Meaning of tunuk

tunuk

Cebuano

n. 1. thorn. Tunuk sa rúsas, Rose thorns. — sa isdà sharp spines on a fish; 2. a sliver or thorn which has pricked the foot and gotten lodged. Tudlísa ang tunuk, Get the splinter out with a needle; 3. prick Tambáli ang tunuk, Put medicine on the prick; v. get a sliver or nail into one’s foot. Natunuk siyag lansang maung gititanus, He got tetanus because he stepped on a nail. Makatunuk nang tuyum, Sea urchins can prick you. hiN- v. cut the spines from fish. Piligru ang ítu ug dì hinungkan (hinunukan) kay lā́, It is dangerous if you don’t cut off the spines from the catfish because they are poisonous. -un, tungkun a. thorny. alambri nga -un n. barbed wire.