"Tunung" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
tunúng - A pin, bolt, nail; to hold a bar,
etc. in place; to pin, put in a pin or bolt.
Tunungí ang ganháan. Bolt the door. (cf.
pálpal, paláy, balángbaláng).
túnung - To stop, calm, quiet, impede. (cf.
tínong).
tunung directly at a point.
Naigù ang langgam tunung giyud sa kasingkásing, He hit the bird right in the heart.
v {1} [AC3; ac6] zero in on a mark, go directly to s.t.
Dihà mutunung sa íyang úlu ang napúwak nga lubi, The coconut fell right on his head.
Dì kung katunung sa buhù sa dágum kay kurug ku, I cannot get the thread into the eye of the needle because Im shaking.
Wà magtúnung ang mga batúnis ug uhális, The buttons and buttonholes dont exactly align.
{2} [B1256; c16] happen at a particular time, coincide with a certain other event.
Natu-nung nga bakasiyun ang pagkasakit nákù, I got sick just when it was vacation time.
Itunung (tungna) sa Anyu Nuybu ang inugurasiyun, The inauguration is set for New Years day.
{3} [A12; a2] get s.t.
(good or bad) as ones lot.
Nakatunung kug silyang tughuun sa sinihan, Of all the seats in the theater I had to pick one that was infested with bugs.
Tungna nang asáwang paraygun, Pick a wife that asks for a?
ection.
{4} [A12] have the presence of mind to do s.t.
Hastang kulbáa nákù.
Wà ku katu-nung ug dágan, How shaken I was!
I didnt have the presence of mind to run.
n s.t.
aimed at.
Milakaw siyang way tunung, He walked out without going anywhere in particular.
Láin siyag tunung, He has an evil purpose.
Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted upon, to be subjective? Living photography is positive in its approach, it sings a song of life - not death.
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