List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 281

retainer

accentuate

n. chagrin

n. liquor distilled from nipa or coconut toddy; v. make paúruy.

abase

degrade

a. severely hoarse. Páus kaáyu ákung tíngug sa pagkinanta, My voice is very hoarse from singing so much. (←) v. get severely hoarse.

n. encore

enchance

enhance

enhance

amend

defer

lend

loan

see pálaw.

v. take a large part or chunk off of something Ang mga ungguy dakug gipaw-ak sa kamaisan, The monkeys consumed a large part of the corn in the field; n. chunk taken off of something.

n. 1. gap between things that are normally solid or close to each other. Daghang paw-ang ang pinugsan sa mais, The way they planted the corn the plants are too far apart; 2. distance in time. Dakù ang paw-ang sa idad sa magtiáyun, The couple are quite far apart in age; v. 1. have spaces in between. Ang bungbung mupaw-ang (mapaw-ang) ug dílì pakupsun ang káhuy, Cracks will develop in the wall if the wood is not aged beforehand. Nagpaw-ang ang pultahan maung nakasulud ang ilagà, The door was ajar and so a mouse managed to get in. 2. miss, skip. Nakapaw-ang siyag usa ka linya, He skipped a line.

n. size of area cleared by weeding or plowing. Dakug páwà ang ákung gisuhúlan paggúna, The man whom I hired to weed covered quite a large area.

n. powdered milk.