Meaning of tubás

The time after the harvest, the season following the rice-harvest, harvest-home, when the harvest has been homed; harvested, gathered, homed. Bayáran ko ikáw sa tubás. I shall pay you after the rice-harvest. Tubás na ang áni. The rice-harvest is over. The rice crop has been homed (gathered). (see patubás).

To separate from the ears, cause to fall out, spoil (said of cereals). Natúbas (Nagkatúbas) ang humáy sa uháy, kay nalapákan sang kabáyo. The rice was spoilt, because it was trampled by horses. Ang bágyo nagtúbas (nagpatúbas) sang humáy. The hurricane spoilt the rice-crop (by shaking (separating) the ripe grain from the ear). Natúbas ang humáy siníng talámnan, kay walâ pagánya sang tagíya. (Natúbas ang páray sa tarámnan nga diá, hay warâ nagánya kang tagíya). The rice was spoiled (spoilt) in this field, because the owner did not harvest it in time.