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Sewing, stitching, tailoring; to sew, stitch, tailor, do needle-work, make clothes. Tahiá ang báyò ko. Sew my jacket. Tahií akó sing delárgo. Make me a pair of trousers. Mákina (makiná) sa tahî. Sewing machine. Tinahián na akó sang manugtábas sing duhâ ka térno. The tailor has made me two suits. Indì siá makahibaló bisán lámang magtahî. She does not even know how to sew (stitch).

To toughen, harden new earthenware by roasting salt in it, so that it may not easily crack. Tahihá ang kólon. Harden (Toughen) the rice-kettle.

(B) Edge, rim, border, margin side, corner, any place away from the centre or middle. Pabinít-to put or place on or go to the edge of, etc. Mapabinít lang kamó. Just place yourselves at the outer edge. Sa binít sang baláy, subâ, dálan, etc. At the side of the house, river, road, etc. Pabinití (pabínti) ang hénero sing tahî. Sew the cloth at the edge or selvedge. Pabínta (pabinitá) ang síya. Put the chair to the side of the room near the wall, away from the centre, etc. according to the context. (see bíbî, bígki, higád, hilít).

(Sp. despuntar) To sew well, sew with fine, machine-like stitches. Dispuntihá lang ang hénero, kay walâ kitá sing mákina sa tahî. Stitch the cloth well, because we have no sewing machine. (see tahî).

To baste, tack, sew with long or wide stitches. (see asálásal, halóthot, haróthot, tahî).

The letter "i" is pronounced in Visayan as in Spanish, except when it has an abrupt sound as in the words:-dalî, dalîdálì, tahî, hibî, etc. To avoid an hiatus "i" slurs into a following vowel as if a "y" had been inserted, and in fact "y" is often inserted in modern spelling, e.g. hiás, hiyás, tián, tiyán; íos, íyos, etc. However a distinct hiatus occurs when an abrupt "i" is followed by a vowel, e.g. daliá, dali-á, not dalyá; tahión, tahi-ón, not tahiyón; ginharían, ginharí-an, not ginharíyan, etc. (From dalî, tahî, hárì, etc.).

The letter "i" is pronounced in Visayan as in Spanish, except when it has an abrupt sound as in the words:-dalî, dalîdálì, tahî, hibî, etc. To avoid an hiatus "i" slurs into a following vowel as if a "y" had been inserted, and in fact "y" is often inserted in modern spelling, e.g. hiás, hiyás, tián, tiyán; íos, íyos, etc. However a distinct hiatus occurs when an abrupt "i" is followed by a vowel, e.g. daliá, dali-á, not dalyá; tahión, tahi-ón, not tahiyón; ginharían, ginharí-an, not ginharíyan, etc. (From dalî, tahî, hárì, etc.).

To oil, make, or treat with, coconut oil. Lanahá iníng mga lubí. Make oil from these coconuts. Lanahí akó sing duhá ka botílya (nga lána). Make two bottles of coconut-oil for me. Lanahí ang mákina sa tahî, agúd magtánlas. Oil the sewing machine, in order that it my run smoothly. Diín si Fuláno?-Nagalaná siá. Where is N.N.?-He is making coconut-oil. Maglaná ka sa íya-or-lanahí siá, agúd pasúgtan níya ikáw. Oil him, i.e. ingratiate yourself with him, that he may allow you to have your will. (see lána).

Tailor, seamstress. (see tahî)

Freq. of tahî-to sew, stitch, etc. The style-, manner-, method-, of sewing; to sew, be a tailor or seamstress, be a dressmaker. Ang pagpanahî amó ang íya ginakabuhían. She lives by sewing. She earns her living as a seamstress (costumier, costumer).

What has been sewn or stitched, sewn together. (see tahî).

(Sp. resarcir) To sew, stitch, mend clothes, patch (a coat, etc.). Sursihí akó sang ákon delárgo. Mend my trousers for me. Sursihá ang gisî sang báyò ko. Stitch the tear in my jacket. (see tahî, halúthut, halóthot).

To sew or stitch on, to fasten, attach firmly, unite, tie together. (see tahî, higót, tábid, tabíd).

A kind of small, brown-feathered bird.

A needle. (see dágum, tahî).

(H) A tailor's shop, a dressmaker's shop, place (room) where clothes are made or where sewing is done. (see tahî).

Sewed, sewn, stitched, mended (by machine or by hand). (see tahî).

Suture, seam. Panápton (Ulús) nga walâ sing tinahián. A seamless garment. (see tahî).

Nice, beautiful; quiet, tranquil, peaceful. Matahímik ang pagtúlug siníng bátà. This baby sleeps nicely. Matahímik ang pagsinalayó sináng mga táo. Those people live peacefully together. (see matahúm, matáwhay, malinóng).

Freq. of tahíntáhin. To dress well, go about in clean and tidy clothes, to be spick and span, to arrange well-one's dress,-one's hair,-one's general appearance.