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  • English Loan Words in Cebuano from Wolff

    Compiled by Jessie Grace U. Rubrico

    The tendency of Filipino, the lingua franca (or, the national language in the becoming) of the Philippines  nowadays to borrow heavily from English is not a new phenomenon in Philippine languages.* Way back in 1972, John Wolff  in his A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (1972) treated as main entries a number of English words which he respelled to conform with Cebuano ortogoraphy where he adopted a three-vowel  system --a. i, u.**.

    Below is a listing of some of these words.

    Set 1
    Ceb Forms English Ceb Forms English Ceb Forms English
    abrap abrupt  antirabis  antirabies   awtumatik   automatic
    absin absent anunimus  anonymous   awtupsi  autopsy
    adbans  advance  aparisyun  apparition  awtor author
    adbaysir  adviser  apartmint  apartment  awut out
    adik addict  apidabit affidavit  awutsayd  outside
    adinuwid  adenoid  apindiks  appendix  aybru  eyebrow
    adlib  adlib apir social affair  aydi  i.d.
    admisyun admission  apir baks upper box ayis  ice
    adris  addresss apir kat upper cut aysyid  eyeshade
    adyas  adjust  aprintis  apprentice  babul gam  bubble gum
    adyinda  agenda  apustrupi  apostrophe badigard body guard
    akawntant accountant  apuwintmint  appointment  badlipanis badly punish
    aksul axle aritmitik  arithmetic badmintun badminton
    akting acting  armada armada  badyit budget
    aktris  actress  armatyur  armature bag  bag
    aktur  actor  artipisyal artificial  indibag in the bag
    aktuwal  actual asbistus  asbestos  bak-ap back up
    akurdiyun  accordion  asinsiyun  ascension  bakgrawun  background
    akwaryum aquarium asitun acetone bakir  backer
    akwintans aquaintance  astri ashtray  bakpi back pay
    akyut acute astrunut  astronaut  baktirya  bacteria
    alawans allowance asusisyon association balintayins valentines
    alpabitays  alphabitize asusyit  associate bampir  bumpir
    alyas alias  atinsiyun  attention bandyu banjo
    alyin  alien  atraksyun attraction barbityurits barbiturates
    ambisyun ambition awdisyon audition bards barge
    amirikanays americanize  awditur auditor bartindir  bartender
    ampayir  umpire  awdituryum auditorium  barumitir barometer
    animya  anemia awting  outing  baskitbul basketball
    anistisya  anesthesia awtburd outboard  batir butter
    ansir answer awtlit  outlet batiri   battery
    antina antenna awtugrap autograph baytamins vitamins
    Set   2
    bayulin violin brawun brown  diban divan
    bayulit violet  brik  brick/ break dibaydir  divider
    bayupsi  biopsy  brikdawun break down dibayid divide
    baywantik-wan buy one take one bringhawus bring house dibilup  develop
    biding bedding/bidding bris  brace didak deduct
    bigsyat big shot brislit  bracelet  didaksiyun  deduction
    bikingpawder  baking powder didikisyun dedication
    bikini  bikini  didikit  dedicate
    bikiri  bakery  brudkas broadcast   didlayin dead line
    bilt-in  built in  buki  bouquet  diklimair  declaimer
    biring  bearing  baksing  boxing  diklim  declaim
    birsiyun  version  buldusir  bulldozer  dikstrus  dextrose
    birtdi  birthday  bulibard  boulevard  dilibir  deliver
    birtibra  vertebra  bulpin  ball pen  dikurisyon  decoration
    birtikal  vertical buluntir volunteer  dilibiri buy  delivery boy
    birtkuntrul  birth control bum boom diligisyun  delegation
    bis  (home) base  burd  board (food)  dilir  dealer
    - - - board exam  - -
    bisbul  baseball  dimirit  demerit
