TUKBIL

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

tukbil v {1} [A; ab2] touch slightly.
Wà siyay gána ug ígù lang mitukbil sa kan-un, She had no appetite and barely touched the food.
Mutak-up dáyun ang hibìhibì ug tukbílun, The touch-me-not plant closes as soon as you touch it.
{2} [A; a12] touch the emotions or on s.t.
that provokes feelings.
Ikaw pay nakatukbil sa ákung dughan, You were the first to have touched my heart.
{3} [A; a12] mention s.t.
in passing.
Sa íyang diskursu mitukbil siya sa pulitika, In his speech he mentioned politics in passing.
-l-un, -l-un() a delicate, engendering arguments or hard feelings.
Kanang mga paagíha tulukbilun (tulukbílun) kaáyu, That pro-cedure is very much open to argument.
ug buut short-tempered.

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