A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - John U. Wolff

tukaw₃ n a unit of length reckoned from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the index finger extended. v [A; a1] measure s.t. in tukaws.

tukáya = [tukáyu] (female).

tukáyu n one who has the same name as s.o. else. Tukáyu siya nákù kay Dyun usab íyang ngán, He’s my namesake because his name is John too. v [AC2; ac3] call s.o. or each other tukáyu. (→) n term of address to one’s tukáyu.

tukbil v 1 [A; ab2] touch slightly. Wà siyay gána ug ígù lang mitukbil sa kan-un, She had no appetite and barely touched the food. Mutak-up dáyun ang hibìhibì ug tukbílun, The touch-me-not plant closes as soon as you touch it. 2 [A; a12] touch the emotions or on s.t. that provokes feelings. Ikaw pay nakatukbil sa ákung dughan, You were the first to have touched my heart. 3 [A; a12] mention s.t. in passing. Sa íyang diskursu mitukbil siya sa pulitika, In his speech he mentioned politics in passing. -l-un, -l-un(→) a delicate, engendering arguments or hard feelings. Kanang mga paagíha tulukbilun (tulukbílun) kaáyu, That procedure is very much open to argument. — ug buut short-tempered.

tukbù v [A; a1] 1 grasp by encircling the fingers around. Nagtukbù siyag ságing, He is grasping a banana. Tukbúa ang buktun sa bátà kun matukbù ba, Put your fingers around the child’s arm if they can go all the way around it. 2 bundle long things together to form a bunch big enough to be clasped in one or both hands. n bundle of s.t. that can be clasped in one or both hands.

tukbuy = [talukbuy₁].

tukdab v [AN; a] cut s.t. down at the base with one stroke. Kining dapíta ang ákung gitukdaban sa mga tuud sa mga gagmayng káhuy, This is the place where I cut the stumps of the small tree down.

tukdug v [BN46] for s.t. to stand out straight and bare. Mitukdug (nanukdug) ang mga mais human hugpái sa dúlun, The corn plants stood straight and bare after a swarm of locusts settled on them. n ribs of umbrella.

tukgaw = [lukgaw].

tukhi, tukhì n toothpick. v [a12] make into toothpick. Maáyung tukhíun ang tukug, Coconut midribs make good toothpicks. paN- v [A2; c6] pick one’s teeth.