TIKYUP

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

tikyup v {1} [B456] close gently.
Mutikyup ang hibìhibì kun makahilan, The leaves of the touch-me-not close when you touch it.
{2} [B2456; b(1)] for darkness to close in.
Mitikyup ang kagabhíun binyáan ang láing adlaw, Night came leaving behind another day.
{2a} [AB; b5] for lights to dim, cause them to do so.
Tikyúpi (tikyúpa) ang sugà kun matúlug ka na, Turn the lamp down when you go to sleep.
{3} [A; c1] fold s.t.
flat over haphazardly once or twice.
Tikyúpa (itikyup) lang ang banig arun dì kan-un ang humay sa manuk, Fold the mat so that the chicken wont get at the rice on it.

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