Meaning of tapi

parry

a. crooked, slanted, not well-rounded, off the mark. Tapi ning pagkasulat kay way linya ang papil, The lines are not straight because the paper has no lines. Tapi siyag úlu, His head is not well-rounded. Tapi man, wà mabuls-ay, It’s off the mark, not a bull’s-eye; v. 1. come out crooked, off the mark; cause something to do so. Mutapi (matapi) ang úlu sa bátà ug pirmi takildun, A child gets an irregularly-shaped head if he is put down on his side; 2. fend off a blow with a sideward motion of the arm or club. Tapihun nímu ang duslak kay mau nay labing piligrúsu, You must fend off the forward thrust because that is the most dangerous. tapitápi v. do something unevenly, zigzaggedly. Nagtapitápig lakaw ang hubug, The drunk walked in a zigzag way.

n. piece of cloth wrapped around the waist or upper body as a skirt; v. wear a tapi. Nagtapi ang babáying nanglaba, The woman who was washing clothes was wearing a skirt that covered her bosom down to her knee.