    bisi  busy  burd pit  board feet  dimunstrit  demonstrate
    biskwit  biscuit  burnir  burner  dintist  dentist
    bits beets bus  boss  dipisit  deficit
    blak-an-wayt black and white bus bus  dipluy  deploy
    blak-awut  black out  byu  view/scenery diprisisyun  depreciation
    blak-ay black eye  damids  damage  dirikturi directory
    blakbins  black beans  dastir  duster  disil  diesel
    blakburd  black board dansir  dancer  disimal  decimal
    blakbuting block voting  datslan  dutch lunch disisyun  decision
    blakdyak  black jack  dawuntawun  downtown  diskarids  discourage
    blaking blocking dayabitis diabetes diskwalipayid disqualified
    blakmarkit  black market  dayagnus  diagnose  dismis  dismiss
    blakmil black mail  dayagram diagram dispatsir  dispatcher
    blap  bluff  dayal  dial  dispinsisiyun  dispensation
    blits  bleach  dayalog  dialog  distsards  discharge
    blu  blue  dayapir  diaper  ditiktib  detective
    blu-awut  blow out  dayariya  diarrhea  dram  dram, drum
    blumir  bloomers  dayhard  die hard  dramatic  dramatik
    blusil  blue seal  dayib  dive  dramir  drummer
    bluwir  blower  dayik  dike  drap awut  drop out
    bra  bra dayis  dice drapir  dropper
    bradir  brother (frat) dayit diet  drayib drive
    brandi  brandy  daynamu  dynamo  drayer  drier
    bras  brush  daysik  dissect  dribul  dribble
    Set  3
    dril  drill  gartir  garter  humrum  home room
    dripwud  drift wood  gaskit  gasket  hurspawir  horse power
    drisir  dresser gib-an tik  give and take  hutil  hotel
    drismiking  dressmaking  gim  game  huspital  hospital
    druwing drawing  giprap  gift wrap  igbitir  egg beater
    druwir  drawer  girdul  girdle  ignudul  egg noodle
    duktur  doctor  gitpas  gate pass  iksirsayis  exercise
    dumistik sayans  domestic science  graduwit  graduate  iksaminisyun  examination
    dunat intir  do not enter granstan  grandstand  iksampul  example
    duplikit  duplicate  grap graft/graph iksibisyun  exhibition
    durbil door bell grawundid  grounded iksibit  exhibit
    duwit duet  grusiri  grocery iksit  exit
    dyablis  jobless  halublak  hollow block  ikskursiyun  excursion
    dyads  judge  hangir  hanger  ikspan  expand
    dyag  jog  han-grinid  hand grenade  iksri  x-ray
    dyak  jack  hanting nayip  hunting knife ikstinsiyun  extension
    dyaging  jogging  hapslip  half slip  ikstiryur  exterior
    dyakpat  jock pot  hardwir  hardware  ikstra  extra
    dyakit  jacket  haslir  hustler  ilibitur  elevator
    dyakstun jackstone  hatdug  hotdog iliksyun  election
    dyalusi  jalousy  hatkik  hot cake  iliktrik  electric
    dyam  jam  haybald high blood iliktrisyan  electrician
    dyamburi  jamboree  haydyamp  high jump  ilimintari  elementary
    dyampir  jumper  hayskul high school  ilitirit  illiterate
    dyangk  junk  haywi  highway  imbuyis  invoice
    dyanitur  janitor  haywis  high waist  imigrant  immigrant
    dyili  jelly hibiwit  heavy weight  imirdyinsi  emergency
    dyim  gym  hidban  head band  imitisyun  imitation
    dyimnastiks  gymnastics  hidkwartir  headquarter  impurtid  imported
    dyimnisiyum  gymnasium  hilmit  helmet  indak  induct
    admisyun admission  hiltsintir  health center  indispir  in despair
    dyinuwin  genuine  hirpin  hair pin  indyiksiyun  injection
    dyip  jeep  hirsayans  hair science  inkyubitur  incubator
    dyiru  zero hit- an mis  hit and miss inlards  enlarge
    dyit plin  jet plane  hit-anran  hit and run  inpurmir  informer
    dyiwil  jewel  huld-ap  hold up  insayid dyab inside job
