Meaning of pupu

pick

pluck

n. title or address to grandparents; v. call someone púpù.

v. 1. pick fruits, leaves, flowers from a tree by breaking off the peduncle. Pùpúun ku tung hinug nangkà, I’ll pick that ripe jackfruit; 2. gather, obtain something from one’s efforts. Nakapùpù kug mga kasayúran báhin sa íyang kagahápun, I have gathered information about his past. Wà kay mapùpù sa pagsúruy, There’s nothing you can get out of roaming about; 3. yield fruits as produce. Usa ka punúang mangga mupùpù ug usa ka líbu ka búnga, A mango tree yields a thousand fruits; 4. — ang púsud for the umbilical cord to break off (shortly after birth). Sa ikaupat ka adlaw magkapùpù na ang púsud, On the fourth day the umbilical cord begins to fall off. -in- n. something picked or excerpted. Basáha kining mga pinùpù sa Baláang Kasulátan, Read these excerpts from the Holy Bible.