List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 219

v. change

see panghit.

spy

v. chew on a stalk, or stick. Mupang-us kag tubu? Will you chew sugar cane stalk? Ayaw pang-úsa ang ímung lápis, Don’t chew on your pencil! -in-an n. bagasse, the pulp of sugar cane.

monogamy

n. 1. forked stick; 2. forked handle of a slingshot; v. make, attach a forked handle of a slingshot. pang-an n. having an extra finger branching from the side of the hand.

n. witchery

witchcraft

n. ride

n. jealousy

jealous

n. prayer

pray

n. prayerbook

v. pray. Átung pangadyíun ang Santus nga Rusaryu, Let us pray the Holy Rosary; n. 1. action of praying; 2. period of nine days in which the novena is said. -un, -un(→) n. prayers.

a. lacking one or a few teeth. Pangag nga sudlay, A comb with teeth missing. (←) v. knock out, lose teeth. Makapángag kining anagúnang gáhì, This hard corn can make you lose your teeth. -un(→) a. lacking teeth.

adj. toothless

edentate

n. groan

n. sigh noisily; v. sigh with strong aspiration. Nangaghu siya sa kakápuy, He went ‘whew’ because he was exhausted.