P - p

pa   part. for; subjunctive particle, used with a preceding 'if' (ko) and existential or negative to denote an irrealis state of possibility, a 'could have been' state; if not for; if I had...

pa-   affix. causative affix, meaning "cause to ...".

pa'a   n. bunch of betelnuts.

pa'abut   v. anticipate the arrival of s.o. or s.t. See main entry: a'but.

pa'-aeg   See main entry: 'ayag.

pa'-aewan   See main entry: pa'ayow.

pa'agi   n. method of performing an activity; means of solving a problem. From: Cebuano.

pa'alin   Variant: paalin'-alin. v. transfer to another kind of work when one kind of work has been finished.

v. have multiple sexual partners.

paalin'-alin   See main entry: pa'alin.

pa'aput   v. take refuge from danger.

'paawoy   v. be alone.

paa'yawi   See main entry: pa'ayow.

pa'ayow   adv. contingently; do s.t. just in case; make extra allowance as a contingency. Infl: pa'-aewan, paa'yawi.

pa'bae-an   v. leave s.t. or s.o. alone. See main entry: 'bay-an.

pa'baga   v. incite. See main entry: 'baga.

'pabyun   n. mosquito net.

pad   part. yet; still.

'padali   v. approach s.o. who has s.t. that one desires in order to obtain that s.t.

'padamà   v. for an evil spirit (usually taeg'busow) to incite a person to uncontrollable rage.

pa'da-pada   n. sole of the foot. Syn: da'pa-dapa.

pa'digus   See main entry: 'digus.

'padpad   v. shake off or out s.t. powdery; for s.t. powdery to be blown or floated away.

pa'dumpue   See main entry: 'dumpue.

'paeguy   See main entry: 'yaguy.

'paepag   n. bamboo raft with a shelter.

paes   Variant: 'payas. v. paint; smear with a sticky substance such as blood.

pa'maes   v. paint; smear. There is a stage in rituals where the blood of the sacrifice is smeared on the candidate.

'paesan   n. rattan sp., commonly used for tying and weaving.

paespasa'nan   n. roof eaves; lowest edge of roof.

'paetina   n. bead necklace with a brass or wooden breastplate.

'paewod   v. go downstream.

pag-   affix. when.

'paga   n. shelf above the firetable.

pa'gaed   v. guard an entrance.

n. sentry.

pa'gak   v. for a hen to cluck, esp. after laying an egg.

paga'majan   adj. huge; extremely big. Usage: archaic.

'paganap   adv. presumptiously, of action.

v. act presumptiously in attempting to undertake s.t. that one is incapable of doing.

'pagang   n. boulder; huge rock.

pa'gat   n. crack in s.t. breakable; scar.

pagigi'hajan   adj. for the direction of the whinnying sound of the turtle-dove to come from the directions two to three o'clock and nine to ten o'clock on the right and left, alternately in sequence, from the perspective of a traveller. Considered a good omen.

pa'gikpik   n. wing.

pa'gis   v. have scabies.

n. scabies.

pag'kaejun   n. full moon.

'pagkey   v. endure pain; stifle, as a sneeze or love; control an urge such as to urinate or defecate.

'pagkoon   n. food. See main entry: ko'on.

pa'gokpok   v. make a knocking sound. See: 'pokpok.

pa'gotpot   adv. well, of work.

pa'gow   adj. have a hoarse voice.

na'pagow   v. be hoarse.

'pagsing   adj. shrill. Aff: ma-.

'paguhà   n. kind of wild banana with seedy fruit that grows along river banks.

'pahag   v. drive bees from their hive. See: 'puhag.

pa'hamtang   v. inflict punishment on s.o. From: Cebuano.

pa'hat   n. scar.

pa'hid   adj. effective immediately, of medicine.

'pahid   v. wipe s.t.

'papahid   n. rag.

pahi'muyus   v. take advantage. See main entry: pu'yus.

pa'hiyom   See main entry: pa'iyom.

'pahù   n. kind of wild mango with small sour fibrous fruit that grows in lowlands. Mangifera altissima.

pa'huway   v. rest. Syn: 'himayoy. From: Cebuano.

pa'huy   adj. weak, of personality, letting others take advantage of one.

'pahuy   See main entry: 'bahuy.

'paid   adj. skilled.

pai'ling   v. go s.w. See main entry: i'ling.

pa'iyom   v. smile.

pa'jà   n. shell of a mature coconut. Often usd as a dipper.

pa'jabu   adv. impulsively; impetuously; do or say s.t. without thinking first. See main entry: ja'bu.

