Meaning of túkuy

túkuy

Cebuano

n. word used to call dogs; v. 1. call a dog, saying ‘túkuy’. Tukúya ang irù arun pakan-un, Call the dog so it can eat; 2. draw irresistibly toward something Ang kadalù mauy mutúkuy sa táwu pagpaníkas, Greed leads a person to cheat; 3. in folk belief, induce a person to walk in his sleep by tying a string to a finger and pulling it rhythmically. Kamau siyang mutúkuy ug táwung natúlug, He knows how to make a person walk in his sleep. (→) n. puppy.