Meaning of kutkut

corrode

gnaw

nibble

v. 1. scrape off something hard by rubbing on it back and forth. Kutkúta ang takuling sa kaldíru, Scrape off the soot on the pot; 2. paw something up, dig something up like a dog. Daliag kutkut ang kamúti, Dig up the sweet potatoes fast. Gikutkut sa irù ang gilubung nga bukug, The dog dug up the buried bones; 2a. befriend a person for what one can get out of him, be a gold digger. Gikutkut lang ang byúda sa palikíru, The gigolo was just getting what he could out of the widow; 3. scratch an itch. Nangutkut siya sa íyang úlu, He scratched his head. Kutkútun ku ning katul sa ákung tiil, I will scratch this itch on my feet; 4. gnaw. Nalúngag ang bungbung nga gikutkut sa balagtuk, Some rats gnawed a hole into the wall. Gikutkut ang ákung tiyan sa kagútum, Hunger gnawed at my stomach. -in-, -ag-, -inag- n. sound of gnawing. -in-an n. gnawed part of the thing, having a gnawed part. Ang kapáyas nga hinug dúnay kinutkutan sa kabug, The ripe papaya has a hole where the bat pecked on it.