tunga

tungà n {1} half. Tungà sa taknà, Half an hour. {2} middle, center. Tungà sa karsáda, Middle of the road. {3} vagina (eu-phemism). {4} stomach (coarse). Bísag napunù na ang tungà, gabagulbul nga walay lamì ang pagkáun, He filled his gullet, but he grumbles that the food was no good. [so-and-so] sa ímung (íyang) [so-and-so] is not true (said in denying s.t. vigorously and with resentment). Dátù sa íyang tungà. Wà man gánì kuy ikapalit ug bugas, Rich my foot! Here I dont even have money for food! tungang gabíi n midnight. v {1} [B256; c16] be at about half of s.t. Mutungà sa kilumitru ang ákung gibaktas, I walked for about half a kilometer. {2} [c16] hit at the middle or center. Itungà (tung-a) giyud pag-igù arun buls-ay, Hit the center to get a bulls-eye. {3} [B126; a12] consume, reduce to half. Tung-un ku nang usa ka galun nga tubà, Ill consume half of that gallon of palm toddy. {4} [b(1)] place between two or more others. Gitung-an siyag higdà sa íyang Nánay ug Tátay, She was laid between her mother and father. {5} [AC; abc3] divide, share into halves. Akuy mutungà arun way áway, Ill di-vide it so there will be no quarrel. Magtúngà ta sa ganansiya, We will split the profit equally. Tungáa (tung-a) nà ninyung duha, Divide it equally between the two of you. tungàtúngà n the halfway or mid-point. Tungàtúngà sa átung lákaw, Mid-point of our trip. v [A; a] divide equally among. Tungàtungáa ninyu nang usa ka buuk kík, Divide that one cake equally among yourselves. hinungàtungà v [B1356] be about halfway through. Nahinungàtúngà (nanungàtungà) na ang mísa pag-abut námù, The mass was about halfway through when we arrived. pa-nungàtúngà v [A13] = hinungàtúngà. hiN- v [B156] be halfway done. Walà pa gánì mahinungà ang kan-un niíni, mitindug na kini, She got up before the rice was even halfway consumed. -in-a by half. Tinungà ka manghangyù, You bargain things down to half-price. v [A; c] do by halves or two to one. Way musúkul nímu bísag itinungà ang pusta, No one will challenge you even if the bet is two to one. kinatung-an n centermost, middle-most. silangan Middle East. ka- n one-half of s.t. Ibangku ang katungà sa ímung swildu, Deposit half of your salary in the bank. v [B236] be at about halfway. Nakatungà na ku sa libru, Im halfway through the book. Wà pa ku makakatungà sa tísis, I have not reached the halfway point in my thesis. tulung-an n palm toddy measure, a bamboo tube container which holds one-half a típu, 1. tulung-un the Wednesday of the Holy Week where work is done half day.