A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

katulisismu n Catholicism.

katumsan = patumsan. see [tumus].

kat-un (from tuun) v [B36; b8] learn to do s.t. Makat-un ka pagmakinilya kun magsígi kag praktis, You will learn to type by constant practice. Walà ka giyuy nakat-unan didtu, You learned nothing there.

katunggan see [tungug].

katursa₁ n reddish fish about an inch long with fine scales, rough skin, eaten stewed in vinegar or fermented, preserved in salt.

katursa₂ n variety of short-term paddy rice with large reddish or white grains.

katursi n fourteen. v see [disiutsu].

katyális n brand name of a medicinal ointment for skin diseases.

katyubung n k.o. coarse herb of waste places and cultivated for its long, white, trumpet-shaped flowers, which are burnt for the treatment of asthma: Datura metel.

kaub v [AB36; c1] lie down on one’s belly, be turned over, cause s.t. to do so. Mukámang na ang bátà kay makakaub na, The baby will soon be able to crawl because it can turn over now. Nakaub ang sakayang gihampak sa balud, The boat was turned over when it was lashed by big waves. Gikauban níya sa kaldíru ang íyang bánang libudsuruy, She left no food for her good-for-nothing husband (lit. she turned the pot upside down on him).