HUMAY
HUMAY is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
humay n general term for rice.
sa bantuk, kamad-an n upland rice.
a two-faced (slangon analogy of milled rice grains which are pointed at both ends).
Humay nang bayhána, paayuáyu sa atúbang, apan nanglibak diay inigtalikud, That woman is two-faced.
She is nice to your face, but when you turn your back, she talks against you.
v {1} [A] have rice for a meal, cook rice.
Gihumayan nákug lúgaw ang bátà, I cooked rice porridge for the baby.
{2} [A; c1] plant rice and not some other crop.
Humaya (ihumay) na lang nang parsiláha, Just plant that parcel to rice.
humayhúmay n {1} ersatz rice made of dried cassava shreds, eaten in place of rice or corn.
{2} k.
o.
plant similar to cattails: Typha capensis.
v [A; a2] make ersatz rice.
-an, ka-an n rice field.
-ánun n rice magnate.
ting- n harvest season for rice.
-únun n piece of land intended to be planted to rice.
sa bantuk, kamad-an n upland rice.
a two-faced (slangon analogy of milled rice grains which are pointed at both ends).
Humay nang bayhána, paayuáyu sa atúbang, apan nanglibak diay inigtalikud, That woman is two-faced.
She is nice to your face, but when you turn your back, she talks against you.
v {1} [A] have rice for a meal, cook rice.
Gihumayan nákug lúgaw ang bátà, I cooked rice porridge for the baby.
{2} [A; c1] plant rice and not some other crop.
Humaya (ihumay) na lang nang parsiláha, Just plant that parcel to rice.
humayhúmay n {1} ersatz rice made of dried cassava shreds, eaten in place of rice or corn.
{2} k.
o.
plant similar to cattails: Typha capensis.
v [A; a2] make ersatz rice.
-an, ka-an n rice field.
-ánun n rice magnate.
ting- n harvest season for rice.
-únun n piece of land intended to be planted to rice.