HUBAS
HUBAS is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
hubas v [B23(1); a] {1} dry up or drain liquids out.
Mihubas na ang linung-ag, The rice water has evaporated.
Nahubas ang sapà, The creek dried up.
Hubsun nímu ang ákung lúhà, Youll make me cry till I run out of tears.
Nahubsan mi.
Wà nay túbig ang tangki, We ran out of water and the tank is empty.
{1a} maka- ug danaw having big feet (lit.
that can dry up a pond by stepping into it).
{2} for patience, luck to run out.
Nagkahubas ang ákung paílub, My patience is wearing thin.
Nahubsan ku sa pálad, My luck ran out.
pa- n method of catching fish by setting a trap in a place where water runs out, either in a tidal pool or in a stream where the flow is diverted.
v {1} [A13; b(1)] catch fish by this method.
{2} [A; a12] take care of rice, corn grits until they get cooked dry.
Ikay pahubas sa linung-ag, Take care of (lit.
let dry) the rice I am cooking.
Mihubas na ang linung-ag, The rice water has evaporated.
Nahubas ang sapà, The creek dried up.
Hubsun nímu ang ákung lúhà, Youll make me cry till I run out of tears.
Nahubsan mi.
Wà nay túbig ang tangki, We ran out of water and the tank is empty.
{1a} maka- ug danaw having big feet (lit.
that can dry up a pond by stepping into it).
{2} for patience, luck to run out.
Nagkahubas ang ákung paílub, My patience is wearing thin.
Nahubsan ku sa pálad, My luck ran out.
pa- n method of catching fish by setting a trap in a place where water runs out, either in a tidal pool or in a stream where the flow is diverted.
v {1} [A13; b(1)] catch fish by this method.
{2} [A; a12] take care of rice, corn grits until they get cooked dry.
Ikay pahubas sa linung-ag, Take care of (lit.
let dry) the rice I am cooking.