List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 376

a. 1. pure, free from adulterants or impurities. Púru giyud ning tabliyáha, This chocolate is pure; 2. pure of breed. Púrung halsi, Pure Halsey (cock); v. be pure, devoid of adulterants or all of the same kind. Ug mapúru bastus ang ímung baráha, If your hand is all clubs.

see pulus.

n. probability that something will happen. Dakù kag puruhan nga mudaug ning iliksiyúna, There’s a great likelihood that you’ll win in this election.

n. district, a geographical or political division made for a specific purpose.

a. 1. stocky and short. Purúkù na kaáyu siya sa katambuk, He is very short and thickset because he is so fat; 2. something low and short like a short person; v. be, become short and thickset.

n. short pants or drawers; v. 1. wear, use short pants or underpants. Magpurul run ang mga babáyi, Women wear short pants nowadays; 2. make into short pants.

n. cloth wrapped around the head like a turban or bandana; v. wear something wrapped around the head. Ságad sa mga sabungíru magpurung ug panyù, Cockfighters usually wrap a handkerchief around their heads. purungpúrung v. crown someone Ang mayur ang nagpurungpúrung sa rayna, The mayor crowned the beauty queen. Si Hisus gipurungpurúngan sa mga maidlut nga mga tunuk, Jesus was crowned with sharp thorns; n. something worn around the head like a crown. Purungpúrung sa mga dáhun, A wreath of leaves worn as a crown.

see pulus.

v. hurry up doing something or someone into accomplishing something Anam-anamun nátù ni arun dílì ta magpuruspurus sa katapúsan, If we do it little at a time, we won’t be rushed at the end.

n. forward in games where there are players positioned toward the front; v. play the position of forward.

v. forward to a new address. Wà níla ipurward ang ákung sulat, They didn’t forward my letter.

see puyra.

see pudyut.

see pulus.

v. strike a pose for a picture. Nagpús na bayà siya nga wà pa ang mangungúdak, My, you are posing even if there is no cameraman around.

v. 1. for a color to fade. Mipus-aw (napus-aw) ang sinínà sa dúgay nga uran, The dress faded after long use; 2. for liquids to become clear, less murky. Mupus-aw ang túbig kun papundúhun, Water will become clear if you let the mud settle; a. 1. faded in color; 2. light-colored. Angayan ka sa pus-aw ug kulur nga sinínà, You look becoming in a light-colored dress.

stomach

n. the outside region of the body in the front, just below the stomach, and by extension, the part underneath. Musakit ang pus-un ug dúgay tang walà kaihì, Your lower stomach hurts if you go long without urinating; v. have a prominent belly. pus-únun a. having a prominent belly; v. get to have a prominent belly.

see pust-úpis.

v. 1. crush or squash something soft. Sabaw nga gipus-ag síli, Soup into which crushed chili was added; 2. break something fragile. Akuy mipusà sa plátu, I broke the plate; 3. hatch an egg. Ang himungáan mauy mipusà sa mga itlug sa bíbi, The hen hatched the duck’s eggs; 3a. for eggs to break in the hen’s womb. Napus-an (hipus-an) nang manuk nga nagbasà ang lubut, That hen that has a wet bottom had an egg break in its womb; a. broken, esp. eggs.