'pajag   adj. clear to see and hear. Aff: ma-.

pa'japas   v. for wind to blow a flame under a pot so food is improperly cooked.

'pajib   n. sentry.

pa'jotpot   v. for rice heads to be small with few grains.

n. small rice heads. See: jo'pot.

pa'jow   n. kind of inedible yam-like plant with broad leaves used to wrap dried tobacco for storing.

'pajung   n. umbrella. See: 'todung. From: Cebuano payung.

'paka   n. whole leaf or branch of palm or banana trees.

pa'kamatajon   v. be on the verge of death. See main entry: matoy.

'pakdan   n. sugarcane top. Used for propagation.

'pakdue   v. hurt one's foot by coming in violent contact with s.t.

'pakgae   adj. hard, of ground. Aff: ma-.

paki-   affix. affix denoting pleading; requesting help.

'pakì   v. make fun of s.o.

pa'kiki   n. kind of thorny palm about four inches in diameter. Used for flooring.

'pakjow   n. work by contract; buy in quantity or wholesale; hire a whole vehicle for a trip.

'paklis   v. scrape skin.

'pakot   n. large wild boar.

'pakow   n. handle of a rice pot, saucepan, or ladle.

pakpakpo'gak   v. for a hen to cluck, esp. after laying an egg. See main entry: pa'gak.

pa'ku   n. edible fern that grows on river banks. Roots of this fern are boiled and used as medicine.

'pakun   v. be the cause of trouble. Aff: na-.

'pakuy   v. club; hit a person or animal with a club, usually with an overhead motion.

'papakuy   n. club.

'pakyas   v. fail.

'pala   n. shovel. From: Spanish.

pa'lì   n. wound.

'palib   v. soar; glide; fly.

'palid   v. for the wind to blow away s.t.

pa'lidpid   v. for rain to be blown into a sheltered area; for rain to wet s.t. in a sheltered area.

pa'lihon   exis. be taboo, of certain acts. Infringing these would lead to misfortune and illness.

pali'kog   v. have s.t. stuck in the throat.

pa'lina   n. incense.

pa'ling-paling   adj. fickle, not sticking to one's decision.

v. be fickle.

pa'liot   n. necklace; beads such as are used to make necklaces, bracelets, and such. See: pae'tina.

pa'lis   n. skin; bark; hide of the animal.

v. peel.

pali'sit   See main entry: li'sit.

palu-'palu   n. laundry bat used in washing clothes.

v. bat clothes when laundering.

pa'mae-as   v. for rice heads to begin to form, a stage in rice growth. See: 'bae-as.

pa'maes   See main entry: paes.

pa'maetas   v. for clouds to break up.

pa'maetik   See main entry: 'baetik.

pa'mahaw   n. breakfast.

Pama'iyà   n. name of a spirit associated with blood. Retainer of Taeg'busow.

Pama'iyang   n. name of a spirit associated with blood. Messenger of Taeg'busow.

pa'majà   See main entry: ba'jà.

pamajag-'pajag   adv. early dawn, when first light appears. See: 'pajag.

pa'makut   adv. strive at s.t. in order to achieve.

pama'lihi   n. taboo; bad omen.

pa'manghà   v. search. See main entry: a'hà.

pa'mangkas   n. decorative handle of spear made of flattened brass wound around the stem.

pa'mayhon   n. appearance of a person, usually a woman.

'pamgu   v. eat greedily, not satisfied even after being served a lot of food. Usage: derogatory.

pa'midjù   See main entry: 'bidjù.

pamilin-'bilin   n. remaining instructions, usually of a dying person. See main entry: 'bilin.

pa'milya   n. family. From: Spanish.

pa'minog   v. listen. See main entry: 'dinog.

pamis'lion   n. kidney.

'pam-od   v. hold. Usage: archaic.

'pamodong   v. frown.

pamo'od   v. for an animal, esp. a dog, to prey on another animal.

pa'mubung   v. travel over hilly or mountainous terrain. See: bu'bungan.

pa'mujù   v. ask for s.t. See main entry: 'bujù.

pa'mùpù   See main entry: 'pùpù.

pamu'wayas   See main entry: pu'wayas.

pa'muyus   v. wear red headgear.

pan   n. bread. From: Spanish.

