List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 193

directly at a point. Naigù ang langgam tunung giyud sa kasingkásing, He hit the bird right in the heart; v. 1. zero in on a mark, go directly to something Dihà mutunung sa íyang úlu ang napúwak nga lubi, The coconut fell right on his head. Dì kung katunung sa buhù sa dágum kay kurug ku, I cannot get the thread into the eye of the needle because I’m shaking. Wà magtúnung ang mga batúnis ug uhális, The buttons and buttonholes don’t exactly align; 2. happen at a particular time, coincide with a certain other event. Natunung nga bakasiyun ang pagkasakit nákù, I got sick just when it was vacation time. Itunung (tungna) sa Anyu Nuybu ang inugurasiyun, The inauguration is set for New Year’s day; 3. get something (good or bad) as one’s lot. Nakatunung kug silyang tughuun sa sinihan, Of all the seats in the theater I had to pick one that was infested with bugs. Tungna nang asáwang paraygun, Pick a wife that asks for affection; 4. have the presence of mind to do something Hastang kulbáa nákù. Wà ku katunung ug dágan, How shaken I was! I didn’t have the presence of mind to run; n. something aimed at. Milakaw siyang way tunung, He walked out without going anywhere in particular. Láin siyag tunung, He has an evil purpose.

adj. genuine

a. fully ripe, well-ripened; v. be, become fully ripe, make something ripe. Karbúru mauy mutúnuy (mupatúnuy) sa ságing, Calcium carbide will make the fruit fully ripe. Matunuy na ning mga prútas inigabut nátù sa Manílà, These fruits will be fully ripe when we arrive in Manila.

(from tuntu nu) would I be foolish enough to do that? Nagdúngan mig swildu apan akuy íyang pabayrun sa sini. Tunyu nu? We were both paid at the same time, but he wants me to pay his way to the show. He must think I’m stupid or something.

right

right-hand

[deictic, demonstrative pron.] actually

n. rod

stump

choke

smother

suffocate

learn

study

adj. right

guide

hallucination

[deictic, demonstrative pron.] really

v. alight, settle down or land without effective control. Ang ayruplánu mitupà sa humayan, The airplane crash-landed in the rice field. Ang balay nga natupaan sa kwítis nasúnug, The house on which the rocket fell caught fire.

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