A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

tus-ap₂ = [tús₁].

tusdik v [A; a12] prick a pustule. Ayaw ug líhuk samtang nagtusdik ku sa ímung talubig, Don’t move while I prick your pustule.

túsik₁ n drinking party (slang). Ági unyà sa ámù karung gabíi kay may túsik didtu, Come by the house tonight because we’re holding a drinking party. v [AC; c1] have a drinking party or drink alcoholic beverage (slang).

túsik₂ v 1 [A; b5] peck at. Nabúta siya kay gitúsik íyang mata sa langgam, He became blind because a bird pecked at his eyes. 2 [AC; a12] start a cockfight by letting the cocks peck each other once. Kinahanglang tusíkun ang mga manuk arun maglábuk dàyun, The cocks must be set to pecking at each other so that they will fight at once. n 1 pecking. 2 setting of cocks to peck at each other.

tuskig a stiff, crisp. Tuskig nga papil dibangku, Crisp banknotes. v [B; b6] stiffen. Ang nagtuskig níyang karsúnis, His well-starched trousers. Nagkatuskig na ang minatay, The body is getting stiff. — ug líug be haughty. pa- v [A; c1] act haughty. Nagpatuskig lang siya sa líug dihang gipangayúag hinábang, She acted haughty when I asked her for a contribution.

tuslak v [A; a1] drive s.t. into s.t. so as to pierce it. Kinsay nagtuslak sa prútas ug kutsilyu? Who stuck a knife into the fruit? Gituslak níla ang mata sa higanti, They pierced out the giant’s eyes.

tuslù v [A; c] dip part of s.t. into s.t. for a short period of time. Ígù ra kung mituslù sa túbig. Walà ku magdúgay kay tugnaw, I just dipped into the water for a minute. I didn’t stay long because it was cold. Nagtuslù ug asin nga nagkaug mangga, He is eating mangoes dipping them in salt.

tuslub = [tunlub].

tuslud (from sulud) v [A; c] dunk s.t. in a liquid or solid, partially or completely. Maputì ang karning ituslud sa inínit túbig, Meat gets pale if it is dunked into hot water. Ituslud ang mangga sa asin, Stick the mango in the salt.

tusluk v 1 [A; ab2] prick or poke s.t. by driving s.t. pointed into it. Kinsay nagtusluk íring kík nga nabúhù man? Who poked a finger in the cake? It has a hole in it. Tuslúka ang mata sa kuntra, Poke your finger into your opponent’s eyes. 1a [b8] be had for sexual purposes. Hituslukan na nang bayhána sa íyang uyab, The girl has had relations with her boy friend. 2 [A; b6(1)] plug into a socket. Itusluk únà ang kurd únà mamalantsa, Plug the cord in before you iron. n electric plug. -anan n electric outlet, socket for plugging s.t. into.