List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 375

n. portfolio, a flat portable case; v. use, put in a portfolio. Ipurpulyu (purpulyúha) pagdá ang mga papílis, Carry the papers in a portfolio.

see pirsigir.

n. enamelware dishes; v. use enamelware dishes.

see pursilána.

see pursiyintu.

n. forceps or tongs to hold something v. use forceps or tongs, get out with forceps. Magpursip ku iniglimpiyu sa íyang samad, I’ll use tongs to clean his wound.

n. purser on a boat; v. be, become a purser.

see pulsíras.

see prusisiyun.

n. per cent v. 1. give a rate of interest. Pursiyintúhan ku ang íyang kwartag diyis ang búlan, I’ll pay him (or I will charge him) ten percent interest a month; 2. get or give a percentage commission. Mupursiyintu mig singku káda hálin, We get (or give) five percent commission on each sale; 3. give or get a percentage of the winnings to the owner of gambling equipment. Mupursiyintu silag gamay káda daug, They get (or give) a small percentage of the winning as a fee to the owner of the house. paN- v. borrow money with interest. Mamursiyintu lang ku kay wà kuy láing karimidiyúhan, I’ll borrow money because I have no other place to get money from.

n. fighter plane.

n. something in the front: front of a house, cover of a magazine, front row of people, or the like. Namungíngi ang purtáda sa balay sa mga bumbilyang dikulur, The front of the house was covered with colored lights. bálak, sugilánun nga — feature poem, story; v. use as feature story, put on the cover. Mupurtáda sila ning sugilanúna? Will they publish this as their feature story? Nagpurtáda silag babáying naghúbù, They used a picture of a nude woman as cover.

door

gate

n. 1. portfolio, attaché case; 2. purse; v. put, make into a portfolio.

a. portending a major event. Purtintúsu kunu kining kumíta. Basta musubang, mugíra kunu, They say that this is a portentous comet. Whenever it appears, there’s going to be war.

n. 1. forty-five r.p.m. record or record player; 2. forty-five caliber pistol or revolver. — arpíim see purtipayib, 1.

see pultíru. see pulta.

see prutistanti.

it is a good thing; it is a fortunate occurrence. Purtúna nga miabut ka kay gikinahanglan ta ka, It is a good thing you came because I need you; n. fortune, fate. Ang purtúna sa táwu dílì matag-an, A man’s fate cannot be foretold; v. have the luck to have a certain kind of spouse. Nakapurtúna siyag dátù, She had the fortune to marry a rich man.