TINGUHA

TINGUHA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

tingúhà (from kúhà) v [A13; a12] aim for, seek to possess.
Matag baksir nagtingúhà sa kampiyunátu, Every boxer aims at the championship.
Gitingúhà níyang magbúlag sila, It was her in-tention to separate them.
n s.t.
one intends, aspires to do.
Wà kuy tingúhang dautan nímu, I do not have wicked intentions against you.
Ang mga tingúhà sa bayánì álang sa násud, The heros aspirations for the country.
paN- v {1} [A2; a12] give ones utmost in doing s.t.
Muasinsu ang táwung maningúhà, He who strives hard will succeed.
Paninguháa nga mutáp ka sa tís, Try hard to top the exam.
{2} [A2] court a woman.
Naningúhà ku níya piru gibastid ku, I courted her for all I was worth, but I was turned down.
n striving, trying hard.
Káwang ang paningúhà nga dì nuntan ug kaabtik, It is futile to try hard if you dont couple it with shrewdness.

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