Meaning of tingag

tingag

Cebuano

v. 1. catch, snag or hold by piercing. Mitingag (natingag) sa íyang tutunlan ang bukug sa isdà, The fish bone got snagged in his throat. Nagtingag pa sa íyang bukubuku ang báraw, The knife was still sticking in his back. Gitingag níya sa kalindaryu ang dágum, He ran a needle through the calendar; 2. knock a piece of the circle in the game of taksì; 3. suffer the relapse called tingag. Ang kalísang mauy nakatingag (nakapatingag) sa bag-ung nanganak, The intense fright caused the woman who had just given birth to have a fatal relapse; n. fatal relapse suffered by a woman who has recently had a baby, caused by overstrain or emotional disturbance. bughat — see tingag, n.