saka
SAKA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
saka v {1} [A; ac] climb, bring s.t. up. Nagsaka sa hagdan, Going up the stairs. Kinsay nagsaka sa ákung malíta? Who brought my suitcase upstairs? Sak-un ku nang hinug nga kaimítu, I will climb to get that ripe star apple. Isaka ning antína sa ibabaw sa atup, Put this antenna up on the roof. {1a} [b(1)] work o? a debt by gathering coconuts. Sak-an ku ang ákung útang nímu, Ill work o? my debt to you by gathering coconuts. {2} [A; a2b2] break into the house. Gisaka na mig kaduha, Our house has already been broken into twice. {3} [A; b6] lodge, stay in. Mu nay ákung gisak-an sa istudiyanti pa ku, Thats where I stayed when I was a student. n {1} yield of coconut trees. Pilay saka ning ímung kalubian? How much does your plantation yield? {1a} action of climbing or gathering coconuts. {2} action of coming to stay at s. o. s place. Káda saka níya sa ámù magdala giyud siyag sinugátan, Every time he comes to stay with us he brings a present. {2a} one who is staying at s. o. s place temporarily. kanáug v [A; a2] go in and out of a house. Mga bátang nagsaka kanáug ug dúlà, Children running in and out of the house playing. {2} go up and down. lugsung n going up and down. Dálang saka lugsung, A road that goes up and down. () v {1} [A; ac] go, bring uphill. Tuktuk nga bungtud nga dì masákag trák, A steep road that a truck cannot negotiate. {2} [A2S] rise to a high degree. Gasíging sáka ang prisyu, The prices keep rising. {3} [A2] formally ask permission to marry. Ugmà musáka na sila si Pidru sa ka Maríya, Tomorrow Pedro and his family will ask for Marias hand. {4} [A2; c] gain stones in a game of sungkà (putting them in the home base). {5} [A12; c6] carry numbers in adding or multiplying. Singkuwinta idus. Ibutang ang dus ug isáka ang singku, Fifty-two. Write down two and carry your five. {6} [A2; b6] for a school of fish to go near the shore. Ang mga bansíkul musáka sa búlan sa Máyu, The mackerel come near the shore in the month of May. {7} [A2; c] for a boat to put into shelter. Musáka ang mga barku ning luúka basta magdáut ang tyimpu, The boats put into this cove when the weather is not good. {8} [A] for cards to come to one. {8a} [A12; b4] draw cards. Kun sakáan kug maáyung baráha, If I get good cards. n {1} set of cards coming up. {2} rental for a gambling device. {3} bag-ung s. o. who has just recently become popular. Bag-ung sáka pa siya sa buksing mau nga sikat kaáyu, He is a new boxing star so he is very popular. 4, 5 = saka, n. kanáug = saka kanáug. us-us = saka kanáug, 2. pa-() v {1} [A; c] file a charge, application, petition. Ká-sung ákung gipasáka bátuk níya, The case I filed against him. {2} [A; c56] file, pass a law. Wà pa ikapasáka ang balaudnun, The bill hasnt been passed (or filed). {3} [A1; b6] rent out a gambling device. paN-() v [A2] climb up to pick. Túa, nanáka ug lubi, Hes picking coconuts. sakaan n in a sungkà game, the hole nearest the home base (balayan)so called because that is where the stones go into the home base from (sáka, 4). -da() n group of people recruited to work in another place. Adúnay sakáda sa mga trabahadur sa asyinda, They are recruiting la-bor for the plantation. v [A; a] recruit workers. sinak-an a {1} amount paid to a person picking coconuts. {2} gift of the groom to the bride following the marriage ceremony. {3} amount paid by a parent of children enrolled in a public school to pay for minor projects. {4} food and drinks stored up in a house one has moved into, enough to last for three days, usually including a slaughtered animal. The purpose of doing this is magical: it assures that the owner will not run out of anything while he lives there. mag-r-(), maN-r-() n coconut picker. sakaun a s.t. one has to climb if he is to reach it. Layù ang íla ug sakaun pa, Their place is far away and you have to climb to get there.