tukaw

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Bikol Central[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈtukaw/, [ˈtu.kaʊ̯]

Verb[edit]

túkaw (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. to sit down; to take a seat

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tu‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /tuˈkaw/, [t̪ʊˈkaʊ̯]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare pukaw.

Verb[edit]

tukaw

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown.

Noun[edit]

tukaw

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

Verb[edit]

tukaw

  1. to measure a distance using such method