P - p

pa   Variant: pe-. Signifies movement in the direction indicated by the locative particle to which it is prefixed. (This allomorph occurs with the locative nouns deyo', deyom, diyata', luwas, dambila' and pa'ín.) cf.: ni₁.

pababag   1 • adv. Athwart; crosswise.

2 • v. AO-1. To steer a canoe so as to be transverse to the line of the wave movement. Daꞌa pababagun, abuhaw kita. Don't go transverse to the direction in which the sea is running, we will ship water.

pabahakan   n. The place where one sleeps; a bed. synonyms: palegehan.

pabahaꞌu   v. AO-2. To renew something; to restore it to its former state. Gram: AO-2

pabalik   Adverb. Again. synonyms: pabīng.

pabantang   Adverb. Horizontally. Angꞌndaꞌ kita pabantang ni mundaꞌan. We look horizontally towards the bow.

pabatal   v. AO-1. To nullify the rules prohibiting physical contact between a man and a woman by having the bridegroom take the bride's hand. Bang aniyaꞌ kinawin pinabatal na karuwangan ni imam. When a couple are being married the two of them are declared unrestricted by a religious leader of the community. . Gram: AO-1 link: kawin; cf.: pasugsug.

pabaꞌid   v. AO-1. To grant someone permission. Gram: AO-1 link: papuhun.

pabba   v. zero. To cease.

pabelaw   v. AO-1. To tease someone; to provoke to annoyance. Hal amabelaw. Just teasing. link: jullit₁.

pabeyaꞌ   v. AO-1. To send something. Angagad ka giꞌ, aniyaꞌ pabeyaꞌku. Wait a bit, I've got something to send. . Gram: AO-1

pabiluk   v. AO-1. To change the direction of a canoe under sail. Pabilukun pelang itū apa alandos baliyu. Turn the canoe a bit because the wind is very strong.

pabintung   v. ASite pa-. To change direction; to swerve. Pabintungun mundaꞌ. Bring the bow round. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: biluk, timpas.

pabingkis   v. AO-1. To stack similar flat items. Pabingkisun abōꞌ tabowa min tꞌdda, buwat tipay, ambūng. Stack them so they can be carried in one load, pearl shell for example, or (packages of) sago meal. Gram: AO-1

pabiyal   v. AO-1. To ignore someone, esp. when being called. Bang aku angalingan ni lumaꞌ boꞌ aniyaꞌ amuꞌku, saliꞌ aku pinabiyal heꞌ sigā. If I am calling to a house and with a request to make, it is as if they are ignoring me. cf.: bisu-bisu.

pabīng   1 • Adverb. Again. Tilawhun iya pabīng. Ask him again. synonyms: pabalik.

2 • v. AO-1. To return something to where it was previously. A: “Maꞌai bola?” B: “Waꞌi pinabīng ni bay baina.” A: "Where is the ball?" B: "It's been put back where it was before." .

pablek   v. AO-1. To proclaim something publicly, of something which might be better kept private. Amablek iya magꞌlling. He speaks publicly. Gram: AO-1 link: nasihat.

pabontol   v. AO-1. To straighten something.

pabowa   Note: QUDan 9:5 v. AStat pag-. To be drawn or influenced to do something, especially something bad or dangerous. Daꞌa ka magpabowa ma manis mata dꞌnda. Don't be enticed by the beauty of a woman's eyes.

pabowaꞌ   v. AStat aN-. To raise one's voice. Category: Utter.

pabukag   v. AO-2. To berate somone in a loud voice. Bang aku amꞌssi boꞌ taꞌabut sangom pinagpiha na aku, pinabukagan na aku bang atꞌkka ni lumaꞌ. When I go fishing and night comes and I am looked for, I am scolded when I arrive at the house. Gram: AO-2 cf.: pugpug.

pabukal   v. AO-1. To heat a liquid until it bubbles. Gram: AO-1

pabukis   v. AO-1. To reveal something previously concealed.

pabuwang   v. AO-1. To catch small fish by scooping them into a net. Category: Fishing techniques. Gram: AO-1 cf.: illig, sꞌssol₁.

pabuwaꞌ   v. AO-1. To chop or separate something into small pieces. Bang kita anꞌttaꞌ kayu atawa amabuwaꞌ daing subay aniyaꞌ pamaragtolan. When we chop wood or cut fish in pieces a chopping board is necessary. Gram: AO-1 link: kꞌllot.

pabuy   v. AO-2. 1 • To allow livestock to run free, instead of being tethered. Buwat manuk bay niengkotan. Gom na pinabuyan boꞌ mbal apisuꞌ. Like a hen tied up. Better let it run free so it doesn't damage its leg. Gram: AO-2 cf.: lꞌppa.

2 • To let a sail out to the limit.

pabꞌlli   v. AOS-1. To offer something for sale. Gram: AOS-2 link: andag.

paka   affix. Affix combination indicating the nominalisation of some event. . A: “Sumiyan katꞌkkabi?” B: “Ya pakaꞌndaꞌnu.” A: "When did you arrive?" B: "This very moment of your seeing me." Pakakilahanku ma suwala. The voice was what I recognised him by.

pakabag talinga   v. AO-1. To gain someone's attention.

pakaiyaꞌ   v. AO-1. To make someone ashamed or deeply embarrassed. Gram: AO-1

pakaladjaꞌan   n. An event; something which has happened or is about to happen, often with the connotation of being fearful or abhorrent; an incident to be shocked at. Bang dꞌnda sinaggaw heꞌ gansuwang, binowa kaleya nihinang pakaladjaꞌan. When a woman is captured by a gansuwang giant she is taken inland and turned into something shocking.

pakale   v. AO-1. To have someone listen; to make something known. Gram: AO-1

pakalintaw   v. AStat pag-. To be annoying or offensive. Sabab kami bay magbonoꞌ maka si Sumaꞌ magpakalintaw. Because Suma' and I had been fighting making each mad. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: sunggud.

pakaluwa   adj. -in-. Having the appearance but not the reality of something. . Aniyaꞌ taꞌndaꞌku aꞌa pinakaluwa lagtaw. I saw men who looked like lofty giants.

pakan   v. AO-1. To cause someone to eat; give food to someone. Amꞌlli giꞌ aku panyām ni Mꞌddas pamakanku si Linda. I will just buy a rice cake in Siasi to feed Linda with. . Gram: AO-1 cf.: mangan, kakan₁.

pakandungan   n. A place where water collects.

pakaniya-kaniya   Adverb. Individually.

pakang₁   v. AO-2. To launder cloth by beating it with a wooden paddle. Pinakangan buwattēꞌ abōꞌ alaꞌan sakkulna. Beat the cloth like that so that its starch will be removed. Gram: AO-2 linkset: hangbos₃, pukpuk.

pakang₂   n. The characteristic style of doing something. Bang aku lumꞌngngan ma Mꞌddas boꞌ sinohoꞌ pabantang, yukku, “Pakangku.” Saliꞌ tebongku. When I am walking through Siasi town and I'm told to look ahead, I say, "It's how I am." My style, so to speak. Bang ka anulat, ya na pakangnu. When you write, that is your style. link: palantara.

pakataw   v. AO-1. To disturb the surface of water. Gram: AO-1

pakay   v. AStat aN-. To wear clothes. Gram: AStat. aN-

pakayan   n. Clothing, especially formal clothing.

pakay-dusa   v. AStat pag-. To commit sin. Magpakay-dusa bang aꞌa magliyu-lakad. A person who commits adultery sins. cf.: dusa.

pakaꞌat   v. AO-1. To destroy or misuse something. . Hal pamakaꞌat sīn. Just a waste of money. Gram: AO-1

pakaꞌllum   v. AO-1. To keep something alive; to bring something to life. Bang aniyaꞌ tohonganku, ipatku, pakaꞌllumku. If I have a turtle I will look after it, I will keep it alive. Aku na amakaꞌllum transistol. I'll be the one to turn on the transistor radio. Gram: AO-1

pakkiyaw   v. AO-1. To deal with a number of things collectively, without regard to variations in size or quality, as in buying fish. Bang kita amꞌlli, na pinakkiaw anahut aꞌaslag minsan ahunit aꞌaslag, aluhay anahut. When we are buying we treat small and large alike even when the large ones cost more and the littles ones cost less. Taꞌabut pagpahꞌnda hal magungsud. Halam aniyaꞌ sokat-sokatan bowahan bay kamboꞌ-mboꞌan. Pinakkiyaw na mahēꞌ. When the time comes for the betrothal, they simply pay the dowry. There is no individual specification in the manner of the forefathers. It is simply handled as a lump sum. Gram: AO-1 linkset: kuwidas, ponoꞌ, sampul-baul, tiggan.

pakkom   1 • adj. zero. Overturned so as to be upside down. Bang bay pakkom bangkaꞌku, na pinaleyak pabīng boꞌ makatandan ni bihing. When my dugout canoe capsized, then it was righted again so I could make it to shore. Gram: zero link: daꞌub; antonym: leyak.

2 • v. AO-1. To turn something upside-down. .

pakkom-leyak   v. AStat pag-. To keep turning over and over, as a log turning over in the surf. Magpakkom-leyak ma patulihanta. Turning over and over where we sleep. link: duleyak.

pakeyat   v. AO-1. To light something; to turn a light on. Magpakeyat na paꞌin kami kulait magusaha. We routinely light the pressure lantern in order to go fishing. Gram: AO-1 link: dokot₁.

paki   v. prefix. Marks a request.

pakil   n. A person with some training who assists in the religious aspects of an event. Mbal angatu pakil dꞌnda ma pakil lꞌlla. Lꞌlla sadja ya taga wajib. A woman pakil can't compete with a man. Only males have the authorisation. .

pakis   n. Fleshy ferns of which the young tips are eaten as a vegetable. Category:  Shore plants. Athyrium esculentum and Certopteris thalictroides .

Pakistan   n. Pakistan. Category: Country.

pakitāw   v. AO-1. To frighten someone. Otoꞌ, ai bay pamakitāwnu ondeꞌ itū? Son, what did you use to frighten the baby with? Gram: AO-1

pakiꞌ   1 • adj. a-. Embarrassed due to lack of knowledge or preparation. . Buwat aku amahꞌnda si Otoꞌ, yukku ma karꞌndahan, “Ai-ai bowaku salung, saga maligay, bang mbal taimaꞌnu apakiꞌ aku. Ahāp kami pinagꞌmbal buwattinaꞌan.” Suppose I am arranging a marriage for Eldest Son, and I say to those of the woman's side, "Whatever I bring tomorrow, maligay (ceremonial houses) perhaps, if you don't accept our offer I will be embarrassed. Better you reject our proposal right now." Gram: a- link: iyaꞌ.

2 • v. AO-1. To shame someone. Gram: AO-1

paklus   v. AStat aN-. To come untied; to loosen from a binding. Gram: AStat aN-

pakokos   n. A weapon. link: pangatu.

pakol   n. The saddle of a riding animal.

pakosog   adv. Powerfully; energetically. Daꞌa ka angolang pakosog. Don't shout loudly.

pakpak₁   v. ASite pa-. To fall freely through the air. Kapakpakan mataku. Something fell into my eye. Category: Falling. Gram: ASite pa- link: hūg₁.

pakpak₂   adj. ka-..-an. Suffering a miscarriage. Kapakpakan dꞌnda hēꞌ. That woman was delivered of a dead child. Gram: ka--an link: labuꞌ.

paksaꞌ   1 • n. A fortunate coincidence. cf.: gantaꞌan₂.

2 • adj. ka-..-an. Affected by some chance event, usually but not always favorable. . Kapaksaꞌan kita ahāp alaꞌat. Something happens to us by chance, good or bad. Gram: ka--an

3 • v. AO-1. To come across something by happening to be there at the appropriate time, often with the connotation of good fortune. Gram: AO-1

paksiyu   v. AO-1. To cook food with spices and small vegetables in a little water. Category: Recipes. Gram: AO-1 cf.: suwan-suwan.

pakuhi   v. AO-2. To give someone permission; to grant someone his request. . Amaꞌid kami ni mastal. “Pakuhiꞌin aku amꞌssi ni lahat dakayuꞌ.” We ask permission of the teacher. "Permit me to go fishing to another place." . Gram: AO-2

pakuwat   adv. Doggedly; with persistence.

pakꞌbbang   v. AO-1. To spoil something by cutting out a piece of it. Daꞌa pakꞌbbangun bang ka angehet wanni. When you cut an odorous mango, don't hack it. . Gram: AO-1

pakꞌddom   v. AO-1. To cause the eyes to close. Pakꞌddomun matanu boꞌ ka makatuli. Close your eyes so you can sleep. Gram: AO-1

pakꞌllat   v. AO-1. To open the eyes. Pakꞌllatun matanu ilu. Open your eyes now. Gram: AO-1

paddam   1 • v. AStat zero. To remain quiet or unobtrusive, used only as an instruction. Paddam na ka. Mailu sadja ka. Be quiet. Just stay there.

2 • v. AO-1. To keep something to oneself instead of spreading it or making an issue of it. Bay ai-ai himumungan, bay sala magbonoꞌ, bay dikiꞌ-dikiꞌ ati aluha. Yuk dangan, “Paddamunbi.” Things had been said, there had been a bit of fighting, something small had spread. Another person said, "Keep it to yourselves." Gram: AO-1

paddik   Variant: əddik. 1 • v. ASite pa-. To place the foot firmly on something. Mbal kapangꞌddikan lantay ilū. That flooring cannot be walked on heavily. cf.: dꞌdda, giꞌik.

