List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 107

see talhung.

v. take a thin slice off of something Tilíbi pag ákung kalyu kay bagà pa, Slice some more off of my corn because it’s still thick. Tilíban ug dakù ang bàbà sa sag-ub arun sayun pagtíing, Slice a fairly good-sized piece off the bamboo toddy container so that it will be easy to pour water out of it.

n. television.

n. telegram; v. send a telegram. (→) n. 1. line for telegraph transmission. Nabugtù ang tiligrama maung dílì ka na makatiligráma, The telegraph wire is cut, so you can’t send a telegram; 2. telegraph post. Kabáyù nga gihukut sa tiligrama, Horse that was tethered to the telegraph post.

n. telegraph operator.

n. telegraph.

a. shrill, high-pitched voice; v. be shrill, high-pitched. Mitilíis ang singgit sa gilúgus, The girl let out a shrill scream as she was raped. Natilíis ang íyang tíngug tungud sa dipiktu sa tutunlan, Her voice became shrill due to some throat defect.

v. spin coins for gambling. Pusta úsà parabir nákù tilíkun ang usa ka dakù, Put your bet first before I twirl the penny. pa- n. a betting game twirling a coin, usually the big centavo piece, and the bettor chooses heads or tails; v. play a game of patílik.

see lunas.

omen

(from balà) n. 1. sign which portends something (not necessarily sent or known to an individual). Dautang tilimad-un ang kumíta, A comet is a bad omen; 2. indication, symptom. Musumpà sa mga tilimad-un sa kasagárang sip-un, Stops the symptom of the ordinary cold; v. signify, show as a sign or omen of. Ang lapad nga agtang nagtilimad-un sa pagkautukan, A wide forehead signifies high intelligence.

symptom

jingle

v. ring with the sound of tiny bells or the telephone. Tilingtilinga ang kampanilya, Ring the bell; n. 1. ringing sound; 2. tiny bell.

desirable

n. kind of ornamental similar to the kilála.

n. telephone; v. phone. Tilipunuhi ku, Call me up. tilipunista n. telephone operator; v. be a telephone operator.

n. 1. telescope, binoculars; 2. eyeglasses; v. 1. use, view through a telescope, binoculars; 2. drink from an upraised container (from the notion that the face is in the same position as when peering into a telescope—humorous). Sígi nang pangáun ang mga bisíta. Nagtiliskupyu na gánì ang uban, The people are eating in full swing now. Some have started making like a telescope with their bottles.

n. teletype machine.

see tulitul.