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usa ka katarúngan
Tubag nga gisukad (gipanukad) sa usa ka katarúngan nga dílì malális, An answer based on an indisputable reason.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

under Kúblái Kaan
He was the chief astronomer under Kúblái Kaan" [to whom he was presented in 1262; he was born in 1231.—H. C.] "It must be remembered that there was a special vitality among the Chinese under the Yuen with regard to the arts and sciences, and the Emperor had the choice of artizans and men of science from all countries.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

usa ka kanal
Ang duha ka línaw dugtúngun sa usa ka kanal, The two ponds will be linked together by a canal.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

up kĕna kot
At this game a trick is called sapudi ; to sweep the board is pukol tani ; and the players who get no tricks at all are said to be sold up ( kĕna kot ).
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

us kind keepers
Give us kind keepers, heavens!—What were these?
— from The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by William Shakespeare

ug kalaykáyun kalaykáyan
Mukalma ang kabúhì ug kalaykáyun (kalaykáyan) ang tiyan, A burning stomach calms down when you massage it in a digging motion.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

ug kini kanà
Ang atup sa ámung balay mau gihápun, nípà, The roof of our house is the usual kind—of palm thatch. — lang see lámang , 2c1 . — kini ug kini, — kanà ug kanà in giving excuses, reasons or alibis: it is because of this, because of that.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

usa ka kalag
Walà giyuy bisag usa ka kalag nagtikawtikaw sa íla, Not a soul stirred in the house.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

usa ka kabinit
Nag-únay ang púnu ug radiyu kay gibutang ang duha sa usa ka kabinit, The radio and phonograph are a single unit because they were put in one cabinet.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

unto king Kuçanabha
And when the sacrifice had commenced, that son of Brahmā, the exceedingly noble Kuça, spake unto king Kuçanabha, saying, 'O son, there will be born unto thee a virtuous son like to thyself: thou wilt obtain even Gādhi,—and through him enduring fame in this world.'
— from The Rāmāyana, Volume One. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam by Valmiki

us kind keepers
Give us kind keepers, heavens!
— from Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest by William Shakespeare

ubiquitous Kaffir kept
Sometimes one ox would be restive and ‘moo’ to his mates, or gallop wildly hither and thither; but always the persistent, ubiquitous Kaffir kept in touch with his beast, talking to him softly like a man and a brother, and guiding him the way he should go.
— from The Romance of Modern Sieges Describing the personal adventures, resource and daring of besiegers and beseiged in all parts of the world by Edward Gilliat

under Kiroda Kiyotaku
At the same time a military and naval expedition under Kiroda Kiyotaku, seconded by Inouye Bunda, sailed for Kang-wha with a fleet of gunboats, containing in all some 800 men.
— from The History of Korea (vol. 2 of 2) by Homer B. (Homer Bezaleel) Hulbert

und klonische Krampf
S CHUSTER , "Tonische und klonische Krampf des ganzen rechten Facialis," Archiv f. Psychiatrie u. Nervenkrankheiten , 1904, p. 288.
— from Tics and Their Treatment by Henry Meige

usa ka kumkum
Musakbut kug usa ka kumkum bugas, I will scoop out a handful of rice.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff


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