List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 355

pukù

Cebuano

n. kind of basket coming in various shapes and sizes characterized by a tapering mouth; v. make this sort of basket.


pukù

Cebuano

n. kind of infectious yaws characterized by lesions of the skin which are resistant to any topically applied medicine; v. have this infection.


more or less. Púku mas u mínus mga singkwintahun ka táwu ang mitambung sa parti, Fifty persons more or less attended the party.


pukupúku

Cebuano

v. do something on a small, restrained scale. Ug dì ka mupukupúku sa ímung ínum, musamut ang ímung ulsir, If you don’t control your drinking, your ulcer will get worse. Pukupukúha ang túbig, Use the water sparingly. Pukupukúha ang ímung kalágut básig mahayblad ka, Take it easy on your anger lest you have a heart attack.


púkut

Cebuano

n. general term for fish nets put s.w., into which the fish are driven and caught by the gills or which are used in trawling. paN- n. fishing with a púkut. salim-, salim-(→) n. rope netted around the edges of the púkut to give it strength.



pukuy

Cebuano

n. see pulukuy.


pukwang

Cebuano

v. turn something over on its side. Ang awtu gipukwang sa mga rayutir, The rioters overturned the car.


pukwat

Cebuano

see puklat.


pukway

Cebuano

see bukway.


púl

Cebuano

n. pool, kind of pocket billiards played with a cue ball and object balls numbered from 1 to 15; v. play pool. -an n. pool hall.


púl

Cebuano

n. pull, influence wielded by a person, usually to obtain favors; v. have pull. Ug dì ka makapúl dì ka makatrabahu, You can’t get a job without pull.


pul-an

Cebuano

1. see púlu; 2. see puul.


pul-ung

Cebuano

v. lop off with one or two strokes. Nagpul-ung ang hardiníru sa mga balasbas, The gardener is trimming the hedge. Gipul-úngan sa líug si Karlus Únu, Charles I was beheaded. -in-an n. pruned or trimmed.


pula

Cebuano

a. 1. red; 1a. any color ranging from dark yellow through orange, red, and brown; 1b. — ug sáya palm toddy, esp. inside a transparent glass container where the redness shows (slang). Puwa ug sáya ang ílang giinum, They drank palm toddy; 2. not true, lie (so called from the color of the butbut which is homonymous with a word meaning lie, butbut—colloquial). Anus-a ku mutúu nga pulus man nà pula? Don’t expect me to believe that when it’s all lies; 3. see dágir, 2; v. 1. become red, cause someone to do something Akuy mupula sa ímung sapátus, I’ll make your shoes red. Mipula siya kay gisugsū́g, She turned red because they teased her. Napula ang íyang kamut sa dyúbus, Her hands got red with dye. Namula ang ákung nawung sa kaúlaw, My face was red with shame. Nagpula ang langit pagsawup sa adlaw, The sky was all red at sunset. Nagkapula ang binágang puthaw, The iron that was heated is turning redder and redder. Pulahun ta nang putì mung sapátus, I’ll make your white shoes red. Gipulahan ku sa ímung sinínà, Your dress looks red to me. Pulahi pa nang ímung ngábil, Put more red on your lips; 2. for the voice to crack and become discordant. Napula ang íyang tíngug sa kalísang, His voice went off pitch discordantly in fright; 3. háin bay na- expression to show contemptuous disbelief. Ingun siya dúna na siyay awtu, háin bay napuwa? He said he got a car. That will be the day that I believe that! pulapula n. scattered red spots or dots. puláhan (not without l) n. 1. the name given to the Filipino fighters for independence against the Spaniards and then the Americans (so called from their red badges). 2. types of fish with predominantly red hues. puláhay n. infant. ka- redness. pa- n. lipstick. pulahun a. reddish; n. see puláhay.


pula

Cebuano

adj. red


púlak

Cebuano

v. 1. fall down from a height, cause something to do so. Magpúlak kug mga tambis, I’ll knock some tambis fruits down. Mupúlak (mapúlak) ang prutas ug labihan na sa kahinug, Fruits will fall when they are overripe. Napúlak ang misitíra gíkan sa bintánà, The potted plant fell from the window sill; 2. fail in an examination or subject. Sa nangúhà sa iksámin usa ray napúlak, Of those that took the exam, only one failed. (→) n. 1. a nut, fruit that has fallen; 2. coconuts that have fallen off the tree. paN- v. gather fallen fruits, esp. coconuts.


pulákì

Cebuano

a. 1. odd, not evenly divisible by a given number. Duhay pulákì. Tulu mi, unyà limay inyung gihátag, There are two left over. There are three of us and you gave five; 2. be the leftover when something is divided. Ang pulákì ámù na lang pikásun, Let’s just divide the one left over; v. come out not evenly divisible.


pulákut

Cebuano

v. be lighted and burning. Dì mupulákut ang tinustus kay basà ang tabákù, The cigars won’t burn because the tobacco is wet. Pulakúta (ipulákut) úsà ang káyu úsà sugnúri, Let the fire start burning before you add fuel.


n. see puray (humorous euphemism).


pulána

Cebuano

see pulánu (female).


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