List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 298

n. kind of night bird. When it shows itself it is thought to indicate that something bad is happening in the vicinity.

v. choose a person to do something by flipping coins, drawing lots, counting off (pinpin), etc. Magpilikpilik ta ug kinsay muúna, Let’s count potatoes to see who goes first. Pilikpilikun lang nátug kinsay makatag-íya sa kábaw, We will just draw lots to determine who will get the carabao.

n. motion pictures. paN- n. film industry.

v. 1. drive an animal or car. Rás ang namilínu sa kutsi, The person who is driving the car is reckless. Dì na pilinúhan ning kabáwa kay katultul na, You don’t have to drive this carabao because he knows the way; 2. make something spin. Akuy únang mupilínu sa ákung kasing, I’ll make my top spin first; n. the rope used for leading a draft animal; a. spinning wheel.

prefer

v. elect

v. select

n. roasted young rice grains. After being roasted the grains are pounded, winnowed, and used for making sweets; v. make pilípig.

n. Filipino woman.

n. Philippines

n. Philippines. pilipinismu n. Filipinism.

n. 1. the Philippine Independent (Aglipayan) Church; 2. a member of this church; v. become a member of the Aglipayan church.

adj. Filipino

n. 1. Filipino person; 2. the national language of the Philippines. pilipinhun n. Filipino, from the Philippines. Laráwan sa Pilipinhung mithì, A picture of the Filipino virtues.

v. roll or twist something small between the fingers or with the palm of the hand. Pilipítun paghugut nang lumbuy, Roll that lumbuy leaf tight (for a cigar). — ang dílà v. get tongue-tied. Mupilípit nang íyang dílà ug magsulti siyag Binisayà, She gets all tongue-tied when she speaks Visayan.

v. roll or twist something very small in the hands or between the fingers. Pilipitíha ang hílu arun masulud sa dágum, Twist the thread to make it easy to pass through the eye of the needle. Pilipit-i (pilipitíhi) ug balhíbu ang ímung dunggan, Twirl a feather around in your ears.

n. kind of dwarf coconut, growing no more than three meters, producing small fruits. -un a. of the pilípug sort.

n. crown of the head where the hair forms a whorl. Duhay pilípul ánang batáa, That child is double-crowned.

n. loose-leaf paper filler for a notebook.

n. feeler, a thickness gauge consisting of a thin, narrow strip of metal of a given thickness.