    dyukbaks  jukebox  huldir  holder  insiyur  insure
    dyuti  duty  istak huldir  stock holder  inspiksiyun  inspection
    dyuy rayding  joy riding  hult  halt  inspiktur  inspector
    gardin  garden  humbis  home base  institusyun  institution
    garisun  garrison  humisayid  homecide  instityut  institute
    Set 4
    insumniya  insomnia  lungslib  long sleeve  mutur  motor
    intinsiyun intention  lupir  loafer  mutursaykul  motor cycle
    intirbyu  interview lusyun  lotion  nak-awut  knock out
    intiryur  interior  manwal  manual  niktay  necktie
    intrabinus  intravenous  manyak  maniac  nudul sup  noodle soup
    iskram  scram maratun  marathon  nukliyar  nuclear
    isplit  split  margarin  margarine nurmal  normal
    istritkat  straight cut  markir  marker  nusul  nozzle
    karat  carat  marsyal  marshall  nutbuk  notebook
    krak  crack  masinggan  machine gun  nutikal  nautical
    krismas  christmas  masturbisyun  masturbation  nyus  news
    kumbinsiyun  convention  matimatiks mathematics  nyusbuy  newsboy
    labil  label  matiriyal  material  nyutral  neutral
    labing loving  matirniti  maternity  pablisir  publisher
    labsik  love sick  matrimunyal  matrimonial  pablisiti  publicity
    labsit  love set  matris  mattress  pading  padding
    lads  lodge  mawutpis  mouth piece  pak-ap  pack up
    ladyir  lodger  midal  medal  pakids  package
    lak  lock  midikal  medical  paking  packing
    lakir laquer midtik  med tech  pakit  pocket
    langrabir  land grabber  midtirm  mid term  pakshul  foxhole
    lanlidi  land lady  mid-ab anur  maid of honor paksiyun  faction
    last dil  last deal  midwayp  midwife  pambut  pump boat
    lastrip  last trip midyur  major  pamilyar  familiar
    laybrari  library  mikanikal  mechanical  pankik  pan cake
    layik  like  mik-ap  make up  panuramik  panoramic
    layning  lining  mimurays  memorize  papkurn  pop corn
    laytir  lighter  miniral mineral  paralisis  paralysis
    liawt  lay out  miniskirt  mini skirt  parapin  paraffin
    libiral  liberal  mintul  menthol  parapirnalya  paraphernalia
    libisrisyun  liberation  misyun  mission  pardun  pardon
    lidir  leader  mistik  mistake  parking  parking
    lidis dringk  ladies drink  mistiri tyun  mystery tune  parti  party
    ligings leggings  misyunibirs miss universe  partayim  part time
    liktyur  lecture  mukasin  moccasin  partikular  particular
    linulyum  linoleum  mulasis  molasses  partisiyun  partition
    lip-an rayt  left and right  murdir  murder pasitib positive
    lipstik  lipstick  musyun  motion payramid pyramid
    lukimya  leukemia  mutil  motel pidbak feedback
    lungdistans  long distance  nars  nurse pilbaks pill box
    lungnik  long neck  nat kawuntid  not counted pinggiring fingering
    lungpli  long play  natural  natural pirsunal personal
    Set 5
    pisikal physical praymari primary purk an-bins pork and beans
    piskal fiscal (DA) prilansir free lancer purk tsap pork chop
    pispan fish pond priliminari preliminary purmal formal
    pistayim peace time primatyur premature purman foreman
    pistun piston prinatal prenatal purmula formula
    pitisyun petition prinsipal principal pursip forcep
    pitsir pitcher prisir freezer pursir purser
    plag-in plug in priskrayb prescribe pusbutun push button
    plagpul flag pole priskripsiyon prescription pusibli possible
    plagsirimoni flag ceremony priwar prewar pusisyun position
    plas balb flush bulb prubinsiyal provincial puspun postpone
    plaslayit flashlight prudyusir producer pustmastir postmaster
    plastik plastic prugram program putbul foot ball
