tika contraction for ta and ikaw. see [ikaw].
tíka a for s.t. to be sticky. Tíka ra kaáyu ang almirul, The starch is too sticky. v 1 [B3; a12] solidify into s.t. sticky. Dugayng nakatíka ang gilútung kalamay, It took a long time for the coconut candy to become sticky. 2 [A13] for s.t. to become sticky from having come in contact with s.t. sticky. Nagtíka ang íyang buhuk sa pamáda, His hair is sticky with pomade.
tíkà n long, drawn-out coughing (as if one is about to vomit). Dì na man nà urdinaryung ubu. Tíkà na man nà, That is no ordinary cough. That is a churchyard cough. v [A13] cough in a hard, drawn out manner, as if vomiting. tikàtíkà v [A] breathe with difficulty due to suffocation or choking.
tikab n k.o. full-bodied tamban (sardine). tikabtikab v [A; c1] for the mouth to open and close in rapid succession in speaking, eating or any other activity. Mutikabtikab ang bàbà sa halu ug makakità ug manuk, The mouth of a monitor lizard moves up and down when he sees a chicken. Mutikabtikab siya kun dúgay kung muulì, She cusses me out good when I come home late.
tíkad v [AB124; a] cultivate, develop land, industry, mining. Kamiy mitíkad sa ámung kaugalíngung yútà, We developed our own land. Langyaw ang nagtíkad sa átung kamináhan, Foreigners are developing our mines. Nagkatikad na ang átung industriya, Our industry is gradually developing.
tikalbù = [tigalbung].
tikalbung = [tigalbung].
tikang v [A; a] place a foot on a step, rung, or any foothold. Mitikang siya sa istríbu arun musakay sa kabáyù, He stepped on the stirrup to get on the horse. Katulu ra níya tikanga ang hagdanan, He climbed the stairs in three steps. n act of stepping. -an(←), -anan(←), -l-an(←) n step, stirrup, place one gets a foothold. -in-an(←) n 1 first mass in a series of nine masses said at dawn for nine days before Christmas. 2 fine paid an older brother or sister by a younger brother or sister who marries ahead of him.
tikangkang v [B36; c1] lie or lean on one’s back and spread the legs, fall into such a position. Mitikangkang dáyun ang pampam, The prostitute immediately raised her legs and spread them apart. Natikangkang (mitikangkang) siya dihang ákung gibastruk, He fell down with his legs in the air when I hit him.
tikarul1 n the white-collared kingfisher: Halcyonchloris sp.