Bisdak Words

Puti ug itlog.. if understood literally, puti means white and itlog means egg, egg white, but this is a bisaya idiom, it usually refers to a person, which means, talawan,Read More

Kakak.. mitalaw.. midagan.. wa musukol. Lagmit ni gamiton kung naay tigbakay (sabong sa manok) or mga klase sa away, kung naay mudagan mao nay kakak. Sample: Talawan ang puti nga manok,Read More

Puohon.. from the word “puo”, puohon is verb means to stop the spread or growth. Sample: Dapat puohon ang mga dautan sa katilingban (We need to stop the spread of badRead More

Kapupud-an, comes from bisaya word pulo, pulo means island therefore kapupud-an means a group of islands or an archipelago. Naay kanta ani regarding sa Sugbo (A song about Cebu) in bisayaRead More

Pakgang.. (pakgangon-verb), this means to stop, break (broken), put an end. Wala nahinayon or wala nadayon. Another  related term in bisaya is napakyas. Sample: Napakgang ang mga dautang laraw (Bad intentionsRead More

Panamilit kay mulakaw na. Panamilit is same as saying goodbye in english.  Adios amigo in spanish, this is common spanish phrase in bisaya for panamilit. Sample: Panamilit na nila niRead More

Pahulagway sa dagway. In our previous post, you already know the meaning of dagway. Now, pahulagway means, to take a picture.. if we add “sa dagway,” that means to takeRead More

Dagway or panagway, pasabot ani kay hitsura, also nawong. In tagalog, it is means mukha, face in english. Sample: Gwapa iya dagway, nindot pa gyud ug batasan. (She has a beautiful face,Read More