Meaning of palina

incense

n. kind of small sugar cane that has a dark maroon color and is decidedly sweeter than the commercial variety. The stem is soft and easily chewable.

n. 1. kind of fumigation practised for medical treatment or for various rites, the purpose of which is always purification or nullification of something; 2. materials used for this treatment; v. 1. give someone this treatment. Magpalínà ku sa bag-ung balay, I will have my new house purified by magic smoke; 2. give oneself this treatment. Namalínà ku gíkan sa mintiriyu, I exposed myself to fumigation after I left the cemetery.