List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 105

v. filch, swipe something usually of small value. Kinsay nagtíkuy sa ákung mansánas diri sa lamísa? Who swiped my apple from the table?

v. for something baked to fall, settle and harden while baking; n. 1. fallen cake; 2. dough left over, not enough to make a whole cake, but at least enough to form into something; 2a. the youngest child in a family, still comparatively small in size (humorous—from the notion that tíkuy is a cake, not full-sized, made from the leftovers).

v. for a liquid to spill over. Hináyag dala ang tásà kay mutikwà ang kapi, Carry the cup carefully so the coffee does not spill. Ayawg tikwáa inigkáwus nímu, Don’t spill the water when you fetch it.

v. tip over to the side. Dakung balud mitikwang sa sakayan, A big wave tipped the boat over to its side. Tikwánga ang barsahan arun mayabu ang sulud, Tip the sled over to get the load off.

n. 1. sound made by a hawk; 2. name given to hawks or buzzards which sound tikwì: the ananangkil and the banug; v. 1. produce such a sound. Mutikwì ang banug inigkakitag madágit, The hawk goes tikwì when he spies a prey; 2. fondle a baby by imitating a hawk’s sound raising the hand and letting it fall in some part of the body to tickle it in imitation of a preying hawk.

v. get stiff in death (slang). Nagtikwì na ang táwung naghíkug sa dihang hindiskubrihan, The man who committed suicide was already stiff when they found him.

capsize

see tikláub.

tumble

v. 1. close gently. Mutikyup ang hibìhibì kun makahilan, The leaves of the touch-me-not close when you touch it. 2. for darkness to close in. Mitikyup ang kagabhíun binyáan ang láing adlaw, Night came leaving behind another day; 2a. for lights to dim, cause them to do so. Tikyúpi (tikyúpa) ang sugà kun matúlug ka na, Turn the lamp down when you go to sleep; 3. fold something flat over haphazardly once or twice. Tikyúpa (itikyup) lang ang banig arun dì kan-un ang humay sa manuk, Fold the mat so that the chicken won’t get at the rice on it.

v. thoroughly clean rice of chaff, bran, unhusked grains, etc. Til-ági ang bugas únà lung-ága, Clean the rice before you cook it.

n. kind of worm having hairs that cause a severe itch, commonly found in monkeypod (akasya) trees; v. be stung by such a worm.

jet

see tilíis.

v. for liquids, usually urine, to stream out with force. Kinsay mitil-is (nanil-is) sa ákung tanum? Who urinated on my plants? n. urine.

n. food prepared esp. for someone recuperating from something v. feed health food to someone Ug nahadagat pa, dì ikatil-ug, Terribly homely. (Lit. If it were a fish, it could not be used to feed a person recuperating from an illness.) Maáyu itil-ug ang mayamáya, Red snapper is good for someone recuperating from an illness. — sa hilánat n. boil that comes out after one is cured of fever; v. have a boil as an after-effect of fever. Gitil-úgan ang ákung hilánat, I had a boil as an after-effect of my fever. -un(→) n. kind of food good for convalescents.

lick

licking

n. cloth, textile. — mitalika wire screen of fine mesh; v. screen something with screening wire.

v. 1. lick something (normally not the lips). Hápit mutílà sa ímung tiil kanang nanguyab nímu, Your suitor nearly licks your foot. Gitiláan sa irù ang íyang núka, The dog licked his sores; 2. get something out of someone or something Daghan kag amígu kun dúna pa silay matílà nímu, You’ll have lots of friends if there is something they can get out of you; 3. obtain, get something out of something Wà tay matílà dinhi? Isn’t there anything to get out of this place? 4. — ug háp v. for a certain quantity to be consumed entirely. Gitiláag háp ang ákung swildu tungud sa daghang bayranan, The bills completely ate up my salary.