humay
HUMAY is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
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.