2 • v. AO-1. To hold something down by stepping on it. Gram: AO-1

padduman   n. A direction-finding compass. synonyms: kumpas₁.

padjak₁   v. AO-1. To contract for something, as for the use of equipment, the purchase of goods. Bay aku amadjak lansa tꞌllumpūꞌ pilak pameyaꞌanku pehēꞌ. I contracted a launch for thirty pesos to take me there. Gram: AO-1

padjak₂   n. A pawnshop. linkset: lōb, sandaꞌ, sꞌnnad, lꞌkkat₁.

padjang   n. A species of broad-leaf plant, similar to taro. . Category: Trees, shrubs.

padjaꞌ   v. AO-1. To chop into pieces. Pinagpadjaꞌ-padjaꞌ. Chopped up into fragments. link: kꞌllot.

padjihun   n. A species of shrub, used medicinally. Category: Trees, shrubs.

padjuhan   n. A large company of people. Buwat aniyaꞌ magsampang President, aniyaꞌ dapadjuhan min Laminusa, dapadjuhan minnitu. Like when the President is being met, there is one large group from Laminusa, one group from here.

padlak   v. ASite aN-. To come to mind. Yampa amadlak ni atayku. It has just now come to mind (lit to my liver).

padpad   adj. a-. Felt no longer, of emotions such as longing, desire, love. Apadpad entomna ma aku. He no longer remembers me with longing. Gram: a-

paelleꞌ-elleꞌ   v. AStat pag-. To display one's physical attractions to the best advantage, the behavior of young people of marriageable age. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: paꞌamu-amu.

paenok   v. AO-2. To persuade someone by flattery.

pag   Nominalizing or gerund-forming prefix indicating the point of time of an action. Constructions with this affix frequently mark a time clause. A sequence of pag- constructions may be used to indicate a connected sequence of actions. Pagmahēꞌ ma Tiyanggi, makaꞌndaꞌ kami sini. While there in Jolo we saw a movie. Bang kita makatuliꞌ deyoꞌ taga-daing, alꞌkkas makaꞌāꞌ. Paghūg, pagsintak, paghellaꞌ. When we find a spot with plenty of fish we soon catch them. Down the line goes, the fish bite and up we pull them.

pagabay   n. A collective term for the people one travels in a fleet with.

pagaddat   1 • n. Courtesy; good manners. .

2 • v. AO-2. To behave courteously to someone; to act according to recognized custom. Bang mattoꞌata subay pinagaddatan. Our elders should be respected. Gram: AO-2 link: mamay.

pagaddun   n. The ingredients for making a dough mixture. Sokal maka boheꞌ ya pagaddun tapung hēꞌ. Sugar and water is what you mix with the rice flour.

pagal   n. A cage for live animals or birds. cf.: paldu.

paganda   n. Something done for show, as the public transfer of a large amount of bride-wealth in contrast to the amount really agreed on in private. Note: TAG paganda 'aid to beauty'

pagang   v. AO-1. To prevent someone from carrying out some action. Gram: AO-1

paga-paga   n. A work bench or counter, as in a kitchen. synonyms: paha-paha.

pagbahasa   v. AO-1 pag-. To intend something other than the literal meaning of what is said. Aheka manusiyaꞌ itu, pinagbahasa magduwa-tꞌllu hatus. Many people, you could say two or three hundred. Barang itū boras, tepo. Ya heꞌ pinagbahasa barang, ya palamud maka sīn. This word 'barang' refers to rattan mats, pandanus mats. What's meant by barang is the things that are mixed with (bride price) money. Gram: AO-1 pag-

pagbayaꞌ   v. AO-1 pag-. To have control over something.

pagbebeyaꞌan   n. The person whom one supports or follows; a religious or political leader. link: nakuraꞌ.

pagbiddaꞌan   n. A difference; the basis of difference. Atā pagbiddaꞌan. Very different (lit. a remote difference).

pagbowahan   n. A person known to be an effective healer (lit. a place or person to bring someone to). Bang mattoꞌa ya kasangonan inān subay du isāb pagkahina mattoꞌa anitta, aꞌa pagbowahan. If it is an elder who is possessed it should be a fellow elder who calls (on the spirits), a person who is a healer. cf.: pananambal, doktol.

pagbꞌllahan   n. The place where a cooking fire is contained.

pagka   Variant: pagga. conj. In view of existing conditions. Introduces a dependent clause and has the same function as samantala' but is less formal. . Pagka taꞌabut na maganak dꞌnda hēꞌ, magtūy anꞌngge na ondeꞌ. The situation being that the woman had given birth, very soon the child stood up. Pagga abꞌttong dꞌnda inān magtūy tinimuk aꞌa alanga. Since the the girl was pregnant all the leading people were immediately brought together. link: bang₁.

pagka paꞌin   conj. While certain conditions obtain. Manjari itū, pagka mainaꞌan paꞌin kami, makaꞌāꞌ na paꞌin kami kasig. Well then, so long as we were there we kept catching pilchards.

pagkakan   n. Food in a general sense, as of the staple items of diet. Ai na paꞌin pagkakanbi mahēꞌ ma lahat Milikan? What was it that you ate there in the Westerner's country?

pagkakanan   n. A place for eating, as a table, an area of floor covered with a mat, a dining room. cf.: pamanganan.

pagkakihan   n. The cousin relationship.

pagkahi   n. 1 • A peer; a fellow-member.

2 • A relative beyond one's immediate family. . Pagkahi saliꞌ dangkaheka, mbal maglawak. Min tꞌdda min duwa min tꞌllu. Pagkahi are as if they are of the one kinship group, not too remote. Maybe once, twice or three times removed.

pagkalꞌlla   n. Magical immunity to harm from physical assaults of various kinds. Taga ilmuꞌ. Pagkalꞌlla itū saliꞌ salawat. Has esoteric knowledge. This magical protection is a sort of knowledge of the supernatural. link: kobol.

pagkamanusiyaꞌ   n. Humanity; the human condition.

pagkaꞌaꞌa   n. Way of behaving specific to an individual person. Ya na tuꞌud pagkaꞌaꞌana. That is just the way he is.

pagkaꞌllum   n. Life; the quality or nature of life.

pagkengkeng pagbokol   n. Discrimination between people. Always with a negative. Nsaꞌ pagkengkeng nsaꞌ pagbokol, timbang-bibitan. No discrimination (lit. neither little toe nor big toe), treated equally.

pagkolet   n. A person obsessed with sex, an expression used only in verbal abuse between women.

pagkumaꞌagihan   n. An entity in whom authority is vested. Buwat ma lumaꞌ kami, hꞌndaku, si Mulsa. Aku ya pagkumaꞌagihan sigām. Like in our house, there is my wife and Mulsa (son-in-law). I am the one they look to for authority.

pagdaingan   n. A fish market.

pagdayaw   n. The materials used in the basic construction of anything, as the skeleton and sinews of a body, the major components of a boat, the frame of house. Pagdayaw itu kayu paghinang lumaꞌ; hāg, papan, hobong, kamemon ai-ai. The materials are the wood used for building a house; posts, boards, crossbeams, everything.

pagga   conj. In view of existing conditions. Introduces a dependent clause and has the same function as samantala' but is less formal. . Pagga abꞌttong dꞌnda inān magtūy tinimuk aꞌa alanga. Since the the girl was pregnant all the leading people were immediately brought together.

paggat   v. AO-1. To prevent someone from having what they desire, or doing what they intend to do. . Buwat dꞌnda angiram, ai-ai kinabilahian subay mbal pinaggat. Like a pregnant woman, whatever she desires should not be denied. Aniyaꞌ kahalan tumaluwaꞌ ya mbal tapaggat. A situation has come about that cannot be prevented. Gram: AO-1 cf.: sangsang.

paggunting   n. The ceremonial first cutting of a child's hair, normally in its first year and often at the same time as a pagtimbang ceremony. At this time the child is given its formal name. .

paghantiꞌan   n. A stopping place on journey, as a hotel. Buwat kita maglihan maitu ma Pasonangkaꞌ saga tꞌllu pituꞌ. Gantaꞌ paghantiꞌ-hantiꞌan ba. Like when we stay temporarily here at Pasonangka for three weeks. A sort of temporary accommodation. .

paghatian   n. A shared understanding or prior agreement.

paghinang   1 • n. A religious ceremony.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To be involved in a ceremony directed at a supernatural being, i.e. to God, to a ritual ancestor, a saitan spirit. Magpoleꞌan na sigām maghinang bulan. They are are all going home to carry out the new moon ceremony.

pagholaꞌ   n. A person's marriage partner. cf.: hꞌlla, hꞌnda.

pagiyas   n. A woven trap for catching small fish. Category: Trapping.

pagjambanan   n. Toilet facilities. cf.: toylet.

paglaban   n. A person addicted to immoral behavior.

paglahat   n. A district; a geographical area; a place to make one's residence.

paglahatan   n. The place where one lives.

paglambangan   n. The rear supporting poles of a tripod mast.

paglatag-latag   v. AO-1. To scatter things over a wide area. Gram: AO-1

paglillaꞌ   1 • v. AOS-1. To give or perform some service ungrudgingly. . Paglillaꞌun na ma aku. Give it to me freely. Mbal maglillaꞌ ma hukumanku. He will not submit to my judgment.

2 • v. AStat aN-. To respond without reservation.

paglilung   n. An auction; a bulk sale of goods. link: dagang.

paglimbangan   n. A partnership; a marriage union. Aku itu siyaka paglimbangan. I am the oldest child of the union.

paglutuꞌanan   n. A container for the provisions for a journey.

paglūng   n. A sector of a village.

pagmundaꞌan   n. Someone who is recognised as leader. Kaꞌa ya tamalim eꞌ sigā, tahinang pagmundaꞌan. You are the one they made guide, made to be the leader. link: nakuraꞌ.

pagmura   v. AO-1. To give one's possessions generously. Pagmura-murahun ai-ainu ni juhul maka ni jakatlaꞌ, ni aꞌa kamemon. Be generous with whatever you have, hither and yon, to all people. Gram: AO-1

pagon₁   1 • n. Durability; resistance to wear. . Tumbukan bihing hos̄ku, ya na hēꞌ amuwan pagon. My sarong has a dotted selvage edge, that's what gives it durability. .

2 • adj. a-. Durable; substantial; unbroken. Gram: a- linkset: kamdos₂, kumpay, taggu₁, togob₁, tatas, galak₃.

3 • v. AO-2. To increase the durability of something, as by adding a splint to a boom. Gram: AO-2

pagon₂   adj. a-. Intense or complete, of conditions such as sleep or blindness. Apagon tuliku dibuhiꞌ. My sleep last night was sound. link: haluk.

pagpag   v. AO-2. To shake small rubbish from something (as Object), as from a winnowing basket or other equipment. Gram: AO-2

pagpahꞌnda   n. Betrothal proceedings. Taꞌabut pagpahꞌnda, bang ya bay pagbissalahan maka mmaꞌ dꞌnda hēꞌ P300, na pehēꞌta na tꞌllu hatus, ya hēꞌ. When it comes to the betrothal proceedings, and if 300 pesos was the sum discussed with the woman's father, then we hand over three hundred. that (and no more). . cf.: tagad-kawin, tungguꞌ-tunang.

pagpikil   v. AO-2. To give serious thought to something. Pagpikilinbi konoꞌ itu. Please give serious thought to this.

pagputikaꞌan   n. Things used in divination. cf.: pagꞌndaꞌan.

pagsababan   n. The basis for something; an underlying cause. Ai bay pagsababanbi angkan ka magbonoꞌ maka klasmetnu? What was the real reason that you and your classmates were fighting?

pagsakali   Adverb. In entirety. link: kamemon.

pagsaggaꞌan₁   n. Something which provides resistance to a force, as a fulcrum for an oar.

pagsaggaꞌan₂   Variant: palsaggaʔan. n. A cause or basis of conflict between two parties; the issue that they are arguing about. Bang dꞌnda saliꞌ-saliꞌ, boꞌ aniyaꞌ pagsaggaꞌan tahinang bonoꞌ, nā bang magsekot makapagluray. When both parties are women, and there is a difference of opinion that turns into a fight, when they get close to each other they may pull each other's hair.

pagsalba   n. A ceremony for bringing epidemic illness to an end. This involves dancing and singing and may continue over a number of nights. Note: CHA salba

pagsapahan   Variant: palsapahan. n. Vows or formal promises.

pagsasalan   n. A forge.

pagsulutan   n. An agreement; a pact.

pagtauꞌan   n. A storage place or safebox. linkset: gaddong, baꞌung, bunggaꞌ, gusiꞌ, kaha₁, kansiya, kutaꞌ₁; cf.: pangꞌnnaꞌan.

pagtawakkal   v. AO-1. To commit or entrust something to a person. Pagtawakkalun sīnnu ma iya. Commit your money to him. . link: andol.

pagtimbang   n. A weighing ceremony to restore the health of a small child. .

pagtinapayan   n. An oven.

pagtingkōꞌan   n. A gathering for formal discussion. Mbal bilahi amoleꞌ ni hꞌllana, subay pagtingkōꞌan. She doesn't want to go back to her husband, there'll have to be discussion.

pagtiyanggihan   n. A place where market stalls are set up.

pagtuꞌuran   n. Something a person does of his own choice. Pagtuꞌuranna patukad, halam aniyaꞌ bay anohoꞌ iya. It was his own idea to go inland, nobody told him to.

pagtūkan   n. A place where punters bet on the outcome of cockfights; a cockpit.

pagudjuꞌan   n. An object or focus of mockery.

pagung   n. A floating island, usually made up of growing vegetable matter. These are considered to be dangerous because of their association with unfriendly spirits. cf.: gampal, ulak.

pagusahaꞌan   n. The means of making a living, as the canoe used in fishing or the location where someone fishes. cf.: gaddongan.

pagūng   v. AO-1. To cause something to float. Pinagūng si Parantek maka anu inān boꞌ mbal patꞌnde. Frances is made to float with that thingummy so she doesn't sink.

pag-..-an   affix. Nominalizing prefix signifying the place where something happens, or the basis of some action. Daka ai pagsuli-sulihan sigām. Goodness know what they are talking about. .

pagꞌmmaꞌan   n. Someone treated as father.

pagꞌndaꞌ   v. AO-1. To ascertain something by divination. Category: Esoteric knowledge. Gram: AO-1 link: alamat₂.

pagꞌndaꞌan   n. Things used for divination. Diviners use a range of methods, e.g. the fall of short lengths of rattan, the patterns of powdered incense on water, the lines of a person's palm, the numbers on an almanack. . cf.: pagputikaꞌan.

pahagmak   v. AO-1. To treat something without adequate care. Gram: AO-1

pahalam   v. AO-1. To bring something to nothing; to negate something. Gram: AO-1 cf.: papas₂.

pahalaꞌ   n. Blessing; good fortune, especially with regard to what one receives as a reward in the afterlife. Bang aꞌa angusaha pinaheka daing taꞌāꞌ heꞌna, sabab pahalaꞌ ma iya. When a fisherman catches a lot of fish, it is because of good fortune to him. link: lidjikiꞌ.

pahalgaꞌ   v. AO-2. To treat someone as very important.

paham   v. AO-1. To read written material with ease, especially Scripture. Gram: AO-1 link: bassa.

pahampit   v. AO-1. To give someone a share. Bang aniyaꞌ bay kinawin anaknu subay aku pahampitnu ungsudna. If a child of yours has been married, you should give me a share of the brideprice. Gram: AO-1 link: bahagiꞌ.

pahandang   n. Household items set out ready for use, as mats and pillows spread out for sleeping, food served and ready to eat.

pahang   n. A monitor lizard. Category: Reptile. cf.: tokkeꞌ₃; link: sꞌssok.

pahangdon   1 • n. The furnishings and embellishments that enhance the appearance of the living part of a house. cf.: pinduwaꞌ.