'panà   n. bow and arrow.

v. shoot an arrow with bow.

panabi'yà   v. say farewell to s.o.

pa'naengin   n. religious act of blessing; for God to bless; religious act of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving ritual to the spirits of sugujon, umaegad and taebubung (spirits of hunting) for a good catch during a hunting or fishing expedition

pana'gaeju   v. cook.

panaga'ham   v. clear the throat.

pana'gamhon   v. assist delivery of a baby.

managam'honay   n. midwife.

pa'nag-an   See main entry: 'tag-an.

pana'gà-sagà   v. approach s.o. whom one is not familiar with to ask for s.t.

pa'nagda   v. scold. See main entry: 'sagda.

panag'jawan   v. scream; make a war cry.

pa'nagnà   See main entry: 'tagnà.

pana'hon   n. season; weather; climate; time.

pana'jò-sajò   Variant: panga'jò-sajò; panga'dò-sadò. v. use a term of address that is less prestigious than might be considered proper.

pa'najug   v. foretell the future using the swing omen. One will sit with the knees up, or squat, and lean the back against the wall. A piece of string is held at both ends with the hands resting on the knees. A small piece of metal or burnt wood is suspended on the string. The suspended object is consulted about the future and is requested to swing or to stop swinging in response to questions about the future. Movement or stopping of the object is attributed to the spirit who owns the object. The object may be threatened if it does not respond to the questions. For example, one may threaten to burn the piece of wood. See: ti'mayà. See main entry: 'sajug.

pa'nakin   v. for a young man to serve or help the parents of the girl he wants to marry.

pa'nakmey   v. be speechless because of an unexpected event.

pana'langin   n. religious act of blessing; for God to bless; religious act of thanksgiving. Syn: pa'naengin. From: Cebuano.

pana'likud   v. depart. See main entry: tali'kud.

pa'nanglit   example.

panang'litan   n. example.

pa'nang-ow   See main entry: 'tang-ow.

pa'napow   See main entry: 'sapow.

pa'napton   n. cloth. From: Cebuano.

'panapu   v. for a woman to cover the private parts by folding the skirt into the lap between the thighs.

'panas   v. erode or collapse, of the side of a mountain.

n. eroded side of a mountain without vegetation.

pa'nata   v. call one's dogs to follow.

pa'naulì   v. bring food home from the farm, usually camote.

pa'nayang   v. appear suddenly and miraculously. Usage: archaic.

'pandà   adj. short-legged, usually of rooster used as a decoy bird.

panda'wahon   v. cobra; kind of venomous snake.

'pandihas   n. purifier used after the burial of a dead person. Made from an infusion of water and the juice of the ulì'-ulì grass. People present at a burial wash their hands and feet with this water before entering a house to remove any evil influence.

'pandog   v. put s.o. in stocks.

'pandoy   n. craftsman; blacksmith, jeweler, carpenter.

ma'pandoy   adj. skilled.

n. provider (in religious contexts).

pa'ngadloy   n. swelling on the groin accompanied by fever and chills.

v. have a swelling on the groin accompanied by fever and chills.

panga'dò-sadò   See main entry: pana'jò-sajò.

pa'ngaelin   v. move residence taking all possessions.

pa'ngaem   v. have a good appetite.

panga'jò-sajò   See main entry: pana'jò-sajò.

pangalig'kigan   v. for the body to tremble from exertion. See main entry: ka'ligkig.

panga'limug   v. gargle.

panga'mudan   v. conduct a ritual before an activity.

panga'mujù   v. ask forgiveness. See main entry: 'bujù.

pa'nganoy   n. eldest; first born child in a family.

pa'nganud   n. cloud, esp. white fleecy cloud.

panga'nup   n. hunt with dog and spear.

'panganup   n. hunting spear.

pangasa-ka'sa   v. be dusk, early evening, or twilight, when sunlight is fading and forest sounds can be heard.

panga'sawa   v. make arrangements for marriage. See main entry: a'sawa.

pa'ngasu   v. hunt with dogs. See main entry: 'asu.

pa'ngehoy   v. moan or whine due to pain or sorrow.

'panggad   v. reach a boundary.

kapang'gadan   n. boundary.

panghi'ngiloy   See main entry: 'kiloy.

pang'hulibot   v. swear to the truth of s.t. See: hi'bot.

'pangi   n. kind of medium sized hardwood fruit tree with brown oval shaped fruit the size of a football. Yellow flesh of the fruit is sweet but causes hallucinations if eaten unripe and excessively. Seeds also edible.

ting'pangi   exis. season for 'pangi fruit.

pa'ngidam   v. conceive; be in early stage of pregnancy.

pangina'mut   v. eat leftover scraps and crumbs.

pa'ngiyak   v. shout.

