KABU

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

kabù v [A; a] {1} dip water, scoop solids out of a container.
Kabuun ta ning túbig sa tangki, Dip the water out of the tank.
Ayawg ikabù ang ímung básu sa bugas, Dont use your glass to scoop the rice out.
{1a} [A2] take in some water in tilting to one side.
Pagtakílid sa barku, nakakabù giyug diyútayng túbig, When the ship listed, it took in some water in the process.
{2} fetch water.
Túa siya sa atábay, nagkabù, Hes at the well, fetching water.
{3} [a12] make, use as water dipper.
n s.t.
used as a dipper or scoop.
kab-anan n {1} container for fetching water.
{2} place from which water is fetched.
{3} s.t.
used to dip or scoop up.
paN- v [A2; b6] catch fish fry with a dip net.
Mangabù mig bangus páras púnung, We will catch the fry of milkfish with a dip net for the fishpond.

Similar Cebuano Words

More Cebuano Words