List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 202

n. orphan

v. 1. be dislocated, displaced. Mituwas (natuwas) ang íyang síku sa pagkahúlug níya, His elbow was dislocated when he fell down; 2. unlodge, unwedge something lodged in a place. Ikaw bay nagtuwas sa ali sa agiánan? Did you remove the bar that blocked the passageway? Átung twasun (ituwas) nang punúan sa lubi nga nasángit sa káhuy, We’ll remove the coconut trunk that is wedged in the branches of the tree.

see lunaw.

v. 1. see tuaw, 1. 2. weep, cry. Unsay gituwawan nímu, ang sintimintal nga salída? What are you crying about? The sentimental movie?

kneecap

n. clam

n. vaginal secretion having an extremely foul odor; v. have such secretions. Gituway sigúru siya kay bakag kaáyug ági, She must have a vaginal disorder because she leaves behind a very foul odor. -un(←) a. having a very odourous vaginal secretion.

oyster

n. kind of edible clam about 3″ in width. paN- v. go clamming. Nanúway mi sa katunggan, We gathered clams in the mangrove swamps. tuwaytuway n. kind of clam.

n. kind of annual, erect and branched herb of open waste spaces: Bidens cynapiifolia.

n. kneecap. The kneecap of a dead person is believed to give a person special powers, e.g. invisibility.

v. for something to be almost cut off and dangle loosely. Nagtuwaytuway ang íyang tudlù nga hápit na maputul, The part of his finger that is almost cut off is dangling loosely. Ang pagkadugmuk sa íyang bitíis mauy nakatuwaytuway (nakapatuwaytuway) niíni, His leg is now dangling loosely because it was crushed.

chirp

n. chirp of birds. Makalingaw pamináwun ang mga tuwittuwit sa mga langgam, It’s amusing to listen to the birds chirp; v. for birds to chirp.

n. simplified version of takyan where the players pass the takyan around in a circle and whoever misses gets punished by having to serve all the players in turn; v. play túy.

see túluy.

v. straighten something out, be straight. Sayun dang pagtuy-ud (pagpatuy-ud) sa kulut nga buhuk, It’s easy to straighten out curly hair. Dì kung katuy-ud sa mubung katri, I can’t lie with my legs straight on a short bed.

n. freak. Túya nà siya kay dakù kaáyug úlu, He is a freak because he has a very large head.

v. sway, move in a rocking-like motion. Mga balud nga mutúyà sa sakayan, Waves that rock the boat. Kusug mutúyà ang sakayan ug way karga, An empty boat rocks a lot; n. swaying. tuyàtúyà v. rock, sway. Nagtuyàtúyà ang dáhun nga natágak, The leaves are waving back and forth as they fall.

v. stand erect, motionless, and speechless. Sa ákung kalísang mituyarug na lang ku sa daplin nga hálus muginháwa, Due to my fright I stood motionless in the corner, hardly daring to breathe.