Bisdak Words

Sugmat means to recur unexpectedly Sugmat nasab ang hutoy sa ubo (Heavy coughing recurs)

Tugpa means to land (from flying). It is also metamophically means to sleep, recover,settle. See also batog. Ang langgam mi-tugpa sa sanga (Birds landed into the branch of a tree)Read More

Lagum means dark or faded color to darker color like brown, gray or black Sample 1. Wa nimo tarunga ug laba, lagum man lagi gihapon na (You didn’t laundry itRead More

Bawog in means curvy, not straight (as in ruler) Antonym: Tanos Ka bawog pud nimo mo linya (You’re not making a nice straight line)

Tanos means straight (as in ruler) Antonym: Hiwi, Bawog, Baliko Kamaayo nimo mo badlis oi, tanos kaayo (You’re very good in marking, very straight)  

Kumbira means a feast, banquet, or a large gathering with meal like town fiesta, birthdays, etc Asa ang kumbira karon domingo birthday man nimo? (Where are we going to celebrateRead More

Utanon refers to vegetable family like spinach, malunggay, eggplant, squash, etc as ingredients for “utan” – vegetable soup. Adto sa merkado, pamalit ug utanon (Goto the market to buy vegetables)Read More

Utan means a vegetable food/soup. Mag utan ta ron Binisaya (Let’s do vegetable soup Bisaya style) By the way, “Binisaya” Style is the way of cooking vegetables without oil orRead More