2 • v. AO-1. To furnish or decorate the interior of a house. Gram: AO-1

pahanggal   v. AO-1. To prop up the end of something by placing a chock under it. Pahanggalun buliꞌ ni batu ilū. Prop up the stern with that rock. cf.: taggal.

pahangtad   v. AO-1. To lay something out full length. Gram: AO-1

paha-paha   n. A shelf-like structure, esp. the flat planks laid along the side of canoe, out from the hull and resting on the outrigger boom braces. These form an area for work, food preparation and sleeping. . Category: Canoe construction. synonyms: paga-paga.

pahapat   n. A species of tree growing in saltwater swamps, provides edible fruit and adequate houseposts. The leaf shoots are used as an ingredient to color cosmetic rice powder. Category: Swamp tree. Sonneratia alba and caseolaris. cf.: pinara; link: borak.

paharap   v. AOS-1. To present someone to a person of higher rank, as a newborn child to a ritual ancestor. . Magpaharap ondeꞌ ni mboꞌ. Presenting a child to ancestors. Gram: AOS-1 pag-

pahati   v. AO-1. To explain to someone (as Object); to inform someone. Pahatiꞌun konoꞌ aku bang ai hatina inān. Please explain to me what the meaning of that was. Bay aku makapamahati ni Siasi. I informed those in Siasi about various things. Category: Inform, report.. Gram: AO-1 link: haka.

pahayang   v. AO-1. To place something so that it will catch the breeze, as to air clothes or to cool hot food. Gram: AO-1

pahāp₁   v. AO-1. To improve or repair something. Mbal tapahāp kulaet itu. This pressure lantern cannot be repaired. Pahāpun ba eꞌnu anapu. Make a good job of your sweeping. Gram: AO-1

pahāp₂   1 • Adverb. Indeed; truly; really. Pabiddaꞌ pahāp sꞌmmek inān. That clothing is really different. Patikakanun pahāp aꞌa inān, asidda alagak. That fellow can really eat, very greedy.

2 • adv. Well; thoroughly. Jagahin pahāp. Guard him well. .

paheka   adv. Much; plentifully. Bay kīnnopan eꞌna paheka. He increased it abundantly.

pahi   n. Various marine rays. Category: Rays. Order Rajiformes. cf.: lakkop-lakkop.

pahi-baling   n. A species of ray.

pahi-bangkaw   n. The mangrove or fantail ray.

pahi-batu   n. The eagle ray. Aetobatus, Dasyatis sp.

pahid   1 • v. AO-1. To apply something to the skin by wiping it on; to stroke something. Gram: AO-1 linkset: peged₁, peꞌes, sapu; cf.: ledje.

2 • v. AO-2. To wipe something off, as dirt off a surface. Bang saliꞌ ma lantay pinahiran, hatina nilaꞌanan ya lꞌmmisna. Sinapuhan boꞌ nilaꞌanan. Like if the floor is wiped, meaning the dirt is removed. Swept to remove. Gram: AO-2 link: sapu.

pahigin   v. AO-1. To move something a small distance. . Gram: AO-1

pahilalaꞌ₁   v. AO-1. To prepare a corpse for burial. Saliꞌ bang aꞌa amatay pinahilalaꞌ, pinandi, apuwas pinandi sinaput, apuwas sinaput iꞌ pinꞌkkos maka tepo heꞌ. Sinambahayang giꞌ, puwas ēꞌ niꞌisi ni deyom lalungan. Like when a dead person is prepared, bathed, when bathed wrapped-in-shroud, when shrouded wrapped in a mat. Then say the prayers and after that put (him) into the coffin.

pahilalaꞌ₂   v. AO-1. To take care of someone or something. A: “Sai bay amahilalaꞌ kaꞌa ma Bukidnon?” B: “Sigām si Sel.” A: “Ahāp kapahilalaꞌ kaꞌa mahēꞌ?” Yukku, “Ahoꞌ.” A: "Who looked after you in Bukidnon?" B: "Sir and others." A: "Was their care of you in that place good?" I said, "Yes." Category: Look after. Gram: AO-1 link: ayad.

pahi-leha   n. A species of ray (lit. the sail ray). Dasyatis sp.

pahi-luhuyan   n. A species of large ray.

pahi-manuk   n. The cow-nosed ray. Rhinoptera javanica.

pahimbulas   v. AO-1. To provoke a fight by accusing someone of cowardice.

pahimulas   Variant: pahimbulas. v. AO-1. To provoke someone to fight by accusing him of cowardice. . Sinakat magbonoꞌ. Bang kita pinahimulas magbonoꞌ na. Attacked for a fight. When we are accused of cowardice we fight.

pahinang   v. AO-1. To pretend to do something; to do something without factual cause, as to cry when there is no pain or limp when there is no wound. Ai konoꞌ makapꞌddiꞌ kōkna? Hal pinahinang eꞌna. What has given her a headache? She is just making it up. Hal hinang-hinangnu bissala ilū. You are just making that statement up. Gram: AO-1

pahing   v. AO-1. To provide someone with information about the appearance or construction or nature of some item. Pahinganta ka basta ya kataꞌuwannu. I will tell you what it is like, so long as you know. Gram: AO-1

pahinggaman   n. A means of transport. Makapagguyud kami maka ipalku. Halam aniyaꞌ pahinggamanna. We pulled along my brother in law. He had no means of transport. cf.: bayanan, pameyaꞌan.

pahi-sanga   n. Various manta rays or devil rays. . Mobula spp . specific: pahi-sanga owak, pahi-sanga linggisan, pahi-sanga tꞌllaꞌ-tꞌllaꞌ, pahi-sanga pagung, pahi-sanga tibung.

pahi-sanga linggisan   n. A species of manta ray (lit. the frigate-bird manta). generic: pahi-sanga.

pahi-sanga owak   n. A species of manta ray (lit. the crow manta). . generic: pahi-sanga.

pahi-sanga pagung   n. A species of manta ray (lit. the floating manta). generic: pahi-sanga.

pahi-sanga tibung   n. A species of manta. generic: pahi-sanga.

pahi-sanga tꞌllaꞌ-tꞌllaꞌ   n. A species of manta ray (lit. the seagull manta). generic: pahi-sanga.

pahit   Variant: mahit. v. AO-2. To give someone orders in a loud voice. Gram: AO-2 link: olang.

pahit-pahit   v. AStat pag-. To raise one's voice in anger or threatening, as a superior to someone much his inferior. Daꞌa ka magpahit-pahit, apa nggaꞌi ka aku atanu. Don't shout at me, because I am not your slave. Gram: AStat. pag-

pahogot   adv. Firmly; securely.

pahogot nyawa   v. AO-1. To make courageous or resolute. . Tuwan Putliꞌ, pahogotun itū nyawa kami. Honored Putli, strengthen these spirits of ours.

pahopok   

pahula-layag   v. AO-1. To make something widely known. Daꞌa na pahula-layagun. Don't tell the world. Gram: AO-1

pahuru-huru   v. AStat aN-. To occur in rapid sequence, as a flock of goats running or a stack of items falling. cf.: kara-kara₂.

pahꞌlla   v. AO-2. To provide a woman with a husband; to arrange a marriage for a woman. Gram: AO-2

pahꞌlling₁   v. AO-2. To cast a spell on someone in order to influence him or her to behave in a desired way, as to make a woman refuse the offer of a rival suitor.

pahꞌlling₂   v. AO-2. To address someone, generally with the connotation of scolding. Bay aku pinahꞌllingan alaꞌat eꞌ mastal. The teacher scolded me in a bad way. . link: sꞌndal.

pahꞌlling₃   v. AO-1. To cause something to make a sound, as to play a musical instrument or a recording. Aheka puhuꞌ ma lumaꞌ Milikan bang pinahꞌlling tenes-tenes. There are many people in the Westerner's house when tenes-tenes singing is played. Gram: AO-1

pahꞌnda   1 • v. AStat. pag-. To arrange a marriage for a man; to carry out the betrothal ceremony, the occasion when the bride-wealth is presented to the girl's elders. .

2 • v. AO-2. To provide someone with a wife.

pai   n. The rice plant.

pailaꞌ   v. AO-1. To add liquid to a mixture. Gram: AO-1 linkset: haebol, templa; link: lamud₁.

paili   v. AO-1. To flatter someone in order to exploit him. Pinaili eꞌna niakkalan. Flattered by him in process of being tricked. cf.: lana.

pailu   v. AO-2. To refute or contradict something, as an accusation or assertion.

painay   interrog. How; in what way? Painay ilu? Atꞌggol na aku halam bay makasulat. How are (you)? I haven't written for a long time. Daka painay! Goodness knows what to do!

painay-painay   v. AStat pag-. To do anything whatever. Magpainay-magpainay na heꞌnu ya aꞌa hēꞌ, na kaꞌa na magpikil bang buwattingga. Whatever you need to do to this person (who is gravely ill), it is up to you to decide. Gram: AStat. pag-

paindam   v. AO-2. To lend something. Gram: AO-2

paintul   v. AO-1. To treat something with care; to put something right. . Gram: AO-1 link: ayad.

pai-pai   1 • n. The poisonous rice-like sacs in the stomach of a puffer fish.

2 • v. AO-2. To remove the rice-like sacs from a puffer fish, in preparation for cooking and eating. Pinai-paiyan, niāꞌ sala bigian buwas man deyom bꞌttongna ilū koꞌ mbal makalango. Poison sacs removed, things like grains of rice taken from its gut so that it won't cause anyone to experience nausea. Gram: AO-2

paipaꞌ₁   1 • n. Gill sections of stingrays and sharks.

2 • Classifier. Gill sections of a stingray or shark. Dampaipaꞌ asang pahi. One section of stingray gill. . These have commercial value.

paipaꞌ₂   n. The central stem of a coconut frond, a primary source of firewood. Paipaꞌ, bang allum pananggungan, bang amatay pangayu. Stem of coconut frond, used as a carrying pole when still green, used for firewood when dead. whole: niyug.

paipig   v. AO-2. To take care of something. Category: Look after. Gram: AO-2 link: ayad.

pajullit   adv. To one side; avoiding eye contact. This action may be interpreted variously, i.e. as signalling a romantic interest or a refusal to talk. Hal angꞌndaꞌ pajullit, palingiꞌ. She just averts her gaze, turning her head.

pajulut   adv. Sliding or surfing. Ameyaꞌ kita pajulut ma goyak. We go surfing on the waves.

pala   n. A digging tool; a shovel or spade. Category: Digging tool. cf.: sangkul.

palabra   Variant: padabla. v. AO-2. To trick someone into believing something that is not true. Parablahanta ka, saliꞌ aku makaꞌāꞌ, buwat saga magpamꞌssi, magpanondaꞌ. Bang aku tinilaw yukta, “Halam.” Malaingkan aniyaꞌ. Saliꞌ paglimbunganku sigām. I play a trick on you, like when I catch something, by fishing, or trolling. When asked I say, "Not a thing." But there was. It's as though I am concealing something from them. Palabrahan kami abay kami aniyaꞌ daing, boꞌ halam. We told our fleet companions that there were fish, but there weren't any. Gram: AO-2

palakaya   n. A very large outrigger vessel used for haul seining. Category:  Sea-going vessels. synonyms: basnig.

palaktas   v. AO-1. To allow someone to travel as a passenger in order to make a deadline. Palaktasun aku, aniyaꞌ pagdaiꞌ-daiꞌanku. Let me go with you, I've got something I must do in a hurry.

palahan-palahan   v. AStat pag-. To sing tenes-tenes songs in a slow style. Gram: AStat. pag-

palahil   v. AO-1. To make a gift to a woman's parents during her first pregnancy, the action of the man's kin. This gift is supposed to ensure the healthy delivery of the child, and to prevent any possible deformity. Bang ma kami subay aniyaꞌ poga pamalahil, bang mꞌssaꞌ kibut. According to us a poga (a ceramic water-jar) should be given as a birth gift, if there is no kibut (another type of jar). synonyms: pareyoꞌ.

palam   v. AO-1. To cook vegetables, meat, or boneless fish such as sand ray and catfish eel, with coconut cream and turmeric. Category: Cooking methods. Gram: AO-1 link: gataꞌ.

palambung   v. AO-1. To communicate by way of a dream. Pagsangom paꞌin pinabukis ma si Danyel in saga palihalan inān pinalambung ni iya. When it was night those matters were revealed to Daniel by way of a dream.

palamud   v. AO-1. To add something to a mixture.

palamugay   v. AO-1. To mix something with another, as when cooking. Isi tipay pinalamugay maka binegal koꞌ mbal ahaluꞌ. The flesh of the oyster is mixed with vinegar so it won't become rotten. Gram: AO-1

palantaman   n. Characteristic way of behaving. Ndaꞌunbi palantaman sꞌmmut. Look at the way ants behave.

palantara   Note: QU 1Th 4:7 n. Characteristic way of behaving or moving. . Ahāp palantara heꞌna angigal. She dances with good posture. linkset: pakang₂, tebong.

palantayan   n. A low platform or mat on which a corpse is laid out. Ma palantayan lagiꞌ, amangguwaꞌ na. Still on the death-platform, doing what ghosts do.

palang   adj. -in-. Marked with varicolored bands or panels. Gram: -in link: kabang.

palangay   n. Behavior; outward actions as an expression of the way a person really is. Alaꞌat pahāp palangaynu ilū. Your nature is really bad. link: addat-tabiꞌat.

palangka   v. AO-1. To pamper someone, as a favorite child.

palangkaꞌ   n. A sleeping platform or a bed on legs, considered to be a luxury and a sign of status. Note: SKR palyanka 'bed' cf.: palanggaꞌ.

palanggana   n. A large flat, general purpose basin. Bang aku angandakdak subay ma palanggana. When I wash-clothes it should be in a palanggana. link: undam.

palanggaꞌ   Variant: palaŋka. 1 • adj. -in-. Spoiled by over-indulgence. link: parakag; cf.: palangkaꞌ.

