"Ukun-Ukun" is a word in CEBUANO

ukun-ukun CEBUANO
Definition:

ukun-úkun v [A3P; c1] hesitate to do s.t.
Dì ku muukun-úkun arun ingnun nga ísug ku, I wont hesitate so that theyll say that I have guts.
Ayaw ukun-ukúna (iukun-úkun) ang ímung pagdáwat, ábi pa lang wà ka kaayun, Dont hesitate to accept it or else they will think you dont appreciate it.

Few words of positivity

... as a reminder that a white man could still kill him for nothing.

Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing

WORD SUGGESTIONS
Laugh your heart out.

One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attemptsto earn some money as a street performer. Unfortunately, assoon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him anddrags him into his office. The zoo-keeper explains to the mime that the zoo's mostpopular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly and thekeeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. Heoffers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until theycan get another one. The mime accepts. So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit andenters the cage before crowd comes. He discovers that it's agreat job. He can sleep all he wants, play and make fun ofpeople and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime.However, eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires ofjust swinging on tires. He begins to notice that the people are paying moreattention to the lion in the cag e next to his. Not wanting tolose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top ofhis cage, crawls across a partition, and dangles from the topto the lion's cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious,but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo-keepercomes and gives the mime a raise for being such a goodattraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps tauntingthe lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps goingup. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over thefurious lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. Thelion gathers itself and prepares to pounce. The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and roundthe cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime startsscreaming and yelling, "Help, Help me!" but the lion is quickand pounces. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up atthe angry lion and the lion says, " Shut up you idiot! Do youwant to get us both fired?"

abir CEBUANO

abir {1} particle used in calling attention to a point in con-tention. Ang diyus makagagáhum. Abir, unsáun man nímu pagpangutána …

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agang-agang CEBUANO

agang-agang v {1} [A; b(1)] hesitate before doing s.t. Miagang-agang kug palit, mau nga naunhan aku, I hesitated before buy-ing, …

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alang-alang CEBUANO

alang-álang a {1} not quite time, unseasonable. Ang-ng na run igikan. Dì na ka kaabut, Its no use going now. …

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hunit CEBUANO

húnit a {1} tough and resilient. Húnit ang tsitsarun, lisud usápun, These pork rinds arent crisp. Theyre tough and re-silient …

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ikug CEBUANO

íkug v [B12; b3(1)c5] feel hesitant to approach s. o. for s.t. , feel embarrassed to refuse. Maíkug ka bang …

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isug CEBUANO

ísug a {1} brave, full of guts. Ísug kaáyu si Dyú kay dì mahadluk muatubang ug mikrupunu, Joe is full …

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kailikgan CEBUANO

kailikgan n person whom one hesitates to approach or refuse. Kailikgan ku nà siya kay bugtung igsúun sa ákung Máma, …

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kini CEBUANO

kini short forms: ni, king {1} this (near speaker and person spoken to). Pila man ni? How much is this? …

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kuli CEBUANO

kúlì a {1} having a hard time doing s.t. because of some obsta-cle. Kúlì kaáyu ning mahuman kay kúwang ug …

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kuydawu CEBUANO

kuydáwu watch out! be careful! Kuydáwu! May kurinti nà, Be careful! Thats a live wire. Paubanun ku ikaw apan kuydáwu …

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padlas CEBUANO

padlas v {1} [A; a12] drive s. o. out of the house. Ímu gánì kung padlásun (padlasun) dì ku magduhadúha …

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para CEBUANO

pára v {1} [A; a2b2] hail a vehicle or ask the driver to stop. Pára bay, Stop, driver! Paráha ang …

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tagana CEBUANO

tagána v [A1; c] set s.t. aside for future use, prepare s.t. before-hand for s.t. Nagtagána kug aslúnun pára sa …

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tukul CEBUANO

tukul v [A; b6] disobey by keeping silent and failing to act. Dílì ángayng tukulan ang tambag sa ímung ginikánan, …

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uknul CEBUANO

uknul v {1} [A3P; a3] be mildly surprised or startled. Mauknul (mahiuknul) giyud ang táwu nga makakità nímu, People will …

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