List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 16

occupant

v. whistle, whistle at someone Taghúya ang túnu ánang kantáha, Whistle the tune of that song. Nasukù siya kay gitaghúyan, She got angry because someone whistled at her; n. whistling.

fairy

see banwa.

see diyut.

adj. gradual

splice

v. 1. tie things together carefully in construction. Nagtágik siya sa mga nípà didtu sa katsaw, He was tying the nipa strips to the rafters. Gitágik níya ang duha ka bulus kawáyan, He tied two bamboo poles together; 2. create something literary or musical. Maáyu siyang mutágik ug sugilánun nga kulbà hínam, He is good in composing suspenseful stories; 2a. organize or arrange words or ideas. Tagíka (itágik) únà pag-áyu ang ímung mga púlung nga igsusulti, Compose what you are going to say carefully. (→) n. something used to tie things together. -in- n. something constructed by tying. mag-r-(→) n. composer of poems or songs.

n. ticking, clicking. Tinagiktik sa rilu, Ticking of the clock; v. make the sound of tick-tick, pink-pink, or click-click. Mitagiktik ang bildu nga nahúgan sa lansang, The glass went pink-pink when the nails fell on it. Hastang nakatagiktik sa íyang makinilya, My! Her typewriter went clickety-clack.

see hilaw.

see tagulhus.

see lima.

see takilpù.

n. short, high-pitched somewhat resonant sounds: clink-clink. Tinagiltil sa kutsára, Clinking of spoons; v. make a clinking sound. Mitagiltil ang tigib nga gimartilyu, The chisel went clink-clink when he hit it with a hammer.

n. kind of tree of the second growth forest: Eugenia sp.

see byatilis.

see tagilma.

see mata.

n. 1. discoloration of teeth or surface roughness on metals, concrete, stone, due to exposure to the elements; 2. very tiny seashells found attached to stones or the bottoms of logs that have lain in the sand for a long time; v. 1. be discolored and dirtied by the elements. Munyumintu nga gitagimtiman na, A monument that has been discolored by the elements; 2. stay long s.w. (as if long enough to develop tagimtim). Gitagimtim (gitagimtiman) na lang ang lubut ug paninda, apan wà giyud muirug, He has been in business for a long time, but he has never prospered.

n. kind of tiny oyster found adhering in clumps on rocks along the shore, similar in flavor to sisi.