List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 91

see hayà.

a. very skinny; v. become skinny. Nagkatighik siya kay gitíbi, He’s getting emaciated from tb.

busybody

meddler

interpreter

v. for the tide to begin to ebb. Sulug kaáyu ang bukána sa subà ug mutighud ang dágat, The current at the mouth of the river is strong when the tide ebbs.

busboy

n. umpire

see húlug.

thinker

n. a small anchovy of shallow waters, 4–5″, darkish brown in color on the dorsal part of the body and silvery sides: Thrissocles spp. and Scutengraulis spp. tigihun see tigi.

v. 1. pit persons against each other to determine who is the best in something Ang prinsísay mutígì sa buut mangasáwa níya, The princess will have the people that want to marry her vie with each other. Magtígì (magtigiay) ta kun kinsay taas ug utung, Let’s have a contest to see who can hold his breath longest. Palaínum sad tung gikatígì nákug ínum, The one I had a drinking bout with was also a drunkard; 2. diagnose an illness by a marble placed at the edge of a glass. A yes-no question is put by the sorcerer, and if the marble falls, the answer is ‘no’. Tigíun nátù ang sakit, We will divine the sickness; n. contest between two people or teams. -ay(→) v. vie with one another; n. contest. panag- n. a vying with one another. Ang kulilísi panagtígì sa mga birsu, The kulilísi is a contest in making verses.

n. chisel

n. chisel; v. chisel. Tigiba (tigba) kun magtábas kag sín, Use a chisel when you cut iron sheets. -in- n. kind of toy top with a chisel-shaped nail point.

word used in imitation of the sound made by a galloping horse. — bangbáng n. a western movie. Ang salída run sa Uryinti tigidig bangbáng, A western is playing in the Oriente.

v. pour liquid into a drinking receptacle. Nakatígis ka na bag ímung ilimnun? Have you poured some drinks for yourself?

v. do a little or a part at a time. Bísag mutigistígis ka lag báyad arun maimpas sa kadugáyan, Just pay me little by little. Eventually your debt will be paid off. Tigistigísa (itigistígis) ninyu paggáwì ang papil, Use paper sparingly.

campaigner

kleptomaniac

kleptomaniac