tikiu n acronym for TKO, a technical knockout in boxing. v [A; a12] beat with a TKO. Gitikiu sa tsalindyir ang kampiyun, The champion was TKO’d by the challenger.
tikla n key of piano, organ, or typewriter. -du = [tikla].
tikláub1 v [A2SB12S6; c1] turn a bowl, plate, or s.t. concave with its opening downward. Siyay nagtiklaub sa dúwang, He turned the basin over. Miabay mi sa nagtiklaub nga sakayan, We clung to the overturned boat.
tikláub2 v [B2456; c3] step or fall into the mud with a plop. Mitikláub (natikláub) ang ákung tiil sa lápuk sa kangitngit, In the darkness I stepped into the mud puddle with a plop.
tikling n k.o. long-legged bird, the barred rail: Rallus torquatus. a long-legged and lanky. Kasagáran sa mga mudílu mga tikling, Most models are long-legged and lanky. -in- n a dance in which dancers dance between two bamboo poles banged together in time to the music (in imitation of the tikling bird). -un(→) = [tikling], a.
tiklù1 v [A; ab2] 1 catch s.t. by encircling the neck with a band or loop attached to an end of a pole. Mutiklù siyag ubud, He catches eels by grasping them by the neck. 2 steal s.t. petty (slang). Tiklúun ta nang íyang manuk karung gabíi, Let’s swipe his chicken tonight. 3 catch s.o. committing a petty crime. Maáyu nang pulísa mutiklù ug mangunguut, That policeman is good in catching pickpockets. 4 [A; ab2] kill, esp. violently (slang). Nakatiklù na siyag duha ka kuntra, He has killed two enemies. 4a have a girl for sexual purposes for the first time. Minyù ang únang mitiklù ánang bayhána, A married man had sexual intercourse with that woman for the first time.
tiklù2 = [takilpù].
tikluhud, tiklúhud (from luhud) v [B26] go down on one’s knee(s). Mutikluhud siya sa usa ka túhud, He will genuflect. Natikluhud siya sa dihang ákung gipigtíngan sa tuwaytúway, He fell on his knees when I switched him on the knees.
tiklup v [A; c16] close by folding. Kinsay nagtiklup sa páyung nga basà pa? Who folded the umbrella while it was wet? Itiklup (tiklúpa) ang tanang libru, Close all your books. tikluptiklup n collapsible. Tikluptiklup nga silya, Folding chairs.
tikmìtikmì v [A; b6] eat slowly, pecking at one’s food. Ngánung nagtikmìtikmì ka man? Wà ka ba gutma? Why are you pecking at your food? Are you not hungry?