List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 58

adj. ticklish

n. top shells.

see tan-ug.

v. 1. for liquids to stop flowing. Mutang-un ang dugù kun baátan siyag turniki, The bleeding will stop if we tie a tourniquet around it. 2. come to a stop. Kun mutang-un ang pulsu wà nay kinabúhi, When one’s pulse ceases to beat he is dead. Mitang-un ang kasukù, His anger subsided. Wà pa giyud makatang-un ang kasábà sa gawas, The noise outside has not stopped. Kining tambála makatang-un (makapatang-un) sa sakit sa ngípun, This medicine can stop a toothache.

a. inattentive, doing even simple things incompetently; v. 1. stay put when one is supposed to do something at hand. Nagtangà ka mang daghan tang trabahuun, You’re just standing around when we have so much work; 2. consider someone incompetent. Gitangaan ku níya kay dúgay kasabut, I consider him stupid because he takes forever to understand.

adj. careless

adj. morose

adj. unthinking

mount

n. 1. scorpion; 2. cockroach.

scorpion

v. climb up an incline. Gitángà níya ang hagdan sa tulu lámang ka lákang, He climbed the stairs in only three steps. -un a. on an upgrade.

see tanglad.

v. 1. hold something between the teeth, vise, and the like, or on something pointed. Nagtangag ug papil ang makinilya, There is paper in the typewriter. Tagà nga nagtangag ug paun, A hook with bait on it. Gitangag sa iring ang tinap-ánan, The cat has got the smoked fish in its mouth; 2. for the key to be left in the lock or keyhole. Nagtangag ang lyábi sa yawihánan, They left the key in the keyhole. -an(←) n. litters with teeth at birth.

n. 1. a funnel-shaped holder made from coconut or banana leaves into which leaf tobacco or a cigarette is placed; 2. turrid shells (which look similar to a cigarette holder); v. 1. make a tobacco or cigarette holder of this sort; 2. smoke with this device.

n. castor-oil plant, the seeds of which produce castor oil: Ricinus communis.

v. 1. go up a slope or incline. Namatay ang makina samtang nagtangas ang trák, The motor quit while the truck was going up the slope; 2. step on, go to dry land. Sa tingpangitlug ang pawíkan mutángas sa mamala ug mangitlug sa balas, During the egg-laying season, the sea turtle goes on land and lays its eggs in the sand. -un(→) a. upgrade, ascending slope. Tangasun kaáyung dalána, A very steep path; v. be, become steep.

v. bribe someone into doing something Akuy mutangay sa ímung bátà ug tsukulit arun dì muuban nátù, I’ll bribe your child with chocolate so that she will consent not to come with us. Dì ta makatangay ning irúa kay mupáak giyud, This dog will bite even if we give it food to keep away. tangaytángay see tangay.

v. take a great liking to someone Mutangay dáyun ang babáyi níya kay gwápu, A woman will immediately take a liking to him for he is handsome; a. taking a liking to someone, easily won over.

v. inspire fear mixed with respect. Dílì mutangba ang mga istudiyanti ug dì mag-inistriktu ang magtutudlù, Teachers should be somewhat strict to inspire fear and respect from the students.