2 • v. AO-1. To pamper someone by indulging his every wish. Gram: AO-1 cf.: tegeꞌ.

palanggungan   n. A rectangular frame of wood on which the eight gongs of the kulintangan are set in order to play them. It consists of an oblong frame with cross pieces, over which cords are stretched so that each gong is supported only by these cords. link: papagan₂.

palangihan   1 • n. Something used as an aid to swimming.

2 • v. AO-2. To use something as an aid to swimming. Palangihin papan itū ko daꞌa ka alembo. Make use of this board to swim with so you don't drown.

palapal   v. AO-3. To send a message. Pinalapalan ni aꞌa dangan inān. A message sent to that other person. . Category: Utter. linkset: pataꞌu, tambuku₂.

palapas-palapas   v. AStat aN-. To fall in stages, as something falling through the branches of a tree. Category: Falling. Gram: AStat. aN-

palapaꞌ   1 • n. The short side planks at the bow and stern of a pelang type canoe, from the point where the hollowed section of the hull ends. Their purpose is largely decorative. Category: Canoe construction. link: tapiꞌ.

2 • v. AO-2. To fit a canoe with hull planks as described. Pinalapaꞌan mundaꞌ-buliꞌ. Fitted with decorative hull planks bow and stern. Gram: AO-2

palasa   n. A town square or plaza.

palasahan   1 • n. A sense of well-being or ill-health. Alaꞌat na palasahanku. I feel poorly now.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To feel unwell. Gram: AStat. pag-

palaslaet   1 • n. A flashlight. Gram: n

2 • v. AO-1. To illuminate something by flashlight.

palastik   (See pamalastik).

palatun   v. AO-1. To convey an item or person from one place to another. Palatunun giꞌ laiꞌ itū ni lumaꞌ si Ibnuhasi. Take this dish across to the house of Ibnuhasi.

palaꞌu   n. Boat-dwelling or nomadic Sama. cf.: jengen.

palānan   n. The place where one walks; a path. synonyms: lān.

palbantahan   n. Enemies in a collective sense.

palbangsahan   n. Collective term for multiple ethnic groups.

palbut   (See panyap-palbut).

palkalaꞌ   Variant: padakalaʔ. 1 • n. A matter for discussion or negotiation, as a legal dispute, a marriage, an attempt at reconciliation. . Bang aniyaꞌ palkalaꞌnu piꞌitu ka ni aku, ai-ai kasusahannu, tabangta. If you have trouble just come to me, no matter what your problem is I will help. Alengog sidda kōkku eꞌ parakalaꞌ itū. My head is confused by this matter. linkset: garaꞌ, parak, kīs₁.

2 • v. AO-1. To make someone the target of a discussion. Si Otoꞌ itū bay pinalkalaꞌ, bay konoꞌ makasagid ni dꞌnda. Oldest Son has had a charge brought against him, it is said that he brushed against a girl. Gram: AO-1

palkataꞌan   n. The words of a curse. Category: Cast spell. link: duti.

palda   n. A skirt or dress. Akosog baliyu, palais paldana. The wind is strong, her skirt is flattened (against her body). . Category: Women's clothing. cf.: bistiru.

paldu   n. A cage for things kept alive in the sea. . Amꞌlli aku tohongan isiku ni paldu pinakaꞌllum. I am going to buy a turtle and put it inside a cage to keep alive. cf.: pagal.

paldusahan   n. Sins, collectively.

palegehan   n. A place to lie down; a bed. synonyms: pabahakan.

palehom   v. AO-1. To treat something without proper thought; to be complacent about. . link: haman-haman.

palessegan   n. A place where one is sitting casually without concern for cleanliness or decorum. . Ndaꞌun ba, alꞌmmiꞌ koꞌ palessegannu ilū. Look at that, that place where you are sitting is dirty.

paleta   n. A bamboo spatula. link: luwag.

paletek   v. AStat aN-. To make the sound of cracking. Amaletek toꞌolangku kamemon. All my bones are creaking. Magpaletek iya bangkakna. He cracks his knucklebones. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: palopok.

paletop   v. AO-1. To add enough water to cover food in a pot.

paleyak   v. AO-1. To overturn something so that it is face up. Gram: AO-1

palhimpunan   n. A formal gathering, as an assembly of community leaders.

pali   Variant: paliŋ. v. AO-1. To bring sail and boom across so as to sail on another tack. Hal magpaling-paling mainaꞌan. The sail just flaps there from one side to another. Category: Sails and rigging. Gram: AO-1

paliksaꞌ   Variant: padiksaʔ. v. AOC-2. To seek detailed information, as when investigating a crime. Halam bay paliksaꞌku bang sai. I did not ask who it was. Gram: AOC-1

palig   n. Various surgeon fishes. . Category: Saltwater fish. Note: boarfish (Hassan & Ashley)

paligay   Adverb. Even more so; to an even greater degree; especially. Bang aniyaꞌ bay bꞌllita, boꞌ alaꞌat, magsusun kita. Paligay bang taꞌndaꞌ heꞌ aꞌa alaꞌat, paligay magsusun. If we have bought something and it is bad we are regretful. The more someone else sees that it is bad, the more regretful we are. Paligay kita nirūlan heꞌ mattoꞌata, paligay kita sala mbal magmanjaꞌ. The more our parents indulge us, the more we sort of fail to show them respect. link: kalap.

palihalan   n. Events, especially future events.

palilihan   Variant: palihalan. 1 • n. A person's true nature as revealed in behavior. . Pinaꞌndaꞌan palilihanna. She showed what she was really like. Ya palilianna ma deyom dunya itū ya bineyaꞌan. His true nature here on earth is what he obeys,

2 • adj. a-. Lacking in strength of character, as shown by one's behavior. Gram: AStat. a-/pag-

palilitu   n. A trader or middleman. Bang aniyaꞌ palilitu pasampang, halam aniyaꞌ daing ma Mꞌddas. If a dealer meets (the boats coming in), there aren't any fish in Siasi market. cf.: paltira, tandero.

palilu   Variant: pailu. v. AO-2. To refute or contradict an accusation or an assertion. Gram: AO-2 cf.: daꞌawa; linkset: bagod, lugat, salod, suꞌal, payod, diskās, jawab₁.

palimaya   n. A land or season blessed by an abundance of food.

palimbaꞌan   n. The purlins which lie transverse to rafters and support the kasaw to which thatch shingles are tied. Category: Roof. cf.: kasaw, lubing-lubing.

palimping   n. A bolt rope which is sewn around the edge of a sail to strengthen it. . Abꞌkkat ya palimping diyataꞌ, pahūs pareyoꞌ. The upper bolt rope broke and has slid down. . Category: Sails and rigging. cf.: palipit.

paling   v. AO-1. To bring the sail across a canoe so as to change tack. Hal magpaling-paling mainaꞌan. The sail just flaps there from one side to another. Category: Sails and rigging. Gram: AO-1

pali-pali₁   n. Beliefs based on a body of tradition, not necessarily sanctioned by supernatural penalties. These beliefs are mild constraints on people's behavior, rather like Western superstitions. Daꞌa kita atulak ma llaw Jumaꞌat, ameyaꞌ kita ma pali-pali. Let's not leave on a Friday; let's go along with the customary belief (that Friday is an unlucky day). Maumu isāb bang daing aheya, buwat kāt. Patay tunung, subay daꞌa tōꞌta. Kalu-kalu bang aꞌa ataꞌuwan pali-pali, tinitiꞌan heꞌna min tꞌllu maka tahik. Often the case with a large fish like a humphead wrasse. Dead but undamaged, we should not point at it. Perhaps if a person knows the old traditions he may sprinkle it three times with sea water.

pali-pali₂   v. AStat pag-. To discuss something. Category: Discuss. Gram: AO-1 cf.: miting.

palipit   v. AO-2. To sew a bolt rope inside the folded edges of a sail. Subay banog atawa leha pinalipitan. It should be a triangular or square sail that has a bolt rope sewn onto it. Gram: AO-2 cf.: palimping.

palis₁   adj. ta-. Carried far away from one's destination by a strong wind or current. Tapalis itū mbal kita saliꞌ makatandan lahat. Yuk kami, “Waꞌi tapalis ma dilaut. Makatandan ni lahat, luwal aheya tulung min Tuhan.” Palis is when we cannot return to shore. We say, "Blown off course out at sea. Can only make landfall if there is great help from God." Gram: ta- link: laran.

palis₂   v. AO-1. To polish something. Gram: AO-1

palit₁   v. AO-1. To lift bubu-type fish traps from the sea floor in order to retrieve the trapped fish. Na ilu bang kita amalit subay pinagtukbul kayu heꞌ boꞌ taꞌndaꞌ pandoga hēꞌ, boꞌ mbal alungay bubu. Now when we go to lift up bubu traps those trees must be in alignment so the reference point can be seen and the trap will not be lost. Category: Trapping. Gram: AO-1 cf.: badjaꞌ.

palit₂   adj. a-. Widely scattered. Gram: a- link: kanat₁.

palitaꞌan   n. A lamp, esp. a wick lamp. cf.: kulaet; linkset: ilaw, lām, lampu, suwariyan, sūꞌ, tanjuꞌ, tapulaw.

paliyamaꞌ   Variant: palimaya. n. A land or season blessed with an abundance of food.

paliyangan   n. The grave as the final resting place for all human beings. . link: kubul.

paliyaꞌ   n. The bitter melon. . Category: Vines, creepers. Momordica charantia..

paliyaꞌ-laut   n. A species of tree, the leaf shoots of which are used as an ingredient in making cosmetic rice paste. Category: Swamp tree. link: borak.

paliyuk   n. A spherical earthenware cooking pot with a narrow mouth. Category: Cooking utensil. cf.: kaldero; linkset: lengaꞌ, lꞌppoꞌ, sanglagan, simpiꞌ.

paliꞌ   1 • n. A wound, especially one due to cutting with a blade. cf.: buꞌag; synonyms: bakat.

2 • adj. -an. Wounded; suffering from a cut. Gram: -an

3 • v. AStat aN-. To develop into a wound or sore. Mbal amaliꞌ, hal magkanit-kanit. It won't turn into a wound; it is just peeling. Gram: AStat. aN-

paljanjiꞌan   n. A solemn promise or covenant.

pallaꞌ   1 • adj. a-. Mischievous; comical. Apallaꞌ, saliꞌ alangog. Apallaꞌ si Gillian man si Linda. Palla', like having fun. Gillian is more mischievous than Linda. Gram: a-

2 • v. AStat. pag-. To behave in a way that amuses people. Magpallaꞌ-palla iya itū. This one makes people laugh. .

pallaꞌ-pallaꞌ   v. AStat pag-. To behave in a way that makes people laugh. Gram: AStat. pag-

palling   v. AStat pag-. To revolve on a shaft, as a propellor or a fan. Gram: AStat. pag-

pallungan   n. A small canoe suitable for children. Category: Canoes.

palmaddaniꞌ   n. A carpet, often hung on a wall in Sulu homes. Ai-ai ahalgaꞌ mareyom lumaꞌ palmaddaniꞌan. Everything costly in a carpeted house. cf.: musalla, tudjara.

palman   1 • n. A message from a supernatural source. cf.: haris.

2 • v. AOS-1. To communicate a message to someone (as Site), the action of a supernatural being such as God, or a spirit of the djinn or saitan type. . Bay aku pinalmanan, sinohoꞌ angali maitu. I have received a divine message, I was told to dig here. Gram: AOS-2

palmanis   n. A magical formula intended to make someone beautiful. Minsan atoꞌa, bang binassahan palmanis alingkat du. Even an old person, if a palmanis charm is read over her, will become beautiful.

palmata   1 • n. A jewel. linkset: dilam, intan, puntuꞌ.

