List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 358

see pilípug.

n. tweezers for plucking hair out. hir — see púlir.

n. 1. policeman. — sa bantuk a two-bit cop (lit. policeman from the uplands). 2. a wife who checks on her husband (humorous). 3. — klírans n. police clearance; v. 1. be, become a policeman; 2. check up on one’s husband or children like a policeman (humorous). pa- v. report someone to the police. Láyas na kay ug dílì, ipapulis ta ka, Get out of here or I will report you to the police. -íya 1. see kapulisan; 2. see pulis, n1, v1. paN- n. occupation of being a policeman. ka-an n. police.

n. cop

police

n. policy

n. policy, written contract. Pulísa sa insyúrans, Insurance policy; v. issue someone a policy.

cop

policeman

n. politics

n. politics; v. 1. do something only as a matter of formality. Ákù lang siyang gipulitikahan ug imbitar, I invited him for formality’s sake; 2. say something in the hopes of obtaining something for it. Pulitikahi lag hangyù si Máma, básig musugut, Try your luck asking Mother because she might agree to it. paN- v. engage in politics or electioneering. Namulitika lang gihápun bísag tápus nang iliksiyun, They are still engaging in politics even though the elections are over; n. politicking, electioneering. pulitikanhun a. political. Partídung pulitikanhun, Political party.

adj. political

n. politician

n. 1. politician; 2. one who promises but accomplishes nothing. Ayawg sálig ánang pulitiku nga musáad ug bísan unsa, He’ll promise just about anything, but don’t count on it; v. be a politician.

n. polka dance or music.

v. 1. annihilate, destroy utterly. Ang mga girilya nagpulkas sa usa ka trák nga Hapun, The guerrillas annihilated a truckload of Japanese soldiers. Mahinánuk na ku nga napulkasan na sa dughù ang ákung katri, I sleep soundly now that my bed has been rid of bedbugs; 2. remove a fish corral from the sea. Pulkása nag inyung bungsud kay tinghabagat na, Remove your fish corral now because the windy season is setting in. 3. pay off debts. Nakapulkas siya sa útang pagkadaug níya sa swipstik, He managed to pay off his debts when he won the sweepstakes.

n. acronym for pulis kumisyunir, member of the Police Commission.

n. diseases of the lungs, esp. pneumonia; v. get pneumonia or other pulmonary diseases.

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