TIMBANG

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

timbang v {1} [A; a12] weigh s.t.
Akuy mutimbang sa kupras, Ill weigh the copra.
Timbánga ang bábuy, Weigh the pig.
{1a} [A] weigh, have the weight of.
Mutimbang siyag sisinta kílus, He weighs sixty kilos.
{2} [AC3; a] make s.t.
balance.
Matikwang ang sakayan kung way makatimbang sa píkas, The boat will capsize if nobody stays on one side to balance it.
Ang pagsálig ángay timbángan sa pag-amping, Trust must be balanced with carefulness.
{3} [A; b] help.
Timbángi ra ku, Help me.
Mahímù siyang ikatimbang sa panimalay, He can be used as a helper in the household.
{3a} ug kúgus (pangúgus), luhud (panglúhud) v [AC; c] be a sponsor in a wedding or baptism of a person of the opposite sex.
Nagtimbang mig pangúgus sa pyista, We were co-sponsors of a baptism during the town feast.
n {1} weight.
{2} helper.
{2a} male sponsor of a female in wedding or baptism or the female sponsor of a male.
a balanced.
paN- v {1} [A] maintain balance.
Nanimbang siyang milátay sa písì, He main-tained his balance as he walked on the rope.
{2} [A2] engage in the buying and selling of things by weight.
Nanimbang siyag kupras, He is engaged in the buying and selling (lit.
weighing) of copra.
n balance.
Nawad-an siya sa panimbang, He lost his balance.
Culu-, timbangtimbang v [A; a12] ponder.
Nagtulu-timbang siya kun kinsay íyang sugtun, She is considering who to accept.
Timbangtimbánga kun magpárì ka ba giyud, Think it over if you really want to be a priest.
hiN- = paN-, v1.
ka-n helper, assistant.
Siyay ákung katimbang sa uma, Hes my farmhand.
-an() n scale to weigh things.

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