A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

tawag v {1} [A; a12b2] call, call on. Tawga siya kay
mangáun na, Call him. Lunch is ready. Pagtuun
básig hitawgan kang mám, Study because the teacher
might call on you. {1a} [a12] consider one as s.t. Daw
ikaúlaw níya nga tawgun silang magsúun si Dúris, Apparently
she was ashamed to be called Doris sister. {2}
[A3; a1c] call s.o. s.t. Tawga lang kug Suping, Just
call me Sofing. Bahálà nag unsay ímung itawag nákù,
I dont care what you call me. {3} [A; b5] call up.
Tawga (tawgi) ku inig-abut nímu, Call me up when
you arrive. n {1} way one calls s.t. Unsay tawag nímu
nang táwung hambugun? What name do you give to
a braggart? {2} action of calling out. () v {1} [A;
a12] call out the marriage bans. {2} = tawag, 3. n
the call of marriage bans in church. paN- v [A13] {1}
for a dead person to call the relatives to follow him
shortly after his death. In folk belief, if a corpse fails
to stiffen, it is a sign that he is calling for his relatives
to follow him, and it must be warded off with a
sumpà. Ang minatay nga húmuk mu rag búhì, magpanawag
sa mga kaparintíhan, A corpse that is soft
as if it were alive is calling his relatives to follow him
in death. {2} ug nánay, tátay, ginikánan call out in
great distress or pain (lit. say Máma!). Nagpanawag
ug nánay ang gisirulan, The man had stomach cramps
and yelled Mama! in pain. talawgun a {1} frequently
called on for services. Talawgun kaáyu nang duktúra,
That doctor is very busy. {2} requiring repeated calls
to make him come. Talawgun nang batáa. Dì muanhi
ug dì sigíhag tawag, That child needs to be called a lot.
He doesnt come unless you keep calling him. -l-un() n
errand boy or girl. paN-an() n place where one makes
a call, esp. for an assembly. pala-, pala-() n s.t. that
calls. Ang bagting sa kampána mauy palatáwag sa
mga manuk níla, The ringing of the bell gathers their
chickens. a fond of calling on others. panawagtawag
= pamutingting. see butingting.
tawak n a k.o. black fungus beetle that infests mung
beans and stored cereals. v [A12; a4] be infested with
this sort of beetle. -un a beetle-infested beans or cereals.
tawal n treatment in folk medicine consisting of betel
nut spit on the afflicted area and a magical prayer. v
[A; b] treat with tawal. Gitawalan ang íyang pinaakan
sa hálas, His snakebite was treated with betel nut spittle.
tawas n alum.
tawatawa = mangágaw.
tawgi n mung bean sprouts, used as vegetable. v [A1;
a2b6] cook with or make into bean sprouts.
tawhay a {1} orderly, well-arranged. Tawhay ang mga