USIK
USIK is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
úsik a waste.
Úsik kaáyung ilábay ning kan-úna!
What a waste to throw this food away.
Úsik, wà ku makapalit!
What a pity, I couldnt buy it.
n name given to a variety of types of sorcery all of which cause grave illness.
{1} k.
o.
sorcery similar to voodoo, in which s.t.
is done to a representation of the victim, which in turn hurts the victim.
{2} k.
o.
sorcery inserting insects into the victim.
v {1} [A; a3b(1)] waste.
Dì ku mag-úsik ug panahun, I wont waste my time.
Wà nákù usíki ang kwarta, I did not spend the money uselessly.
{1a} [b4] feel bad over the loss or waste of s.t.
Giusíkan ku sa mga kahigayúnang ímung gipalabay, I regret all the opportunities you allowed to go by.
{2} [A1; a3] spill s.t.
out of a container, thus wasting it.
Daghang kan-ung naúsik sa lamísa, You spilled a lot of rice on the table.
{2a} ang, ug dugù v [a3b3] spill blood.
Kung kinahanglánun, usíkan nákug dugù ang pagpanalípud sa ákung yútang natawhan, I will shed my blood in the defense of my native land if necessary.
{3} [b4] be a victim of the sorcery úsik.
() n things that spill or fall o?
onto s.t.
Kining mátang sa paggaling daghag usik, This way of milling results in a lot of spillage.
-an() a wasteful, extravagant.
Usikan kaáyu siya, She is very wasteful.
n sorcerer who can practice úsik.
ma-un a having or entailing waste.
Mausíkun nga paági, Wasteful procedure.
Anak nga mausíkun, The Prodigal Son.
Úsik kaáyung ilábay ning kan-úna!
What a waste to throw this food away.
Úsik, wà ku makapalit!
What a pity, I couldnt buy it.
n name given to a variety of types of sorcery all of which cause grave illness.
{1} k.
o.
sorcery similar to voodoo, in which s.t.
is done to a representation of the victim, which in turn hurts the victim.
{2} k.
o.
sorcery inserting insects into the victim.
v {1} [A; a3b(1)] waste.
Dì ku mag-úsik ug panahun, I wont waste my time.
Wà nákù usíki ang kwarta, I did not spend the money uselessly.
{1a} [b4] feel bad over the loss or waste of s.t.
Giusíkan ku sa mga kahigayúnang ímung gipalabay, I regret all the opportunities you allowed to go by.
{2} [A1; a3] spill s.t.
out of a container, thus wasting it.
Daghang kan-ung naúsik sa lamísa, You spilled a lot of rice on the table.
{2a} ang, ug dugù v [a3b3] spill blood.
Kung kinahanglánun, usíkan nákug dugù ang pagpanalípud sa ákung yútang natawhan, I will shed my blood in the defense of my native land if necessary.
{3} [b4] be a victim of the sorcery úsik.
() n things that spill or fall o?
onto s.t.
Kining mátang sa paggaling daghag usik, This way of milling results in a lot of spillage.
-an() a wasteful, extravagant.
Usikan kaáyu siya, She is very wasteful.
n sorcerer who can practice úsik.
ma-un a having or entailing waste.
Mausíkun nga paági, Wasteful procedure.
Anak nga mausíkun, The Prodigal Son.