List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 189

n. procedure

process

system

n. kind of trawling with a V-shaped net (púkut) usually in deep waters; v. trawl, catch by trawling.

lecherous

philanderer

enlarge

see palikíru.

clap

n. applause; v. clap. Ang gipalakpákan ug maáyu mauy nakadaug, The one who got the most applause won.

n. 1. croaking of frogs, flapping of wings of fowls, clacking of wooden slippers; 2. see palagupak; 2a. lesbian, so called from the bamboo clapper which consists of two like-shaped pieces of bamboo; v. 1. make the palakpalak sound; 2. engage in lesbian behavior.

(not without l) n. hatchet. (→) v. hit with a hatchet. Palakulun ku nang irúa, I’ll hit that dog with an axe. -un a. like a hatchet. -un ug tiil having feet with spreading toes.

see palagupak.

filling

see pangtamban. see tamban.

(not without l) n. long, sharp, pointed knife, of light weight, about 8″ long, used for slaughtering or slicing meat; v. strike, stab with a palamingku.

n. employment

n. 1. flat, smooth rock or stone cliff; 2. eroded untillable area where large stones stick out; v. for the soil to become barren, eroded. Mupalanas (mapalanas) ang yútà ug mabahaan, A piece of land becomes infertile if it is subject to floods.

sterilize

meditate