Meaning of puti

Caucasian

adj. white

v. 1. break off, but not with a snap. Kinsay nagpúti sa gítung sa sundang? Who broke the tongue of the knife? Napúti ang dágum sa makina, The needle of the sewing machine broke; 2. abort a fetus. Arun dì mainahan ílang putíhun ang ílang giburus, To escape motherhood they abort the life they are carrying in the womb. Bag-u nà siyang naputíhan, She just had a miscarriage; n. aborted fetus. Gilábay sa basúra ang púti, They threw the fetus into the garbage.

a. 1. white; 1a. in plant description, green varieties of plants that have green varieties and red or brown varieties. Síling putì, Green peppers. Mandalúsang putì, The mandalúsa with green leaves (as opposed to the species with red leaves). 2. white race. Ságad sa mga putì taas ug ilung, Most white people have long noses. — pay agipu, lubut sa kúlun, urasiyun dark skinned (lit. a firebrand, the bottom of a kettle, the evening prayers (said after dark) are whiter). Putì pay agipu ning bána mu, Your husband is darker than the tip of a firebrand; n. 1. white vaginal discharge; 2. see ispíhu; v. 1. be, become white, cause something to become so. Klúruks ang muputì (mupaputì) sa ímung sinínà, Chlorox will make your dress white; 2. wear something white. Magputì ang mga nars, Nurses wear white; 3. tell someone frankly of his anger or hurt feelings toward him. Giputian (gipaputian) ku siyag sulti nga naglágut ku sa íyang gibúhat, I had it out with her because I was angry at what she did. — ug itlug, lisik a. cowardly; v. chicken out. Miputì ang itlug ni Krustsib dihang naninuud si Kinidi, Khrushchev chickened out when Kennedy showed that he meant business. — ang kiting, tiil v. run away in fright. Miputì ang íyang tiil pagkakità níya sa íyang kuntra, He turned tail when he saw his adversary. — nga tábil movies. Bitúun sa puting tábil, Movie star (lit. star of the white screen). -anay v. have it out with someone -an(←) n. variety of coconut and pineapple more orange in color than the ordinary. -in-(←) long, slender, sharp sword. ka- n. whiteness. -un a. whitish, fair-skinned.