tapi
TAPI is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
tapi a crooked, slanted, not well-rounded, o? the mark. Tapi ning pagkasulat kay way linya ang papil, The lines are not straight because the paper has no lines. Tapi siyag úlu, His head is not well-rounded. Tapi man, wà mabuls-ay, Its o? the mark, not a bulls-eye. v {1} [AB; c1] come out crooked, o? the mark; cause s.t. to do so. Mutapi (matapi) ang úlu sa bátà ug pirmi takildun, A child gets an irregularly-shaped head if he is put down on his side. {2} [A; a1] fend o? a blow with a sideward motion of the arm or club. Tapihun nímu ang duslak kay mau nay labing piligrúsu, You must fend o? the forward thrust because that is the most dangerous. tapitápi v [A; c1] do s.t. unevenly, zigzaggedly. Nagtapitápig lakaw ang hubug, The drunk walked in a zigzag way.