Meaning of labtik

labtik

Cebuano

flick


labtik

Cebuano

n. snap


labtik

Cebuano

v. 1. strike with a flicking or snapping motion. Labtíkan tikaw sa lastiku, I’ll flick the rubber band at you. Hilabtikan ka sa nawung ug buy-an ku ring sanga, You’ll get lashed in the face if I let go off this branch suddenly; 2. for a mechanism to click or snap. Nagpúsing pa ku, nilabtik na diay ang kamira, I was still posing, but the camera had already clicked; 2a. for the heart to beat. Milabtik ang ákung dughan sa kahinangup, My heart beat with joy at seeing her; n. 1. whip or something to flick at something; 1a. reins of a carabao: a rope usually about 3–4 meters long attached to the end of the nose cord (pangilung). It is snapped on the carabao’s back to urge it on. 2. action of flicking. pa- hint, something said indirectly. Ang íyang mulù nga wà pay swildu ági lag palabtik nga muhulam siyag kwarta, His complaints that he hadn’t been paid were just his way of hinting that he’d like to borrow money; v. give hints.