tina n. coloring
tinabas n. material for making clothes
tinabirak n. sweet-potato (kasilè) peeled and boiled in a sugary syrup
tinangeb n. a stoutish basket with a narrowish neck and usually having a lid
tinapa n. canned fish; sardines
tinapey n. rice which has been fermented
tinawè v. to reach out their hands to retrieve something often something from a height
tinayad vi. to be used to something ;to be put off from doing something by a previous bad response, e.g., not lending money because the person did not pay back the loan last time.
tinda 1. v. to operate a store 2. n. store
tindel vi. to getting tired legs from standing adj. always wanders around and never sits down
tindilav Variant of tindira n. a sale's woman
tindiriisek n. a little finger
tinduk vt. to touch something with the end of one's finger
tinekkak n. the Philippine tarsier
tinew-ad v. to reach something above
tinga n. a piece of food stuck between the teeth —yellowed food stuck to teeth vi. to become stuck between one's teeth n. toothpick
tingangag v. to take something secretly when no-one is looking, e.g., a dog stealing food, someone taking money or clothing, a boy persuading a girl to elope v. to elope in order to marry against her parents' wishes
ting-ew 1. v. to become clear adj. clear (of a liquid, especially water) —murky adj. very clear (of a liquid, especially water) 2. adj. evident
tinggasew n. a largish brown ant with a stinging urine that lives in coconut trees and under stones
tinggew n. plain swamphen white-breasted —white-breasted swamp-hen
tinggew ne wekwek n. white-breasted swamphen
tingkalusan n. mouse n. Philippine chestnut house mouse n. a medium-sized rodent which live in the forest
tingkeb adj. a pool with a big rocks formed
tingkemed vi. to be startled by an unexpected sound or event v. to deliberately startle someone else for a reason —frighten v. that can make surprised or disturbed by someone or something
tingkì v. to strike with the back of a bolo
tingkik n. a piece of metal used to strike a flint v. to light a fire with a traditional flint
tingkul v. to start hurting again because it got knocked
tingkulit n. a big type of rodent live in the forest and usually make their hole at the base of the trees
tingkulung vi. to squat with knees touching the ground
tingting n. the side of a knife?; blade Ref.Gloss: bolo n. the handle end of a bolo blade or a tampuling spear tip – the piece which is embedded in the wooden handle
tingyas v. to make signs to someone else
tiniggid n. a variety of soft corn
tinsiya v. to judge or make a judgement over someone
tintal v. to test or tempt somebody
tinugpù v. to jump down (from a high place) v. to dive (into or under water)
tinuhul n. bracelet variety a finished product (bracelet)
tinurù1 1. v. to point at something 2. v. to show 3. n. index finger
tipak n. a cut piece vt. to cut some thing with a bolo v. to break loose n. an obligation of male sides to be given at female sides especially at grandmother and granfather either it is money, things, or animal. This kind of dowry is for the payment of being restlesssness of caring during the babyhood stage of the female.
tipak and egtipakan n. a chip to cut or knock off chips from something, as off a stone, a log of wood, etc.
tipasì n. chaff
tipè1 v. to trim flooring to fit around a post
tipè2 n. an insect like a grasshopper
tipey n. button v. to do up buttons
tipil n. clip (for holding things together) vt. to squeeze something to between the arm and body vi. to hold their legs tightly together, e.g., so as not to urinate vi. to become jammed between two objects
tipu v. to dissuade someone else v. persuade someone else
tipulu n. a tree of the genus Palaquium of which there are at least two species known locally, i.e., belew and serewsew. The sap is the source of gutta percha and it is used locally to cement the blades of knives and bolos into their handles
tipuuk n. for big smoke to go up v. to goes up (e.g., smoke or fire)
tirè n. sugarcane
tirew v. to test something e.g., the depth of a river or the loyalty of another person v. to be testable or measurable
tiribuv Variant of tribu n. tribe
tirigguv Variant of trigu n. wheat
tiriisiv Variant of trisi num. thirteen
tiris n. a tiny brown bird, which have a colorful eggs; It calls 'tiris' 'tiris' 'tiris'
tirisv Variant of tris num. three
tis v. to give an examination at someone else
tisà n. a fruit tree (with a small smooth red fruit)
tisa n. hard block of bakes clay soil
tisan v.
