Meaning of tumba

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v. 1. for something upright to fall over, cause it to do so. Kinsay nagtumba sa bisiklíta? Who made the bicycle fall over? Natumba ang bátà, The child fell; 2. slaughter an animal for an occasion. Magtumba tag báka sa ímung kasal, We will slaughter a cow on your wedding; 2a. — ug kandílà light a candle as an offering. Nakatumba na siyag kandílà pára sa kalag sa mga minatay, He has already lighted a candle for the departed souls; 2b. consume a liquor container full of drink. Kanang grupúha mutumba ug usa ka tárung tubà, That group will consume one kerosene can of palm toddy. — lúbu a. unbalanced: 1. for a vehicle to have its load unevenly distributed; 2. for a building or ship to have a top floor that is too high in proportion to its bottom floor. Kusug kaáyung mukíling ang barku nga tumba lúbu, A ship which has an unproportionately large upper deck easily lists; v. develop a lack of balance. tumbatumba v. 1. offer various reasons for doing or not doing something, keep changing one’s mind. Nagtumbatumba ka ánang pangatarúngan nímu. Ug buhátun nímu, buhata na, You keep changing your reasons. If you want to do it, do it already; 2. play ball with the politicians, not stick to one or the other but going along with whoever is in power; 3. for capital in a business to be so small that it is entirely invested in merchandise and new goods are bought with proceeds. Dì paútang ang tindáhan ug magtumbatumba ang puhúnan, A store that has all its capital invested in goods cannot afford to give credit; a. having flexible politics. Kinahanglan tumbatumba ang nigusiyanti, A businessman has to be flexible when it comes to politics; n. see liyalíya.

n. 1. an empty coffin laid on a platform with lighted candles, placed in the center front of the church where a requiem mass is being celebrated; 2. tomb.