patuka

From pa- (“do something for something to”) + tuka (“to peck; eat”).

prefix

feed fowls (chickens, turkeys, partridges, etc.)


kaylap

to pervade; to be in every part of; to spread through


sumpo

to suppress; to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue


butho

to arrive suddenly and unannounced; to plump in


likay

to avoid by moving suddenly out of the way; to dodge

to escape; to slip away; to evade; to elude

to avoid; to keep away from; to keep clear of; to shun


sangpot

to result in; to lead to an outcome; especially an unfavorable one


saysay

[ˈs̪aɪ̯.s̪ɐɪ̯]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sáysay.

to narrate; to relate a story or series of events by speech or writing


anaa

From the same root as kana (“that”). Compare similar formations in adia, ania, atua, and aduna.

anaay yawi

(dated) there exists (near the listener)

naay yawi ang pultahan

there be, there is (without referencing where)

naa sa may pultahan ang yawi

(followed by sa) to be in; be located at

to be in; be located at
to be employed at, work at

naay kalagot si Juan


igwad

to push out one's buttocks so as to make it look more prominent or shapely


mintin

From English maintain, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French maintenir, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).

der

to maintain; to keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition, etc.)

to bet on the same number or set of numbers in a lottery


manigarilyo

ceb-infl-table

manigarilyo


sipilis

(medicine) to be infected by or suffer from syphilis


ugbok

to erect; to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise


palda

From Spanish falda, from a Germanic language.


buyong

to daze; to stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear


bangga

to collide; to knock against with; to crash


tulak

túlak (canonical)
mo- (affix)
tulak (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
tulak (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
tulak (root)
actor
i- (affix)
tulak (root)

tulak

tulak

tulak

tulak

to push; to move (something) with the arm


ihayop

Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *háyup. Compare ihalas in structure.


yawit

to blab; to tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion


langoy

langóy (canonical)
mo- (affix)
langoy (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
langoy (root)
actor
-on (affix)
langoy (root)

langoy

langoy

langoy

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋúy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Naŋuy.


kumpisal

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish confesar (“to confess”).


banog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *banəʀ (“to bruise”).


pikot

From Proto-Philippine *píkut (“forced marriage; to force into marriage”)


tilaw

to taste; sample the flavor of something orally


sanina

to put on some clothes; especially a top


litrato

From Spanish retrato, borrowed from Italian ritratto, from Latin retractus.


mumo

to hit or bump one's mouth against something


utaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 熨斗 (ut-táu, “an iron (for pressing clothes)”).


kulob

to turn upside down; to flip over; to rotate top to bottom


walay

walay tawo

walay konsensiya si Juan

indefinite-marked form of wala (“no, none, not having, without doing”)

walay lami

batang walay panudlay

(+ a noun or adjective) -less, un-, lacking


kawos

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) Alternative spelling of kalos


tunglo

to wish death upon someone; whether deliberately or simply an expression of anger, disgust or frustration


kalos

ceb-infl-table

kalos

to fetch water; especially from the village pump or well


pakang

to knock a person's head against something


sadsad

to dance with the feet (rather than with the hands or some other part of the body)


silab

to set alight; to cause to begin to burn; to set ablaze


tuhak

(of a bird) to peck; to strike or pierce with the beak or bill


bakuna

Borrowed from Spanish vacuna, from vaca.


gahi

gahì (canonical)
mo- (affix)
gahi (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
gahi (root)
actor
-on (affix)
gahi (root)

gahi

gahi

gahi


trangkaso

trangkaso

trangkaso

trangkaso

ma- (affix)
trangkaso (root)
actor
magka- (affix)
trangkaso (root)
actor
-on (affix)
trangkaso (root)

Borrowed from Spanish trancazo (“influenza”).


maldisyon

to be cursed; to be accursed; to be maledict


suntoy

to jam one's finger, i.e., when setting a volleyball, etc.


pirma

to sign (make (a document) official by writing one's signature)


lumay

to cause one to fall in love with another using a potion, spell, etc.


sayod

(formal) to know (as in to have awareness of)

Sayran taka daan nga siya minyo na.

Let me inform you beforehand that s/he is already married.


mangabub

(slang) to be jealous; to be suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity


bukbok

Kung dili na nimo undangon karon dayon, bukbokan tika 'ron!

If you don't stop that right now, I'll have to beat you!

Luoya ni Dodong oi! Nabukbokan man siya gahapon.
Poor Dodong! He was mauled yesterday.


muritsing

to smear; to spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing


maaslom

(of food) to spoil; to become bad, sour or rancid


panigarilyo

ceb-verb

panigarilyo (Badlit spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

to smoke (inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette)


tuslob

to immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink


pakgang

to thwart; to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate


paugat

to grandstand; to behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd


sagang

to parry; to avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.)


ania

From the same root as kini, kani (“this”). Compare similar formations in adia, anaa, atua, and aduna.

ania si Pedro sa Sugbo

there exists (near both the speaker and listener)


singka

to say something in an angry, bad-tempered voice; to snarl


mangosina

to work in a kitchen as a cook, dishwasher or assistant


tighugas

a dishwasher; someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant


apuch

to fellate; to perform fellatio on a man


manakop og ligid

(humorous) to have oneself ran over by a vehicle (see usage notes)


sagop

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀəp (“save, rescue”). Compare Tagalog sagip.


igking

to react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently; to jump


tabyog

to push someone (or something) on swing, hammock, etc.


dawat limpyo

to accomplish a task without much effort but with much dependence on or assistance from other people


kalot

to dig; to move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel; to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like; more generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way

to scratch; to rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.


huramentado

ceb-infl-table

huramentado


kutab

to gabble; to talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning


dekorasyon

dekorasyón (canonical)
mag- (affix)
dekorasyon (root)
actor

dekorasyon


laslas

to slit one's wrist (usually as self-harm or in attempt to commit suicide)


luib

to betray; to prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive

to be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to cheat


binag-iray

(sexology) to frottage; to rub parts of the body against those of another person for sexual stimulation


sapayan

to consider; to mind; to concern oneself with, to pay attention to


kuspaw

(of colors) to fade; to lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color


mangisda

to fish; to hunt fish or other aquatic animals


barbekyu

Borrowed from English barbecue, borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”. Compare Tagalog barbikyu. Doublet of balbakuwa.


