Cebuano
n. a supernatural being of dwarfish proportions with a strong body of iron or stone, said to inhabit isolated cliffs and caves. It is popularly said that the machinery in sugar mills is under the control of a tírung and it will not function unless he is fed. Hence, children are popularly threatened to be fed to this monster. Hílak arun iláwug ta ka sa tírung, Keep crying and I’ll feed you to the monster.
Cebuano
see tulungan. see túlung.
Cebuano
n. an ethnic group in Upi, Cotabato.
Cebuano
n. terrorism; v. terrorize. Mudaug lang siya kun tirurismúhun níya ang butanti, He will win only if he terrorizes the voters.
Cebuano
v. squeeze nits or lice with the thumbnail or an itchy part of the body between the thumbnails. Tirusa ang mga katul sa ákung likud, Squeeze the itchy places on my back between your nails.
Cebuano
see tarúti.
Cebuano
n. test in school; v. have a test. Ákù mung tísun báhin sa asayinmint, I’ll give you a test on the assignment.
Cebuano
v. tease the hair. Tísa ákung buhuk, Tease my hair.
Cebuano
n. kind of single-seeded fruit, the size and shape of a small pear with bright yellow, inedible skin and flesh which is sweet and fleshy but dry: Lucuma nervosa.
Cebuano
n. roofing tile.
Cebuano
n. tile
Cebuano
see tísas.
Cebuano
v. brick
Cebuano
v. sit or stand straight; have a bent back straightened. Mitisar ang kadíti dáyung salúdu, The cadet stood straight and executed a salute. Matisar pa nang ímung pagkabakù, Your bent posture can still be corrected; a. straight in posture.
Cebuano
n. chalk
Cebuano
n. chalk; v. use, apply chalk on something (→) see tísas, v.
Cebuano
(from mistísa) n. woman with some Caucasian blood or features (slang).
Cebuano
n. one who has tuberculosis; v. be, become a tubercular.
Cebuano
n. a sport shirt that slips over the head: T-shirt, polo shirt; v. wear a T-shirt.
Cebuano
n. thesis, dissertation for a degree; v. write a thesis.
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