TUNTU
TUNTU is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
tuntu a stupid, silly.
Tuntu!
Ngánung kining klasíha ímung gipalit, Stupid!
Why did you buy this kind?
v {1} [B12; b6] become stupid, silly, consider s.
o.
as such.
Sa nagkadugay ka ning trabahúa nagkatuntu ka sab, The longer you are on this job, the dumber you get.
{2} [AN; a12] deceive, make a fool of.
Way kalúuy ang laláking nagtuntu nímu, The man who deceived you was heartless.
Manuntu ka man nákung mas wayis man ku nímu, Dont try to make a fool of me.
Im a bit smarter than you are.
Gituntu ka lang ánang mananag-an, That fortuneteller just hoaxed you.
-in- v [A; b(1)] {1} abuse, do s.t.
mean or bad to s.t.
Ug dúnay mutinuntu nímung buguy, tawga lang ku, If some ru?
an is mean to you, just call me.
Kinsay nagtinuntu ring ákung tigib nga nagíbang man, Who abused my chisel?
Somebody nicked it.
{1a} abuse sexually.
Ayaw siyag tinuntuhi samtang dì pa mu minyù, Dont abuse her so long as you are not married.
{2} do s.t.
in a careless way, somewhat playfully.
Ayawg tinantug dúwà kay mapildi ta, Dont fool around in this game.
We might lose.
Gitinuntuhan níyag drúwing ang ákung tsárt, He was just fooling around with the chart that I had him draw.
{3} fool around with women.
Nagtinuntu ang íyang bána, Her husband is fooling around.
n {1} fooling, horsing around.
{2} bad, illicit practices.
Daghan kaáyung tinuntu sa gubirnu, There is a great deal of corruption in the government.
Tuntu!
Ngánung kining klasíha ímung gipalit, Stupid!
Why did you buy this kind?
v {1} [B12; b6] become stupid, silly, consider s.
o.
as such.
Sa nagkadugay ka ning trabahúa nagkatuntu ka sab, The longer you are on this job, the dumber you get.
{2} [AN; a12] deceive, make a fool of.
Way kalúuy ang laláking nagtuntu nímu, The man who deceived you was heartless.
Manuntu ka man nákung mas wayis man ku nímu, Dont try to make a fool of me.
Im a bit smarter than you are.
Gituntu ka lang ánang mananag-an, That fortuneteller just hoaxed you.
-in- v [A; b(1)] {1} abuse, do s.t.
mean or bad to s.t.
Ug dúnay mutinuntu nímung buguy, tawga lang ku, If some ru?
an is mean to you, just call me.
Kinsay nagtinuntu ring ákung tigib nga nagíbang man, Who abused my chisel?
Somebody nicked it.
{1a} abuse sexually.
Ayaw siyag tinuntuhi samtang dì pa mu minyù, Dont abuse her so long as you are not married.
{2} do s.t.
in a careless way, somewhat playfully.
Ayawg tinantug dúwà kay mapildi ta, Dont fool around in this game.
We might lose.
Gitinuntuhan níyag drúwing ang ákung tsárt, He was just fooling around with the chart that I had him draw.
{3} fool around with women.
Nagtinuntu ang íyang bána, Her husband is fooling around.
n {1} fooling, horsing around.
{2} bad, illicit practices.
Daghan kaáyung tinuntu sa gubirnu, There is a great deal of corruption in the government.