tikúgas n k.o. rail found in rice fields or marshy areas, 5–6″ high, and used for food, the white-breasted swamphen: Amaurornis phoenicurus.
tikugkug a for the body to be very bent. Tikugkug ka na kaáyu tungud sa tísis, You are very haggard and bent because of your tuberculosis. v [B6] for the body to become bent. Nagtikugkug na siya sa kaníwang, She has grown bent from extreme thinness. -un(→) a having a bent body.
tikúkà v [A] retch in choking or prior to vomiting. Nagtikúkà siya dihang nabut-ukan sa túbig, He coughed hard rapidly after he choked on the water. hi-/ha- v [B1256] retch.
tikùkù v 1 [A; c1] curl up tight, be bent over. Nagtikùkù siya paghigdà, He lay down curled up. 2 [B; b6] be curled up.
tikulub, tikúlub (from kulub) v [A3P; c1] turn over and lie on one’s belly; overturn. Makatikulub na ang bátà nga upat ka búlan, A four-month-old baby can turn over and lie on his belly. Tikulba (itikulub) ang mga kún, Turn the pots face downward.
tik-um = [tak-um].
tikung = [butíti].
tikungkung v [A; c1] curl up the legs. Nagtikungkung siyang natúg sa katugnaw, It was so cold that he slept with his legs curled up. Tikungkúnga (itikungkung) ímung tiil arun masúd ka sa kaban, Curl up your legs so you’ll fit in the trunk.
tikup n door or window shutter. v 1 [b6(1)] close an opening in a room or an enclosed area. Ákung gitikupan ang bintánà ug banig, I covered the window with a mat. 2 [c1] make into a shutter to cover an opening.
tíkup a closed tight, without holes or spaces in between. Tíkup pagkalála ning baníga, This mat was tightly woven. v 1 [A; c1] make s.t. tight. Kadaug kang mutíkup ug siklat ánà, Are you strong enough to weave the bamboo slats tight? 2 [A; a1] close up the opening of a hollow area or a hole in s.t. that wraps around s.t. else. Akuy mutíkup sa púyù, I’ll sew up the pouch. Tikúpa na ang kural líbut sa balay, Make the ends of the fence around the house meet.