tistiggus vi. to testify or give evidence in a case
tistis n. drip or drop off something wet v. to dry something vi. to be dried v. to let themselves to dry from swimming
titib n. the yellowish part of the teeth
tiyuk 1. n. a pierced hole 2. v. to skewer (pieces of meat) n. an earring hole (pierced by a needle)
tiyulew n. black-naped oriole
trabahanti n. workers; laborer
trabahu v. to work somewhere v. to have a job
trapal n. a tarpulin such as on the back of a truck
trapu n. cleaning rag
trapuv Variant of trapu Variant of trapu n. cleaning rag
trapuv Variant of trapu Variant of trapu n. cleaning rag
tratu adj. for a man and woman to be engaged to be married v. for a man and woman to become engaged to each other
trayinta num. thirty
trintav Variant of trayinta num. thirty
tris num. three
trisi num. thirteen
trunu n. throne
tua vi. to develop a dry crust
tuba n. a vine or tree of the genus Derris. The roots in decoction are used as a fish poison. The poison is also drunk as a means of suicide
tubad vi. to sacrifice by killing a bird or animal often for the sake of a sick person vi. to pray intensely n. a prayer n. an altar; a spirit house; the thing sacrificed n. a specific place where the ritual performed n. a prayer
tubbu n. a pipe (to convey liquid)
tubed n. The young taro leaves and usually eaten by the people as vegetables.
tubì v. rain to fall
tubil n. a refill of something; a film (in a camera) vt. to fill up something with something consumable, e.g., fuel
tubpa 1. v. to begin to form fruit on the flower stalk 2. v. to descend somewhere 3. v. to transfer the leading spirit to another person
tubpalè adj. strong falls of water
tubu n. a variety of cane which has kettes leaves and limulan berries
tubù1 n. bud or shoot (of a plant) vi. to sprout vi. to grow v. to be self-sown
tubù2 vi. to bend over, e.g., when weeding
tubù3 n. a bad sweet potato (too watery)
tubung adj. to have plenty of food vi. to have plenty of food —lacking food
tudling n. something that make a line
tued 1. n. stump of a tree adj. for a field to still have stumps of trees left after it has been burned off because it was not cut close enough to the ground v. to pierce something from below, e.g. with a knife 2. n. injection vi. to be scratched (e.g. their skin)
tuen1 n. knowledge vi. to know something or how to do something v. to be easy by someone to do v. to be done accurately
tuen2 vi. to arrive in a specific place and stay for a short time
tuen3 v. to be amused or elated v. to be able to amused someone or something
tugbung n. bud or shoot (of a plant) vi. to shoot (leaves)
tugganul v. to care or treat someone or something
tugging n. a sharp pointed tool (used in basket making)
tugnak 1. vi. to feel hungry (sometime after eating) for a reason 2. v. to take or to drink that your full gone 3. v. to have rested after eating
tugpa 1. v. to begin to form fruit on the flower stalk 2. v. to descend somewhere 3. v. to transfer the leading spirit to another person
tugpang n. a tall bamboo shoot
tuha v. to try performing a new skill
tuhal1 n. the gully where the bases of two hills or mountains meet adj. having many gullies at the base (of hills or mountains) n. mountain or hill which have many gullies at their bases v. to for a ravine
tuhal2 v. to hunt birds by setting a trap with a sticky substance and then imitating the bird call
Tuhawè prop_n. a male servant of Meibulan
tuhen v. a meal of cooked chicken and rice which a bride and groom feed each other as part of the wedding ceremony to share food off the same leaf
tuhes vi. to do something alone
tuhibeen adj. for a baby to have green faeces
tuhul v. to weave something (e.g., a basket or winnowing tray) out of a material v. to spend a lot of time weaving something out of a material
tuhun 1. v. to reach one's destination; to go as far as the end of the field when planting v. to reach a goal on a journey or in an activity 2. n. to dock (a boat)
tuhut vt. to allow someone else to do something
tuhuwisen n. a type of fruit tree
tuig n. year adj. annual (e.g., party,
tuked n. a walking stick vi. to walk with a staff v. to issue someone else a stick for walking
tukeg n. vertical support for the ridge beam of a roof v. to support something a wood or stick to keep on always hang and open v. to be hanging
tukes adj. full (of the moon) vi. to be full
tukiyas n. a cross-piece of a house roof v. to put a rafter supports v. to still working in rafter supports (e.g., in building houses)
tukmu n. spotted dove n. a chicken without long tail feathers. The tail may be covered with feathers, but they turn under close to the body
tuktuk n. the bill (of a bird) v. to peck something v. to keep on pecking something somewhere v. to be accidentally peck by animals
tukù vt. to push slowly and firmly v. to be pushed by someone or something else vi. to wrestle each other (arms only)
tukud n. a post used as support
tulak n. scar v. to form a scar v. to have scar
Tulalang1 prop_n. a man who lived in ancient times
tulalang2 vi. to sing a traditional song which narrates a fictional story
tulalang3 n. a large brown flightless bird with white neck, which eat earthworm and live in a wet areas (Greater Painted-Snipe Male)
tulalug 1. n. (scab,bamboo,metal or plastic) pipe (for water) 2. v. (for a liquid) to flow at something else e.g., scab or pipe v. to build a pipe for the water to flow somewhere n. a flow (with banana scab or pipe spring) v. a place where the water flows over an overhang
tulan vi. to drop in and visit someone
tul-an n. bone adj. bony n. bone marrow
tulang n. the sides of an open fireplace Ref.Gloss: firebox n. firewood
tul-an te manuk n. a type of weed
tularè n. law?; ruling?; a type of song?
