in intense suffering. Duha ka búwan nga nag-ilaid siya sa banig, He suffered intensely in his bed for two months. 2 stagger under a load. Nag-ilaid siya sa kabug-at sa íyang dala, He was staggering under the weight of what he was carrying. — sa kawad-un suffering extreme poverty.

ílak = [damagan₁].

ilang-ílang = [alangílan].

ilap, ílap v [A2; c1] 1 for flames to lick at s.t. Ang kaláyu ígù lang miílap sa balay, The flames just licked at the house. 2 touch lightly. Miílap ang túbig sa bàbà sa barútu, The water touched the top of the boat gently. Giílap sa hángin ang íyang buktun, His arm was touched lightly by the wind.