tukaw

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtukaw/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧kaw

Verb

túkaw (plural turukaw, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. to sit down; to take a seat
    Synonym: igad (said in anger)

Derived terms

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /tuˈkaw/

Etymology 1

Compare pukaw.

Verb

tukaw

  1. to stay up all night, to keep vigil
  2. to rouse someone from sleep, often due to noise or movement

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

tukaw

  1. the distance between the outstretched tips of the index finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement

Verb

tukaw

  1. to measure a distance using such method