"Tangkol" is a word in HILIGAYNON
tángkol - To reach, get at; to be fit or
suitable. (cf. dángat, dáb-ot; sángkol, ígò,
ángay).
tángkol - A stout strong piece of rope,
wood, iron, or the like; anything giving
strength or security; leash, rope, tether (for
dogs, pigs, cows, etc.); fetter, shackle, gyve,
manacles (for prisoners, etc.); strait-jacket,
strait-waistcoat (for lunatics); to secure,
make firm, tie or bind together, to leash,
tether, shackle, fetter, manacle. Tangkolí
ang kawáyan kag ipaánod sa subâ. Bind
the bamboos together and float them down
the river. Itángkol sa kamót sang buyóng
iníng talikalâ nga salsálon. Secure the
hands of the robber with this iron chain.
Tinangkolán ko na ang karabáw nga índì
na makabúhì liwát. I have now tethered
the buffalo in such a way that it cannot
escape any more. (cf. gápus, gapús, higót,
gáid, góos).
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An American manufacturer is showing his machine factory to a potential customer from Albania. At noon, when the lunch whistle blows, two thousand men and women immediately stop work and leave the building."Your workers, they're escaping!" cries the visitor. "You've got to stop them.""Don't worry, they'll be back," says the American. And indeed, at exactly one o'clock the whistle blows again, and all the workers return from their break.When the tour is over, the manufacturer turns to his guest and says, "Well, now, which of these machines would you like to order?""Forget the machines," says the visitor. "How much do you want for that whistle?"
sángkò - To reach, extend to. Ang humáy níla sa idálum sang baláy sángkò sa panálgan. Their rice underneath the …
Read the complete definitiontangkolán - Any structure that gives support or strength, as a buttress, abutment, bridgehead, or the like. (cf. tángkol).
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