Meaning of tuna

n. stammerer; v. be a stammerer. Ang kahadluk níya sa íyang amahan mauy nakatuna (nakapatuna) níya, His being scared of his father made him a stammerer.

n. small, glossy-black, worm-like snake, deadly poisonous, found in moist places in grasses and weeds.

v. wallow. Mitúnà ang kábaw sa tunaan, The water buffalo wallows in the puddle. pa- v. put a water buffalo in a puddle to have him wallow in. Magpatúnà úsà ku únà magsúgud pagdáru, I will let the carabao wallow a while before starting to plow. -an(→) n. puddle for water buffalos to wallow in.

v. 1. use a thumbmark for signature. Itúnà ang kumagkù sa mga táwung dì makamaung mupirma, People who don’t know how to write use a thumbmark for their signatures; 2. have coitus (humorous euphemism); a. illiterate. Ispúting kaáyu apan túnà diay, He is well-dressed but he’s illiterate (he uses thumbmark for his signature).