List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 62

n. the reed holder in the loom which holds the reeds (suluran) in place.

a. exactly to date. Tangkud kung diyis run, I’m exactly ten today; v. be exactly to date. Ugmà mutangkud nang túig, It will be exactly one year tomorrow.

cervix

nape

neck

n. nape of the neck. (→) v. hit in the nape. hi-/ha-(→) v. be hit where it hurts. Nahitangkugù ang mga insik kay gidid-an pagtindag bugas, The Chinese merchants were hit where it hurts because they were prohibited from selling rice.

n. 1. a slender bamboo tube, about a foot or two in length, tied to an animal’s neck and to a tether rope, the purpose of which is to prevent the animal from biting the tether rope; 2. shackle, manacle; v. 1. tie with a shackle or with a piece of bamboo between the tether and the neck; 2. make into a shackle, or bamboo tether-guard.

n. coral reef under 3–4 fathoms of water. -an(→) n. place where there are corals under deep water.

n. leafy vegetable of swamps and stagnant pools, cultivated and wild: Ipomoea aquatica; v. make, have tangkung.

n. lemon grass, a kind of tall grass that smells of lemon and is used as a spice: Andropogon citratus; v. season with tanglad.

a. smooth to the throat when drunk or taken as medicine. Maháwut ug tanglas nga tubà, Mellow and smooth palm toddy. ma- see tanglas.

fang

see tampi.

see tingsì.

v. be, become very thin, emaciated. Magtangsà (matangsà) ka giyud ug dì ka mukáug maáyu, You’ll grow thin if you don’t eat well; a. emaciated, thin.

n. strong monofilament of nylon or catgut, used for guitar strings, fishline, and the like.

v. be loosened from its socket or detached from its place, cause something to be so. Kinsay nagtangsù sa tiil sa silya? Who loosened the legs of the chair? Natangsù ang kab-ing sa kibídu, One side of the eyeglass frame came off. Tangsúa úsà ang ngípun únà ibta, Loosen the tooth first before you pull it. tangsùtangsù v. be wobbly after being loosened at its base. Nagtangsùtangsù ang pasamánu, The handrail is wobbly.

undo

unfasten

v. 1. take off, remove something fastened or tied. Tabángi kug tangtang sa yúgu sa kábaw, Help me take off the carabao’s yoke. Nakatangtang ang bábuy sa íyang gihigtan, The pig worked himself loose from the place it was tied. Tangtánga ímung pustísu kun manutbras ka, Remove your false teeth when you brush them; 2. pay off debts, free from obligation. Tangtángun ku ang útang, I will pay off the debt.