TUPUS
TUPUS is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
tupus v {1} [A; a12] take over the task of s.
o.
incapable or unavailable.
Kinsa may mutupus sa ímung trabáhu ug mulakaw ka, Who takes over your chores when you go out?
Tupsa ring ákung buhatun kay kahilanatun ku, Take over my work because I feel feverish.
{2} [A; b] make up for the time lost or missed.
Buhían mu run kun tupsan ninyu ang klási sa Sabadu, I will dismiss you now if you make the class up on Saturday.
{3} [A; a12] make up for s.t.
lacking by s.t.
very good.
Púlus sila burung piru gitupus sa ílang anak nga utukan, They are mostly imbeciles, but their one brainy child made up for it.
n {1} time used for make-up.
Ang trabáhu run tupus sa pista upisiyal gahápun, Todays work is to make up for yesterdays holiday.
{2} s.t.
just as much so in exactly the opposite way.
Dátù mi niadtu, tupus pud run nga kakha tukà, We used to be just as rich as we are poor now.
Pagkagarbúsang bayhána, tupus sa íyang bánang labihan kamapaubsánun, She is just as stuck up as her husband is modest.
o.
incapable or unavailable.
Kinsa may mutupus sa ímung trabáhu ug mulakaw ka, Who takes over your chores when you go out?
Tupsa ring ákung buhatun kay kahilanatun ku, Take over my work because I feel feverish.
{2} [A; b] make up for the time lost or missed.
Buhían mu run kun tupsan ninyu ang klási sa Sabadu, I will dismiss you now if you make the class up on Saturday.
{3} [A; a12] make up for s.t.
lacking by s.t.
very good.
Púlus sila burung piru gitupus sa ílang anak nga utukan, They are mostly imbeciles, but their one brainy child made up for it.
n {1} time used for make-up.
Ang trabáhu run tupus sa pista upisiyal gahápun, Todays work is to make up for yesterdays holiday.
{2} s.t.
just as much so in exactly the opposite way.
Dátù mi niadtu, tupus pud run nga kakha tukà, We used to be just as rich as we are poor now.
Pagkagarbúsang bayhána, tupus sa íyang bánang labihan kamapaubsánun, She is just as stuck up as her husband is modest.