"Swirti" is a word in CEBUANO
swirti n dikasáhus bad luck or misfortune of a sort that shouldnt normally be happening to the person.
Tituláda nga naminyug buguy.
Mu na nay nganlag swirting dikasáhus, A girl with a degree marrying a no-good.
Thats what they call jerked-meat luck.
swirti n {1} luck, good fortune.
Ug may swirti ka makahálin ka ug tulu ka tíbi ang simána, With luck you can sell three TV sets a week.
Swirti nga nahitabù tu kay nahibaw-an ang íyang binúang, It was a good thing that that happened because I found out what he had been doing.
{2} fate, fortune.
Íyang swirti nga maminyù ug bálu, It is her fate to marry a widower.
Swirti nga naabut ang amahan ug naabtan sila, Unfortunately the father arrived and they were caught in the act.
v {1} [A12; b8] do s.t.
lucky by chance.
Nakaswirti ku ug pílì sa únang ganti, By luck I picked the one that won first prize.
{2} [A23; a4] be, get to be lucky.
Muswirti usáhay pud ang ákung pangisdà, Sometimes I turn out lucky in my fishing.
swirtiswirti a chancy, a matter of luck.
Swirtiswirti kanúnay ang panágat ug maáyu nga mangítà ka ug trabáhu, Fishing is a chancy occupation, and you would do better to look for work.
v [A13; a4] be, get to be lucky at times.
Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.
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