Meaning of taktak

taktak

Cebuano

v. 1. for small things or something fastened or stuck to something to detach and drop; cause to drop. Kinsay nagtaktak ug ágiw sa sawug? Who knocked cigarette ashes on the floor? Nataktak ang íyang pilukpíluk sa sawug, Her false eyelashes fell to the floor. Taktáka ang mga tambis, Knock the fruits off the tree. Wà kataktákig balhíbu, It was unharmed. (Lit. Not a feather was knocked off of it.) 2. have a miscarriage. Nataktakan siya sa dihang nadakin-as, She had a miscarriage after she slipped and fell; 3. cast a fishing net. Itaktak ang púkut kay dúnay duut, Cast the net because there’s a school of fish; 4. drop from a list. Taktáka (itaktak) sa listahan ang mining bitiránu, Drop the fake veterans from the list; 4a. fire from a position. Mutaktak nà siyag impliyádung tapulan, He fires lazy employees; 4b. drop a charge. Ang sumbung gitaktak sa huwis, The accusation was dropped by the judge; n. 1. something which has been detached and dropped; 2. action of casting a fishing net. -an(→) n. designated place where the fishing net is emptied of catch. -un(→) a. for coconuts to be mature enough for harvesting. Hustu na sak-un nang mga lubíha kay taktakun na, Now is the time to gather the coconuts because they are mature.