pakal

to gobble; to eat hastily or greedily; to scoff


planteran

From plant + -er + -an. From English plant, from Middle English planten, from Old English plantian (“to plant”), from Latin plantare, later influenced by Old French planter.

to plant; to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit

to frame up; to arrange fraudulent evidence to falsely implicate (a person) of a crime; to frame


habhab

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *habhab (“to gulp; to devour; to eat like a pig”), according to Blust (2010–). Compare Tagalog habhab, Western Bukidnon Manobo habhab, Hiligaynon ab-ab, Ibaloi abab-en, Ilocano ab-ab.


tubag-tubag

to answer back; to reply impertinently; to talk back


tubag

to answer
to make a reply or response to

to suit a need or purpose satisfactorily

to speak in defence against; to reply to in defence

to respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment

to be accountable or responsible; to make amends


kasikas

to rustle; to move (something) with a soft crackling sound


kutana

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutaña.


gayon

to make time; to reserve a period of time to do something


bugwak

to forcefully spit out liquid, e.g., drink, gargle, from mouth


limugmog

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *muRmuR.


tuhik

to peck; to strike or pierce with the beak or bill


huyatid

to pandiculate; to fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning


sikma

to blow one's nose; to expel mucus or other matter from one’s nasal passages, via one’s nostril, by force of lung power


resolbar

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English resolve , created by adding suffix -ar, from Spanish (actual Spanish is resolver).


husay

to settle (a dispute); to conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish


tunol

to hand over; to relinquish control or possession of something to someone


agbay

to wrap one's arm around another's shoulder


aplay

Borrowed from English apply, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō (“join, fix, or attach to”); from ad + plicō (“fold, twist together”).


isbog

to change place; to go, in any manner, from one place to another

to cause to change place in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

to scoot over; to move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space


supsop

(colloquial) to fellate; to perform fellatio on a man


liko

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *likuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likuq.

to be wound around (such as of a road across a hill, or a belt on a dog's neck)


bakaang

to walk with legs wide apart, often due to pain or injury


katuod

to know a place; to know where a certain place is


tultol

to direct; to point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way

to accompany or escort (someone); to usher


pangga

to love
to have a strong affection for someone

to care deeply about, to be dedicated to someone

(colloquial) to be well taken care of; to be well cared for


pamolitika

to politick; to engage in political activity


pakamatyan

to die for someone, something or a cause


mamatyan

to experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend); to lose; to bereave


indulhensiya

ceb-verb

indulhénsiyá (Badlit spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

(Roman Catholicism) to obtain indulgence


luyong

(humorous) to bury; to ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb


guko

to crouch; to bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear


yahat

to look upwards, especially towards someone one is talking to


hangad

to look up; look in an upwards direction


bunyagan

(colloquial) to dirty a person's new shoes by stepping on it


batyag

to become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on


tingob

to be entirely devoted to doing something


dagkot

to ignite; to set fire to (something), to light (something)


molayag sa kalipay

(euphemistic) to have sexual intercourse


tan-aw

[t̪ɐn̪ˈʔaʊ̯]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taq(ə)náw.

inh+

Tan-aw sa gilaktan mo.


pingki

to clink; to make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another


barog

to rise; to become erect; to assume an upright position

to maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition

(by extension) to leave one's bed; to get up


tindog

[t̪ɪn̪ˈd̪oɡ]

to arise; to come up from a lower to a higher position


kagay

to shatter; to smash, or break into tiny pieces


matunok

to step on or be pierced by a thorn, shard of glass, a nail, etc.


sab-ong

to hang; to cause something to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like


saghid

to graze; to rub or touch lightly the surface of a thing in passing


sampay

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sampay (“to drape over the shoulder or from a line”) (cf. Indonesian sampai, Malagasy sampi, Malay sampai, Tagalog sampay), from Proto-Austronesian *sapay (cf. Puyuma sapai)

inh

to put up in someone or something's place


sakop

to pertain; to belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of


diyakono

Borrowed from Spanish diácono (“deacon”).


pasaylo

ceb-infl-table

pasaylo

pasaylo

pasaylo

pasaylo

mo- (affix)
pasaylo (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
pasaylo (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
pasaylo (root)
actor
-on (affix)
pasaylo (root)

to absolve; to set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.)


saylo

saylo

saylo

saylo

saylo

saylo

saylo

mo- (affix)
saylo (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
saylo (root)
actor
magka- (affix)
saylo (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
saylo (root)
actor
-an (affix)
saylo (root)
i- (affix)
saylo (root)

to overshoot; to go past something; to go too far

to pass by; to travel past without stopping


managat

to fish; to hunt fish or other aquatic animals

to slyly acquire information from someone, often by sweet talking, insinuation, etc.


lunay

to cease; to put an end to a state or an activity


sampak

to crash; to collide with something destructively

to jam all the way; to brusquely force something into a space; to cram


belib

From English believe, from Middle English beleven, bileven, from Old English belīefan (“to believe”). Compare Tagalog bilib.


manimaho

to smell; to have a particular smell, whether good or bad


nakalugsong

From kay nakalugsong man―the tagline of the Senorita brand of canned sardines.


moayaw

to cry or to be hysterical when a parent leaves


gaod

to row; to propel with oars; to oar; to paddle


tugon

túgon (canonical)
mo- (affix)
tugon (root)
actor
-an (affix)
tugon (root)

tugon

tugon


humok

humok

humok

mo- (affix)
humok (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
humok (root)
actor


hambog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hambug. Compare Bikol Central hambog and Tagalog hambog.


pawong

to put out; to extinguish a flame or light


tugpa

(informal, slang) to sleep, especially after a long sleepless night


linikit

rolled up; rolled and folded into a tube


kisaw

to stir; to incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite


insenso

insenso

insenso

mag- (affix)
insenso (root)
actor
-an (affix)
insenso (root)

/inˈsjenso/ -> /ʔinˈsenso ~ ʔinˈsinsu/
Borrowed from Spanish incienso. The spelling reflects an occasional dropping of /j/ in some Spanish loanwords, especially where there are consecutive syllables beginning with /sj/ or where the /j/ comes before /e~i/ (where it merges). Alternatively, a simplified spelling for insiyenso.


