List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 314

n. pirate; v. become a pirate.

pirate

ipat

v. move unsteadily as if about to collapse. Nagpiraypiray ang masakitun, The patient walked on unsteady feet. sam- see sampiray.

see pildi. -da a. for a woman to have lost her virginity.

n. game of chess, checkers, or the like in which the object is to make the opponent win all the pieces; v. play pirdigána.

n. 1. air rifle or shotgun pellets; 2. seeds of the mung bean (humorous). Nag-útan mig pirdigúnis, We’re having mung bean stew.

n. loss or destruction; v. cause loss or destruction. Napirdisiyunan mig diyútay sa ámung mga lubi sa pagbagyu, We lost a few of our coconut trees during the typhoon.

n. 1. release from temporal punishment or from punishment for a soul in purgatory; 2. candle blessed on February 2 in the kandilarya celebration together with the kandilarya candles. The pirdǔn candles are lighted to ask forgiveness for the sins of a dying man. kandílà sa — see pirdǔn, 2.

n. pergola; v. make a pergola.

see pirhwisyu.

a. making a nuisance of oneself. Pahatud ka sa iskuylahan. Pakúhà. Pirhwisyu ka kaáyu, I have to bring you to school and get you. You’re a nuisance; v. 1. make a nuisance of oneself. Nagpirhwisyu ang bátà kay giinítan, The child is crying in an annoying way because he feels hot; 2. be put to useless effort or inconvenience. Napirhwisyu kug adtu sa Karkar kay wà didtu ag ámung túyù, I went to a lot of trouble for nothing when I went to Carcar because the person we wanted to see was not there.

n. ferry; v. ferry; go, take on a ferry. — but n. ferry boat.

v. surpass in ability or possessions. Dílì giyud nang bayhána mapiri sa mga istayil, That woman has to keep up with the latest styles at all costs. Dì nà siya hipirihan sa pagkagwápa, She is second to none in her beauty. pa- v. allow oneself to get surpassed in ability or possessions. Ug sukmatan, dì siya papiri. Mutubag pud, If you scold him, he won’t let you get the last word. He talks back.

v. wobble, move unsteadily. Dì pa ku manáug kay nagpirigpirig pa ku, I won’t go out yet because I still feel wobbly. Nagpirigpirig siya sa hagdan nga nagkurugkurug, He was walking gingerly on the wobbly steps.

n. pilgrim; v. make a pilgrimage. pirigrinasiyun n. pilgrimage.

see pirgula.

see pirhwisyu.

n. parrot

n. 1. parrot, esp. the blue-naped parrot: Tanygnathus lucionensis; 2. one who mouths and repeats things without understanding them. — pikuy 1. parrot; 2. male genitalia (child’s talk). — táwu phrase uttered to a parrot to make him answer the same thing. pirikúhun a. parrot-like. Taas untà siyag ilung apan pirikúhun, He has a long nose; only it’s like a parrot’s.