GUNGIS
GUNGIS is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
gúngis paN- v [A23] have grown old in a place, position, or job.
Suhítu siya kay nanggúngis na sa katungdánan, He knows the ropes because he has been in that job all his life.
sa hiktanan become a spinster (lit.
grow old in the place one is tied up).
Nanggúngis nang bayhána sa hiktanan tungud sa kapilian, That woman became a spinster because of her choosiness.
Suhítu siya kay nanggúngis na sa katungdánan, He knows the ropes because he has been in that job all his life.
sa hiktanan become a spinster (lit.
grow old in the place one is tied up).
Nanggúngis nang bayhána sa hiktanan tungud sa kapilian, That woman became a spinster because of her choosiness.