2 • v. AO-2. To provide something with a jewel. Amꞌlli aku dilam pamalmataku singsing. I will buy a (cheap) gemstone for jewelling a ring.

palmulaꞌan   n. The ritual ancestors central to traditional Sama religion. link: mboꞌ₂.

palnyawahan   Variant: pañawahan. n. The location of a person's life-principle, internal to his body. About the base of the sternum according to some speakers.

palok   v. ASite aN-. To make obeisance to a person of high rank, as a commoner to a sultan. Aꞌa subay niharap bang magsuli-suli, pinalok. A person (of rank) should be looked at when talking with him, treated with deep respect. Gram: ASite aN- link: mamay; cf.: mahaltabat.

palom₁   adj. a-. Obscured as by heavy rain or fog, of a landmark. . Gram: a-

palom₂   (See papalom).

palopok   Variant: pahopok. v. AStat aN-. To crackle when compressed, as of something in the hand or between the teeth. . Ahāp isāb amalopok-malopok salang-sabot. Nggaꞌi ka isāb lapatna buwat doppeng inān, magtꞌllag-tꞌllag. It is good when cassava cake crackles. Its density is not like doppeng, it's somewhat transparent. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: paletek.

paloꞌ   v. AState a-. To refrain from doing something because it is not good. Papaloꞌ kam maglunsulan. Give up wandering around idly. Mbal apaloꞌ aꞌa inān, maghinang na paꞌin buwattēꞌ. Mbal alꞌgga. That fellow will not refrain, he keeps on behaving like that. Doesn't learn from experience. Gram: AStat. a-

palpal₁   Variant: papal. adj. a-. Deaf due to the ears being blocked. Alantak pahāp kaꞌa-i, apalpal. You are stone deaf, your ears blocked. Gram: a- link: bisu.

palpal₂   v. AO-1. To drive into a socket. Palpalun kōk katig ilū ko daꞌa amangsut. Knock in the head of the outrigger so it doesn't come out of its socket. Gram: AO-1

palsakkihan   n. A chronic and persistent illness.

palsaksiꞌan   n. A body of evidence; proof.

palsaggaꞌan   n. A conflict; a source of conflict.

palsapahan   n. Solemn promises.

palsu   adj. a-. Faulty, of something that fails to fire, as a bullet or a firecracker. Bang tumakbil ni timbak kulitis aheka apalsu. Angkan mbal ahꞌlling apugtul sumbuhanna. With regard to firecrackers many are faulty. The reason why they don't explode is that the wicks are broken off. . Gram: a-

palsukuꞌan   n. Things owned; a portion; a possession. Yuk kalloꞌ, “Ya palsukuꞌanku,” yukna, “anak siyali.” "My portion," said heron, "is the youngest daughter."

palta   adj. a-. Intermittent; irregular. Apalta usaha si Jani angahangkut boheꞌ, sabab ulan. Jani's work of carrying water is irregular because of the rain. Minsan pagkakan kami, apalta na. Sababna nsaꞌ na ai-ai tasambiꞌ kami. Even our meals are intermittent now, because we have nothing to trade with. Gram: a-

paltandaꞌan   n. A sign or portent; the evidence of some event.

palti   n. A party, especially in the political sense. cf.: baꞌan.

paltik   adj. a-. Counterfeit; unsatisfactory, especially of money and guns. Bang kita animbak aꞌa boꞌ mbal ahꞌlling, yukta, “Angay timbak itu mbal ahꞌlling? Apaltik.” When we shoot at someone and it does not fire, we say, "Why is this gun not firing? It is unreliable." Atawa taep, ubus angandawat, ubus mbal. Apaltik. Or a typewriter, writes one minute, doesn't the next minute. It's unreliable. Gram: a-

paltira   n. A trading partner, as someone who finances a fishing trip or people who fish under contract. Bay aku makautang sīn ma paltira, na subay bowaku ni iya daing. I borrowed money from the trader, so I should take my fish to him. cf.: palilitu, tandero.

paltomoꞌ-tomoꞌan   n. Growing things, of the vegetable kingdom. synonyms: paltumbu-tumbuhan; cf.: paltubu-tubuhan.

paltubu-tubuhan   Variant: paltumbu-tumbuhan. n. 1 • All growing things. link: legotoman.

2 • The growth of a human body as a living organism. Aꞌllum paltubu-tubuhanta, aꞌllum anggautaꞌta kamemon, saliꞌ ahāp toꞌongan palasahanta. Our bodily functions are alive, our physical vigor is alive, it's like all our feelings are very good. cf.: paltomoꞌ-tomoꞌan.

paltumbu-tumbuhan   n. 1 • All growing things.

2 • The condition or well-being of the body as a living organism. synonyms: paltomoꞌ-tomoꞌan.

palubi   n. A shampooing agent, typically a mixture of coconut cream and water. Angamuꞌ aku dampōng lahing ilū palubiku kōkku. I am requesting half of that coconut to shampoo my hair.

paluli   Variant: paduli. v. AO-1. To keep something in mind, sometimes with a view to fulfilling a responsibility such as revenge. Bang aniyaꞌ Sūk magbonoꞌ, minsan bay pinagmaꞌap, nientom heꞌ sigā. Pinaluli bay pagbonoꞌ. When Tausugs fight, even if peace has been made they remember. They will keep that fight in mind. Buwat aniyaꞌ seheꞌta magbonoꞌ, yukta, “Angagad ka, aniyaꞌ tahun magpaluli aku ma kaꞌa.” Like when a friend and I fight, we say, "You wait, there'll be a season when I will have you in mind." Category: Think. Gram: AO-1 linkset: balos₂, buling-bataꞌ; cf.: entom.

paluntungan   n. A profitable outcome to a business venture. cf.: kalugiꞌan.

palu-palu   n. A species of freshwater fish. Palu-palu ma deyom danaw. Aheya kōkna. Palupalu fish are in the lake. Its head is large. Category: Freshwater fish.

palutangan   n. Liabilities; debts.

paluwas   Variant: paluaʔ. v. AO-1. To bring something out of a container or storage place. . Paluwasun ba sīnnu ilū. Out with that money of yours. Gram: AO-1

paluwasan   n. A source, especially of a woman as the source of one's existence. Dapaluwasan du kami, saddī mmaꞌ. We are from the same mother (lit. the same source), different fathers.

paluwaꞌ   

paluꞌ   adj. a-. Suffering from partial and temporary loss of sight, as through something striking the eye; figuratively, to be overwhelmed by the sight of something truly impressive. Apaluꞌ pagꞌndaꞌku ma dꞌnda inān! My sight is dazzled by that girl over there! . link: buta₁.

pal-...-an   affix. Indicates collectivity. Magbayad palutangan. Paying debts. Palhimpunan. Gathering of people, council.

palꞌngngan   1 • v. AStat pag-. To proceed to the bride's house for wedding ceremony, a formal stage in the proceeding. Gram: AStat. pag-

2 • v. AO-1. To manage proceedings, as the master of ceremonies does at a gathering. Gram: AO-1

palꞌssut   v. AO-1. To convey something by a messenger, with implications of difficulty in getting it through. Hal sulat pinalꞌssut ni kaꞌa. Only a message is being brought to you. (sender is not coming in person).

pamakay   n. Clothing. link: tamongon.

pamagay   1 • interrogative. For what purpose? Pamagay lahing ilu? What are those coconuts for?

2 • v. AO-1. To do what with something? To have what purpose for something? (only with Object focus). . Pamagaynu pōng papan itu? Arak amuꞌku. What do you have in mind to do with these sawn-off pieces of wood. I had thought of asking you for them. Gram: AO-1

pamahadjaꞌ   n. A person of no worth. Pamahadjaꞌ koꞌ kaꞌa ilū! You worthless trash!

pamahalayak   v. AO-1. To announce; to make widely known.

pamahingan   n. A source of information or detail about something, as a sample of something to be copied. Batri itu pamahingan heya. Labban itu pamahingan kapalna, minsan saddī luwana. This battery is an indication of the size. This cardboard is an indication of the thickness, even though it looks different. Pamahingan pamuwan panuliꞌan, pamataꞌuhan. Information to give you the means of finding your way, a means of knowing. cf.: pandoga, gindan.

pamaihuꞌan   n. Facial appearance. Asawa pamaihuꞌanna. Her appearance is cheerful.

pamalastik   v. AStat aN-. To fish while drifting with the current. Bang kita amꞌssi ni Paluwaspataꞌ, na boꞌ alandos sꞌllog, mbal makapamalastik. Subay kita angahūg sau. When we fish-with-hooks at Paluwaspata and the current is strong, we are unable to do drift-fishing. We have to drop the anchor. Category: Hook and line. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: paranas.

pamaliyu   n. The windy season.

pamalung   n. The curved prow of a light sailing canoe of the paraw type. Category: Canoe construction.

pamalꞌggahan   n. An experience from which one learns an important lesson. .

pamalꞌngngan   n. Manner of behaving; physical style.

pamantawan   n. A watchtower.

pamangan   n. The utensils with which food is eaten, as a spoon, fingers, a section of green coconut husk.

pamanganan   n. The containers from which food is eaten, as a plate or bowl. cf.: pagkakanan.

pamangkaꞌun   n. A species of tree. Category: Trees, shrubs.

pamapā   n. Flavorings for food. . Category: Flavourings. The most typical items in Sulu are basil (sulasi), lemon grass (sai), chili pepper (lara), turmeric (dulaw), garlic (bawang), onion (siboyas), ginger (lu'uya) and tomato (kamatis). . cf.: lamuk.

pamaragtolan   n. A base on which to do heavy work such as chopping firewood. Ndiya kayu ilū pamaragtolan. Hand me that piece of wood as something to chop on.

pamaranan   n. The physical condition or appearance.

pamarā   v. AO-2. To warn someone against doing something considered unsafe or unacceptable. . Buwat magbolebol, magsugal saga, na pinamarāhan heꞌ bobotang lahat. Sinohoꞌ kami daꞌa magpangongkaꞌ. Like when we play volleyball or gamble, the local headman makes us stop. He tells us not to play (those) games. Pinamarāhan kita, saliꞌ kita pinataꞌu toꞌongan. Warrned against doing something, informed quite definitely. Gram: AO-2 cf.: lāng, sanggup, bandaꞌ.

pamasagad   n. Complacency; lack of concern. In pamasagad aꞌa dupang in makalaglag sigām. The complacency of silly people is what destroys them.

pamataggalan   n. A protective or supporting layer beneath something. Bang kita an'ttaꞌ kayu subay aniyaꞌ pamataggalan iya. When we chop firewood it is best to have something underneath.

pamatalan   n. The brow area just above the eyes.

pamattan   v. AO-1. To speak the truth about something; to report precisely. Bang ka angahaka pamattanun. When you pass on information, be accurate. Gram: AO-1

pamatuꞌ   n. An item such as a piece of pottery, a stone, thrown at a target in certain games of skill. Bilaꞌ poga ya pamatuꞌ saga aꞌa magtudjun. Sumaꞌan isāb laggong aheya. A shard from a clay jar is what people playing tudjun throw. Or sometimes a laggong snail shell. . link: mano.

pamawiꞌ   n. A replacement or substitute for something lost, with the connotation of having gained from the change; the amount of money needed to make up a trading deficit. Buwat gallangku alungay, amꞌlli aku dakayuꞌ pamawiꞌ. Bang duwa amawiꞌ tūy, bang dakayuꞌ yambohoꞌ pamawiꞌ hal. Suppose I lose my bracelet, and I buy another to replace it. If I buy two that really makes up for it; if only one that is only just a bare replacement.

pamaꞌ   n. A species of lobster. Category:  Crustaceans. cf.: keyot₂, kamun.

pamaꞌiran   n. A source of permission. Subay inaꞌ maka mmaꞌ pamaꞌiran boꞌ dinūlan ameyaꞌ. Mother and father are the ones to ask permssion of to be allowed to go.

pambot   n. A large outrigger canoe with an inboard motor. Category:  Sea-going vessels.

pameneꞌan   n. A range of choices; the options available.

pameyaꞌan   n. A high-level generic for any conveyance, e.g. road vehicles, riding animals, seagoing vessels. cf.: bayanan, pahinggaman.

pamikil   n. Thoughts; mental capacity. Asusa na pamikil kami. Our thinking is troubled. linkset: akkal₁, panahuan, pangannal₁.

pamikitan   n. Affinal kin or in-laws related through a person's own marriage. cf.: matoꞌa, mattoꞌa.

pamilya   n. A family or class of beings. Bang tugila' to'ongan, saitan. Bang saupama, dakayu' luma', dapamilya sigām. If fully specific, saitan spirits. For example in a single house they are a single family. . cf.: mataꞌan.

pamintꞌdda   1 • v. AO-1. To do something all at the one time. Kahunitan ka bang pinamintꞌdda, buhatna hēꞌ. You'll find it difficult if you do it all at once, with all that weight. Gram: AO-1

2 • Adverb. Done at the one time. Tabowata pamintꞌdda bang nilingkit. We can carry them at one time if we tie them together.

pamingkungan   n. (See kalitan-pamingkungan).

pamoleꞌan   n. The final outcome; the result. synonyms: patꞌkkahan₂.

pamorok   v. AO-2. To deprive someone of the power of speech by the use of magic, as a thief may do to prevent anyone calling out an alarm. Makaꞌndaꞌ kita boꞌ mbal makabissala. We can see but can't speak. Gram: AO-2 cf.: kokam₁.

pampan   n. The edible kernel of the sea almond, a coastal shrub. . Terminalia catappa.. cf.: talisay.

pampang   n. A cliff or place where the sea suddenly deepens; an underwater cliff. Ni kabūd-būran, ni kapampang-pampangan, ni kasagbotan, mbal magbutas in paglasa sigām. In the hills, on the cliffs, among the weeds, their love did not come apart. cf.: kantil₂, titib.

pampang diyataꞌ langit   n. The Milky Way.

pamulawan   1 • n. Jewelry of all kinds. Category: Jewelry. cf.: singsing, pansi.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To have gold-covered teeth. Gram: AStat. pag-

pamusakaꞌ   n. Something passed on by inheritance. It is socially acceptable to refuse a request involving such an item.

pamutiꞌ   adj. -in-. Suffering from an incurable but not fatal skin disease symptomized by progressive depigmentation. It is considered to be a great misfortune. Gram: -in-

pamuwan   n. Something given; a gift. Ai pamuwan aku? What's my gift?

pamuwangkan   n. Something to be abandoned or thrown away, used as a curse. Nā, pamuwangkan ma kaꞌa. There, take the cursed thing!

pamūng   v. AO-1. To say something (only in Object focus). Buwat bay pinamūng eꞌ si Mmaꞌ. As Father said. Gram: AO-1

pamūng-mūng   v. AO-2. To berate someone; to scold. Bay aku pinanhotan heꞌnu. Saliꞌ aku pamūng-mūngannu. You put pressure on me to work harder. As though you were scolding me. Gram: AO-2

pamꞌlla   n. The time taken to cook a meal, used as a unit of measurement of time. Subay saga dampamꞌlla pangalagadnu. You should wait about one cooking time. cf.: paniga.

