TUMBA
TUMBA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
tumba v {1} [AB12; a] for s.t.
upright to fall over, cause it to do so.
Kinsay nagtumba sa bisiklíta?
Who made the bicycle fall over?
Natumba ang bátà, The child fell.
{2} [A; a] slaughter an animal for an occasion.
Magtumba tag báka sa ímung kasal, We will slaughter a cow on your wedding.
{2a} ug kandílà [A; b] light a candle as an o?
ering.
Nakatumba na siyag kandílà pára sa kalag sa mga minatay, He has already lighted a candle for the departed souls.
{2b} [A; a12] consume a liquor container full of drink.
Kanang grupúha mutumba ug usa ka tárung tubà, That group will consume one kerosene can of palm toddy.
lúbu a un-balanced: {1} for a vehicle to have its load unevenly distributed.
{2} for a building or ship to have a top floor that is too high in proportion to its bottom floor.
Kusug kaáyung mukíling ang barku nga tumba lúbu, A ship which has an unproportionately large upper deck easily lists.
v [B1256] develop a lack of bal-ance.
tumbatumba v {1} [A13] o?
er various reasons for doing or not doing s.t.
, keep changing ones mind.
Nagtumbatumba ka ánang pangatarúngan nímu.
Ug buhátun nímu, buhata na, You keep changing your reasons.
If you want to do it, do it already.
{2} [A] play ball with the politicians, not stick to one or the other but going along with whoever is in power.
{3} [A; c1] for capital in a business to be so small that it is entirely invested in merchandise and new goods are bought with proceeds.
Dì paú- tang ang tindáhan ug magtumbatumba ang puhúnan, A store that has all its capital invested in goods cannot a?
ord to give credit.
a having flexible politics.
Kinahanglan tumbatumba ang nigusiyanti, A businessman has to be flexible when it comes to politics.
n = liyalíya.
upright to fall over, cause it to do so.
Kinsay nagtumba sa bisiklíta?
Who made the bicycle fall over?
Natumba ang bátà, The child fell.
{2} [A; a] slaughter an animal for an occasion.
Magtumba tag báka sa ímung kasal, We will slaughter a cow on your wedding.
{2a} ug kandílà [A; b] light a candle as an o?
ering.
Nakatumba na siyag kandílà pára sa kalag sa mga minatay, He has already lighted a candle for the departed souls.
{2b} [A; a12] consume a liquor container full of drink.
Kanang grupúha mutumba ug usa ka tárung tubà, That group will consume one kerosene can of palm toddy.
lúbu a un-balanced: {1} for a vehicle to have its load unevenly distributed.
{2} for a building or ship to have a top floor that is too high in proportion to its bottom floor.
Kusug kaáyung mukíling ang barku nga tumba lúbu, A ship which has an unproportionately large upper deck easily lists.
v [B1256] develop a lack of bal-ance.
tumbatumba v {1} [A13] o?
er various reasons for doing or not doing s.t.
, keep changing ones mind.
Nagtumbatumba ka ánang pangatarúngan nímu.
Ug buhátun nímu, buhata na, You keep changing your reasons.
If you want to do it, do it already.
{2} [A] play ball with the politicians, not stick to one or the other but going along with whoever is in power.
{3} [A; c1] for capital in a business to be so small that it is entirely invested in merchandise and new goods are bought with proceeds.
Dì paú- tang ang tindáhan ug magtumbatumba ang puhúnan, A store that has all its capital invested in goods cannot a?
ord to give credit.
a having flexible politics.
Kinahanglan tumbatumba ang nigusiyanti, A businessman has to be flexible when it comes to politics.
n = liyalíya.