tubung noun English. The class of rodent commonly recognized as rat or mouse. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug binaal ni nga Uan, nda' ilan tanan kainam dun, migela' gupia tubung. English. What"s-Their-Names weren't able to sample (lit. taste) any rice from their field; it was completely eaten up by rats. Cultural Note. The rat represents hunger, because it consumes field rice. Generic. tubu'