A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

sista kay luag kang mutapuy, The guitar sounds dull
because youre not holding tight enough to the chords.
Gitapuy níya ang íyang mga tudlù sa tikla, He let his
fingers move over the keyboard. n fingering of chords.
tapyanan n finger board or a fret of a stringed instrument.
tapwak v {1} [A3P; c] drag, push s.o. to danger or
sin. Ikaw ang nagtapwak níya sa kadaútan, You drove
her to danger. {2} [A; b(1)] dive, dash forcefully towards.
Kinsa tung mitapwak sa ákung likud, Who was
that who jumped on my back? {3} [a3b8] meet the
eyes. Mauy natapwak (natapwakan) sa ákung pananaw
ang babáying naghúbù, A stark naked woman met
my eyes. {4} [A; c] splash onto. Usa ka dakung balud
ang mitapwak sa íyang náwung, A big wave splashed
his face. Hitapwakan ug íhì ang nangharána, The serenaders
got splashed with a potful of urine.
tapya v {1} [A; c1] for waves to dash against the shore.
Tapyáhun (itapya) nang gapnud sa baybáyun, The
waves will dash that driftwood against the shore. {2}
[A; a12] fend off blows with the palm or with an instrument.
Tapyáha íyang duslak sa ímung bangkaw, Fend
off his thrust with your spear. n dashing of waves.
tapyahan n seashore where the waves break.
tapyas v {1} [A2; b] graze, rub against slightly. Gitapyasan
sa panà ang íyang áping, His cheek was
grazed by the arrow. {2} [A; a1] deflect, hit with a
swinging arm. Makatapyas ka íning dunggába? Could
you parry this thrust? Tapyasa ang mga lamuk, Drive
the mosquitoes away by swinging your arms. {3} [A;
a] wipe s.t. off s.t. by sliding the palm of the hand
over it. Tapyása ang mga sagbut sa lamísa, Sweep the
scraps off the table.
tarà v {1} [A; cP] put s.t. where it is easy to get at, can
easily be hit. Mitarà siya sa íyang nawung sa táwu nga
nag-ingung musagpà, She put her face forward when
the man threatened to slap her so he could hit her
squarely if he dared. Kinsay nagtarà ug usa ka plátung
mani sa mga bátà? Who put a plate of peanuts in front
of the children where they could get at them? {2} [A;
c] point at, train upon. Wà pa gánì siya makatarà,
mibutu na ang pusil, The gun went off even before he
could take his aim. Itarà ang ímung nawung sa adlaw,
Face directly to the sun. a {1} in fighting, exposing
the body and not parrying or ducking. Tarà muáway
manúka, dì mulihay, That rooster exposes itself when
it fights and fails to parry. {2} for a woman to be
motionless, sexually unresponsive. Tarà babayhána, dì
mubálus kun dyangdyángun, An unresponsive woman.
She does not react to sexual play. pa- v [A; c6] fail
to move and thus expose oneself instead of defending
oneself or hiding. Ayawg patarà sa pinusílay, Dont
expose yourself to the line of fire.