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tukob₁ [tukób] 1.1vt To catch (such as a cat catching mice) kain Napantukob it ambo kag amo uning pag gab-i. Our cat catches mice at night.
tukob₂ [túkob] v To pounce on and eat (as of an animal). sinagpang Napangtukob kag liyon it tupa. The lion pounced on the sheep to eat it.
tukob₃ [túkob] vt To strike; to spring and bite (as of a snake). pangbuno Ingtukob it sawa kag uning. The snake struck the cat.
tukob₄ [tukób] v To strike like a snake. lapá Mag-andam kamo sa pagbaktas sa bukir baka kamo matukob it sawa. Be careful in walking towards the mountains a snake might strike you.
tukob-tukuban [tukob-tukubán] 1v 1.1vbt To eat greedily (as of people, animals). kain It yang tukuba it tong priso tong sobrang pagkaon it gwardya. The prisoner suddenly eats greedily the left over food of the guard. Atukubon tan-a it tong baktin tong amo manok. The pig would have have greedily eaten our chicken. [Vulgar term.] 2v To wrestle.
tukong [túkong] adj Long, lanky legged; “Daddy long-legs” (like the tall kapri “lanky spirit”). higante Si Belen kung magsoksok it baro ay pay tukong. Belen looks lanky legged if she wears dresses.
tukor it kwayr [túkor it kwayr] vt To conduct a choir. mag-insayo ng awit Gusto nida magtukor it kwayr. She wants to conduct a choir.
tukoy [túkoy] vi To be talking about somebody, something (as a topic of conversation); to indicate something, somebody; to point to somebody, something. tinutukoy Sida si Maria nak ako ingtutukoy sa istorya nako. She’s Maria, the one that I’m talking about in my story.
tukturaok [tukturáok] vi To crow, as of roosters. tilaok Nagtutukturaokey kag manok aber maruyom pa. The rooster is crowing already even though it’s still dark.
tul [tul] n Tuille, fine net resembling mosquito netting as used in making ballet dresses. (sem. domains: 5.3.5 - Clothes for special people.)
tula [tulâ] 1n Poem. 2vt To recite a poem, poetry. tula It kag gingpatula ka anak, sida ay nagtibaw. When the child was made to recite a poem, he cried.
tulala [tulalâ] (irreg. infl. natulala) 1adj Speechless with fear, shock; staring motionlessly; unresponsive when being talked to; absent minded. tulala Asing ikaw ay pay perming natutulala. Why do you always seem afraid to speak. Matapos sidang ma-‘hold-up’, naging tulalaey sida. After she was held-up, she became unresponsive when being talked to. 2vi To stare motionlessly; to become unresponsive. Natulala sida tong siday nahuyog sa hagran. She became unresponsive after she fell down the stairs.
tulbar [túlbar] 1n A composition; an extemporaneous composition (as of a song or poem). 2v To compose; to give extemporaneous composition (as of a song, poem). komposo
tule [túslè] n Crude name for a man referring to his testes, "balls". (sem. domains: 2.1.8.3 - Male organs.)
tuli₂ [tulî] v To circumcise. Kailangan nak kag usang kayaki ay tuli. It is important that every male should be circumcised. (sem. domains: 5.4.6.1 - Circumcision.)
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