Tausug Vocabulary

PARTS OF THE BODY


U - Head
Pusal - Crown of the Head
Buhuk - Hair of the Head
Tuktuk - Forehead
Kilay - Eyebrow
Piluk mata - Eyelash
Mata - Eye
Tau tau mata - Pupil of the Eye
Taynga - Ear
Ilung - Nose
Pisngi - Cheek
Simud - Mouth
Higad simud - Lip
Ipun - Tooth
Dila' - Tongue
Taku' - Chin
Gunggungan - Throat
Liug - Neck
Pugay - Nape of the neck
Taykud - Back
Daghal - Chest
Gusuk - Rib
Duru' - Breast
Abaga/Agaba - Shoulder
Iluk - Armpit
Siku - Elbow
Buktun - Arm
Tataklayan - Forearm
Lima - Hand
Pad lima/Siki - Palm of the hand/sole of the foot
Gulamay lima/siki - Finger/toe
Bakul Lima/Siki - Thumb/big toe
Kukku - Nail (of finger or toe)
Pusud - Umbilical cord/navel
Hawakan - Waist/waistline
Tiyan - Stomach
Hugpu' - Upper hip
Kamamau - Lower abdomen
Buli' - Buttock
Hita' - Groin
Paa - Thigh
Tuhud - Knee
Pinggan pinggan siki - Kneecap
Lukunan - Back of the knee
Bi'tis/bitis - The lower leg between the knee and the ankle
Bunga bunga - Calf of leg
Kanting - ankle
Buku buku - Ankle bone
Siki - Foot
Tikud tikud - Heel


SEA FOOD


Agal agal – Variety of seaweed; carrageenan
Balambangan – Variety of sea urchin
Bantunan – Small variety of sea cucumber
Bat – Large variety of sea cucumber; trepan
Bulaluan – Small edible sea snail
Dugu’-dugu’ – Variety of seaweed
Gamay – Variety of edible seaweed; wakame (Japanese)
Gampal – Variety of seaweed
Gullaman – another name for agal agal
Imbaw – Variety of clam
Jubul jubul Kumbang – Sea anemone
Kagang – Crab (generic)
Kahanga – a kind of edible gastropod with a spiny shell
Kalimangu – variety of land crab
Kambuway – Fresh water edible snail
Kaulang – Spiny lobster
Kuham – Oyster
Kullu’ – Mud crab
Kumbang – Sea anemone
Kus kus – Variety of mollusk
Kunaw – Variety of clam
Kuppang – Variety of mollusk
Laak – trochus shell cone
Lagtik lagtik – Variety of mollusk
Lagung – variety of mollusk
Lambayung – Goat’s foot shell
Lambi’ – Variety of mollusk with a small cone shaped shell
Lappas lappas – Air shell, abalone
Lukut lukut – Kind of edible seaweed at bottom of ocean
Managkay – Giant bivalve clam
Sampallu’ – Variety of sea cucumber
Santuyu’ – Variety of mollusk
Sihi’ – Variety of edible mollusk
Sikad sikad – Risoa snail
Simsim – Screw shell
Taba – Barnacle
Tambayangan – Variety of edible bivalve
Tayum – Sea urchin with poisonous spines
Tihi’ tihi’ – Variety of edible sea urchin
Tipay – Abalone
Tuway – Clam



VINES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Abukadu - avocado
Asam - tamarind
Atis - sweetsop; sugar apple
Alugbati - kind of green Vegetable used in stews
Anggul - grape
Asparagus - asparagus
Batung - Pea; bean; nut
Batung baymbing - winged bean
Batung hidjaw - navy bean; black eyed pea
Batung larut - Peanut
Batung lupis - Yard-long bean
Batung munggu - mongo bean
Bawnu’ - a fruit belonging to mango family
Baymbing - balimbing (averrhoa carambola)
Bawang - garlic, or any such plan with a bulb
Bawang puti’ - garlic
Bawang pula - leek
Buwahan - lanzone
Biyabas - guava
Chiku - chico
Duyan - durian
Dulaw - turmeric
Dalima’ - pomegranate
Gandum - corn
Iba’ - kamias (Averrhoa bilimbi spp.)
Ingkug - Melon
Hupi’ - taro
Jaitun - olive tree
Kakaw - cacao
Kahawa - coffee
Kalamunding - calamansi
Kalamunggay - drumstick tree/horseradish tree
Kamansi - seeded breadfruit
Kamias - light green squash-shaped sour fruit
Kabasi - variety of squash
Kabidj - cabbage
Kabilaw - a light violet creeping vine
Kapaya - papaya
Kalari - taro
Kamatis - tomato
Kangkung - water vine weed
Karuts - carrot
Kasuy - cashew nut tree
Kayam - otaheite chestnut
Kilu - another name for kalamunggay
Kulul - a variety of breadfruit
Kundul - wax-gourd
Labanus - soursop/guayabano
Kinchay - chinese celery similar to parsley
Labu - long white squash
Lapunyang - wild ginger
Lara - chilli pepper
Lara janggay - chilli pepper (capsicum frutescens)
Lukiyu - green onions
Luuya - ginger
Luya’ - a variety of jackfruit
Lunga - sesame
Maras - cucumber
Makupa - makopa tree
Mampallam - a variety of small mango
Mangga - mango
Manggis - mangosteen
Marang - fruit related to jackfruit
Milun - melon; cantaloupe
Nangka' - jackfruit
Paliya’ - bitter gourd
Pangdan magi - fragrant pandanus
Panggi’ bagun - camote; sweet potato
Panggi’ kahuy - cassava
Patatas - potato
Patula’ - patola
Pichay - green leafy vegetable with white stalk
Pisang - pineaple
Radis - radish
Sabba - variety of banana
Sampinit - wild raspberry
Sampalluk - tamarind
Santul - santol
Sasawi’ - mustard
Sayul lara - bell or green pepper
Say - lemongrass
Sayng - banana
Sayuti - chayote (tagalog)
Sibuyas - Onion
Singkamas - yam bean; white turnip
Siniguelas - Spanish plum
Sulasi - an aromatic and pungent herb
Suwa’ - citrus
Suwa’ bagun - lime
Suwa’ gadja - pomelo
Suwa’ gawga’ - tangerine
Suwa’ iklug - lemon
Suwa kalamunding - calamansi
Suwa’ mamis - sweet orange
Suwa’ pusuran - small lemon with rough skin
Suwa’ sina’ - a thin skinned citrus
Talum - eggplant
Tambis - tambis
Timun - watermelon
Tubu - sugarcane
Taybu’ - mushroom
Ubi - a species of yam
Ukra - okra
Usaw - rambutan
Wanni - a species of mango

Source: Tausug-English Dictionary Kabtangan iban Maana (Irene U. Hassan et. al) 
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