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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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-an, maN-r- a one who steals palm toddy right from<br />

the tree.<br />

tangkub n silverfish, a silver-colored insect that attacks<br />

papers and starched clothes. v [a4] be infested<br />

with silverfish.<br />

tangkuban n the reed holder in the loom which holds<br />

the reeds (suluran) in place.<br />

tangkud a exactly to date. Tangkud kung diyis run,<br />

Im exactly ten today. v [B246] be exactly to date.<br />

Ugmà mutangkud nang túig, It will be exactly one<br />

year tomorrow.<br />

tangkúgù n nape <strong>of</strong> the neck. () v [A; a12] hit in the<br />

nape. hi-ha-() v [B1256] be hit where it hurts. Nahitangkugù<br />

ang mga insik kay gidid-an pagtindag bugas,<br />

The Chinese merchants were hit where it hurts because<br />

they were prohibited from selling rice.<br />

tangkul_1 n {1} a slender bamboo tube, about a foot<br />

or two in length, tied to an animals neck and to a<br />

tether rope, the purpose <strong>of</strong> which is to prevent the<br />

animal from biting the tether rope. {2} shackle, manacle.<br />

v {1} [A; b6(1)] tie with a shackle or with a piece<br />

<strong>of</strong> bamboo between the tether and the neck. {2} [a12]<br />

make into a shackle, or bamboo tether-guard.<br />

tangkul_2 n coral reef under 34 fathoms <strong>of</strong> water. -<br />

an() n place where there are corals under deep water.<br />

tangkung n leafy vegetable <strong>of</strong> swamps and stagnant<br />

pools, cultivated and wild: Ipomoea aquatica. v [A13;<br />

b6] make, have tangkung.<br />

tanglad n lemon grass, a k.o. tall grass that smells <strong>of</strong><br />

lemon and is used as a spice: Andropogon citratus. v<br />

[A; b6] season with tanglad.<br />

tanglas a smooth to the throat when drunk or taken<br />

as medicine. Maháwut ug tanglas nga tubà, Mellow<br />

and smooth palm toddy. ma- = tanglas.<br />

tangpi = tampi.<br />

tangsà_1 v [B; b6] be, become very thin, emaciated.<br />

Magtangsà (matangsà) ka giyud ug dì ka mukáug<br />

maáyu, Youll grow thin if you dont eat well. a emaciated,<br />

thin.<br />

tangsà_2 = tingsì.<br />

tangsi n strong mon<strong>of</strong>ilament <strong>of</strong> nylon or catgut, used<br />

for guitar strings, fishline, and the like.<br />

tangsù v [AB16; a1] be loosened from its socket or<br />

detached from its place, cause s.t. to be so. Kinsay<br />

nagtangsù sa tiil sa silya? Who loosened the legs <strong>of</strong> the<br />

chair? Natangsù ang kab-ing sa kibídu, One side <strong>of</strong> the<br />

eyeglass frame came <strong>of</strong>f. Tangsúa úsà ang ngípun únà

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