A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

tambak v [A; c] dump a large number of things in
or over s.t. Siyay nagtambak sa basúra sa ámung
duwaánan, She dumped garbage over our playground.
Gitambakan ug yútà ang atábay, The well was filled
with soil. Itambak ku ning mga kartun nganhà nímu,
Ill push this pile of cardboard boxes over on you. -
an() n {1} dumping ground. Ang Hungkung mau ang
tambakan sa mga upyum, Hong Kong is the dumping
ground of opium. {2} gathering place. Ang bwangan
mauy tambakan sa mga táwu matag Duminggu, The
cockpit is where the people gather on Sundays.
tambal v {1} [A; b] treat an illness, wound. Tambáli
(tambali) nang ímung samad, Dress your wound. {2}
[A; b2] reform, correct s.o. Unsay itambal ning íyang
katapulan, What remedy is there for his laziness? {2a}
[b8] get punished as a cure for being naughty. Hingtambalan
ka lagi human ka latiguhi, Your whipping
was just what the doctor ordered. n {1} medicine.
{2} remedial measures. paN- v [A2] practice medicine.
maN-r- n {1} medical doctor. {2} = tambálan. -an
n folk doctor, specializing in diseases of supernatural
origin. v [B156] become a tambálan. -anan n hospital,
clinic. ma-un a medicinal.
tambalígay = balantíyung.
tambaliyug n k.o. blenny, greyish in color with large
eyes, which jumps about.
tambalíyung n club-shaped, edible squash: Lagenaria
leucantha var.
tambalùlù, tambaluslus (from lùlù and luslus) n {1}
supernatural being in human form that has lips so
large that they turn inside out covering the face when
he laughs. {2} jerk, a stupid, contemptible guy.
Pagkadakung tambaluslus nímu. Wà nímu syáta, You
jerk! You didnt make the basket.
tamban n name given to sardines of several species. -
in- v [A13; c1] solve a problem by counting or by looking
at and manipulating s.t. representing the thing
counted (analogous to the way tamban are soldby
counting out each piece individually). Tinambana (itinamban)
pagkwinta, Reckon it by tallying or counting
on your fingers. n method of counting by manipulation
of pieces. paN- v [A2; b6] fish for tamban. n occupation
of fishing for tamban. panalamban, pangtamban
= paN-, n.
tambangúngu n k.o. large, fleshy catfish living in marine
estuaries.
tambasákan n mudskipper, a k.o. small fish that lives
in shallow water, salt or fresh, with protruding eyes
and spiny fins. It crawls out of the water, may travel
considerable distance over land and is often perched
on mangrove branches: Periophthalmus sp.