List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 349

v. 1. run away fast from something usually in a temper tantrum. Mipudlus siya pagkakità sa dintista, She fled when she saw the dentist; 2. for animals that are tied to run about restlessly in excitement. Mupudlus ning ákung túru ug makakitag bayi, The bull that is tied keeps running back and forth when it sees a female.

v. beat or whip vigorously. Ang táwung nagkastígu sa íyang anak mu rag nagpudlus ug bitin, The man is beating his child as if he were clubbing a snake; n. something to beat someone with.

n. kind of bird, the yellow-breasted fruit dove: Ptilinopus occipitalis.

worn-out

gnaw

v. 1. wear down or decay at the ends or tips, become so. Dulsi ang nagpudpud (nagpapudpud) sa íyang ngípun, Her teeth decayed from all the candy. Nagkapudpud ang halígi sa ulan ug ínit, The post is getting decayed from the rain and the sun. Nagkapudpud na ang íyang bakyà, His wooden slippers are becoming worn out; 2. knock the ashes off something burning slowly; a. worn down or decayed.

n. poodle cut, hair cut like a poodle; v. 1. give someone a poodle cut; 2. wear a poodle cut. Angayan siyang magpúdul, She looks becoming with a poodle cut.

v. 1. pick up something or pinch something Gipudyut níya ang íkug sa ilagà, He carefully picked up the rat by the tail. Kaáyu giyung pudyútun nang ilung mu, How nice it would be to pinch your nose; 2. give or take a small quantity of something Syáru dì giyud ka makapudyut nákug dyútayng isdà, Surely you can give me a little bit of your fish. Pudyútig asin, Add a pinch of salt; n. small amount, amount which could be grasped in the tips of the fingers. Pipila ka pudyut nga bugas, A few pinches of rice.

see pulug.

see pughaw.

v. 1. hold something back to prevent growth or development. Ang maung baláud nagpug-uk sa átung nasudnun nga pag-uswag, Such a law stifles the progress of our nation. Gipug-uk sa Insik ang kámay arun silay magbuut sa prisyu, The Chinese hoarded the sugar so that they could determine the price; 2. cut a branch too close to the trunk. Ug ímung pug-úkun ang sanga pagputul, madáut ang tanum, If you cut the branch too close to the trunk, it will ruin the plant; 3. acquire something surreptitiously. Nakapug-uk ang lídir ug daghang kwarta, The politician managed to get his hands on a lot of money; 4. manipulate cards one is dealing. Maáyu kaáyu siyang mupug-uk sa baráha, He is very good in manipulating the cards; 5. be stung by the truth of what someone says. Napug-uk siya sa ákung gisulti kay namatud-an, He was stung by what I said because it was true.

a. for a woman to be beautiful (slang).

v. 1. squeeze to extract juice. Pugaa (pug-a) ug maáyu ang limunsítu, Squeeze the calamondin dry; 1a. — sa útuk rack one’s brains. Nagpugà ku sa ákung útuk ug unsay itubag, I’m racking my brains to think of how to answer; 1b. kapug-an ug singut dripping wet with sweat; 2. force someone to do something Kinsay nagpugà nímu pagpahátag sa kwarta? Who compelled you to give the money? Dì ka makapugà (makapamugà) nákù pagbutar nímu, You can’t force me to vote for you. Gipugà siya pagpatug-an sa mga pulis, The cops forced him to confess. -in- n. something squeezed out.

v. escape from prison. Nakapúga ang bitayúnun, The prisoner escaped from death row; n. escapee from a prison. (→) see púga, n.

v. 1. put fowl away for the night. Si Núnuy nagpúgad sa mga manuk gabíi, Nonoy was the one who put the chickens away for the night last night; 2. put newly hatched baby chicks down from the nest for the first time. Ug sayung pugárun ang pisù háyang lamigasun, If you take chicks out of the nest too early, the ants are likely to get at them; n. action of gathering fowl. pugaran n. chicken’s nest.

see aníbung.

n. general name for groupers, except for extremely large ones.

v. do something in a rush. Nagpugapúga silag pangarga kay lumalarga nag barku, They loaded the cargo as fast as they could because the boat was about to leave. Pugapugáha (pugapugáhi) ninyug hípus ang binulad kay hápit na muulan, Gather the rice quick because it is about to rain.

hatchery

nest