tupiku n topic. Pirmi lang pulitiku ang tupiku nga ílang hisgútan, Politics is always the topic of their conversation.
tupit v [B; c16] speak with mispronunciations from speech defects, similar to lisping in English, but with a substitution of /s/ for /t/. (The tongue is said to stick to the roof of the mouth.) Nagtupit ang dílà sa nagdiskursu tungud sa nirbiyus, The man who was giving a speech was so nervous he started to lisp.
tuplak v [A; c6] 1 push s.o. or s.t. away. Gituplak sa bátà ang básu sa bintánà, The child pushed the glass out of the window. 2 push a cock toward another to induce the second cock to fight. Ituplak ning sunúya sa usa arun masakmalan tung usa inig-áway níla, Shove this cock toward the other one so that I can grab it when they fight.
tuplas = [pantuplas].
tupluk1 a mischievous, full of pranks. Gibutangag íhì sa tupluk dakù ang pláwir bís ni Mám, The prankster put urine in the teacher’s vase. v [B12; b6] be, become mischievous.
tupluk2 = [tulpuk] (but not doubled).
tuptup v [A; a] 1 cut s.t. from its base or stem. Tuptúpa ang pakù kay dì nà iapil paglútù, Cut the wings off. Don’t include them with what you are cooking. 1a cut s.t. with long strokes at the base. 2 cut s.t. straight across, not tapering. Kinsay nagtuptup ug tupi nímu? Who cut your hair evenly all around your head? a being cut straight across, not tapering. pina- v [A; c] make s.t. cut straight across.
túpù v [A; ac6] pair a boy and a girl off half jokingly. Kusug siyang mutúpù piru nagpabíling dága, She loves to match others off, but she herself stays single. Tupúa sila labun parisun, Match them up. They make such a good pair. tupùtúpù n matching couples.
túpuk = [tulpuk]. (→) n 1 hole in the ear for earrings. 2 holes in an animal’s ears through which a rope is passed.
túpung a 1 of the same height, even along the top or bottom. Túpung ang íyang mga ngípun, Her teeth are all of the same height. 2 reaching an equally high state of excellence. Si Magsaysay walay túpung, No one is as great as Magsaysay. v 1 [A23S; a2b2] reach to a certain height or level. Ang ákung kalágut mitúpung na sa lángit, My anger reaches the heavens. 2 [A; a] make things even. Tupúnga ang tiil sa silya arun dì magkindangkindang, Even up the chair legs so it won’t wobble back and forth. Dílì na siya hitupngan sa pagkapalikíru, No one is as great a philanderer as he is. 3 [C; a] be of the same height. Nagtúpung sila, They are of the same height. Tupúngun nátù ang mga tanum, Let’s cut the plants even along the top. — ang tiil v [C3] be dead (humorous). 4 [C; c] compare height, ability. Dílì ikatúpung ang íyang abilidad, There is nothing that can compare to his ability. see also [alinupung].