"Tinguha" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
tingúhà - (H) Effort, endeavour, attempt;
to make great efforts, strive, endeavour,
essay, attempt, do one’s best, try hard to
bring about, spare no pains. Tinguháa gid,
agúd makadángat ka sang ímo nga
ginahándum. Spare no pains (efforts) to
reach the goal of your desires. Gintingúhà
gid siá ni Fuláno, ápang siá sing íya walâ
magbáton sa íya. N.N. tried (strove) hard
to win her, but she would not accept him.
Magtingúhà ka gid. Do your best. Spare no
pains. Tinguhái sa pagbakál ang amó nga
umá. Make an attempt to buy that land. (cf.
paningúhà, panikasúg, pamurúg-ot, etc).
tingúhà (from kúhà) v [A13; a12] aim for, seek to possess.
Matag baksir nagtingúhà sa kampiyunátu, Every boxer aims at the championship.
Gitingúhà níyang magbúlag sila, It was her in-tention to separate them.
n s.t.
one intends, aspires to do.
Wà kuy tingúhang dautan nímu, I do not have wicked intentions against you.
Ang mga tingúhà sa bayánì álang sa násud, The heros aspirations for the country.
paN- v {1} [A2; a12] give ones utmost in doing s.t.
Muasinsu ang táwung maningúhà, He who strives hard will succeed.
Paninguháa nga mutáp ka sa tís, Try hard to top the exam.
{2} [A2] court a woman.
Naningúhà ku níya piru gibastid ku, I courted her for all I was worth, but I was turned down.
n striving, trying hard.
Káwang ang paningúhà nga dì nuntan ug kaabtik, It is futile to try hard if you dont couple it with shrewdness.
Senseless violence is a prerogative of youth, which has much energy but little talent for the constructive.
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