BALINSAY
BALINSAY is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
balinsay n k.
o.
game of tossing a handful of small objects, usu-ally cowries, to be caught by the back of the hand, and then tossed again caught on the palm.
The pieces that fall to the floor are paired o?
.
In each pair one is made to hit the other by flicking it.
If the player misses or hits more than one piece, hes burnt (pasù) and loses his turn.
The object is to get rid of the pieces without losing ones turn.
v {1} [C2; ac] play balin-say.
{2} [A] toss things in the air as if playing balinsay.
Dì balinsáyun ang kwarta kay makagábà, Dont flip money in the air because it will bring you divine retribution.
o.
game of tossing a handful of small objects, usu-ally cowries, to be caught by the back of the hand, and then tossed again caught on the palm.
The pieces that fall to the floor are paired o?
.
In each pair one is made to hit the other by flicking it.
If the player misses or hits more than one piece, hes burnt (pasù) and loses his turn.
The object is to get rid of the pieces without losing ones turn.
v {1} [C2; ac] play balin-say.
{2} [A] toss things in the air as if playing balinsay.
Dì balinsáyun ang kwarta kay makagábà, Dont flip money in the air because it will bring you divine retribution.