pamꞌllahan   n. The generic for containers used in cooking. Bay alꞌssuꞌ kaldero. Mbal na tapamꞌllahan daing. This metal pot has a hole in it, can't be used for cooking fish. Category: Cooking utensil.

pamꞌnnal   adj. ka-..-an. Believable; trustworthy.

pamꞌngngang   adj. ka-..-an. Shocked by experiencing something strange, as on hearing bad news, seeing something utterly revolting; speechless from shock. Kapamꞌngngangan iya pagꞌndaꞌna ma tunuꞌ kalumaꞌan. He was speechless when he saw the burning of the village. Gram: ka--an link: kuddat.

panaki   n. A person subject to frequent sickness.

panagatun   n. Collective term for shellfish. link: daing.

panag-panag   Note: QU Look at Ex 2 v. AState aN-. To pulsate with pain or in response to repeated noise such as the report of heavy firing. Amanag-panag puhuꞌku kamemon. My whole body is throbbing. Amanag-manag anagina ma paglabayan. Continually greeting people in the streets. linkset: genggok₂, signat-signat, kꞌbbut-kꞌbbut, laggut-laggut, dutdut₂; cf.: kowap-kowap.

panahuan   n. The intellect; the ability to think. Alalom isāb panahuwannu. You are very intelligent. link: pamikil.

panalengog   n. The awareness of a person's spirit presence when he is physically absent, evidenced by snatches of voices, brief glimpses. Category: Spirits of things. cf.: umagad.

panalod   Variant: pananalod. n. A disagreeable and uncompromising person.

panalung   n. A person who is attractive in a variety of ways. . Panalung iya, mbal tināw ma kahekaꞌan aꞌa. She is attractive, not afraid of crowds of people.

panamba   n. Remuneration; services for money.

pananalod   

pananambal   n. A healer. cf.: doktol, pagbowahan.

panansahan   n. A plank set in the stern of a canoe on which the person sits who handles the steering oar. Category: Canoe construction. cf.: pansal.

panangkaw   n. A thief.

pananggapan   n. Something presented to a ritual ancestor or to God. Kaꞌa kamboꞌ-mboꞌan-i, amuwan ka konoꞌ balakat koꞌ aniyaꞌ pananggapan kaꞌa. O ritual ancestor, please give good fortune so there may be something to present to you. .

panangisan   n. Something to cry about.

panapali   n. The contribution of someone in a partner relationship. Buwat si Alip parawan, halam taga banog, si Boggeꞌ taga banog boꞌ halam aniyaꞌ paraw. Jari paraw hēꞌ panapali ni banog hēꞌ, atawa banog panapali ni paraw. Alip for example has a canoe but no sail, Bogge has a sail but no canoe. So the canoe is the contribution to the sail, or the sail is the contribution to the canoe.

panauꞌ   n. A deposit on something in order to secure it.

panaw   n. Depigmentation of the skin, occurring in spots. link: āp-āp.

panawan   n. A species of deep water crab, uncommon. Category:  Crustaceans.

panawbatan   1 • n. Gifts such as betel nut and water offered to ritual ancestors as part of reconciliation proceedings. .

2 • v. AO-2. To forgive an offense. Gram: AO-2

panayu   n. Wisdom; awareness. cf.: kaul, piꞌil.

panaꞌ   1 • n. A device for propelling a spear by release of tension, as a bow, a spear gun. Angahinang aku panaꞌ pamanaꞌku mangagat. I will make a spear gun to spear dog snapper (a reef fish). Category: Spearing. cf.: sahapang.

2 • v. AO-1. To spear fish with a rubber-propelled spear. Gram: AO-1

pandak   adj. a-. Short in stature. Gram: a- linkset: deyoꞌ-deyoꞌ, pꞌndok; cf.: puꞌut.

pandala   n. The female attendants of a bride at her wedding. . cf.: pangantin.

pandan   1 • n. The pandanus or screwpine, the leaves of which are widely used for woven items such as hats and mats. Amꞌlli aku jangatan panganjangat pandan nihinang tepo. I buy a scraper to scrape pandan to be made into a mat. Category: Trunkless plants. Pandanus tectorius. part: laꞌal.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To be occupied with the business of preparing pandanus for weaving. Magpandan sadja dꞌnda itū llaw-sangom, angambuhut. Halam aniyaꞌ hinangna saddī min angambuhut. This woman works with pandanus day and night, scraping. She does nothing else but scrape pandanus. Gram: AStat. pag-

pandan-bakung   n. A variety of pandanus that does not have the spines along the outer edges of the leaves that are typical of other varieties.

pandan-magi   n. A species of pandanus with fragrant leaves used as a food flavoring. . Ahamut kinakan bang pinatꞌnnaꞌan pandan-magi. Food smells good when the pandanas leaves are put in it. Pandanus odorus.

pandan-sutlaꞌ   n. A variety of pandanus whose spineless variegated leaves provide a glossy weaving material.

pandang   v. AO-1. To look directly or fixedly at something. Angꞌndaꞌ pabontol. Pandangun. Look straight. Look directly. Category: See. Gram: AO-1

panday   1 • n. A person with a high degree of skill in their domain of knowledge; a craftsman or a midwife. Category: Skilled. Gram: a- linkset: tullus, tangpas₂, lahal, tukang.

2 • adj. a-. Skilled; expert. “Sai-sai kam,” yuk sultan, “apanday, takꞌlloꞌbi anakku.” "Whoever of you is expert," said the king, "will get my daughter."

3 • n. A midwife. Gram: AO-2

4 • v. AO-2. To assist a woman in childbirth.

panday-pupud   n. Someone with the highest level of skill.

pandi   1 • v. AO-1. To bathe someone, as a baby or an invalid. Bay pinandi si Linda kohap bo' mbal kam'ssangan bang atuli. Linda is bathed in the afternoon so she won't get a rash when sleeping. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AStat aN-. To take a bath, either by pouring water over one's body or by plunging into a body of water. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: koseꞌ.

3 • v. AO-2. To wash dirt off or out of something. Pandihin paliꞌnu boꞌ mbal apꞌddi. Wash that cut of yours so that it won't get sore. Gram: AO-2

pandi atay-batu   v. AO-1. To carry out a ceremony over someone in order to make him brave, showing no sign of fear or nervousness. This involves sprinkling three times with water. Gram: AO-1

pandi kulang-kilā   v. AO-1. To bathe a newborn baby in order to ensure its complete healthy development. It is believed that babies are always born incomplete, though the particular details are not always obvious. Water from various sources is used for this bath, among them dew water, water which is stolen, water in which the bones of certain fish are placed. cf.: kulang-kilā.

pandi taubat   Variant: pandi tawbat. v. AStat pag-. To bathe ceremonially as the final stage of resolving a family dispute. It is carried out by an imam, who splashes water over the bodies of people standing with their backs towards him, using a winnowing basket as his implement.

pandi tawbat   

pandikal   Variant: pandikkal. n. One who plays pranks on people.

pandikkal   n. One who plays pranks on people.

pandoga   1 • n. A reference point; a landmark. cf.: gindan, pamahingan.

2 • v. AO-2. To fix a position by noting reference points. Bay aku amubu ni Serom. Aniyaꞌ pamandogahanku duwa kayu aheya magtukbul maka būd Siasi maka Tapul. I went fish-trapping to Serom. I had as reference points two big trees, in line with Mount Siasi and Tapul Island. Gram: AO-2

pandorot   v. AStat aN-. To fall in abundance, as rain from the eaves. Category: Falling. Gram: AStat. aN-

panduꞌ   v. AO-3. To teach someone to do something; to point something out. Panduꞌin aku magbissala Sinama. Teach me how to speak the Sinama language. Mbal papanduꞌ ondeꞌ itū. This child is unteachable. Arāk pinanduꞌan tungkangku ni kaꞌa, abilaꞌ. I was thinking of showing you my cooking pot, it's broken. Gram: AO-2 linkset: pintuluꞌ, tōꞌ, tudluꞌ₁; cf.: biꞌat, tabiꞌat.

panendog   n. Collective term for people who accept orders from someone whose authority they they recognize, e.g. employees, tenants, political or religious adherents.

panhid   v. AO-1. To recognize an internal state or quality from external appearances. Tapanhidku luwa si Parantet inān, ahāp kasuddahanna. I can see the kind of person that Frances is, she has a good character. Tapanhidta dꞌnda inān abꞌttong. We can tell that that woman is pregnant. Gram: AO-1 link: kilā.

panhot   v. AO-2. To urge someone to work harder; to force someone to extra effort. Bay aku pinanhotan heꞌnu. Saliꞌ aku pamūng-mūngannu. Sinohoꞌ na paꞌin kita boꞌ mbal kataꞌuhanku. You urged me to work harder. As if you were scolding me. You kept on telling us, but I don't know how to do it. Gram: AO-2 link: hagda.

panibi   n. A person with an inherited tendency to diseases like tuberculosis. . Panibi pahāp panubuꞌ saga aꞌa heꞌ, saliꞌ panaki. The offspring of that man are chronically tubercular, sickly.

panibli   n. A swelling in the groin which results from an infected leg wound. link: gulandiꞌ.

paniga   n. The time taken to smoke a cigaret, an approximate unit of time. Mbal atꞌggol, saga dampaniga. Not long, about the time of one cigaret. cf.: pamꞌlla.

panimbakan   n. The distance covered by a bullet from a rifle, an approximate measure of distance.

panimun-timunan   n. The machinery of a crane; a block and tackle.

paningkōꞌan   n. A seat. synonyms: tingkōꞌan.

panit   n. Various bonitos and tunas. . Category: Saltwater fish. fam. Thunnidae. linkset: mangkuꞌ, poyan, sobad.

panit janggayan   n. A yellowfin tuna. Category: Saltwater fish. fam Thunnidae.

panit sisikan   n. A species of tuna. Category: Saltwater fish. fam Thunnidae.

panit-panit ulak   n. A species of bonito. Category: Saltwater fish. fam Thunnidae.

paniyaꞌ   1 • v. AO-1. To cause something to be; to make something present and existent. Halam aniyaꞌ sīnnu? Paniyaꞌun na ba. You don't have any money? Bring some into existence then. Bay iya amaniyaꞌan kuraꞌ poteꞌ sangpūꞌ hekana. He created ten white horses for himself. Gram: AO-1 cf.: papanjari, ummat.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To happen. Ai sababna angkan paniyaꞌ kalaꞌatan? What is the reason why evil occurs?

paniyungan   n. The tallow wood, a coastal tree with edible fruit sometimes called sea lemon. . Category: Fruit tree. Xeminia americana..

panjang   adj. a-. Extensive or prolonged, of time in a few formalized usages. Bang paꞌin apanjang umulnu. May you live long. cf.: alun panjang; link: lanat.

panji   n. A flag. A, saga panji itū magkꞌllab-kꞌllab lullun. Ah, these flags fluttering, every one of them. linkset: bandilaꞌ, sambulayang, tipas-tipas.

pannuꞌ   n. A handkerchief.

panohoꞌan   n. Instructions; commandments. Panohoꞌan Tuhan subay niꞌisbat na paꞌin. God's commands should be constantly kept in mind. cf.: uldin.

panon   1 • n. A friend, especially one of the same sex. link: bagay.

2 • v. AA pag-. To be close friends. Magpanon du aku maka si Jenggo. Jenggo and I are close friends. Gram: AA pag-

pansal   n. A short piece of decking set in the bow of a canoe. . Category: Canoe construction. cf.: panansahan.

pansi   n. Inexpensive costume jewelry such as a ring, earring, or bracelet. cf.: singsing, pamulawan.

pansing   n. A container of standard size for measuring out dry goods. Three sizes are recognised: one third, one sixth or one ninth of a gantang (which is about three liters). . Bang pansing mbal makani-gantang, bang gantang mbal makani-lagaꞌ. A small measure can never become a three-liter measure, a three-liter measure can never become a bushel. (A figurative way of saying that people can never become what they are not born to be.) Anth: The three bulk measures, pansing, gantang and laga', are used figuratively of a person's ordained social or financial status. cf.: lagaꞌ₁, gantang.

pansiꞌ   1 • n. A children's game involving dodging a thrown ball.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To play dodgeball.

pansī   v. AO-1. To separate grains into smaller and larger sizes by the lateral movement of a winnowing basket. Category: Steps in food preparation. Gram: AO-1 cf.: landang, sughay.

pansul   n. A pipe or conduit.

pansung   1 • n. The aquiline curve of the nose.

2 • adj. a-. High-bridged, of the nose, considered to be a highly desirable physical feature. The bridge of the nose of small children is massaged in an attempt to increase its height. Apansung ūngna, sarang-sarang tahaꞌna. The bridge of his nose is high, its length just right. . Gram: a-

pantak   v. AO-1. To influence someone by the use of witchcraft; to practise black magic. . Bang aniyaꞌ pantakta palikid ni kita, sali paliyu ni kita. When we cast a spell it rebounds onto us, like it returns to us. Category: Cast spell. Gram: AO-1 link: duti.

pantalun   n. Long trousers, Western style. Category: Men's clothing. cf.: sauwal.

pantas   adj. a-. Skilled. Ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ apantas na maglꞌngngan. The child walks really well now. Apantas pangꞌndaꞌanna, bꞌnnal langtasna. His reading of portents is very skilful, he truly foretells the future. Category: Skilled. Gram: a-

pantaw   v. AO-1. To see something which is far away. Pantawhun tꞌllaꞌ-tꞌllaꞌ inān, kalu aniyaꞌ daing. Keep an eye on that seagull yonder; maybe there are fish there. Gram: AO-1

pantay   adj. a-. Level. Gram: a- synonyms: datag.

pantān   n. An unroofed porch; a platform built up off the ground. Category: Rooms. linkset: balkon, salas, saurung.

pantingag   v. AO-1. To listen carefully for; to overhear. link: kale.

pantok₁   1 • n. The shaft of a spear.

