TUNGA
TUNGA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
tungà n {1} half.
Tungà sa taknà, Half an hour.
{2} middle, center.
Tungà sa karsáda, Middle of the road.
{3} vagina (eu-phemism).
{4} stomach (coarse).
Bísag napunù na ang tungà, gabagulbul nga walay lamì ang pagkáun, He filled his gullet, but he grumbles that the food was no good.
[so-and-so] sa ímung (íyang) [so-and-so] is not true (said in denying s.t.
vigorously and with resentment).
Dátù sa íyang tungà.
Wà man gánì kuy ikapalit ug bugas, Rich my foot!
Here I dont even have money for food!
tungang gabíi n midnight.
v {1} [B256; c16] be at about half of s.t.
Mutungà sa kilumitru ang ákung gibaktas, I walked for about half a kilometer.
{2} [c16] hit at the middle or center.
Itungà (tung-a) giyud pag-igù arun buls-ay, Hit the center to get a bulls-eye.
{3} [B126; a12] consume, reduce to half.
Tung-un ku nang usa ka galun nga tubà, Ill consume half of that gallon of palm toddy.
{4} [b(1)] place between two or more others.
Gitung-an siyag higdà sa íyang Nánay ug Tátay, She was laid between her mother and father.
{5} [AC; abc3] divide, share into halves.
Akuy mutungà arun way áway, Ill di-vide it so there will be no quarrel.
Magtúngà ta sa ganansiya, We will split the profit equally.
Tungáa (tung-a) nà ninyung duha, Divide it equally between the two of you.
tungàtúngà n the halfway or mid-point.
Tungàtúngà sa átung lákaw, Mid-point of our trip.
v [A; a] divide equally among.
Tungàtungáa ninyu nang usa ka buuk kík, Divide that one cake equally among yourselves.
hinungàtungà v [B1356] be about halfway through.
Nahinungàtúngà (nanungàtungà) na ang mísa pag-abut námù, The mass was about halfway through when we arrived.
pa-nungàtúngà v [A13] = hinungàtúngà.
hiN- v [B156] be halfway done.
Walà pa gánì mahinungà ang kan-un niíni, mitindug na kini, She got up before the rice was even halfway consumed.
-in-a by half.
Tinungà ka manghangyù, You bargain things down to half-price.
v [A; c] do by halves or two to one.
Way musúkul nímu bísag itinungà ang pusta, No one will challenge you even if the bet is two to one.
kinatung-an n centermost, middle-most.
silangan Middle East.
ka- n one-half of s.t.
Ibangku ang katungà sa ímung swildu, Deposit half of your salary in the bank.
v [B236] be at about halfway.
Nakatungà na ku sa libru, Im halfway through the book.
Wà pa ku makakatungà sa tísis, I have not reached the halfway point in my thesis.
tulung-an n palm toddy measure, a bamboo tube container which holds one-half a típu, 1.
tulung-un the Wednesday of the Holy Week where work is done half day.
Tungà sa taknà, Half an hour.
{2} middle, center.
Tungà sa karsáda, Middle of the road.
{3} vagina (eu-phemism).
{4} stomach (coarse).
Bísag napunù na ang tungà, gabagulbul nga walay lamì ang pagkáun, He filled his gullet, but he grumbles that the food was no good.
[so-and-so] sa ímung (íyang) [so-and-so] is not true (said in denying s.t.
vigorously and with resentment).
Dátù sa íyang tungà.
Wà man gánì kuy ikapalit ug bugas, Rich my foot!
Here I dont even have money for food!
tungang gabíi n midnight.
v {1} [B256; c16] be at about half of s.t.
Mutungà sa kilumitru ang ákung gibaktas, I walked for about half a kilometer.
{2} [c16] hit at the middle or center.
Itungà (tung-a) giyud pag-igù arun buls-ay, Hit the center to get a bulls-eye.
{3} [B126; a12] consume, reduce to half.
Tung-un ku nang usa ka galun nga tubà, Ill consume half of that gallon of palm toddy.
{4} [b(1)] place between two or more others.
Gitung-an siyag higdà sa íyang Nánay ug Tátay, She was laid between her mother and father.
{5} [AC; abc3] divide, share into halves.
Akuy mutungà arun way áway, Ill di-vide it so there will be no quarrel.
Magtúngà ta sa ganansiya, We will split the profit equally.
Tungáa (tung-a) nà ninyung duha, Divide it equally between the two of you.
tungàtúngà n the halfway or mid-point.
Tungàtúngà sa átung lákaw, Mid-point of our trip.
v [A; a] divide equally among.
Tungàtungáa ninyu nang usa ka buuk kík, Divide that one cake equally among yourselves.
hinungàtungà v [B1356] be about halfway through.
Nahinungàtúngà (nanungàtungà) na ang mísa pag-abut námù, The mass was about halfway through when we arrived.
pa-nungàtúngà v [A13] = hinungàtúngà.
hiN- v [B156] be halfway done.
Walà pa gánì mahinungà ang kan-un niíni, mitindug na kini, She got up before the rice was even halfway consumed.
-in-a by half.
Tinungà ka manghangyù, You bargain things down to half-price.
v [A; c] do by halves or two to one.
Way musúkul nímu bísag itinungà ang pusta, No one will challenge you even if the bet is two to one.
kinatung-an n centermost, middle-most.
silangan Middle East.
ka- n one-half of s.t.
Ibangku ang katungà sa ímung swildu, Deposit half of your salary in the bank.
v [B236] be at about halfway.
Nakatungà na ku sa libru, Im halfway through the book.
Wà pa ku makakatungà sa tísis, I have not reached the halfway point in my thesis.
tulung-an n palm toddy measure, a bamboo tube container which holds one-half a típu, 1.
tulung-un the Wednesday of the Holy Week where work is done half day.