Meaning of butuk

v. make bundles of rice seedlings. Butuka (butka) ang lawngun nga igtalánum, Bind the seedlings to transplant into bundles; n. sizeable bundle of rice seedlings for transplanting.

v. cut down bamboos. Butkun kug hurut ang kawáyan, I am going to cut down all the bamboos; n. bamboo pole. Usa ka butuk kawáyan, A bamboo pole. butukbutuk v. cut bamboo or timber into several pieces.

v. 1. for a burn to form a blister. Mibútuk ang ákung pánit nga nalaswaan sa nagbukal nga mantíkà, My skin was blistered when the boiling fat splashed on it. 2. for rice or corn or pork to swell in cooking or for dough to rise; 3. for rice or corn to boil gently with a low simmering sound when the water is practically gone; 4. for the grains of rice or corn to get soft after cooking. Walà pa makabútuk ug maáyu ang mais, maung adúna pa kiniy lísu, The corn grits didn’t get soft and so they still have uncooked grains in the middle. butukbutuk v. make a throbbing, bubbling sound. Nagbutukbutuk ang linung-ag nga hápit na mahubas, The rice made a popping sound as it was about to evaporate; n. see -in-. -in- n. throbbing, bubbling sound. Binutukbutuk sa kasingkásing, Throbbing of the heart.