ban-uk
BAN-UK is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
ban-uk n sickness caused by a spirit of the woods (banwaá-nun) which intrudes sand, feathers, and hairs into the body. The sickness results from bathing in streams or bathing any-where on Tuesdays and Fridays or may be on the instigation of a sorcerer. The symptoms are stomach pain followed by intense itchy rashes. The cure is túub. v [A; a4b4] cause to get ban-uk. ban-uk a {1} lush, plentiful in growth. Ban-uk kaáyu ang sagbut sa ákung pilapilan, Weeds are growing lush in my rice field. {2} for a mass to be well-packed. Pwirting ban-úka sa baráha sa kahun. Maglisud ta paghulbut ug usa, The cards are very tightly packed into the box. Well have a hard time taking one. v {1} [B26; c1] get packed in tight. {2} [B; aPb] become lush. Nagkaban-uk ang buhuk ni Bal nga nagkadakù, Bals hair is becoming thicker as he is growing bigger.