List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 199

(not without l) see palaw.

v. 1. extinguish a fire, turn off a light. Bumbíru ang nakapálung sa kaláyu, The firemen put out the big fire. Pagnga ra gud ang sugà, Please turn the light off; 2. for the vision to become blurred. Nagkapáwung ang ákung panan-aw sa kagútum, I can hardly see, I’m so hungry; 3. — ang kasukù v. for anger to die down or subside. Dílì mapáwung ang ákung kasukù nímug dì ka mangáyug pasaylu, Nothing can quench my anger unless you apologize. paN- n. instrument for snuffing out candles.

v. 1. whittle the end of something to make it taper or smooth it. Gipalungan níya ang pasamánu sa hagdan, He made the edges of the bannister rounded; 2. cut the ears so that they hang. Gipalung ang dalunggan sa bábuy ági ug timailhan, They cut the pig’s ear as a mark; 2a. cut the cockscomb; 3. move the end of a line to make it parallel or directly vertical to something Gipalungan níya ang linya dapit sa tuu, He moved the line a little to the right. a having an ear that hangs due to injury. Si Huwan palung, Juan has a dangling ear; n. deformations on the ear. paN-(←) n. stempost or sternpost of small outrigger boats. pinaN-(←) n. kind of small outrigger boat, the stempost and sternpost of which are exactly alike.

n. cluster or bunch. Misuksuk ang manuk sa palungpung, The chicken hid itself in the cluster of bushes. Palungpung sa lyábi, A bunch of keys; v. be in cluster or bunch, bunch something Mupalungpung ang búnga sa úbas, Grapes come in bunches. Pungpúnga ang ímung buhuk arun dílì magwarung, Tie up your hair so it won’t get dishevelled.

n. toddy container made of a bamboo tube, two or three nodes long, with no handle; v. make into a palungpung.

v. 1. scrub cooking utensils; 2. see puphu, v1; n. something used to scrub cooking utensils, usually coconut husks. Paluphu ang ákung ilimpiyu sa dukut sa kaldíru, I’ll clean the rice stuck to the pot with coconut husks.

see parúlus.

(not without l) n. 1. score in a game; 2. advantage in score given in billiards to a weaker opponent; v. 1. score in a game. Ipálus (palúsa) nang syíti, Make seven points (knock the seven into the hole). 2. give someone an advantage in score. Kining tiradáha ipálus ku nímu, I will give you the score of this shot.

(not without l) v. pay out additional length of line. Gipalúsan níya ang tugut arun musákag maáyu ang tabánug, He paid out more line so that the kite would climb higher.

molt

n. measurement of a skein of thread one hundred fathoms in length.

v. 1. cause something loosely tied or attached to slip off. Palusa (ipalus) ang baskit nga gisab-it sa ákung abága, Slip the basket off my shoulder; 2. slip the foreskin back. Ug mapawus ang yámis hustu nang tulíun, If the foreskin can be pulled back, it is ready to circumcise; a. a foreskin that can be slipped back.

v. 1. peel skin off. Gipalútan ku na ang mansánas, I peeled the apple; 2. for the skin to get chafed. Napálut (mipálut) ang líug sa kábaw tungud sa yúgu, The yoke chafed the water buffalo’s neck; 3. for land to become bare. Napálut ang kaumahan kay way ulan, The fields became bare from lack of rain; 3a. shave the head bald. Akuy mupálut sa ímung úlu ug dì ka magpatupi ánang ímung bítul, I’ll shave your head bald if you don’t get rid of your Beatle cut; n. peelings; a. bare of vegetation. Kanúnay kitang bahaan kay pálut na ang kabukíran, We have constant floods because the mountains have been denuded. — ságing banana peel, said esp. in stating that something is of no more worth than a banana peel. Ngánung wà man ku kunsultahi. Unsa man ku, pálut ságing? Why was I not consulted? What am I around here, anyway? Just a piece of furniture? (→) n. 1. sorely chafed area; 2. scar on the head. Nakítà ang palut sa íyang úlu, You can see the scar on his head. a having a bald spot on it. Ang sal-ing palut ug úlu, The coleto bird has a bald spot on the head.

basahon

n. kind of fish, general name for slipmouths: Leiognathus spp.

dethrone

see pakluy.

debilitate

mastermind

coconut palm