Meaning of timbang

measure

n. weight

offset

proportional

weigh

v. 1. weigh something Akuy mutimbang sa kupras, I’ll weigh the copra. Timbánga ang bábuy, Weigh the pig; 1a. weigh, have the weight of. Mutimbang siyag sisinta kílus, He weighs sixty kilos; 2. make something balance. Matikwang ang sakayan kung way makatimbang sa píkas, The boat will capsize if nobody stays on one side to balance it. Ang pagsálig ángay timbángan sa pag-amping, Trust must be balanced with carefulness; 3. help. Timbángi ra ku, Help me. Mahímù siyang ikatimbang sa panimalay, He can be used as a helper in the household; 3a. — ug kúgus (pangúgus), luhud (panglúhud) v. be a sponsor in a wedding or baptism of a person of the opposite sex. Nagtimbang mig pangúgus sa pyista, We were co-sponsors of a baptism during the town feast; n. 1. weight; 2. helper; 2a. male sponsor of a female in wedding or baptism or the female sponsor of a male; a. balanced. paN- v. 1. maintain balance. Nanimbang siyang milátay sa písì, He maintained his balance as he walked on the rope; 2. engage in the buying and selling of things by weight. Nanimbang siyag kupras, He is engaged in the buying and selling (lit. weighing) of copra; n. balance. Nawad-an siya sa panimbang, He lost his balance. Culu-, timbangtimbang v. ponder. Nagtulutimbang siya kun kinsay íyang sugtun, She is considering who to accept. Timbangtimbánga kun magpárì ka ba giyud, Think it over if you really want to be a priest. hiN- see paN-, v1. ka- n. helper, assistant. Siyay ákung katimbang sa uma, He’s my farmhand. -an(→) n. scale to weigh things.