List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 177

(not without l) n. bridge; v. put a bridge. Kinsay nagtulay ug lubi sa kanal? Who put a coconut trunk across the canal? Kinahanglang tulayan ning subáa kay dì malabang, This river needs a bridge over it because no one can get across it.

n. bridge

see bantúlay.

viaduct

n. accent

n. dot

v. 1. poke at a point. Nakatulbuk ka na bag bilyar? Have you tried your hand at (lit. poked at) billiards? Tulbúka ang timbri, Push the doorbell; 2. put a period or dot. Tulbúki nang ímung ay, Put a dot over your letter I; n. period or dot. Náay gagmay nga tulbuk ang ímung nawung, There are small spots on your face.

v. rise, ascend to appreciable height or level. Gidagkutan ang kwítis, misíyuk, unyà mitulbung, The rocket was lit, sizzled, and then rose straight up.

n. tent

n. tent; v. pitch a tent. Nagtulda ang mga kampirs, The campers pitched a tent. Hábul lay itulda, Use a blanket as a tent. paN- v. for pants to bulge due to erection of the penis (humorous). Ngánung nanulda ang ímung karsúnis? What is that pole sticking out in the front of your pants?

adv. yearly

circumcision

v. 1. circumcise. Tambálan ang nagtúlì nákù, A folk doctor circumcised me. Tulía ang bátà pipila ka adlaw human ianak, Circumcise the child a few days after it is born; 2. get one’s comeuppance or just deserts. Natúlì ang mangingilad dihang gihatágan siya ug minì nga kwarta, The con-man got his just deserts when he was given fake money. (→) n. 1. one who has been circumcised; 2. action of having been circumcised. — andaw n. someone born with the glans penis exposed. maN-r- n. someone who circumcises.

a. diverging, going off at an angle. Tulibag ang ímung tinubagan. Dílì tukmà, Your answer doesn’t get at what I asked. It’s not to the point; v. go off at an angle. Mutulibag ang íyang tinan-awan ug mahakalit, He becomes cross-eyed when he looks at something suddenly. Nagtulibag man ning ímung tinahian, You sewed your seams crooked.

see tulibag.

n. whirl

mend

eddy

n. spin

v. reel around unsteadily. Mitulílik ang ayruplánung nawad-ag kuntrǔl, The plane that lost control turned round and round. Nagtulilik ang kasing nga taliundang nag túyuk, The top which is about to stop whirling is reeling unsteadily. -ay(→) see tulílik.