tugdan n 1 a pole or stem-like handle. Ang tugdan sa latigu sa kabáyù, The handle for the horsewhip. Tugdan sa timbà, A bamboo pole to which the bucket for drawing water is attached. 2 cornstalk.
tugdang v 1 [AB23(1); c1] sink to the bottom of water, cause s.t. to do so. Mitugdang na ang lawug, ug tin-aw na ang túbig, The mud in the water has settled, and it is clear now. Natugdang na ang bapur digíra, The battleship has sunk. Nakatugdang na ka sa taliwálà ánang línaw? Have you gone to the bottom in the middle of that lake? 2 [A2; b6] land hard after being projected or dropped. Didtu siya mutugdang sa bunbun pagluksu níya, He landed on the sand when he jumped.
tugduk v [B1256; ab2] for s.t. pointed to pierce or thrust into, not necessarily sticking. Natugduk ang tumuy sa bangkaw sa bukubuku sa túru, The end of the spear pierced the back of the bull. Hingtugdukan ang ákung tiil sa tumuy sa kutsilyu, The knife hit my foot when it fell.
tugdun v [A; c] alight, set down from the air. Mitugdun ang buyug sa búwak, The bee alighted on the flower. Gipálid siya sa alimpús. Diin siya itugdun? The whirlwind carried her away. Where was she set down? -anan n place where s.t. lands. Tugdunánan sa ayruplánu, Airplane landing field.
tughang v [A; a1] break and pulverize hardened soil for planting. Lisud pagtughang sa yútà kay nabantuk na kaáyu, It is difficult to break up the soil because it has gotten very packed down. a no longer a virgin.
tughaw a lukewarm. v [AB2; a] be, become lukewarm, cause liquids to do so. Magtughaw kug túbig para ikalígù, I’ll heat some water for bathing.
tughù = [dughù1], n2.
tughuk1 v [A23; b(1)] appear suddenly, unexpectedly. Walà ku damha nga muanhi siya, mitughuk lag abut, I never expected him to come. He just arrived suddenly. Trabáhu kay tughúkan unyà tag dúaw sa átung agálun, Keep working. Our boss might come without notice.
tughuk2 n formal asking of a girl’s hand by the groom’s parents, always accompanied with food brought by the groom’s delegation. v [A2; b5] formally ask for a girl’s hand. Mutughuk gihápun ta bísag burus na ang babáyi? Do we still have to make a formal proposal when the girl is already pregnant?
tughung v [A; a] cook leftover cooked staple which stuck to the pot by adding water and usually boiling it with sugar. Tughúnga nang dukut, Recook the leftover rice stuck to the pot. -in- n food prepared by the process of tughung.