tuud 1
adjective
English. Of what is considered true, genuine.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Talu' mu gupia su metuud.
English. Be sure you tell what is true.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki getaw kia, su metuud bulungen, mabu' misumpa' na.
English. That person's strong (i.e. true) medicine has probably lost its power.
Synonym. benal; legdeng
verb
English. Comes true, is fulfilled.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' menuud su gukiten nu nga sayantis pu' mayan dawi pedes, tumu' mekendekendek.
English. If it comes true what the scientists say about a drought coming, it's good to be afraid.
tuudan
verb
English. Becomes convinced of s.t..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ya'a pa di gembata', melegen ka gupia pengmetuudan; bisan telu'en ta nda'idun ig bulad gempia mu seda'an, nemalan mu segengay.
English. You are one child that's hard to convince; even though you were told there is no dried fish for your viand, you keep fussing
for some.
Synonym. benal; tantu; tuman
gintuud
verb
English. Affirms s.t. to be true, speaks the truth, confesses s.t..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kebal nilan meksaak dun, muka' miglegintuud da, iin daw masi'i migdaaw tu manuk nug duma nen.
English. When they kept questioning him, he finally told the truth, that he was the one who had stolen his companion's chicken.
Synonym. dugu'
petuud
verb
English. Attributes truth to s.t., hence believes s.t.; obeys s.o..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' duuni talu' dini'a, petuuda, adun ndi'a gusay pegbelu'an.
English. If s.o. tells you to do s.t., obey, so you won't be always being scolded.
Synonym. ginugut
Antonym. milas
petuudtuud
verb
English. Believes partly; accepts a superstition.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ndi' amu petuudtuud di nga gukiten nga getaw, sa' kana' da genat dinaan gupia.
English. Don't believe people's stories, unless you hear it directly from me.
Synonym. tu'u; ulupulup