'pangkag   v. for rice that is sown to become parched.

'pangkot   v. defecate.

n. excrement. Usage: coarse.

'pangkoy   adv. excessive, of action.

pango'jat   See main entry: ko'jat.

pa'ngot   v. chew up or chew through s.t.

pango'tob   n. tattoo.

'pangpang   n. steep riverbank; cliff.

na'mangpang   adj. for a river to be be flooded to the level of the riverbank.

'pangue   n. kind of freshwater shark.

pangu'lilang   exis. be the rice planting season that occurs during the dry season. See: go'bang.

pa'ngumbilin   n. remaining instructions, usually of a dying person. See main entry: 'bilin.

pa'nguyu   n. leader.

pani'angat   See main entry: si'angat.

pani'hapun   n. supper; evening meal.

pa'niid   v. observe; spy.

pa'niki   n. small bat that lives in colonies inside hollow trees.

pani'kop   See main entry: si'kop.

panima'yoy   n. household. See main entry: 'bayoy.

pa'nimboot   v. strive.

panin'dakow   v. steal. Usage: archaic. See main entry: 'dakow.

paning'kamot   v. strive. Syn: pa'nimboot. From: Cebuano.

pa'ningkut   v. claim a promise. Usage: archaic.

pa'ningsing   n. ring finger. See main entry: 'singsing.

paning'singon   n. person possessed by a spirit who, when shaking hands with another person transfers the spirit to that person also. Usage: archaic. Associated with a religious movement said to originate during World War II, with a person called Pina'law-an.

'panit   n. skin of an animal or person. Syn: 'kindae. From: Cebuano.

pani'tingon   v. hunt by stalking.

'manitingon   n. hunter.

pani'udtu   n. lunch; noon meal.

'panlimas   v. catch fish by draining the water. See main entry: 'limas.

'pannayog   v. cut shrubs after cutting the underbrush. See main entry: na'yog.

pa'nogkad   v. tempt. See main entry: 'togkad.

'panon   n. group of people or animals; flock; herd.

'panow   v. go hunting. Usage: idiomatic.

pag'panow   v. depart.

pa'noytoy   v. walk along s.t. that is long, narrow and raised (bridge, mountain ridge).

n. mountain ridge. See main entry: 'toytoy.

'pantalan   n. wharf.

'pantat   n. catfish.

'pantig   v. for s.t. brittle to break; guess the answer to a riddle. Coll: bo'kog, ga'sang ‘bones, twigs’.

'pantug   n. urinary bladder.

panu'dì   n. skin ulcer.

v. have a skin ulcer.

pa'nudù   See main entry: pa'nujù.

panu'gawà   n. curse.

v. call down a curse from a supernatural power.

panu'hik-suhik   See main entry: su'hik-suhik.

pa'nujù   Variant: pa'nudù. v. battle.

panum'bilang   See main entry: tum'bilang.

pa'nutdut   See main entry: 'dutdut.

pa'nutue   See main entry: 'tutue.

'panuun   n. kind of sweet edible rhizome with seedy fruit.

panu'yadyad   v. walk along exposed sandbars.

panyo'mogan   v. have tears in the eyes but the tears are not running out; have glazed eyes.

pa'on   n. bait.

'pà-pà   v. chew. See: ma'mà.

'papas   v. erase.

pa'pil   n. paper. From: Spanish.

'para   conj. for; so that. Syn: a'gun. From: Spanish.

pa'ri   voc. term of address for one's kumpari. From: Spanish compadre.

'parì   n. priest. From: Spanish padre.

'paris   n. pair. From: Spanish.

pasa'iton   v. do s.t. well.

'pasajà   v. for a woman to flirt with a man. See main entry: 'sajà.

pa'sak   n. earth; ground; land.

gipa'sakan   adj. rich earth.

pasa'lamat   v. give thanks. See main entry: sa'lamat.

pa'salig   v. assure. See main entry: sa'lig.

pasan'diloy   n. parable. Usage: archaic. See main entry: san'diloy.

pasa'patan   n. top of a stairway or ladder.

v. go to the top of a stairway or the next fork of a tree. See main entry: 'sapat.

pa'saylu   v. forgive.

pasi'bagkae   v. be suddenly and unexpectedly angry.

pasi'daan   v. warn. See main entry: 'daan.

