KULI

KULI is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

kúlì a {1} having a hard time doing s.t.
because of some obsta-cle.
Kúlì kaáyu ning mahuman kay kúwang ug panahun, This is going to be hard to finish because there isnt enough time.
Kúlì ta makasakay ug mag-uwan, We have a hard time getting trans-portation when it rains.
{2} reluctant.
Kúlì siyang musugut, I doubt if he will consent to that.
Kúlì kaáyu sa ákung buut ning pagpangáyug ámut, I find it very much against my will to ask for contributions.
{3} seldom, rarely.
Kúlì siya muanhi, He seldom comes here.
Kúlì kang kakità ug dunsilya dinhi, You rarely find virgins here.
v [B; a2] have a hard time doing s.t.
Ngánung mukúlì ka paghátag sa ímung anak?
Why do you find it hard to give s.t.
to your own child?
Kun muhátag ka, hátag dáyun.
Ngánung kulíun pa man?
If you want to give, all right, give.
Why make it so hard?
ma- a = kúlì.
v [B1; b3c] be hes-itant, be reluctant.
Magmakúlì ku sa pagpaiskuyla ug tapulan, Im reluctant to send a lazy person to school.
ka-an n obstacle, di?
culty.
Mga kakulían nga dì kapugngan, Circumstances be-yond our control.
ma-un a hesitant, reluctant.
Makulíun kaáyu siyang nikúyug nákù, She was very hesitant to go with me.

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