tulas vt. to hurt one's tongue
tulay 1. n. a bridge v. to build a bridge using wood or logs v. to keep on building a bridge using wood or logs 2. prop_n. the name of a sitio village of Sinuda, Kitaotao, Bukidnon
tulayas v. to flow somewhere v. to dribble or run down in a stream e.g., water running down a hill after a heavy rain
tulduk n. a period; a full-stop
tuleddu v. to get on well together
tul-ek v. to offer food to someone else first v. to do something ahead of others, especially used of eating first. This is considered very bad by Matigsalugs and indicates a greedy person
tulekuk v. to call or yell out, e.g., if lost or to see if anyone is home when passing by a house
tulen 1. v. to grab occassionally (e.g, time or opportunity) 2. v. to move animals into pasture
tulendu adj. get on together??? get on together
tuleng v. to strike someone or an animal to beat across the head with a rod with intent to kill. This was used as a way to slaughter animals such as dogs, or even large animals like a horse (blindfolded first with leaves) v. to be beaten on the head
tulenus v. to do something unplanned v. to do something, e.g., accidentally fall asleep
Tuleren prop_n. Tuleren stream
tulewuk v. to unexpectedly discover something v. to stumble onto something hidden v. to happen to see something when passing by v. to pass somewhere even without way or passage
tuli adj. deaf n. someone who is unable to hear because of having wax blocking the ears v. to have water in ones ear n. a smelly plug of wax or pus which blocks the ears and causes loss of hearing v. to remove earwax
tulì vt. to circumcise someone else vi. to become circumcised v. to circumcise someone
tul-id 1. adj. straight 2. v. to straighten something adj. prostate
tulik vi. to follow instructions or to be honest adj. dignified; submissive; honest
tulimpas v. to go off course (e.g. when trying to sew straight)
tulin 1. adj. prosperous v. to grow v. raised, as a parent raised a child v. to be individually growing n. a rising agent 2. v. to increase (e.g., weight etc.)
tulis1 v. to tattoo v. to tattoo adj. to have stripes v. to write out a list
tulis2 v. to steal by forcing someone
tulisuk n. a young leaves any plants
tulitù v. to know or find the right way or place vi. to find out who each other is
tuliyuk 1. n. rufous-capped canegrass warbler striated grassbird 2. v. to dip their head (not their body) in water
tulu v. to pound rice together
tulu1 adj. close to the point of touching v. to pound alternately
tulud v. to push someone in the right direction
tulungtulung n. a type of grasshopper which talk during nighttime and it calls "tululung, tululung"
tulus1 adv. suddenly adv. suddenly
tulus2 adj. divine; sacred; holy; all-powerful n. a good spiritual power; sinless adj. powerful
tuluy 1. v. to be carried away by a flow of water v. to carry (a load) 2. v. to stop somewhere on the way to pick up something or someone
tuma n. a body louse v. to have body lice
tuman 1. vt. to obey or carry out someone's wishes adj. faithful 2. vi. to be fulfilled 3. v. to insist the rules and regulation to be followed v. enforce 4. n. religion or faith adj. genuine, correct, pure v. to agree with the decision
Tumanud1 prop_n. a benevolent spirit; the Holy Spirit
tumanud2 n. spirit of God n. a prophet v. to request leading spirit
tumbangel n. the breeze of earth
tumbew n. a protruded forehead —forehead v. to put protrude on their forehead adj. a person with a protruded forehead
tumbuk adj. something equivalent to something
tumbul n. a ramp for a tree v. to make a ramp
tumi v. to be a symbol, e.g., a red chicken sacrified to the evil deity, Meibulan, is a symbol of blood or fighting v. to derived
Tumibay prop_n.
