List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 17

jingle

n. 1. jingling or clanging sound; 2. resounding, ringing of voice. Tagingting ang mandù sa sultan, The sultan’s command resounded; v. go ting-ting or clang-clang. Nabátì níya ang tinagingting sa panagsingkì sa duha ka kris, She heard the cling-clang of the two swords. Tagingtínga (itagingting) ang kwarta kun minì ba, Make the coin jingle to see if it’s fake. paN- v. for harsh words to ring in one’s ears. Nanagingting sa íyang dalunggan ang kasábà sa amahan, Her father’s scolding rang in her ears.

v. go away from or arrive at a place, one by one or in small numbers. Nagtaginhus pag-abut ang mga mananagat sa baybáyun, The fishermen arrived at the shore one by one. Culu- see taginhus.

grime

n. dirt, grime that is stuck hard on something v. have dirt sticking hard on something Gitagiptipan ang labábu, The sink was covered with grime. -un(→) a. dirty, grimy with dirt stuck to it.

v. do something little by little. Madúgayng tagitági ug búhat ánà, mahuman ra man nà, That work will get done if you do it little at a time. Tagitagíhun nákù pagbáyad ang útang, I’ll pay the debt off a little at a time.

n. tartar that sticks on the teeth or tobacco tars formed from smoking; v. be incrusted with tartar or tobacco tars. Nanagìtì ang hunsuy sa hinabákù, He smokes constantly so his pipe is incrusted with tars.

see walu.

n. proprietor

owner

cannibal

n. lace

n. drawer

see takgus.

n. accountant

n. pitcher

quint

quintuplet

n. bootblack

stowaway