pasi'di   v. winnow; separate unpolished rice and polished rice with side to side motion of the winnowing basket (ligu).

pasido'ngog   v. honor s.o.

pasi'donggan   v. do s.t. in honor of s.o. See main entry: do'ngog.

pasika'danan   n. foundation. See main entry: 'sikad.

pa'silom   v. for an emerging shoot to become green.

pasing'katue   v. expand one's body.

pa'sinsya   n. patience. From: Spanish.

pasi'paya   v. mistreat. From: Cebuano pasi'pala.

pa'siyu   v. stroll. From: Spanish paseo.

pas'litan   n. shell bracelet.

pas'ngow   v. treat an illness by steaming the head under a vaporizer tent. Often used to treat 'pasngu fever.

'pasngu   n. illness characterized by fever, vomiting, and/or chills, said to be caused by either bathing after having sweated profusely because of hard work or by missing a meal or having one's mealtime delayed.

pasomo'yan   v. blame s.o. or s.t.

pa'songa   Variant: po'songa; pu'songa. v. sneeze.

'paspas₁   v. hurry. From: Cebuano.

'paspas₂   v. dust or brush off s.t.

'pasù   adj. hot.

v. heat; scald.

pa'sù   n. sunburn.

pasu'ban   v. be ungrateful to s.o.

'pasung   n. wooden edge of a firetable.

pa'tadjung   n. wrap-around skirt sewn as a tube.

pa'tae-anak   n. relationship between parent and child. See main entry: 'anak.

pa'taebilas   v. for people to be related through their spouses who are siblings. See: 'bilas.

pa'taenak   v. for people to be related to each other.

'patag   adj. level, of a place; flat; even.

kapatagan   n. plain; wide valley.

pa'tahan   v. warn. See main entry: 'tahan.

pa'tiawat   adv. thriftily, of an action such as collecting. See: 'awat.

'patihan   n. handle of an ax.

pa'tikdu   v. say inciting words to s.o.

pati'papas   v. disappear. See main entry: 'papas.

pa'tiwang   v. appear suddenly.

'patiy   n. house built on a tall stump.

pa'tod   v. cut down lengths of vines.

pa'tok₁   n. kind of short snake.

pa'tok₂   n. any wooden projectile especially used for knocking down fruit from a tree.

v. throw a wooden projectile, especially to knock down fruit.

pa'toy   See main entry: 'matoy.

'patu   n. royal duck; duck that broods. See: 'itik; ka'gingking.

pa'tù   v. fall over from a sitting position.

'patugu   v. attempt to do s.t. one is incapable of doing.

pa'tung   n. thick bamboo used as building material, has sweet edible shoots.

pat'yukan   n. bee that produces edible honey.

paum'pukan   n. obstacle to be overcome before a man can marry a certain girl.

'paus   v. for a voice to fade away.

'pawà   n. yard around a house; clearing.

ma'pawà   adj. devoid of grass and trees; clear.

pa'wing   n. shriveled up part of the body.

'payà   v. remove; erase.

'payad   n. palm of the hand; fate.

hi'mayad   v. tell fortune by reading the palm.

tighi'mayad   n. palm reader.

mae'payad   adj. as big as the palm, of size.

ma'payad   adj. lucky.

pa'yangot   See main entry: 'yangot.

'payas   See main entry: paes.

'payok   n. sand, esp. the mixture of coarse to fine gravel found in or at the side of a stream.

pa'yondag   See main entry: 'pendag.

pa'yong   adj. untidy in personal appearance.

adj. discolored from age or stain.

'payu   n. sole of the foot.

'payù   n. whip.

payù-'payù   n. kind of game trap which includes a tripwire set to cause a heavy load to fall and scare the game into running into a trap.

'pebag   Variant: pa'yobag. v. for a mammal to be in heat. See main entry: 'yobag.

ped   See main entry: po'yod.

'pendag   Variant: pa'yondag. n. common bamboo flute with five holes.

'pengaping   n. pectoral fin of a fish.

'pepotokan   See main entry: 'peputukan.

'pepotukan   See main entry: 'peputukan.

'peputukan   Variant: 'pepotokan; 'pepotukan; 'puputukan. n. summit of the mountain or hill. Syn: utu'kan.

perta'han   n. doorway. Syn: 'yawangan. From: Spanish.

'piang   adj. lame.

Pi'breru   n. February.

'pidi   v. give s.o. less of s.t. than what others receive.

pidi-'pidi   Variant: 'pidi. v. pick on s.o. Usage: slang.

