List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 195

v. please

please sit down

a. philandering. — ug mata being flirtatious with women, using the eyes.

adj. indirect

quibble

quirk

mastermind

beg

n. mendicant

incense

n. 1. kind of fumigation practised for medical treatment or for various rites, the purpose of which is always purification or nullification of something; 2. materials used for this treatment; v. 1. give someone this treatment. Magpalínà ku sa bag-ung balay, I will have my new house purified by magic smoke; 2. give oneself this treatment. Namalínà ku gíkan sa mintiriyu, I exposed myself to fumigation after I left the cemetery.

n. kind of small sugar cane that has a dark maroon color and is decidedly sweeter than the commercial variety. The stem is soft and easily chewable.

pacify

v. for something not rooted or fixed at the base to fall over to its side; cause it to do so. Iring ang mipaling sa masitíra, The cat knocked the flower pot over. palingpaling a. having no strong convictions and easily yielding to influence; v. be not firm, an easy prey to influence. Way íyang kaugalíngung panghunàhúnà, mupalingpáling (mapalingpáling) pa, He can be swayed in his decision. He has no mind of his own.

distract

acquit

akub

quit

rescue

fickle