    plastir plaster prumusyun promotion putustat photostat
    platun platoon prumut promote pyur pure
    play-awi  fly away prunawuns pronounce rabit rabbit
    playwit fly weight prupaganda propaganda rabis rabies
    playwud plywood prupisyun profession radar radar
    plitnamber plate number prutiksiyun protection radikal radical
    plurwaks floor wax prut kik fruit cake ragid rugged
    praktikal practical puding pudding rak-an-rul rock and roll
    praktis practice pud kuluring food coloring rambul ramble
    prantsit front seat puldir folder rawun round
    praybasi privacy pulhawus full house rayit han right hand
    praybit private punpal phone pal rayut riot
    prayd tsikin fried chicken pupular popular riaksiyun reaction
    Set 6
    ribal rival risuriksiyun resurrection sayid bit side bet
    ribarun rebound ritayir retire sayid wuk  sidewalk
    ribisiyun revision riting rating saylinsir silencer
    ribyu review ritrit retreat sibil sirbis civil service
    ridi ready riturnbawut return bout sibilyan civilian
    rid karpit red carpet ruling ruling sikrit secret
    ridyun region rulir ruler siksiyun section
    rigular regular rulkul roll call siktur sector
    rikrak ricrac rup gardin roof garden silupin cellophane
    riktanggul rectangle rural rural simbal cymbal
    rilaks relax rutisiyun rotation simistir semester
    rindyir ranger rutunda rotonda simpul simple
    rim ream sabdyik subject singir singer
    ripir repair sayidlayin sideline sinsitib sensitive
    ripitisiyun repetition sakir soccer sinsur censor
    ripliksiyun reflection salutaturyan salutatorian sintimintal sentimental
    ripliktur reflector samir summer sipir zipper
    ripridyiritur refrigerator sampul sample sipsayid ship side
    riprisment refreshment sanburn sunburn siramiks ceramics
    rirayit rewrite sanglas sun glasses sirbis service
    risayin resign sanitari inspiktur sanitary inspector sirkul circle
    risaytal recital sanwits sandwitch sirkular circular
    risipi recipe sayans science sirkus circus
    ristawran restaurant sayantist scientist sirtipay certify
    Set 7
    sitwasyun situation syaping shopping trak truck
    subdibayid subdivide syapirun chaperone traktur tractor
    subdibisyun subdivision syawir shower transaksiyun transaction
    submit submit syiring shirring transistur transistor
    subpina subpoena syurt kat short cut transkrip transcript
    sulusiyun solution tak-in tuck in transmisyun transmission
    sunata sonata tambling tumbling transmit transmit
    supa sofa tamtaks thumb tacks transmitir transmitter
    supirbisrur supervisor tnagkiyu thank you transpir transfer
    supirmarkit supermarket tapnatsir topnocher trapik traffic
    surbi survey targit target trayanggul triangle
    surindir surrender tayimkipir time keeper tsampiyun champion
    surplas surplus tayipraytir typewriter tsans chance
    syurt pants short pants tayming timing tsaplin chaplain
    susayid suicide timsung theme song tsapstik chopstick
    susyal social timwurk team work tsarming charming
    susyalayit socialite tinis tennis tsart chart
    swipir sweeper tirminal terminal(us) tsik check
    swipstik sweepstakes tisting testing tsirman chairman
    switir sweater tistir tester tsuwinggam chewing gum

    *Refer to the article Metamorphosis of Filipino in this same website.

    **It must be noted that these words are very much in use nowadays, although the spelling may be a little different due to the 5-vowel ortography preference of modern day speakers and writers.

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