kitiw

kitiw

kitiw

kitiw

kitiw

mo- (affix)
kitiw (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
kitiw (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
kitiw (root)
actor
i- (affix)
kitiw (root)


tupad

to stand, lie or sit next to someone or something


buyon

to parallel; to construct or place something parallel to something else

to be parallel to something else (of a path etc.)


diskarga

to drop off; to deliver; to deposit or leave


iwag

to illuminate; to shine light on something


tagbo

to converge and finally touch or intersect


harbat

to appropriate another person's property


hagit

to dare; to defy or challenge (someone to do something)


hag-ot

to wear out a material by constant rubbing


higda

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hidəʀáq through metathesis.


hisgot

hisgót (canonical)
mag- (affix)
hisgot (root)
actor
ma- (affix)
hisgot (root)
actor
-on (affix)
hisgot (root)

ceb-infl-table

hisgot

hisgot

hisgot


atoms check

(slang, humorous) used to tell a person or a group of people to check their eyes for gound


dig-ab

to cause someone (such as a baby) to burp


hural

From Spanish jurar, from Latin jūrāre, iūrāre, present active infinitive of iūrō (“I swear”), from Proto-Italic *jowezāō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.


hulog

From Proto-Philippine *huluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Suluʀ.

to drop (fall under the influence of gravity)


sabsab

Possibly a reduplication of Hokkien 歃 (sap, “to eat (of snacks, etc. in an undignified manner)”). Compare 屑, 𢶍, or 垃圾.

bor

to feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for

to feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)


kamkam

(especially food) to touch with the fingers


mabalhiboan

(idiomatic) to be in someone's good graces


tangtang

to detach; to take apart from; to take off


pansak

to jam; to brusquely force something into a space; to cram


dakdak

to drop something one is holding forcefully


kupos

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ke(m)pes.

inh+

to cook pork rind until crispy and fat has rendered


tanggal

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal.


sam-id

to whet; to hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening


salipod

to block or obstruct the line of sight of something


daot

daót (canonical)
mo- (affix)
daot (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
daot (root)
actor
ma- (affix)
daot (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
daot (root)
actor
magka- (affix)
daot (root)
actor

ceb-infl-table

daot

daot

daot

daot

daot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqet (cf. Hiligaynon daut, Malay jahat).


bulakbol

Borrowed from Tagalog bulakbol, from English blackball.


mamukong

to deliberately avoid payment for public transport


sinulog

From sulog + -in-. The dance's footwork is said to be a mimicry of sea currents.


kahoyon

to cut a tree for lumber, firewood, etc.


gutgot

to cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion; to slice


kanselar

From Spanish cancelar, from Latin cancellāre.


arisgar

[ʔɐˈɾ̪is̪.ɡɐɾ̪]

Borrowed from Spanish arriesgar, from riesgo.

to brave; to encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy


risgo

Borrowed from Spanish riesgo, from Old Spanish riesco, from Italian rischio.


labang

to cross; to go from one side of (something) to the other


katab

to gabble; to talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning


gikastigo

object-trigger past inchoative of kastigo

object-trigger present inchoative of kastigo


takboy

to be contract; to be stricken by an illness or disease


bagtok

to make compact or resistant to pressure; to solidify


lag-id

to brush; to remove with a sweeping motion


kastigo

ceb-infl-table

kastigo

kastigo

kastigo

kastigo

mo- (affix)
kastigo (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
kastigo (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
kastigo (root)
actor
-on (affix)
kastigo (root)


makasaksi

to become a witness, especially unwillingly


hulga

head

húlgà (imperative hulgaa, reciprocal hulgaanay, hulgaay)

húlgà (canonical)
hulgaa (imperative)
hulgaanay (reciprocal)
hulgaay (reciprocal)


dam-ot

to wash the area around the mouth, usually after eating


kwestiyon

From English question, from Middle English question, questioun, questiun, from Anglo-Norman questiun, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiōnem, accusative of quaestiō (“a seeking, investigation, inquiry, question”), from quaerere (“to seek, ask, inquire”).


bungsod

to drive or smash something into the ground


sayawan

to dance up to someone; to give someone a dance


tsika

From Spanish chica, feminine singular of chico, from Latin ciccum.


tsika

to feast; to partake in a feast, or large meal


hudas

ceb-infl-table

hudas

hudas

mang- (affix)
hudas (root)
actor
-on (affix)
hudas (root)

After Hudas, from Spanish Judas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá).


sug-ang

to place a kettle, pot, etc. in a trivet


batsi

Backslang of sibat (“to sneak out, to go without leave”).

Ahak!! Alas 12 na hapit mamatsi sâ mi chuy.

Oh crap!! It's almost 12 we gotta split dude

(slang, back slang) to take off (either with or without permission)

Suweldo nako 'ron batsi ta'g mall unya.

Today's my payday, wanna hit the mall later


kamang

to sneak into someone's bed or bedroom in order to sleep with or have sexual intercourse with that person


hulagway

[hʊ.l̪ɐɡˈwaɪ̯]


piktyur

From English picture, from Middle English pycture, from Old French picture, from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a painting”), from pingō (“I paint”).


ayroplano

Borrowed from Spanish aeroplano (cf. Tagalog eroplano).


kalsones

From Spanish calzones (“underpants”), plural of calzón, augmentative of calza. from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.


sal-ob

to put on; to don (clothing, equipment or the like)


sul-ob

to wear; to carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.


sul-ot

[s̪ʊl̪ˈʔot̪]


graduwar

to graduate from university, preschool, high school, etc.


gradwet

From English graduate, from Latin graduātus (“graduated”), from gradus (“step”).

