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takóliNounKettle, teapot; this word is not commonly used by younger generation.Mo magáy takóli yan ólay man-óto kayó sin bánga.If there is no kettle, go ahead and cook (coffee) in the pot.Synonymkapatíla
takóm1NounArea of space or period of time defined by some unit, as a year.Sis-iyá di namdáy sin ngadngádan di binnóan sin takóm di esáy tawén.He is the one who designated the names of the months within the time period of a year.2Active Verb-enTo encompass, form the limits of (in space or time).Pigáy báryo ay tinakóm din Kibungan?How many barrios does (lit. did) Kibungan encompass?
tákomActive Verb1man-To live with relatives other than nuclear family.2-omi-3, i-To take into one's home a relative outside the nuclear family.
takóogActive Verbman-To make a roaring sound, of floodwaters.See alsokóngo 2óngogpaganáastáedtayokótok
takóyoActive Verb-enTo hold with cupped hands, as rice when there is no plate.Mo magáy paláto, iyát mos takóyo sin kaném.If there is no plate, do a cupped-hands (action) with your food.Tinakóyo na din lípeg.He held the fermented rice in the rice beer jar with cupped hands.See alsobadkátlálay2 2
takták11NounDelay.2Active Verb-om-2To be potentially delaying, as conversation.3Active Verb-enTo delay someone, postpone something.Taktáken yo din míting tan naládaw din ipogáw.Postpone the meeting because the people are late.4Active Verbi-To use something, as the offer of a drink, to delay someone.Itakták day inóm en sak-én.They use liquor to delay me.5Stative verbma-To be delayed, postponed.Nataktákak tan way kangalngalát ko ed dagás.I was delayed because I was talking to someone over there a ways away.
takták2NounType of small brown bird.spectítit
takták3Stative verbma...anTo be bald.See alsodólaslópospolták
takyádActive Verb1man-To hang suspended below something, as when hanging by the hands, a piece of shirttail hanging down.2i-To hang up something with a handle, bail, or string, so that it hangs below the thing that is holding it.3man-To depend on someone else for a living; to barely pass, as a test; to hang from a thread, of one's life.Mantaktakyád ka en asáwam.You depend on your wife for a living.fig.
taláActive Verbman-To put a curse on someone that will come true without fail.
tálaNounA white-breasted, long-tailed bird known to be a mimic.spectítit
talabótabActive Verbman-To bubble, as boiling water.See alsobalekbékletánglowág 2saliktóto
talabtábNounVariety of rice harvested in Dec..specpágey
talákNounTruck.truck
talakabánNounType of large cockroach which runs rather than flies.See alsotakítobáybay
talákanNounWooden or bamboo irrigation pipe.See alsobáganbeták1gósing 1kelí 3poktíwtayyókan 2wangwáng
talakén1NounDomestic animals or fowl.2Active Verbman-, -enTo breed, raise animals or fowl.See alsoanimálbanésbónaggámengoká 2pastól 2salóntagganó 2tagíbitóngaw
talangkáso1NounInfluenza.2Stative verbma-To have influenza.
talantádoAdjectiveHasty, careless in action or speech.Napnék di ay ipogáw, bakén talantádo.That is a trustworthy person, not careless.antgaéngSee alsokabodáday
talápo11NounDishcloth, washcloth.2Active Verb-anTo wipe off, as a table.See alsodapnásdási 2pónas
talápo21NounImplement used for leveling the soil after harrowing.2Active Verb-enTo level as above.See alsoaládosaloysóy 2sangówitíwit 1
talátalActive Verb-om-4, -en, i-To set out dishes.Wáday nangitalátal si panganán.Someone set out plates (lit. something to eat on).
taláwNounStar.linkad-adóbatakáganbolalákawsalibóbotodóng
talegtégActive Verb-enTo cut up into small pieces, as wood, vegetables, dried manure.See alsobokbók1gílinggimókgómislagésmaletmét 1tadtád 2tíbak
talék1NounTrust, confidence.2Active Verb-om-3, -enTo trust, have confidence in someone.3Active Verbi-To entrust something.linkídno1penékpiyálpólangpondíl