A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

pause to breathe while drinking a whole container of
spirits. Dílì nákù itunga ang usa ka búl nga tubà,
Ill drink a jar of coconut palm toddy without pausing
to breathe. {2} [A2; a12] show up or see s.o.
as per appointment or agreement. Wà na mutunga
ang nakautang nákù, The person who owed me money
didnt show up.
tungà n {1} half. Tungà sa taknà, Half an hour. {2}
middle, center. Tungà sa karsáda, Middle of the road.
{3} vagina (euphemism). {4} stomach (coarse). Bísag
napunù na ang tungà, gabagulbul nga walay lamì ang
pagkáun, He filled his gullet, but he grumbles that the
food was no good. [so-and-so] sa ímung (íyang) [soand-so]
is not true (said in denying s.t. vigorously and
with resentment). Dátù sa íyang tungà. Wà man gánì
kuy ikapalit ug bugas, Rich my foot! Here I dont even
have money for food! tungang gabíi n midnight. v {1}
[B256; c16] be at about half of s.t. Mutungà sa kilumitru
ang ákung gibaktas, I walked for about half a
kilometer. {2} [c16] hit at the middle or center. Itungà
(tung-a) giyud pag-igù arun buls-ay, Hit the center to
get a bulls-eye. {3} [B126; a12] consume, reduce to
half. Tung-un ku nang usa ka galun nga tubà, Ill consume
half of that gallon of palm toddy. {4} [b(1)]
place between two or more others. Gitung-an siyag
higdà sa íyang Nánay ug Tátay, She was laid between
her mother and father. {5} [AC; abc3] divide, share
into halves. Akuy mutungà arun way áway, Ill divide
it so there will be no quarrel. Magtúngà ta sa ganansiya,
We will split the profit equally. Tungáa (tunga)
nà ninyung duha, Divide it equally between the
two of you. tungàtúngà n the halfway or mid-point.
Tungàtúngà sa átung lákaw, Mid-point of our trip.
v [A; a] divide equally among. Tungàtungáa ninyu
nang usa ka buuk kík, Divide that one cake equally
among yourselves. hinungàtungà v [B1356] be about
halfway through. Nahinungàtúngà (nanungàtungà) na
ang mísa pag-abut námù, The mass was about halfway
through when we arrived. panungàtúngà v [A13] =
hinungàtúngà. hiN- v [B156] be halfway done. Walà
pa gánì mahinungà ang kan-un niíni, mitindug na kini,
She got up before the rice was even halfway consumed.
-in- a by half. Tinungà ka manghangyù, You bargain
things down to half-price. v [A; c] do by halves or two
to one. Way musúkul nímu bísag itinungà ang pusta,
No one will challenge you even if the bet is two to one.
kinatung-an n centermost, middlemost. silangan Middle
East. ka- n one-half of s.t. Ibangku ang katungà
sa ímung swildu, Deposit half of your salary in the
bank. v [B236] be at about halfway. Nakatungà na
ku sa libru, Im halfway through the book. Wà pa ku
makakatungà sa tísis, I have not reached the halfway
point in my thesis. tulung-an n palm toddy measure, a
bamboo tube container which holds one-half a típu_1,