2 • v. AO-2. To fit and lash a shaft to the detachable head of a spear. Bang budjak, kayu banga ya pamantokan iya. For spears, the wood of the betel palm is used for a shaft. Gram: AO-2

pantok₂   adj. a-. Sharp-sighted. Minsan du ai-ai arikiꞌ, bang apantok matata tandaꞌta du. Minsan sangom tandaꞌta. Even if something is small, if our eyes are sharp we see it. Even if it is night we see. Daka ai sulatna itū, apantok. Goodness knows what he's writing, he's so sharpsighted. Gram: a-

pantun   1 • adj. a-. Well-behaved; responsive to teaching. Ai-ai mareyom lumaꞌ inān buwat saga laiꞌ bay pagkakanan, bang waꞌi makalꞌngngan saga mattoꞌaku, na, minomos eꞌ siyaliku. Pinahāp deyom lumaꞌ. Apantun siyaliku ma deyom lumaꞌ. Things in the house, like used plates, when my parents have gone somewhere, then my young sister tidies up. She makes the inside of the house good. My younger sister is well-behaved at home. . Gram: a- link: hongpot.

2 • v. AO-1. To instruct someone in good behavior. Pinanduꞌan ni kabontolan, pinantun kita heꞌ mattoꞌata, heꞌ mastal. Taught the straight way, being instructed by our parents or by a teacher. Gram: AO-1 link: biꞌat.

panubigan   n. The amniotic fluid, released just prior to the birth of a child. Angahimatiꞌ na hꞌndaku, halam giꞌ abustak panubigan. My wife is having contractions, her waters have not yet broken. . link: tutuban.

panubuꞌ   n. Descendants; children in the sense of someone to carry on a family line. link: mpu.

panulung   n. The money given to help with funeral expenses. Kaseheꞌ panulung, kaseheꞌ pinabꞌllian boꞌ mbal alapis. Some is used to help people, others sold so we wouldn't lose money (on the venture).

panumagal   n. An excuse or pretext. A: “Mbal aku ni iskul apa abaseꞌ pantalunku.” B: “Panumagalnu! Aheka pantalunnu saddī.” A: "I cannot go to school because my trousers are wet." B: "That's just an excuse! You've plenty of other trousers."

panumpangan   n. A conveyance in which one rides as passenger.

panumping   n. The decorative crown-like headgear worn by a bride. synonyms: tumanggal; cf.: korona.

panuyungan   n. A species of tree, the root of which provides a remedy for fatigue. Category: Trees, shrubs.

panyabut   v. AStat aN-. 1 • To recite the basic Muslim creed that there is one God and Muhammad is his prophet. . Oy! Anohoꞌ ka ma aku? Dahū giꞌ aku bay amanyabut min kaꞌa. Hey! Are you telling me what to do? I made my (first) confession of the creed before you did. In appropriate contexts this recitation signifies the acceptance of or conversion to Islam. The cry of a newborn baby is considered to be the first of such prayers. . Gram: AStat. aN-

2 • To cry for help at a time of need. Amanyabut ka, tuwan. Cry out to God, friend (advice given in a storm at sea).

panyani   n. A professional singer who performs at events such as weddings.

panyap   1 • adj. zero. Completely equipped. Bang kita maghinang subay panyap kamemon ma deyom lumaꞌ, laring, lapohan, ai-aina. When we are working everything in the house should be complete, knife, stove, whatever. Gram: zero cf.: sakap.

2 • v. AO-2. To equip someone. link: sakap.

panyap-palbut   adj. zero. Having all that is required; fully equipped. Binowahan na sigā pelang panyap-palbut. Inaꞌan na lehana, inaꞌan na lapohanna, inaꞌan na busayna. An outrigger canoe was brought to them, fully rigged and equipped. There was its square sail, there was its clay stove, there were its paddles. .

panyataꞌ   1 • v. AO-1. To disclose or make visible something not normally seen. . Palihalan bay pinayataꞌ eꞌ sga kanabi-nabihan. Events that were disclosed by the prophets. .

2 • v. AStat aN-. To make oneself visible; to appear.

panyawahan   n. The location of a person's life-principle, somewhere in his body; about the base of the sternum according to some speakers.

panyām   n. A heavy pancake made of rice flour and sugar, fried in deep oil. The panyam is an important item of various ceremonial feasts. Amꞌlli giꞌ aku panyām ni Mꞌddas pamakanku si Linda. I buy panyam in Siasi for Linda to eat. Category: Sweetmeats. link: apam.

panyubaꞌ   n. A person of changeable appearance, as someone who is sometimes attractive, sometimes not.

panyuꞌ   Variant: pannuʔ. n. A handkerchief. cf.: sapu tangan.

panꞌddoꞌ   n. The calm season.

panꞌnnoꞌan   n. A liquid relish or pickle consisting of various herbs and sauces. Panꞌnnoꞌan, angāꞌ kita ssa minnēꞌ. Relish, we get flavor from that. link: kilaw.

panga   n. A branch from the trunk or a main limb of a tree.

pangaleboran   n. An object on which to wind a line; a drum or reel. synonyms: lengkehan, kolengan.

pangaliyulakad   n. A habitual adulterer.

pangaluwan   n. The banded barracuda. Category: Saltwater fish. Sphyraena spp.. cf.: bangasan.

pangaluwaran   n. A rowlock or fulcrum formed by a step on the upper plank of a canoe.

pangampuꞌan   Note: See derivation n. Clothes that are worn together at one time; a set of clothes. Basta kita makasulug min tꞌdda, hēꞌ na badjuꞌ, pantalun. Ya hēꞌ niōnan dapangampuꞌan. Whenever we get dressed all at the one time, shirt, trousers. That is what we call one set of clothes.

panganak   n. Children in a collective sense. cf.: kamanahutan.

panganan   n. A dark sweet cake of cornmeal or cassava flour. It is fried in oil and eaten with a syrup made from unrefined sugar. . Category: Sweetmeats.

pangandanginan   n. The object of cooperative effort.

pangandung   n. A freshwater pool. Bang saupama ma diyataꞌ būd, bahāꞌ bang aheya toꞌongan, mbal tapahꞌlling tigbaw atawa pangandung. Boꞌ bang arikiꞌ, ya hēꞌ tapangōnta pangandung, ya tapamandihan. Saupama swimming pool, boheꞌ pangandung, tamapandihan aꞌa. In the mountains for example, very big perhaps, it can't be termed a swimming pool or a pond. But if it is small it can be called a pond to be used for swimming. A "swimming pool" for example is a pool for people to bathe in. . link: danaw.

pangannal₁   n. Conscious thought; awareness. Waꞌi alungay pangannalna. He has lost his mental awareness of things. link: pamikil.

pangantin   n. A person being married; a bride or bridegroom. Na bang akatis na pangantin bay niari-ari pinalꞌngngan na lꞌlla inān. Now when the bride has finished being beautified the man is told to proceed. cf.: pandala.

pangat   v. AO-1. To boil cooking bananas in water and coconut milk. Eaten as a complement to starch staple. Category: Cooking methods. Gram: AO-1

pangatag   n. People nearby; neighbors. Angahaka na kita ni pangatagta, atawa ni botang lahat. We tell our neighbors, or else the local headman.

pangatayan   n. The psychological seat of emotions; a person's psyche. Bang paꞌin ka binuwanan hayang pangatayan. May you be emotionally refreshed. Category: Idioms with atay.

pangatu   n. A defensive weapon. linkset: almas, pakokos, patakos, hinanib.

pangayu   n. Firewood. Paipaꞌ, bang allum panganggungan, bang amatay pangayu. Coconut fronds when green can be used as a carrying pole, when dead for firewood. cf.: tagay, engas.

pangayuꞌan   n. The cash or goods paid in compensation for an offense or injury.

pangaꞌan   n. (See sowa-pangaˈan).

pangkaheng   v. AStat aN-. To suffer punishment, a word used in a few fixed contexts. Ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ ngulaꞌ, gana-gana amangkaheng. A newborn baby, inevitably you will experience punishment. Gram: AStat. aN-

pangkal   n. Words which violate the norms of reverence and respect. . Ahꞌlling iya pangkal ni danakanna. Yuk-ī, “Mbal kita magdanakan bang mbal kabayaran badjuꞌku itū sangpūꞌ pilak.” He spoke abusive words to his brother. He said, "We will not be brothers unless ten pesos is paid for this shirt of mine."

pangkat₁   n. An ancestor, especially one of those invoked in traditional Sama religion. Ahoꞌ, kauliꞌan bang halam aniyaꞌ amaꞌin, halam anabab; buwat kami itu taga pangkat. Yes, healing is possible when no offense was given, no cause; as with us who have ritual-ancestors. Usulta bay kaꞌmboꞌ-mboꞌan. Sꞌssagta ya bay pangkat dahū bang iya makakalnaꞌ īꞌ. We follow our ancestors. We contact the former ritual ancestor to know if he is the cause. . link: mboꞌ₂.

pangkat₂   v. AO-1. To stack in layers. Gram: AO-1 cf.: bangkat₂.

pangkatan   n. A body of custom inherited from one's forebears. Dapangkatan du sigā. They belong to the same custom. . link: usulan.

pangkat-mamangkat   n. Series upon series of ancestors or descendants.

pangkat-pangkat   n. A stack of metal containers held by a single frame, used to carry a cooked lunch in.

pangkaꞌ   1 • n. A short rod or stake.

2 • v. AO-2. To insert a rod into large fruit to aid ripening. . Pinangkaꞌan nangkaꞌ, pinahēꞌ kayu pareyom, abōꞌ alꞌkkas atahak. A rod is inserted in the jackfruit, a stick put inside, so it will quickly ripen. Gram: AO-2

pangkaꞌan   n. The props which support the rear legs of a tripod mast in a sailing canoe. Tabowa tapiꞌ paꞌangkat heꞌ pangkaꞌan. The upper planks are lifted up by the (pressure on) the beams.

pangkiꞌ   v. AO-1. To pound certain starchy foods until the mass forms a solid lump. Gram: AO-1 cf.: tꞌppa.

pangkot   1 • n. A repulsive skin disease such as smallpox or leprosy in an advanced stage. . Tauwaꞌ pangkot. May leprosy strike! (a curse form). Nsaꞌ aniyaꞌ apꞌddiꞌ ai-ai, agtūy amatay. Ya hēꞌ pangkot. No pain at all, but quickly dies. That is pangkot. cf.: kolera.

2 • exclamation. Indicates mild surprise or annoyance. cf.: pistiꞌ.

pangkul   n. The body from buttocks to hip. linkset: papa, pigiꞌ₂.

pangdayaw   Variant: paŋgayaw. n. 1 • The framework of the body which supports the flesh and organs; the skeleton. Pangdayawta, ya akal-baranta. Our skeleton, the physical frame of our body. linkset: akal-baran, batang-tubu, tangkorak.

2 • Physical appearance in general. Ahāp isāb pangdayawnu. You are looking well too.

pangentom   n. What one remembers; a recollection. Duwampūꞌ pilak, bang ma pangentomku isāb. Twenty pesos, according to my recollection. Alaꞌat bang pangentom llum, makasakki. Longing for someone who is still living is bad, it makes one sick.

pangentoman   n. A memorial or souvenir.

panggahak   Variant: paŋgohok. v. AStat aN-. To breathe deeply and noisily, as when sleeping heavily; to snore. Gram: AStat. aN-

panggal   n. A woven trap for small fish. Category: Trapping. link: bubu₁.

panggang₁   Variant: gaŋgaŋ; laŋgaŋ. 1 • adj. a-/-in-. Dried out through exposure to the sun, the cause of heat exhaustion in humans. Apanggang heꞌ llaw, baranta atawa pelang. Bang baranta angalimasuꞌ kita. Bang pelang ya alꞌssaꞌ. Dried out by the sun, our bodies or a canoe. When it is our bodies we are hot inside. When it is a canoe it cracks. Saliꞌ angalimasuꞌ deyom baranta. Aganggang kita eꞌ llaw. As when our body experiences painful internal warmth. We are dried out by the sun. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To expose to the heat of the sun. Nilanggang aku heꞌ llaw ati patay boheꞌ aku. I am dried out be the sun and I am seriously thirsty.

panggang₂   v. AO-1. To cook a bird or animal (but not a fish) whole by roasting on a spit. Category: Cooking methods. Gram: A0-1 link: tapa.

panggayaw   n. The framework of the body which supports the flesh and organs; a skeleton.

panggiꞌ   Variant: paŋgiʔ kayu. n. Cassava or manioc, the major starch staple for both Tausug and Sama of Central Sulu. Some varieties contain a toxic juice which must expressed (by grating the tuber and squeezing the grated residue) before pan-roasting without oil. The grated squeezed meal may also be pressed into cakes and steamed or boiled, sometimes with grated coconut meat. Non-toxic varieties may simply be peeled and boiled. . Category: Cassava. Manihot utilissima.. cf.: patatas.

panggiꞌ bahan   n. The sweet potato. Commonly called camote in the Philippines. Ipomoea batatas.

panggiꞌ bilu-bilu   n. A variety of cassava, has toxic juice. Category: Cassava.

panggiꞌ kayu   n. Cassava. . The addition of the modifier kayu (tree-like) in this binomial variant parallels the modifier bahan (vine-like) in the entry panggi' bahan. Manihot utilissima. cf.: tibuꞌuk₁.

panggohok   v. AStat aN-. To snore.

panggohong   v. AStat aN-. To roar, of a large animal. Amanggohong, buwat halimaw atawa baruwang. Roaring, like a lion or a bear.

panggung   n. A building with floor and roof but no walls, as a market, a shelter put up for celebration. Panggung-panggung ya pagdagangan ai-ai, atawa pangongkaꞌan. Hal pasindungan, halam aniyaꞌ dinding. Taga-lantay. The shelter is for selling things, or a place for entertaining. Just a shelter, no walls. It has a floor. Category: Types of buildings. cf.: lapaw.

pangguwaꞌ   1 • n. The restless spirit of a dead person that returns from the grave to trouble the living. Such a spirit is said to have a characteristic odor and is feared, especially by children. The reason for its return may be either the wickedness of the dead person in life, or failure of the relatives to carry out proper funeral rites. According to some sources a pangguwa' may make itself visible, in which case it is recognized by the absence of hands or feet. Bang kami anūꞌ mampallam kaleya aheka pangguwaꞌ. When we go ashore to get mangos by torchlight there are lots of ghosts. Category: Spirits of things. link: bagala.

2 • v. AStat aN-. To become a ghost; to behave as a ghost. Bang alaꞌat hinangta ma deyom dunya mbal kita pinasampay ni sulgaꞌ, ma dunya ya amangguwaꞌ. If our actions in the world are bad we are not taken right to heaven, but are on earth behaving like a ghost. Category: Appear, of spirit. Gram: AStat. aN-

panghati   n. Understanding; the way one understands something. Sussik itū ma panghatiku atuyuꞌ. This word sussik, in my understanding, means diligent.

panghuluꞌ   Variant: paŋhuʔ. n. A person of prestige; a person in supreme authority, as the premier of a country; Lord, as in Christian usage. Panghuluꞌta, saliꞌ tuhanta, buwat botang mattoꞌa. Our high leader, like our god, like the leader of the community. . Category: Person in authority. cf.: panglima, maharadja.

panghuꞌ   n. A person in supreme authority, as the premier of a country; Lord, as in Christian usage.

pangi   n. A forest tree with edible fruit. Category: Shore tree.

panginuman   n. A drinking container of any kind. linkset: basu, gayung, sawan, tasa.

pangiram   n. The conception phase of pregnancy. A woman is considered to be pregnant once she is no longer experiencing morning sickness.

pangiraman   n. The foods craved by a pregnant woman during the conception phase of pregnancy. A devoted husband is expected to spare no efforts to get such items for his wife, and the problems associated with doing so form a motif in folk stories. Na boꞌ na konoꞌ nileyang pangiraman. So then, as the story goes, the conception-food was attained by flying. . Amꞌlli aku tagbak pangiraman hꞌndaku. I will buy wild ginger fruit for my wife's conception-craving. .

pangiskul   n. Schooling, education, in the state system. Apa alanga na toꞌongan pangiskulna anak ilū. For the educational level of that child is very high.

pangisihan₁   n. A container. cf.: boheꞌ₁.

pangisihan₂   n. Mother, in a figurative sense as the container through which a child is brought into the world. Ahoꞌ, dapangisihan kami. Yes, we are from the same mother (lit. container). Duwa boheꞌ sigā, dakayuꞌ pangisian. They are from two fathers (lit. semen), one mother (lit. container). .

pangitahuwan   n. Knowledge; understanding.

pangitaꞌu   n. Knowledge; wisdom. Aniyaꞌ pangitaꞌuku ma Siganggang. Aꞌana, lumaꞌna, nsaꞌ biddaꞌ. I have knowledge about Siganggang. Its people, its houses, anything at all. . cf.: himantaꞌu.

panglima   n. A title formerly given to a local civil authority who represents the extension of the sultanate into local communities, both Sama and Tausug. Some men still bear the title, but the function has been largely replaced by pan-Philippine systems centered in Manila. Category: Person in authority. cf.: panghuluꞌ, maharadja.

panglipas   Variant: paŋlipat. 1 • n. An absent-minded person. synonyms: panglupa.

2 • v. AO-2. To forget something through absent-mindedness.

panglipat   n. An absent-minded person. Gram: AO-2

pangliyas   n. A magical protection against physical harm. Mbal kita taluwaꞌ ai-ai. Tinimbak min heka, taga pangliyas, taga pagkalꞌlla. Nothing will hurt us. Though shot repeatedly, we have magical protection, immunity. link: kobol.

pangliꞌ   1 • n. A person's appearance. link: luwa.

2 • v. AO-1. To recognize someone by his appearance. Gram: AO-1 link: kilā.

panglupa   n. An absent-minded person. synonyms: panglipas; link: kalipat.

pangluwahan   n. The external appearance of something.

pangongkaꞌan   n. Things played with.

pangsan   adj. a-. Serious or persistent, of a sickness. Gram: a- link: bangat.

pangsut   1 • adj. a-. Come out of a socket or hole where it properly belongs, as an eye, a blade from its handle. Bang kita anigad ma dilaut, waꞌi ahūg baran lahut, apangsut man puhanna. When we are out at sea slashing something, the blade of the machete falls, comes loose from of its handle. Gram: a- cf.: lꞌpput₂.

2 • v. ASite aN-. To become loose in its socket. Amangsut kōk katig bang taluwaꞌ heꞌ kosog goyak. The head of the outrigger works loose when hit by the force of the waves. .

pangtad   v. AO-1. To remove small irregularities in a row of items, as by filing the outer face of the upper front teeth, by adjusting the tension of the strands when weaving a mat. Gram: AO-1 link: lagnas.

pangtusan   n. A sprouting coconut at the stage when the young plant is still attached to the parent nut. Category:  Coconut, stages, Palms, banana.

pangtuꞌud   n. A wall post that extends from the floor to the top of the wall. Category: Framing. link: hāg.

pangubug   n. A lure. Batu ya nihagtuꞌ-hagtuꞌ pangubug kuhitaꞌ. A stone is what is bounced up and down in order to lure an octopus out.

pangukaban lawang   n. A gift, usually money, made to the seller of a rare and valuable item such as a large pearl, as evidence of the potential buyer's serious intentions.

pangꞌmboꞌan   n. The persons from whom ego traces descent.

pangꞌmpu   n. Descendants, viewed collectively. Category: Related by birth.

pangꞌmpuhan   n. Grandchildren in general.

pangꞌnnaꞌan   n. A storage place. cf.: pagtauꞌan.

pangꞌntan   n. Hand tools or implements. . Sikagantungan pangꞌntan. (Kitchen) implements hanging in large numbers. . linkset: bangkung, bariꞌ, gayang, janap, lahut, laring, pisaw, sundang, pira, kīs₂; cf.: barung.

paopēt   v. AA pag-. To go in different directions. Sūng kita analun. Magpaopēt kitam ni mampallam dakayūꞌ ati kaꞌa ni mampallam dakayuꞌ isãb. Let's go and gather fruit. We go in different directions, (I) to one mango tree, and you to another mango tree. link: sihaꞌ.

papa   n. Cheeks, as of face or buttocks. Category: Flesh. link: pangkul.

papa-buliꞌ   n. The cheeks of the buttocks. Category: Flesh. synonyms: pigiꞌ₁.

papak   v. AA pag-. To bang two items together on their concave faces, a term used mainly for a movement in the game of luhu in which half coconut shells are the main equipment. Also refers to a game in which two players clap hands together to the accompaniment of a rhythmic song. Gram: AA pag- cf.: lagpak₁.

papag   v. AO-2. To prevent someone from doing anything harmful, as a small child. Papagin ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ ilu. Keep that child from getting into harm. Gram: AO-2

papagan₁   1 • n. The basic design of something woven; the background of a pattern. linkset: punsaꞌ, sapak.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To prepare the background of something woven. Magpapagan ma biyaning, punsaꞌ bilu. Do the background in yellow, the pattern blue.

papagan₂   n. A supporting component or base, as the board on which a metal grater is fastened; a bow in contrast to the bowstring. linkset: baꞌugan₁, palanggungan.

papal   adj. a-. Deaf due to blockage of the the ears. . Alantak pahāp kaꞌa-i, apalpal. You are stone deaf, your ears blocked. Gram: a-

papalom   v. AO-2. To staunch the flow of blood or limit the severity of an internal pain. Abakat kita heꞌ kayu, niāꞌ min kayu heꞌ pamapalom bakat. Atawa abusāꞌ, tinambalan kita min deyom, pinapaloman kita min deyom. When we are wounded by a tree, something from that tree is taken to staunch the wound. Or when experiencing internal pain, we are medicined internally, the pain stopped from within. . Gram: AO-2 cf.: tambal.

papan₁   n. Planking; any wide thin board such as plywood. Category: Building materials. linkset: listun, pasagiꞌ.

papan₂   1 • n. Packets of firecrackers in tight strings. Bꞌllihin aku duwampapan kulitis. Buy me two packets of firecrackers. cf.: pākete; link: kaha₂.

2 • Classifier. Packets of firecrackers.

papanjari   v. AO-1. To bring something into being, as the action of God in creation. Bay tahun palabay aheya pagsukulan kami ni Magpapanjari in pagbayadna halam du isāb bay alipas bulan-bulan. In years past we had great thanksgiving to the Creator in that his (the person's) payment was not forgotten month by month. Gram: AO-1 cf.: paniyaꞌ, ummat.

papang   voc n. An address term for father or senior male, used only to men of the Christian community. . Bang aku taga-mmaꞌ Lannang, angōn aku papang. If I have a Chinese father, I call him papang. cf.: mamang₂.

papas₁   v. AO-1. To club someone. Bang aniyaꞌ binonoꞌ pinapas maka busay. When someone is being killed he is clubbed with a paddle. Gram: AO-1 cf.: kakal.

papas₂   1 • adj. a-. Faded; erased. Ataggu itū saliꞌ atꞌggol apapas. Apapas du isāb soꞌ atꞌggol-tꞌggol anganggantiꞌ. Taggu means it takes a long time to fade. It does indeed fade but one doesn't change it for quite a long time. Gram: a- cf.: eres.

2 • v. AO-2. To erase something. Luwal bang magsulat inān, bang aniyaꞌ asāꞌ pinapasan. Only with writing, if there is a mistake it is erased. Gram: AO-2 cf.: pahalam.

papat   v. AO-1. To instruct a child in proper behavior. Bang mbal ameyaꞌ ma pagpapatnu, ya ampa ka angastol. When (the child) does not obey your teaching, then you get angry. Gram: AO-1 link: biꞌat.

papata₁   1 • n. A prognosis or prediction. Yuk kamattoꞌahan mbal ahāp papatana. The elders foresee that his prognosis is not good.

2 • v. AO-1. To describe the details of something, as a future event, something which is being identified. Papatahun konoꞌ ma aku anakku itū, bang allum ka, amatay ka. Please make a prognosis for my child, whether it will live or die. Pamandogahan ya pamahinganu aku, pamapatahan isāb. A reference point that you provide for my information, and an indication as well of what's ahead. . Gram: AO-1

papata₂   n. A wise saying.

papatay   1 • v. AO-1. To cause the death of something. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AO-2. To unwittingly bring about the death of a close family member due to an aura of misfortune attaching to oneself. Dꞌnda inān balu, hal amapatayan hꞌllana. That woman is a widow, she simply kills her husband. cf.: mangan hꞌlla/hꞌnda.

papaꞌ   v. AO-1. To chew something, as betel nut mixture, hard items of food. Papaꞌun dahū, apa mbal patꞌllon ma katibuꞌukanna. Chew it first because it can't be swallowed whole. Gram: AO-1 linkset: lopaꞌ, mamaꞌ, paꞌus.

papā   (See pamapā).

papel   Variant: pepel. n. Paper, esp. writing paper. link: katas.

papellat   adv. Spread open, of parts that are normally or preferably together. Angay ka aningkōꞌ papellat ilu? Why are you sitting with everything open {said to a little girl}? Gram: AStat. pa-

papinsal   v. AO-1. To bring the two planks of a cassava press closer together, by tightening the twist of the loop that holds them. Papinsalun gipitan panggiꞌ kayu koꞌ bang sinanglag ahāp. Make the cassava press tight so the meal will be good when roasted. Gram: AO-1

papoleꞌ   v. AO-1. To return something to its original location; to send someone home. Gram: AO-1 link: tūd₁.

papuhun   v. AO-1. To grant someone permission, generally in the context of taking leave. . Gram: AO-1 linkset: pabaꞌid, parūl, tugut₂.

paputing   v. AO-1. To refuse to believe what someone asserts, thus implying that he is lying. Gram: AO-1 link: dustaꞌ.

papuwaꞌ   adv. Suddenly and unexpectedly. . Aniyaꞌ bay patꞌnnaꞌku mailū, papuwaꞌ niāꞌ eꞌ ondeꞌ. I placed something there, and a child suddenly took it. . Bang takdil saki itū, bang papuwaꞌ pahibal, agon saliꞌ abꞌkkat napasku. In regard to this illness, when it suddenly moves, I almost pass out (lit. my breath almost snaps.) . link: taggahaꞌ.

papuꞌ   n. A favorite; a pet. Sowa ēꞌ asungiꞌ bulawan. Papuꞌna sowa ēꞌ. That snake excreted gold. That snake was his pet.

para₁   adj. a-. Broken down, of an engine. Apara donson si Kimpan ma dilaut Pandamiꞌ. Kimpan's outboard motor broke down offshore from Pandami'. Samalintongaꞌ paꞌin kami apara malkina. When we were halfway the motor quit. Gram: a-

para₂   preposition. For; for the benefit of. Sangpūꞌ batang tꞌbbu para ma aku. Ten sticks of sugarcane for me. Note: Chavacano. cf.: ma.

parabla   v. AO-2. To trick someone into believing what is not true; to give someone a misleading report. Parablahan kami abay kami aniyaꞌ daing, boꞌ halam. We told our fleet companions that there were fish, but there weren't. Gram: AO-2 Note: PRT palavra

parablay   v. AO-1. To drape something flexible over something firm. Gram: zero cf.: sablay.

parak   n. A purpose or matter for which people are gathered. . Saliꞌ anganasib kita ma paghinangan, ilu parak ni paghinangan. Suppose the subject of our ceremony is singing the nasib chant, that is the purpose of our ceremony. . Duwa parak eꞌ tabi magsuli-suli. Two matters for us to talk about. link: palkalaꞌ.

parakag   v. AO-1. To harm someone's character by over-indulging him or letting have his own way. . Bang saliꞌ dangan-dangan du anakna pinarakag heꞌ mattoꞌana, saliꞌ nirūlan. An only child is spoilt by his parents, sort of allowed to do what he likes. . Gram: AO-1 linkset: parūl, pategeꞌ, palanggaꞌ.

parakalaꞌ   n. A matter for negotiation; a court case; a social event. Alengog sidda kōkku eꞌ parakalaