List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 159

n. tube

offspring

sugarcane

n. revenue

native

ooze

source

ransom

vindicate

exalt

uphold

v. 1. cut something at its base, very close to the surface. Tubtúba pagputul ang ságing arun sayun ang pagpanáhà, Cut the banana stalk close to the ground so it will readily grow suckers; 2. cut around something cylindrical, usually bamboo poles, little by little with short hacks, resulting in a clean finish. Tubtúbi (tubtúba) ang tumuy sa kawáyan arun malimpiyu, Cut around the tip of the bamboo pole so it will be clean; 3. make a toddy container out of a length of bamboo; a. being cut close to the surface. Tubtub rang pagkaputúla ang íyang buhuk, Her hair was cut too close to the roots; n. 1. section cut from a long piece. Usa ka tubtub nga láwas sa lubi, A section of a coconut tree trunk; 2. one node length of bamboo, usually used as a container, esp. for palm toddy.

v. for chickens to charge, flapping the wings and kicking the feet. Mutubtub ug táwu ang íyang hiniktan, His gamecock will charge at people; n. action of charging.

n. 1. tube; 2. water pipe; 3. chimney of a lamp. Gianuúsan ang túbu sa lampara, The lamp chimney is covered with soot. hínis sa — see hínis.

n. kind of edible white mushroom that grows on decaying trees. It has a tougher stipe and pileus than the úhung.

n. sugar cane. -ng palinà, pula red sugar cane. — lumhan, putì green sugar cane. paN- v. cut sugar cane for milling. Manubu ku sa ílang asyinda, I shall apply as a laborer to cut sugar cane stalks on their hacienda. katubhan n. sugar cane plantation.

v. 1. grow, become larger. Mutaas pa siya kay nagtubù pa, She will grow taller because she is still growing. Dus pulgádas ang ákung gitubúan, I grew two inches taller. Gitubúan na ang sinínà, She has outgrown her dress. Ang gitubúan sa dákit, Where the banyan tree was growing; 2. earn interest. Mutúbù ang kwartang ibangku, Money put in the bank earns interest; 3. develop feelings. Gitubúan kug kasína sa íyang paglampus, I grew envious over his success; 4. for water, dough, land to rise. Hurnúha ang harínang gimása ug mutúbù na, Put the dough in the oven when it rises. Síging magtubù ang dágat ug dì pa makalantung, The sea continues to rise until it reaches its highest point at high tide; n. 1. growth. Kusug ang túbù sa tanum, The plant grows fast; 2. interest on loan. bag-ung — see bag-u. pa- v. lend money with interest. Patubúan diay nímu tung ákung gibaylu? Are you going to charge interest on the money I borrowed? n. 1. leavening agent; 2. wall stud of bamboo. pina- n. grown, raised. Sankis nga pinatúbù sa Kalipurníya, California-grown sunkist. -in-an, -in-an(→) n. outgrown outfit. tubùtúbù n. growth on the skin. Mu rag áwum nang íyang tubùtúbù piru nagkadakù, Your growth looks like a mole, but it is getting bigger. halinub-un a. having a tendency to grow fast even with no care. Halinub-un ning sagbúta, pirmi lang hagbásan, This kind of grass grows fast. It has to be trimmed frequently.

v. 1. flow in a steady stream. Mitubud ang dugù sa dakung samad, Blood flowed from the big wound. Sandayung ang tuburan sa ulan, The rain flowed out of the gutter; 2. for liquid to leak out of a container or boat. Nagtubud ang sakayan maung sígi kung gahinúbig, The boat sprung a leak so I kept bailing out water; n. 1. water spring; 2. leak. pa-, pa-(←) sa úhung v. make people believe something about oneself which is impossible (lit. make a water flow from a mushroom). Nagpatúbud na sad sa úhung ang hambugíru, The boaster is bragging again. Ayaw pagpatúbud dinhi kay suhítu mi sa ímung kaláki, Don’t try to talk big around here because we know what you are. tuburan n. 1. spring; 2. source of something that gushes in abundance. Diyus nga tuburan sa kalúuy, All-merciful (lit. giver of all mercy) God. tinubdan n. source, origin. Tinubdan sa sapà, The brook’s source. Tinubdan sa balità, Source of news.

n. kind of medium-sized tree having small, round, green, inedible fruits in bunches growing directly from the trunk and branches: Ficus sp.

see tulbuk.