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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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panukul ku ug uban ninyu sa piknik, I am hesitant<br />

about going with you on the picnic.<br />

tukun v [A; a] {1} prop up. Tukna ang ságing kay<br />

harag na kaáyu, Prop the banana tree up because it<br />

is leaning way over. {2} propel oneself by pushing<br />

on a pole. Nagtukun mi sa baybay kay nabálì ang<br />

bugsay, We poled ourselves toward the shore because<br />

the paddle broke. Tukna ang dágat kun lawum ba,<br />

Put the pole to the floor <strong>of</strong> the sea to see if it is deep.<br />

n pole for propelling or for supporting.<br />

tukung_1 = tuklung.<br />

tukung_2 n tailless bird or fowl. Ilhan ku ra tung<br />

ákung piríku kay tukung, I will recognize my parrot<br />

because it lost its tail. v [B1256; a12] become tailless.<br />

tuk-ung v [A; b6] {1} squat or lie with the knees bent<br />

up double against the body nearly touching the chin.<br />

Nagtuk-ung ang bátang nagdúwag húlin, The child<br />

playing marbles is squatting. {2} be s.w. looking as<br />

though it were squatting (literary). Ang pitrumaks<br />

nagtuk-ung dihà sa bangkíwà, The petromax lantern<br />

was located squatting atop <strong>of</strong> the mast.<br />

túkuy n word used to call dogs. v [A; a12] {1} call<br />

a dog, saying túkuy. Tukúya ang irù arun pakan-un,<br />

Call the dog so it can eat. {2} draw irresistibly toward<br />

s.t. Ang kadalù mauy mutúkuy sa táwu pagpaníkas,<br />

Greed leads a person to cheat. {3} in folk belief, induce<br />

a person to walk in his sleep by tying a string to a finger<br />

and pulling it rhythmically. Kamau siyang mutúkuy<br />

ug táwung natúlug, He knows how to make a person<br />

walk in his sleep. () n puppy.<br />

tukwa n bean curds done to a dough-like consistency.<br />

v [A13; a12] make, cook with bean paste.<br />

tukwang_1 = tuklang.<br />

tukwang_2 = tikwang.<br />

tukway = bukway, n1.<br />

túl n tulle, a fine, silk, open-meshed material used for<br />

veils.<br />

tula (not without l) v [A; c] {1} set food or drinks<br />

aside for s.o. Tud-i (tulahi) ug sud-an ang ulahing<br />

mukáun, Set some food aside for those who are going<br />

to eat later. {2} bestow certain feelings on one. Tudig<br />

diyútayng kalúuy ang mga bátà, Show the children<br />

a little pity.<br />

túla v [A; a] stew fish or chicken. Magtúla ta kun<br />

dúnay lab-as, We can have stewed fish if there are<br />

fresh fish. -in- n stewed fish or chicken.<br />

tulà v [A; c] feed fowls and pet animals. Akuy magtulà<br />

sa mga manuk mabuntag, I feed the chickens each

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