Search result(s) - tángkap

End, point, top, tip, extremity; to lop or cut off the extreme point. Tangkapí ang kawáyan. Lop off the bamboo. (see ótbong).

The key, end, point of a thread, rope, etc. (see ótbong, tángkap).

Anything that hangs down or dangles freely, as hair, tendrils, fringes, tassels, etc.; to hang down, dangle. Ang gáway sang kométa. The comet's tail. Nagagáway ang íya bohók sa ágtang. Her hair hangs down over her forehead. Isáblay mo iníng isá ka búgkos nga lánot sa kátre, ápang índì mo (paggawáyon) pagpagawáyon ang íya nga tángkap. Put this bundle of hemp on the bed, but do not allow the ends to hang down. Pagawáyi lang ang likód sang bátà sang íya bohók. Just let the girl's hair hang down her back. (see káway, kábit).

The top, summit, apex, tip, crest, crown (of a tree, bamboo, etc.) (see púnta, tángkap).

The top, summit, apex, tip, crest, crown (of a tree, bamboo, etc.) (see púnta, tángkap).

To beat or crush so as to loosen up the fibres (of leave-stalks or the like). Sàsaá ang pakláng sang burí. Beat the leaf-stalk of the burí-palm into fibre. Sàsaí akó sang tángkap siníng pángdan, kay gamíton ko nga pínsil. Hammer the end of this screw-pine to separate the fibres, for I am going to use it as a brush. (see tâtâ).

To chafe, fret, scrape, abrade, wear away, wear down, wear through, rub. Ang kawáyan nagataís sa dútà kon guyúron. The bamboo gets scraped by the ground, if it is dragged along. Ang iya sárwal nagtaís sa púngkò. His trousers were worn through by sitting. Ang káhoy nataisán (nata-isán) sang kawayan, ang kawáyan nataisán sang káhoy. The tree got chafed by the bamboo, the bamboo got chafed by the tree. Pata-isá lang ang tángkap sang tablón. Just let the end of the log get rubbed.