'pidpid   v. tremble.

n. malaria.

pi'duy   adj. partially closed, of s.o. whose one eye remains partially closed. See: ki'duy.

pi'gì   n. buttocks.

pi'gid-pigid   v. shudder because of revulsion or something else that sets one's nerves on edge. Aff: pa-.

'pigok   n. kind of black freshwater fish.

pi'gon   v. restrain, of animate objects.

'pigpig   v. hammer s.t. flat.

'pihit   adj. scarce.

kapi'hitan   n. necessities.

'pihu   adj. sure. From: Cebuano.

'pikas   v. cut lengthwise.

'pikat   n. ragged or faded clothing.

v. wear ragged clothing.

'pikit   v. adhere together; by extension, guiding a person by the hand.

'pikpik   v. pat.

pi'kuy   n. kind of green parrot with a white beak that can be trained to talk.

'pila   adj. few.

interr. how much? how many?

pipi'lahon   adj. just a few.

'pilak   v. thrust a spear.

'pilang   n. cave.

'pildi   v. lose in a contest. Syn: 'daog. From: Cebuano.

'pili   n. kind of tree with edible nuts, and sap which is used medicinally and for sealing. Canarium ovatum.

'pilì   v. choose.

pili-ay   n. election.

pi'ligru   n. danger. From: Spanish.

pi'lit   v. stick.

n. sticky rice.

'pilit   v. force s.o. to do s.t.

v. for a spirit to oppress s.o. Usually, when a spirit causes s.o. to be ill so that that person will give in to the spirit and become a medium for that spirit; or, if s.o. is ill because of doing s.t. which threatens a spirit.

pi'lok   n. eyelash.

v. blink.

'piluy   n. far side.

'pina   v. warn or prohibit s.o. against doing s.t.

pina'jag   n. hut.

pinakasi'baja   Variant: kinsi'baja. v. care nothing for s.o.

pinali'ngì   n. kind of V-shaped design in embroidery.

'pindit   v. measure by pinch.

n. pinch measure.

'pingaping   n. fish gill.

'pinggan   n. plate, usu. porcelain.

'pingot   adj. having small eyes, of a person.

pi'nig   v. separate.

'pintaas   n. mezzanine floor.

'pintik   n. slingshot.

pi'nutì   n. white bolo; bolo polished and greased with pig fat. See main entry: pu'tì.

'pinya   n. pineapple.

'pipi   n. kind of tree with purple fruit that large birds eat.

pi'risu   v. imprison. Syn: 'bayod. From: Spanish.

pi'ritu   v. fry. Syn: 'sangyag. From: Spanish.

'pirma   n. signature.

v. sign s.t. From: Spanish.

pirma'ninti   adj. permanent. Syn: ma'tilon. From: English.

'pirmi   adv. always. Syn: ka'nunoy, 'nagam. From: Cebuano.

'piru   conj. but. Syn: dì. From: Spanish.

'pisà   v. squeeze or pinch lightly, testing the softness or hardness of s.t.

'pisgà   v. hatch.

v. squeeze s.t. out of s.t. else.

pi'sì   v. pick up s.t.

'pisì   n. rope.

pi'sing   n. kind of small bird that rides on floating debris.

pisi-'pisi   v. for a fish to wriggle when out of the water.

'pisnga   v. blow mucus from the nose.

'pisngi   n. cheek.

pi'sok₁   adj. blind; without eyeballs.

pi'sok₂   v. squeeze gently to test firmness. Usage: Surigao dialect.

pi'sow₁   n. mudfish fry.

pi'sow₂   small knife. Usage: Surigao dialect.

'pispis₁   n. insect sp.

v. for this insect to make its sound. Said to signal bad news.

'pispis₂   v. pluck or uproot, such as grass or feathers.

'pista   n. fiesta; Spanish.

pi'sut   adj. uncircumcized.

n. young betelnut, which looks like an uncircumcized penis. See: pu'sut.

pi'tik   v. flick.

v. pulsate; for the heart or pulse to beat. Syn: 'tubuk.

pit'pitaw   n. quail; pugu bird; kind of bird with a call like its name.

'pitsa   n. date. From: Spanish fecha.

pi'tu   n. seven.

kapi'tuan   n. seventy.

kapitu'an mey pitu   n. seventy seven.

pinitu   n. sevenths.

'pityok   v. strangle. From: Cebuano 'pitluk.

pi'yà   n. cat.

pi'yagit   v. scream from pain.