(basketball) to foul out; to be disqualified from further play for having committed too many fouls


nguho

talk through one's nose
talk through one's nose


umbaw

to tower over; to be much taller or higher than something; to loom over


seroks

to xerox; to make a copy using a photocopier


potostat

Borrowed from English photostat, a genericized trademark brand, Photostat.

to make a copy using a Photostat machine


tigi

to vie; to fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something


lahib

to slice off the end of a coconut bud to induce a flow of sap to be used in making tuba


kumpiska

From Spanish confiscar. Doublet of kumpiskar.


suplay

From English supply, from Middle English supplien, from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin supplere (“to fill up, make full, complete, supply”).


komentaryo

ceb-infl-table

komentaryo


pandong

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panduŋ.

inh+

to cover with or shelter someone or something from rain, the heat of the sun, etc.


yawyaw

to nag; to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters


luyloy

to languish; to lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness


unauna

to do something before everybody else wherein the action is improper or disrespectful


anib

to align; to adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking


labad

(slang) to be irritable and or angry due to money troubles


hunong

to cease; to put an end to a state or an activity


pangitik

From pang- (“of; for (the); (to be) like (the)”) + itik (“(slang) pimp”).


taop

(also) for the sound of something (that can't be found from one's perspective) to fade away


hiusa

From hi- (“happen to; be”) + usa (“unite”).

be unanimous; sharing the same views and opinions with each other


lunod

From Proto-Philippine *lunud. Compare Tagalog lunod.

to sink; to descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance


pribinir

to set aside; to separate and reserve something for a specific purpose


dukot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkət (cf. Bikol Central dukot, Tagalog dikit)


sawsaw

[ˈs̪aʊ̯.s̪ɐʊ̯]

From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw ("to dip in liquid").


kulkol

withdraw, back out from an undertaking out of apprehension


tustos

to tobacco; to indulge in tobacco; to smoke


kabat

to reach up to an amount or length of time


mangarbon

to shop at a wet market or a farmer's market


gabling

to pull back; to pull in a backwards direction


moduwa og laing team

Literally, “to play in a different team”.

lit

(idiomatic) to cheat; to be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner


baliwon

to be exacted punishment (see usage notes)


kilatan

(idiomatic, of food) to disappear off the plate fast


mura og uhong nga nanubo

Literally, “to spring up like mushrooms”.

(idiomatic) to increase in number suddenly and rapidly


wala kadama

Literally, “unable to be crowned king”. Likened to crowning, in a game of checkers.

(idiomatic) to fail in sexual intercourse


hatod kuha

to shuttle; to transport by going back and forth between two places


pakog

to knock a person's head against something


bundol

to collide; to knock against with; to crash


gawal

to stick out; to be prominent, noticeable, or obstrusive


banaw

to flood; to cover or partly fill as if by a flood


kapaw

(of a whale) to breach; to leap clear out of the water


hunaw

Compare hinawnaw.
The idiomatic sense is from The Bible's account of Pontius Pilate washing his hands and refusing to condemn Jesus.

(idiomatic) to wash one's hands of; to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with


abli

Borrowed from Spanish abrir, with the L changing to R and final R omitted.


sentensya

to sentence (declare a sentence on a convicted person)


hinol

(mahjong) to attempt to guess a drawn tile by feeling the suit and value using the middle finger


tinubigon

to drink coffee, alcohol like one is drinking water


asaynment

From English assignment, from Old French assignement.


singgaak

to say something in an angry, bad-tempered voice; to snarl


lapaw

to brim over; to flow over the edge of a container


kulba

to perturb; to disturb; to bother or unsettle


budlong

to dig a hole in the ground using a digging bar


arpot

to whitewash; to cover over errors or bad actions


tapoy

to finger; to use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument


paghot

to bark; to make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs)


unlanan

to put a pillow underneath the head; to cushion with a pillow

(idiomatic) to sit on; to take no action on


estasyon

From Spanish estación, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”).

to put in place to perform military duty


hulhol

hulhól (canonical)
mo- (affix)
hulhol (root)
actor
-on (affix)
hulhol (root)

ceb-infl-table

hulhol

hulhol


hulahula

From English hula-hula, from Hawaiian hula.


pundir

pundír (canonical)
ma- (affix)
pundir (root)
actor

pundir

[pʊn̪ˈd̪iɾ̪]

Borrowed from Spanish fundir, from Latin fundo, fundere.

to cause a light bulb to blow or burn out


pamada

From English pomade, from French pommade (“ointment”), from Italian pomata, from pomo (“apple”), as such ointments were originally made from apples, + -ata (“(collective)”) (English -ade). Pomo is in turn from Latin pomum.


aginod

to plod; to walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously


bak-awot

(dated, rare) to back out; to withdraw from something one has agreed to do


baguod

to haul or drag along (especially something heavy)


saagon

to make another lose his / her way; to lead astray; to misguide or misdirect

to go to a public place, and not straight home after attending an internment, in order to make Death or a ghost lose its way and not follow one home


pyus

From English fuse, a back-formation from fusion (“to melt”).

to melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably


puwas

(Metro Cebu, northern Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative spelling of pulas


pusgay

pusgáy (canonical)
-on (affix)
pusgay (root)

pusgay

to shatter; to smash, or break into tiny pieces


praktis

to practise; to repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity


pukgo

to put one's hands around a sack to clasp it


yarok

to quaff; to drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts; to chug


pugsit

to spurt; to cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet


sampong

to obstruct; to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle


bakiro

to pasture; to move animals into a pasture


guwarni

to tie a string several times, each time at a right angle of the previous one


kutkot

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutkut.


ratol

From English rattle, from Middle English, either from Old English or Middle Dutch ratelen, ultimately imitative.

to rattle; to scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve


bahad

head

báhad (imperative bahara, reciprocal baharanay, baharay)

báhad (canonical)
bahara (imperative)
baharanay (reciprocal)
baharay (reciprocal)

to threaten; to make a threat against someone; to use threats


badyet

Borrowed from English budget, from Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), of Gaulish origin, a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-.


bahod

to fester; to become septic; to become rotten


laha

to clean the top of the coconut tree in preparation for turning it into a tuba-producing tree


bubod

to coil; to wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece


buklad

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bekelaj.


sad-ay

to hang; to cause something to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like


saw-it

to snag; to obtain or pick up (something)


dahig

to embroil; to draw into a situation; to cause to be involved


higad

to move from a deep portion, e.g. of a sea, to a shallow one


asayn

From English assign, from Old French assigner.

to appoint or select someone for some office


damay

to implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something


dekstros

From English dextrose, from dextro- + -ose.


diwalwal

to loll; to stick one's tongue out so that it hangs loosely out of the mouth


mamabaye

to womanize; to flirt with and/or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously


eksibit

From English exhibit, from Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“I hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“I have, hold”).


magpalapad og papel

(idiomatic) to take credit of other people's work


miulbo ang kaspa

Literally, “to have one's dandruff burst”.


hadloki

imperative of hadlok; scare someone or something


sugbo

From Proto-Bisayan *sugbu, from Proto-Central Philippine *sugbu.


