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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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