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tfayà11.1nPapaya tree and its fruit. When ripe the skin and flesh of this fruit turn orange.Yem tfayà tey lufi kuliten.The papaya has very thin skin.Carica papaya.1.2vTo add papaya to the dish being prepared.
tfà nawa1vTo panic; to fear being caught doing something wrong.
tfel1vTo appropriate someone's property, usually by deception, and never give it back, as settlers or squatters taking land.synalaw 1.1dulang 1.1dulen 2led 1.1cfaga 1.1egef 1.1fun 1.2fu 3hamfas 1.1hugus 1.2kuhì 1.1skot 1.1
tfes11.1nThe remains of chewed betel nut, sugarcane.1.2vTo chew (for the juice) anything fibrous, as sugarcane.synufì 1.1cfsfà 1.2
tfêv1To slap, spank with the hand.antduù 1.1syndofì 1.2tfiling 1.1tfilóy 1.1cftofil 1.22(Of a blacksmith) to repair a misshapened blade of a bolo, knife or any work tool.
tfé11.1exprWord used to express extreme dislike, disagreement, disapproval.1.2vTo say this word to express extreme dislike, disagreement, disapproval of someone.antduù 1.1
tfiit1adjSharp-pointed, as a needle, pencil; high-pitched.
tfil11.1nSwatter.Ni klatas mò tfil ye yem tey dê lenged yóó.Here is paper to use as a swatter for those flies there.1.2vTo swat, hit flies or insects with the hands or swatter; to drive flies away.synblituk 1.1tofil 1.2
tfiling1vTo make someone spin in pain by slapping.syndefìdfì 1.1dofì 1.2tfê 1tfilóy 1.1tofil 1.2cftgiwóng 1.1
tfilóy1vTo make someone spin around in pain by slapping.syndfì 1.1dofì 1.2tfê 1tfiling 1.1tofil 1.2cftgiwóng 1.1
tfod1nEdge or end of anything.Hnungol te elem tfoden he ke tedu gunun e masà atul.We'll hear at the end what will be the result of the plan.Nô bè tfod dnadu le yem hteg mò ilô són yem kul tonok.The peg to indicate the boundary of their land is at the edge of their plowed field.syndulung 1.1són 12vTo cut, trim off short, as hair, pointed stick or rough edge of anything; to end a marriage by paying items of value; to pay off a penalty.kimu tfodidiomvItems paid to legalize a separation.3adjCut off, ending suddenly, as one's life.
tfod sukib1nSternum.
tfok11.1vFor something to break; to break or cut something apart.Deng legen udì, ominen mosò halay, ne là hol hyu bud mógów gu lemen, mon le kô tfok bukù halay.After a while, then the rice is filled out, and it's not good to walk through it; they say perhaps the joints will break off.cfkwék 1.11.2adjBroken; folding.Yó slónen tfok nihihen, otok ikongen, ne wen msok bè nihin.His defects are his broken tooth, his stubby tail and he's missing some teeth.Suk tenfok.A folding knife.Gayung tenfok.A folding umbrella.cfgmok 1.2hutu 1.2tengù 1.1
tfokung1vTo fall over, as when one sleeps while sitting.
tfuk1vTo stop something by tapping with the hand in a downward motion; to block an idea.Lò tfuk ye du ke wen atulu.You always block it if I have an idea.synbólów 1.2
tful111.1vTo cut off the pointed edge of anything.1.2adj(Of a treetop) blown off by strong wind or eaten by termites.Là géhélen tahà yem koyu huluhu abay se deng tful.The tree I planted isn't getting tall because (its top) was blown off.cfhutu 1.2
tful2idiom oftful1 1.2(Of a treetop) blown off by strong wind or eaten by termites.