unlod

to sink; to descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance


lundag

[l̪ʊn̪ˈd̪aɡ]


reskyu

From English rescue, from Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescoure, rescurre, rescorre; from Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + excutere, present active infinitive of excutiō (“I shake or drive out”), from ex (“out”) + quatiō (“I shake”).


kyuryos

From English curious, from Middle English curious, corious, borrowed from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus.


dangkal

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal.


pabugnaw

to cause the temperature of an item to decrease


sagudsod

to shamble; to walk while dragging the feet


dagundon

to tank up; to intoxicate oneself, especially with alcohol


lalis

to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints

to present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor)


komyunikeyt

From English communicate, borrowed from Latin commūnicātus, perfect passive participle of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”), from commūnis (“common”).

to communicate; to impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone


konsentreyt

From English concentrate, from French concentrer.

to concentrate; to focus one's thought or attention (on)


tsat

From English chat, from chatter, from Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren (“to twitter, chatter, jabber”), of imitative origin.

to chat; to exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation


tukod

From Proto-Austronesian *tukəd or *tukud.

to brace; to furnish with braces; to support; to prop

to lean; to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.


lapos sa pikas dunggan

go in one ear and out the other
go in one ear and out the other

(idiomatic) to go in one ear and out the other


panaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaw.


takilid

to lean; to incline from a vertical position


ulbo ang kaspa

Literally, “[one's] dandruff bursts out”.


landig

(aviation) to land; to descend to a surface, especially from the air to touch down

to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water

to come to be in a condition or situation


sibilyan

From English civilian, from Old French civilien.


tsek

Short for English check, from Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschek, eschec, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh), borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).

der

(chess) to check; to make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check


pahiyom

ceb-verb

pahiyom or pahiyóm (Badlit spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜌᜓᜋ᜔)

pahiyom (canonical)
pahiyóm (canonical)
mo- (affix)
pahiyom (root)
actor

ceb-infl-table

pahiyom


esmayl

From English smile, from Middle English smilen (“to smile”), from Old Norse smīla (“to smile”), from Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną, *smirōną (“to smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, be glad, wonder”).


madyik

From English magic, from Middle English magyk, from Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun use of feminine form of magicus), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”), from μάγος (mágos, “magus”). Ultimately from Old Iranian, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”).


espank

From English spank (“to slap the buttocks”).

(proscribed) to hit a person as a form of punishment or disciplinary measure


mamasahero

to ply; to travel around an area to look for passengers


buldos

From English bulldoze, from earlier bulldose (noun, literally “bull-dose, a dose fit for a bull”).


titser

From English teacher, from Middle English techere.

to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher


butangan

to place; to put (an object or person) in a specific location


lusot

to wriggle out of; to avoid performing a duty or fulfilling an obligation, by sneaky means


kulban sa kaldero

(idiomatic) to silence dismissively; to prevent from talking further with a shutdown


parakyot

From English parachute, borrowed from French parachute.


rekober

From English recover, borrowed from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperō, a late form of reciperō.

to recover; to get back, regain (a physical thing lost etc.)


lambuyog

to whirl; to make something or someone whirl


lib-in

to cohabit; to live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married; to cohabitate


piyongan

to perform or do something with the eyes closed

to perform or do something verily easily or quickly, as if not needing the use of eyes


pirmahan

ceb-verb

pirmahán (inchoative gipirmahan, imperative pirmaha)

pirmahán (canonical)
gipirmahan (inchoative)
pirmaha (imperative)

Gipirmahan sa presidente ang bag-ong balaod.

to sign (make (a document) official by writing one's signature)


adto

From the same root as didto (“there”) and kadto (“that”). Compare similar developments in anhi, ari, anha, ara.

to go there (to a place far from both the speaker and listener)


bag-iri

(often only in negative) imperative of bag-id


estambayi

(chiefly negative) imperative of estambay


hagpat

to debone and break fish into bite-sized pieces or flakes

to remove the leaves of leafy vegetables from stems


interbiyo

From English interview, from Anglo-Norman entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”).

to interview; to ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview


resolba

From English resolve, from Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, a learned borrowing of Latin resolvō (“loosen, thaw, melt, resolve”).

der

to resolve; to find a solution to (a problem)


ugom

to hoard food in the cheeks; to hold food in the mouth


kupot

kupót (canonical)
mo- (affix)
kupot (root)
actor
-an (affix)
kupot (root)

ceb-infl-table

kupot

kupot


sibya

to broadcast; to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means

to appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme


laktod

to skip; to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)


kusmod

to scowl; to wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry


tumaw

to turn up; to show up; to appear sudenly or unexpectedly


kinahanglan

to need; to be obliged or required (to do something)


mamatayan

mamatayan


babag

to obstruct; to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle

to hinder; to make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle


hidlaw

to yearn; to long, have a strong desire (for something)

to long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically

to have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone)


mamaltik

to sneak into a cinema, concert, etc. without a ticket

to take a public transport without payment


atab

(slang, back slang, dated) to have a girlfriend


manampiling

to prop one's head in one's hand or hands


may-ong

to resemble; to compare; to regard as similar, to liken


buwag

to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate

to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect


tangag

(especially of animals) to hold something between the teeth


hundawas

(historical) to strip to the waist as a show of bravado or boldness, often to show off one's tattoos


akob

to overlap; to extend over and partly cover something


mamasura

to salvage reusable or recyclable materials from trash


mangnukos

(idiomatic) to gatecrash a feast, party, etc.


adap

From English adopt, from Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptare; ad + optare (“to choose, desire”).

to adopt; to take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)


manawagan

to appeal; to call on (someone) for aid, especially on radio or television


bugtas

to snap; to fracture or break apart suddenly


banhaw

to resurrect; to raise from the dead, to bring life back to

to revive; to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression


manglutas

Literally, “to wean”. From mang- + lutas.

(often humorous, derogatory) to date or to be in a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger


hatod og lubong

From the act of delivering the dead to a cemetery by procession.

(idiomatic) to attend a funeral or memorial service


uyon

to parallel; to construct or place something parallel to something else

(of a path, etc.) to be parallel to something else


dundon

a locust; any of the grasshoppers, usually swarming, in the family Acrididae


nudnod

to rub and crush something against a surface


mudmod

to push one's or another's face against something


sunggal

to raid; an attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering


resibo

resibo

resibo

mag- (affix)
resibo (root)
actor
-an (affix)
resibo (root)

Borrowed from Spanish recibo (“receipt”).


batbat

Batbata sa korte ang mga nahitabo.

to explain or describe an event in detail


baharanay

bahad + -anay; "d" > "r" in between vowels


mayawaan

to injure someone or commit a violent crime due to a strong impulse; to commit a crime of passion

(literally) to be possessed by the devil or an evil


maawayan

to be confronted; to find oneself in a quarrel or fight


bakwi

to take back; to regain possession of something


binatilay

From batil + -in- + -ay. Reciprocal form of batil.

