List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 48

sanitarium

leprosarium

n. sanitarium

see balantíyung.

n. kind of blenny, greyish in color with large eyes, which jumps about.

n. club-shaped, edible squash: Lagenaria leucantha var.

(from lùlù and luslus) n. 1. supernatural being in human form that has lips so large that they turn inside out covering the face when he laughs; 2. jerk, a stupid, contemptible guy. Pagkadakung tambaluslus nímu. Wà nímu syáta, You jerk! You didn’t make the basket.

n. name given to sardines of several species. -in- v. solve a problem by counting or by looking at and manipulating something representing the thing counted (analogous to the way tamban are sold—by counting out each piece individually). Tinambana (itinamban) pagkwinta, Reckon it by tallying or counting on your fingers; n. method of counting by manipulation of pieces. paN- v. fish for tamban; n. occupation of fishing for tamban. panalamban, pangtamban see paN-, n.

sardine

n. kind of large, fleshy catfish living in marine estuaries.

n. mud-skipper

n. mudskipper, a kind of small fish that lives in shallow water, salt or fresh, with protruding eyes and spiny fins. It crawls out of the water, may travel considerable distance over land and is often perched on mangrove branches: Periophthalmus sp.

n. 1. kind of magic oil for open wounds which is said to make the wound close instantly; 2. condition in which a circumcised penis gets covered over again.

see tambal.

n. kind of frog that thrives on land.

n. kind of spider found in and inhabiting thickets, 3″–5″ in diameter including the feet, mottled green and black in color.

n. spider

cooperation

n. associate

(from yáyung) v. work together sharing the labor, share in expenses. Dílì siya mutambayáyung sa buluhatun sa balay, He does not help out with household chores. Nagtambayáyung mi sa ábang, We each pay a share of the rent; n. one whom one works together with to accomplish something ka- see tambayáyung, n.