tummew adj. for a hunter to be an accurate shooter
tumpeung v. to be gathered in a paticular place
tumpì vt. to flatten down something
tumpis 1. adj. generous 2. v. to keep on (doing something) 3. n. debt of gratitude 4. v. to be generous with each other v. (for two or more people) to be generous to each other
tumuled n.
tunas n. the growth sprouting from the pused (navel) at the node of damuluwan bamboo vi. to sprout offshoots when planted in the ground
tundan n. tundan banana
tundè v.
tunè n. a narrow lake or trapped pool of water vi. to wallow in a pool of muddy water vi. to keep on wallowing in a pool of muddy water
tunew v. to melt something in something (e.g a tin can or pot) v. to become melted —dissolve adj. able to be dissolved adj. easily melted
tunga n. half adj. half v. to split in half; to divide into two equal portions
tungdan n. position; duties n. employment responsibility
tungè adj. loose-fitting
tungenu n. dead wood in a tree that is still standing vi. to have died but still be standing
tungep 1. vi. to go somewhere 2. vt. to retrieve something that was stored as an investment, e.g. buried bananas or hidden salt
tungew-tungew n. a small type of a tree that produces blue beautiful flowers
tungkè v. to die from a poisonous snakebite as a result of not eating food
tungkig n. the hip bone; bottom of spine
tungkik n. tailbone
tungkù v. to talk with someone who has come to talk to you.
tungkulit n. tree shrew–a long toothed rodent
tungug n. a certain tree and its bark, probably Ceriops Roxsburghiana.
tungyab n. pineapple
tuntun vt. to lower something vi. to droop
tunud n. a two or three tipped tipped arrow
tunung v. to be complicated by an unexpected, bad event (e.g., sickness, bad weather)
tupag vi. to be likely to die because of certain attributes such as being bright vi. to be upset because of what someone else did to them
tupak vt. to repair something adj. patched; mended n. a repairman
tupang vi. to descend a hill or slope adj. downward-sloping (of land)
tupi n. a vine, the trunk of which is used as a chew ingredient. The flavor comes from the bitter sap
tupù adj. matching
turey vi. to stand up against things for support
turi n. a derogatory term for the labia
turil 1. n. a corral or enclosure for large animals 2. n. barbed wire
turta n. a kind of viand; eggplant and egg
turu n. a male animal such as a carabao, cow, or goat (but not a horse, pig or dog) —female animal
turul vt. to push out something vi. for someone to be reinforced by another
turunuv Variant of trunu n. throne
turu-turù vi. to be uncertain or hesitant about something, especially about saying something to someone
tusì n. a pointed instrument made of bamboo and it used to harvest corn
tustus v. to drop ready in preparation for birth vi. to droop; to descend
tutulalang vi. to chant a fictional story unaccompanied. May hold a spear (deldeg) and shield (kalasag)
tutung 1. n. a fire (i.e., a destructive burning, as of a building) 2. v. to burn something 3. v. to be burned (by fire or heat)
tuu 1. v. to believe in something or someone 2. v. to accept something adj. agreeable 3. n. belief; faith n. belief; doctrine; religion 4. n. law of a country 5. n. believer
tuù vt. to briefly push something or someone
tuud 1. v. to admire; to respect 2. v. that is effective to cure something
tuug1 vt. to roast something (often corn on the cob) (over embers) vt. to keep on roasting something (often corn on the cob) (over embers) v. to bake corn in the fire v. to be ready or good for roasted
tuug2 adj. soft (used of corn)
tuus n. a sign or distinguishing mark, often to show the correct trail; to distinguish; to recognize something for what it is
tuwadlakew vi. to walk haltingly
tuwal v. to be bounced around by a rough river (due to a rapids heavy flow) v. to go down of a sloping water or a slope area of water n. rapids or rough water in a river n. a river that full of slope area of water
tuwalyav Variant of tualya n. towel
tuwang vt. to drink a fluid which is being poured out v. to make a bell
tuwek n. a lie v. to lie to someone
tuwil1 v. to open the sore or boil
tuwil2 v. to plant rice (paley) by making a hole in the ground with a stick held in one hand and dropping the seed in the hole with the other hand
tuyù n. purpose v. to do something intentionally
tuyuk vt. to lead someone or something else (especially a domestic animal) usually on a rope
tuyun v. to fast or to abstain (from something) in order to die
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