(euphemistic) to stimulate each other's penises mutually; to perform mutual masturbation


karinyo

Borrowed from Spanish cariño, possibly via Aragonese cariño, from Latin carere.


matikmatik

From English mathematics, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica (“mathematics”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”).


takal

(prison slang) to rape or be a recipient of


eksersays

From English exercise, from Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium.

to exercise; to perform physical activity for health or training


dusmog

to crash; to collide with something destructively


hiloma

hiloma ra gud ang TV


disenteriya

ceb-verb

disenteriya (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜌ)

disenteriya


binuyok

rice that has been cooked by buyok method


balediktoryan

From English valedictorian, from valediction, from Latin valedīcere, present active infinitive of valedīcō (“bid farewell”), from valē, imperative of valeō (“I am well”), + dīcō (“say”).


endorso

From English endorse, alteration influenced by Medieval Latin indorsare of Middle English endosse, from Old French endosser (“to put on back”), from Latin dossum, alternative form of dorsum (“back”).

to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature

negotiable instrument
negotiable instrument

to write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it


tagik

to compose; to construct by mental labor; to think up; to produce or create a literary or musical work


ayom

to be free from trouble, grief, evil habits


motorkada

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English motorcade, created under a false assumption Spanish has *motorcada.


sawop

to set; of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates


lipay

ceb-infl-table

lipay

lipay

lipay

lipay

lipay

lipay

mo- (affix)
lipay (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
lipay (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
lipay (root)
actor
ma- (affix)
lipay (root)
actor
-on (affix)
lipay (root)
i- (affix)
lipay (root)


rapol

From English raffle, from Middle English rafle, from Old French rafle, raffle (“dice game", also "plundering”), from rafler (“to snatch, seize, carry off”), from Frankish *raffolōn, from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną, *hrēpōną (“to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb(h)-, *(s)kerb(h)- (“to turn, bend, shrink”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

der

to raffle; to award something by means of a raffle or random drawing


mobali ang tinai

Literally, “to turn (one's) intestines”.


gi-indian

to fail to meet an appointment intentionally


bayrus

(electronics, computing) infecting computers with computer virus or malware; making something malicious intent or destructive using malware


gibinaboy og kasaba

Literally, “to scold someone like a pig”.

lit

to issue a dressing-down (severe reprimand)


nahayang sa duyan

to be shocked or surprised by unexpected news


nakalikay sa bagyo

to avoid a difficult or unwelcome situation (idiomatic)


higda sa lubi

Literally, “to lie on the coconut tree”.


buak ang pakwan

(idiomatic) to pop the cherry (lose ones virginity)


pangadyi

[pɐ.ŋɐˈd͡ʒiʔ]

Compare Bikol Central pangadyi and Malay pengajian.


lamaw

Compare pasaw. For the rice dish, the plating of such dish is likened to pigwash.


hampang

ceb-infl-table

hampang

hampang

mag- (affix)
hampang (root)
actor
-on (affix)
hampang (root)

Borrowed from Hiligaynon hampang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hampaŋ.


balos

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”). Compare Malay balas.


sil-ip

From Proto-Philippine *siq(e)rip (“to peep, spy on”). Cognate of Bikol Central sirip, Ilocano sirip, Pangasinan sirip, Tagalog silip.


kobid

From Covid, from English COVID, from a blend of Coronavirus + disease.

to contract or to be infected by COVID-19


payt

From English fight, from Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”). Doublet of payts.

der

to fight; to conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.)


tipon

to live together; to live as a common-law couple


banhod

From Proto-Philippine *baŋ(ə)həʀ (“numb”).


huyang

to loosen something nailed or inserted into something


almoranas

Borrowed from Spanish almorranas, plural of almorrana.


pahimudsa ang panahon

ceb-verb

pahimudsâ ang panahón (Badlit spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜑᜓᜈ᜔)


kulugpos

to cross the forearms as a sign of repose

do nothing in the face of a situation that calls for action


dughit

Dughita ang bunga, ayawg sak-a

Knock the fruits down with a pole, don't climb up after them

to poke at things high up to dislodge them


dugta

[ˈd̪uɡ.t̪ɐʔ]


(text messaging) Alternative spelling of adto: to go


hashas

Hashasi ang bugas aron hamloyng kan-on.

Pound the rice a second time so it will be smooth to eat.

to pound rice a second time to husk the grains that had been missed the first time around

Naghashas ko niining sinulat para sa pagpamantala.

I am revising the article for publication.

(figurative) to go over something written and polish it


kayunda

Naguba akong makina kay bisag kinsa lay mokayunda niini.

My (sewing) machine broke because anybody and everybody was allowed to use it in any old way.

to misuse equipment by treating it too roughly

Dili ko makadiskanso kay gawas nga mokayunda sa labhanan, naa pa giyuy ulutawon nga kayundahon.

I cannot rest because I have to get the laundry done, and then there is the ironing to do.

to work energetically to get a lot of things done


hamtong

Ang kaguol makahamtong (makapahamtong) sa panagway sa tawo.


hatay

Kadakò na ba nimo karon! Mihátay (nahátay) ka mag maáyo.

How big you are now. You have grown tall!


lulan

Ilúlan ang bátà sa bisiklita.


imnan

From inom + -an, see etymology for imnon. Compare Tagalog inuman.

to use for drinking (as of a glass, etc.)


paimnon

head

paimnon (past gipainom, imperative paimna)

From inom + pa- -on, see etymology for imnon. Compare Tagalog painumin.

to allow, tell someone to drink, take medicine


imnon

From inom + -on, underwent vowel elision (inomón > inmon) and then metathesis (inmon > imnon). Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inumən (“drink”) (cf. Bikol Central inomon, Tagalog inumin, Ilocano inumen, Malagasy inomina).


utangon sa hari

Literally, “to loan somebody from a king”.


kagis

to scrape (slowly, just the surface of an object)


nag-iring-iring

(idiomatic) flirting with each other, to hit it off romantically


bantay pari

(idiomatic) to keep a close watch on somebody/something.


kwaon

(text messaging) Alternative form of kuhaon


nag-aso-aso ang lubot

Literally, “for smoke to come out from one's butt”.

(idiomatic) someone who can't take spicy stuff


nagpakahoykahoy

(idiomatic) to pay no mind, to willfully ignore someone or something


agi sa bangag sa dagom

Literally, “to go through the ey of a needle”.

(idiomatic) experience hardships in achieving one's goal or dream


nabitik sa kaugalingong utot

hoisted by one's own petard
hoisted by one's own petard


nanginhas sa taob

Literally, “gathering seashells during the high tide”.

lit

(idiomatic) to swim upstream, to take a more complicated method even when an easier option is available


bilat ray puhonan

Literally, “to only have the vagina as investment”.

(idiomatic, vulgar) to engage in prostitution, to work the streets


nagkabilatbilat

have more work to do than one can manage


nibali ang tinai

Literally "for one's intestines to turn over"


dula og panit

(idiomatic) to masturbate, jack off, to fap


naghilak ang langit

(idiomatic, figurative) to rain cats and dogs


sinukliay og kumo

(idiomatic) to fight someone, to trade blows

(idiomatic, sports) to challenge someone in a boxing match


taoran og gripo

Literally, “to put a faucet or tap on somebone”.


mokuyog sa lupad

(idiomatic) to keep up with the latest fad


batiya

Borrowed from Spanish batea, from Mozarabic *baṭíḥa, from Arabic.


naglukdo og kalabasa

Literally, “carrying a squash on one's head”.


taytok

(slang) to go crazy; to go off the rails


saka ang itlog sa tutunlan

Literally, “for one's testicles to go up to one's throat”.

lit

(idiomatic) to be shitting bricks; scared shitless


tai nisaka sa utok

Literally, “for the stool to go up to the brain”.

(idiomatic) to go crazy, to lose one's shit


saka ang tai sa liog

Literally, “for one's testicles to go up to one's neck”.


tagam

to deter; to refrain from repeating an act as a result of an unpleasant experience previously undergone


hugot sa bakos

ceb-verb

hugot sa bakós (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

Probably a calque of Spanish apretarse el cinturón.


baryable

Kanunayng mobaryable ang presyo sa gasolina.


bangkarota

[bɐŋ.kɐˈɾ̪o.t̪ɐ]


akusar

[ʔɐ.kʊˈs̪aɾ̪]


batikan

From Tagalog batikan (“expert; well-versed”).


nabilin ang kalag

Literally, “for the one's soul to get left behind”.

lit

(idiomatic) to be extremely scared, out of one's skin


nibalik sulod ang tai

(idiomatic) to be extremely shocked and terrified


gilawog sa tirong

[ɡɪˌl̪a.woɡ ʔoɡ t̪ɪˈɾ̪oŋ]

m-g

to be fed to a <i class="Latn mention" lang="ceb">tirong</i>

(idiomatic) to endanger someone especially on purpose


ningtiil

[n̪ɪŋˈt̪i.ʔɪl̪]


lubad

come out of the closet
come out of the closet


pauli sa imong lawas

come to one's senses
come to one's senses

(imperative, idiomatic) to come to one's senses.


tiklo

→ Tagalog: tiklo (“caught; arrested”)

to catch something by enclosing the neck with a band or loop attached to the end of a pole

(slang) to catch someone committing a petty crime


nakatulon og lansang

Literally, “to accidentally shallow some nails”.


nagpatid-patid og lata

(idiomatic) to have no direction in life


awtorisar

[ʔɐʊ̯.t̪o.ɾ̪ɪˈs̪aɾ̪]


nabiyaan sa tren

(idiomatic) to fail to keep up, fail to innovate


giprito sa kaugalingong mantika

giluto sa kaugalingong mantika
giluto sa kaugalingong mantika#Cebuano

Alternative form of giluto sa kaugalingong mantika


giluto sa kaugalingong mantika

Literally, “cooked by own's own grease”.


lukot sa banig

(idiomatic) for political protegees to vacate a position when their political party loses


namahid og kugmo

Literally, “to wipe one's boogers one someone else”.

lit

(idiomatic) to lay the blame on somebody else


perhuwisyo

make a nuisance of oneself
make a nuisance of oneself

Naperhuwisyo kog adto sa Carcar kay wala didto ang among tuyo.

My trip to Carcar went to nothing because the person I'm seeking wasn't there.

to be put to useless effort or inconvenience


imbestigar

ceb-infl-table

imbestigar

imbestigar

imbestigar

imbestigar

imbestigar

mo- (affix)
imbestigar (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
imbestigar (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
imbestigar (root)
actor
-on (affix)
imbestigar (root)
-on (affix)
imbestiga (root)


ganansiya

ganánsiyá (canonical)
mo- (affix)
ganansiya (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
ganansiya (root)
actor
-on (affix)
ganansiya (root)

ganansiya

ganansiya

ganansiya

to have an advantage over something or someone


habwa ang kinaon

(idiomatic) to vomit; puke one's guts out


dulom

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *delem, cognate with Tagalog dilim (“darkness”), Bikol Central dulom (“new moon”). Related to dialectal duyom (“evening, night”).


porsiyento

to get or give a percentage of winnings of a machine owner in gambling


magkabayo

to sit or ride on something like riding a horse


reorganisar

[ɾ̪e.ʔoɾ̪.ɡɐ.n̪ɪˈs̪aɾ̪]


pungkopungko

ceb-verb

pungkópungkô (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

From older pungko-pungko, a reduplication of pungko (“to squat”), after the seating arrangement where customers dine in short stools and tables reminiscent of squatting.


pactol

Cebuano: paktol


bengkeng

Exaggerated pronunciation of banking, bangking.


lipaghong

to blush; to become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment


tikangkang

to spread one's legs while lying or leaning on one's back; to fall into such a position

(of a woman) to put out; to consent to sex


trayanggulo

trayángguló (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎᜓ)

[t̪ɾ̪ɐˈjaŋ.ɡʊ.l̪o]

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English triangle, influenced by Spanish triángulo. Doublet of triyanggulo.


