List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 181

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ceremony

v. 1. swallow. Mitulun siyag dakù únà musulti, He swallowed hard before speaking. Tunla ang tablítas, Swallow the pill; 2. endure someone’s temperament, hurting words, etc. Dì matulun ang íyang taras, I can’t take her ways. — lamuy a. eating something without bothering to chew. Hingtuk-an kay tulun lamuy mag mukáun, He choked because he eats without chewing. tunlan, tutunlan n. throat.

n. studies

v. skewer. Tabángi kug túlung sa aslúnun, Help me skewer the pig we are roasting. -an(→) n. skewer.

assist

help

see tunug.

academy

n. institution

n. school

n. semen (not coarse, but avoided). pa-(→) n. enhancing sperm production. Patulus nang mga pagkaúna kay daghan ug sustansiya, Those foods will give you lots of sperm because they have nutritive value; v. enhance semen production.

v. get into the habit of doing something the whole year through by doing it on a special holiday or on a day it should not be done (whether intentionally done or not). Makatū́s (makapatū́s) sa pagkahingatúgun ang pagdúgayg mata sa bag-ung túig, It will make you get up late the whole year through if you get up late on New Year’s Day.

v. pay out rope or string. Dílì ku mutúlut (mupatúlut) sa pasul kay musángit unyà sa ilálum, I will not pay out the fishline because it might snag at the bottom; n. length of line paid out. pa- v. 1. see túlut, v; 2. sail smoothly, swiftly with the wind. Mupatúlut ang sakayan basta pabur sa hángin, A boat sails smoothly and swiftly if it goes with the wind.

n. kind of tamban 4–5″ long, with a greenish back and white belly.

v. be caught in a net. Ug mutúluy ang isdà dì na kabuhì, If the fish snarls in the mesh it can’t get away. Nitū́y ang bábuy ihā́s sa batung, The wild pig was caught in the net. (→) n. something caught in a net.

n. body louse, similar to the head louse (kútu) in appearance and habits, but found in clothing; v. be infested with body lice. hiN- v. remove body lice. tumahun a. infested with body lice.

n. drinking of alcohol (slang); v. drink alcohol. Hubug man, nakatúmà sigúru, You’re drunk. You must have come from a drinking spree.

n. 1. inauguration. Ugmà ang tuma pusisiyun sa prisidinti, The president’s inauguration is tomorrow; 2. taking over of ownership. Ang tuma pusisiyun sa balay, Taking over possession of the house; v. 1. carry out inauguration ceremonies. May tuma pusisiyun sa irpurt ugmà, They will inaugurate the airport tomorrow; 2. take over ownership.

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