List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 327

pyorrhea

n. kind of edible fresh water crab about 2″ by 3″ in size.

see prisyu.

v. for lamps or lights to grow dim. Nagpiyuk man ang sugà. Limpiyúhi ang túbu, Why is the light dim? Clean the chimney.

n. 1. common laborer, esp. the lowest-ranking; 2. pawn in chess; v. be, become a common laborer. Mapíyun giyud kag dì ka mulampus, You’ll become nothing but a common laborer if you don’t succeed in your studies.

v. close the eyes. Pyúnga (ipíyung) ang ímung mata; unyà tag-ána ni, Close your eyes; then guess what it is. 2. for one to be so good at doing something he can do it with the eyes closed. Pyúngan nà nákug áyu, I can fix that with my eyes closed; 3. close one’s eyes to something bad, tolerate it. Kadtung nagpíyung sa ílang mga mata sa mga kasaypánan sad-an pud, Those who close their eyes to the irregularities are also guilty. (→) a. for the eyes to be closed. tag-(→) v. take a short nap. Mutagpiyung lang kug kadiyut, I’ll just take a short nap. Natagpiyung tingali siya kay naawahi man sa trabáhu, He must have dozed off because he was late to work.

n. bud

n. electrical plug; v. see plag-in.

v. plug in an electrical plug.

n. flagpole.

n. flag-raising ceremony before the day’s activities start; v. hold the flag-raising ceremony.

n. flag retreat ceremony at the end of the day’s activities; v. engage in a flag retreat ceremony.

n. flag-raising ceremony; v. hold a flag-raising ceremony.

v. pop out when squeezed, be propelled from a confined space when pressed. Muplagsut ang lísu ug pislítun nímu ang búnga, The seed will pop out if you squeeze the fruit. Naplagsutan siyag asíti pagbumba nákù sa tangki, When I pumped the tank, oil spurted out on her.

see plawta.

n. 1. phonograph record; 2. plate from which a photograph is made; 3. plaque; 4. license plate of a vehicle; v. 1. record something on a phonograph record; 2. use a plate in a camera; 3. get, give, have a license plate.

n. phonograph record

n. record

see palakul.

see palamingku.