pasaw

to feed domestic animals with food mixed with water

to spoil; to ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use


ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔

ceb-verb

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ • (pudlus)


pudlos

pudlós (canonical)
mo- (affix)
pudlos (root)
actor

ceb-infl-table

pudlos

to run away fast, esp. while in a tantrum


pudlos

pudlós (canonical)
mag- (affix)
pudlos (root)
actor
i- (affix)
pudlos (root)

pudlos

pudlos


pudlos

pudlós (canonical)
mag- (affix)
pudlos (root)
actor
-on (affix)
pudlos (root)

pudlos

pudlos


ᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ

ceb-verb

ᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ • (aspaltu)


tulilik

to spin; to rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction


tulisok

to reproach: to criticize or rebuke (someone)

to shame: to denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame

to torment: to cause severe suffering to


hangop

to embrace; to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug


bun-og

to dishonor; to violate a woman's chastity


esmagol

Borrowed from English smuggle. The flip-flops were named as such having being originally smuggled.


laras

to treat or do something to each member of a group equally


ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔

ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔ • (sip-un)


saluwal

Borrowed from Malay seluar (“pants”), from Persian شلوار (šalvâr, “pants”). Compare Tagalog salawal, and Pangasinan sanual.


kab-ot

to reach; to extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand)

to achieve; to obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win


tabok

to cross; to go from one side of (something) to the other


kiblat

to flash; to cause to shine briefly or intermittently


palgan

to run into; to unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively)


ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜂᜃ᜔

ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜂᜃ᜔ • (sid-uk)


salig-ay

to carry by slinging over one's shoulder


ugsok

to drive a stake, peg, etc. into the ground


dudho

to thrust; to push or drive with force; to shove


yutik

to muddy; to cover or splash (someone or something) with mud


samagaw

to blur; to cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken


kubot

kubót (canonical)
mo- (affix)
kubot (root)
actor
-an (affix)
kubot (root)

ceb-infl-table

kubot

kubot

to hold; to grasp
to hold onto something

to hold; to grasp
to get hold of something

to wed someone at the deathbed by just having the couple hold hands together and blessing them


huwat

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of hulat


petsahan

to date; to note or fix the time (of an event); to give the date of


bawos

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of balos


ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜓ

ceb-verb

ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜓ • (lukdu)


anha

From the same root as dinha (“here”) and kana (“this”). Compare similar developments in anhi, ari, adto.

to go there (to a place near the listener)

Anhaon ko na karong hapon

to bring, put there; get from there (in a place near the listener)


mabuntagan

mabuntagán (canonical)
nabuntagan (inchoative)

nabuntagan mi didto sa lawod


mobuntag

hapit na mobuntag kay nituktugaok na ang manok

it is almost morning because the cock has crowed


magbinuntagay

[mɐɡ.bɪ.n̪ʊn̪ˈt̪a.ɡɐɪ̯]

From mag- + binuntagay, ultimately from buntag.

nagbinuntagay sila og inom


maghilom

maghilóm (inchoative naghilom, imperative paghilom)

maghilóm (canonical)
naghilom (inchoative)
paghilom (imperative)


mohilom

mihilom (inchoative)
nihilom (inchoative)


mamalayi

mamalayi (inchoative namalayi, imperative pamalayi, Badlit spelling ᜋᜋᜎᜌᜒ)

namalayi (inchoative)
pamalayi (imperative)


pangagad

[pɐˈŋa.ɡɐd̪]

From pang- + agad, the same root as umagad (“son-in-law”)

(of a prospective groom) to stay in the woman's place prior to the marriage ceremony in order to serve her family


pamalay-an

pamalay-an (inchoative gipamalay-an, imperative pamalay-i, Badlit spelling ᜉᜋᜎᜌ᜔ᜀᜈ᜔)

gipamalay-an (inchoative)
pamalay-i (imperative)

[pɐ.mɐˈl̪aɪ̯.ʔɐn̪]

gipamay-an na siya

someone has already asked her hand in marriage


pamalayi

From pam- + balayi, see pamalaye for more.


pamalaye

Standardized spelling of pamalayi. Can be analyzed as pam- + balaye (“co-parent-in-law”), so called as the parents of both partners are conventionally present at this event.

to ask a woman's hand in marriage from her parents


mamalaye

mamalaye (inchoative namalaye, imperative pamalaye, Badlit spelling ᜋᜋᜎᜌᜒ)

namalaye (inchoative)
pamalaye (imperative)

namaye na siya

he has already asked his partner's hand in marriage


dulom ang pangisip

dulom ang pangisip (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜅᜒᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

Literally, "for the mind to be darkened, become gloomy."

(figurative) to be blinded by rage, sorrow, or some other emotion


maanaa

maanaa (inchoative naanaa, Badlit spelling ᜋᜀᜈᜀ)

[mɐ.ʔɐˈn̪a.ʔɐ]

ang Ginoo maanaa kaninyo

(literary) to come to existence (near or on the speaker)


magbinuotan

magbinuotan (inchoative nagbinuotan, imperative pagbinuotan, Badlit spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜓᜂᜆᜈ᜔)

nagbinuotan (inchoative)
pagbinuotan (imperative)


buotbuot

Reduplication of buot (“have one's way”)

redup

Hari diay ka para magbuotbuot?

Are you royalty to have the guts to impose your will?

to impose one's will where one doesn't have the right or is not allowed to do so

Nganong nagbuotbuot kag palit ana?

Why did you take it on yourself to buy that?

take it upon oneself
take it upon oneself

to take it upon oneself; do without authority; do without following instructions

Wala ko nagbuotbuot.

(colloquial) to make things up; to invent, forge, devise falsely


himuot

Nahimuot siyang nagtan-aw sa iyang anak.

He took pleasure in observing his daughter.


maniudto

ceb-verb

maniudto (inchoative naniudto, imperative paniudto, Badlit spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

naniudto (inchoative)
paniudto (imperative)

Active form of paniudto. By surface analysis, mani- + udto.


daot ang buot

daot ang buot (Badlit spelling ᜇᜂᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔)

Nagdaot ang akong buot kay kulang sa tulog.

(literally, “My mood is bad because of lack of sleep.”)

I'm in a bad mood because I didn't get enough sleep.


ayo ang buot

ayo ang buot (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔)

[ˌʔa.d͡ʒo ʔɐm bʊˈʔot̪]

Moayo ang iyang buot og bisitahan siya ni Pedro.

(literally, “Her mood becomes better when she is visited by Pedro.”)

She gets in a good mood when Pedro visits her.