'piyak   v. for a chick to make a cheeping sound.

pi'yapis   n. caudal; tail fin of a fish.

pi'yas   n. young monkey.

'piyong   v. close eyes.

piyo'us   v. for a voice to fade away.

'plaka   n. phonograph record. From: Spanish.

'plansa   v. iron. From: Spanish.

'platu   n. plate. Syn: 'pinggan. From: Spanish.

'pliti   n. fare; rent. Syn: 'bajad. From: Cebuano.

'podlos   n. kind of small rattan.

po'dom   part. supposedly; particle expressing frustration or desire.

po'dos   adj. sour, of taste; stinging, of pain. Aff: ma-.

po'gà   v. squeeze to extract juice.

'pogdey   v. force.

'pogis   n. yoke trap for pigs.

'pogkot   v. be crippled.

'pognot₁   adj. grassy; weedy. Aff: ma-.

'pognot₂   n. kind of vine that is woven into bracelets.

n. kind of bracelet made from this vine. See: 'pugnut.

po'gong   v. restrain; hold; abstain.

po'gos   v. force.

po'gue   n. laziness.

adj. lazy. Aff: -on.

po'hà   adj. mute; dumb.

'pohon   v. stop s.t. such as an attack, trouble, bleeding, or water flow.

po'it   adj. bitter. Aff: ma-.

'poit   n. kind of small fish.

'poka   adj. broken, of a bolo handle.

po'key   v. strangle.

'pokpok   v. knock s.o. on the head with s.t.

'polis   v. unsling a strap like thing which is hanging; cause a strap like thing to slip.

po'nga   v. complete a project.

po'ngog   adj. mischievous.

v. act naughty or mischievous.

po'ngot   n. mustache; facial hair (beard). See: bo'ngot.

'ponhik   v. climb up.

'ponok   v. be quiet (imperative). See: ho'nok.

'ponpon   v. dam; obstruct the flow of water.

po'nù   adj. full.

v. fill.

'pon-ug   v. climb down.

'pook   v. worry. Aff: na-.

po'sà   v. for s.t. hard to crack; for eggs to hatch.

po'sik   n. flea; kind of insect that throws itself when disturbed.

'posik   v. fling oneself.

po'sok   v. extinguish a fire; put out a light; turn off an electrical appliance.

po'songa   See main entry: pa'songa.

'pospos   v. hit s.t. or s.o. with a horizontal motion using a stick; swat.

'pot-an   v. have a blocked nose; experience nasal congestion.

pot'lò   n. crease or folds in the skin.

'potos₁   v. hike.

'potos₂   adj. of one who uses abbreviated speech.

po'tow   v. for lightning, to flash.

'poyò   n. bangs.

v. cut the hair short across the forehead into bangs.

po'yod   Variant: ped. v. cut down a tree.

'poyok   v. worry.

pri'meru   adv. first. Syn: 'una. From: Spanish.

pri'sintar   v. present; for the parents of a young man to make a marriage proposal to the relatives of their prospective daughter-in-law; offer one's services to another. Syn: 'saka. From: Cebuano.

pru'binsiya   n. province. Syn: 'banwa. From: Cebuano.

'prutas   n. fruit. Syn: 'bogas to 'kaju. From: Spanish.

pu'asa   v. fast; abstain.

'pubri   adj. poor. Syn: u'yayod. From: Spanish.

'pudpud   v. plant seeds too close together.

'pudu   adj. all, usually of mass nouns.

'pudung   n. cloth worn on the head.

'pudut   v. get.

puè   See main entry: pu'yù.

pues   See main entry: pu'yus.

puet   See main entry: pu'yut.

'pugad   n. bird nest.

'pugawa   n. warp threads, long threads of the loom.

pu'gayà   n. branches left in piles unburned on newly cleared land after a field is burned.

'pughà   n. roe; cluster of fish eggs found in the belly of a fish; fish ovaries.

ma'mughà   adj. gravid, of a fish full of roe.

'pugnut   n. kind of bracelet, perhaps made from a vine. See: 'pognot.

pu'gow   v. hole in the ground which is dug as the nest of the green lizard (i'bid).

pu'gud-pugud   v. for a fish to wriggle in the hands.

'pugus   v. wind hair into a bun.

'puhag   v. drive bees from their hive. See: 'pahag.

pa'muhag   v. gather honey, the whole process from the smoking to the actual collecting.

v. dance a kind of dance in mimicry of gathering honey.

pu'hil   v. push s.t. which is on the edge over the edge so that it falls; fire s.o. from a job.

pu'jù   n. backpack usually woven out of abaca. Often used to carry betelnut ingredients and personal belongings.

pu'jungut   v. gather the top of a bag together as to tie it.

puju-'puju   n. kind of green fish about six inches long, sometimes with yellow spots.

'puki   n. triangular pubic shield carved from coconut shell. Traditionally worn by girls below seven years old.

'puklid   v. push s.t. which is on the edge over the edge so that it falls, stronger than pu'hil; fire s.o. from a job.

'pukow   v. awaken s.o.

pu'koy   v. have an epileptic seizure.

'pukajon   adj. sick with epilepsy, of a person.

'pukpuk   n. kind of bird, perhaps the creeper or nuthatch. Dendrocopus sitta, and/or rhabdornis. Name sounds like its call.

pu'kù₁   v. break the neck.

pu'kù₂   v. squat; squat, sit or put s.t. or oneself on a log or stump.

'pukut   n. fishnet.

'pukyu   n. pubic hair.

pu'li   part. just.

pu'li kay   part. just.

pu'ligkot   adj. short, of sections of a segmented plant such as bamboo or sugar cane.

'puling   n. foreign body in the eye.

napu'lingan   adj. of a person who has a foreign body in the eye.

pu'lipis   v. rub s.t. between thumb and finger.

pu'lipus   v. make s.o. poor, exhausting that person's resources by constant begging.

pu'liputan   adj. small, of the hole of bamboo.

'pulsu   n. pulse; wrist. From: English.

'pumpun   See main entry: 'punpun.

'punduk   n. group; pile.

'pungguk   n. edible snail; kind of cone shaped freshwater gastropod about half inch in diameter.

'pung'kù   adj. disabled in the legs, of a person.

pi'nungkù   n. kind of dance where the dancer mimics a disabled person.

pu'ngos   v. get the face dirty.

'pungos   n. cluster of lansones fruit. See: 'ungus.

'pung-ow   adj. mentally retarded, of a person. Usage: derogatory.

pung'pungan   n. cocoon.

pu'ngue   n. ragged clothes.

'pungug   v. for a branch of a tree to fall.

'punoy   n. kind of greenish-yellow dove that is found along riverbanks.

'punpun   Variant: 'pumpun. v. gather s.t. which was put out to dry.

'puntu   v. decide on an action.

pu'nù   n. plant unit; unit of plant or tree; hill of plants as camote or corn.

'pùpù   v. wash the vagina.

pu'pue   adj. maimed, of limbs or digits.

v. amputate limbs or digits.

'puputukan   See main entry: 'peputukan.

'pusgù   n. kind of ant.

pu'siy   Variant: pu'sil. n. gun.

v. shoot with a gun. From: Spanish fusil.

pu'sod   n. arrow flight; feather placed at the tail end of an arrow as an arrow flight.

v. fit a flight onto an arrow.

'pusod   n. navel; umbilical cord.

'pus-ok   v. bury.

'pus-on   Variant: 'pus-un. n. lower abdomen.

pu'songa   See main entry: pa'songa.

'pusu   n. heart.

'pusù   n. blossom of banana or palm trees.

'pus-un   See main entry: 'pus-on.

pu'sung   n. heart.

pu'sù-pusù   n. heart.

pu'sut   n. young betelnut. See: pu'sut.

'puthow   n. metal (iron or steel).

pu'tì   adj. white.

'puting   See main entry: 'buting.

pu'tus   v. wrap.

pu'putus   n. wrapper.

pu'tusay   n. wrapper.

'puu   v. destroy; exterminate.

pu'ud   n. thigh.

pu'un   v. originate.

ka'puun   n. origin.

'puwas   v. pull down s.t. such as a shoulder strap or hat; for s.t. such as a strap to fall down.

pu'wayas   n. virgin forest.

pamu'wayas   v. clear virgin forest.

'puy-a   v. doze; sleep lightly.

'puyog   v. smear with a sticky substance such as blood. See: paes.

'puyow   v. have a sleepless night.

'puyu   n. handle of a tool.

pu'yù   Variant: puè. n. island; area surrounded by a clearing.

pu'yus   Variant: pues. n. value; benefit.

v. make use of s.t.; obtain benefit from s.t.

pu'yut   Variant: puet. n. sticky sap of the to'gop tree used for catching birds.

v. for a bird to be caught and stuck with this sap.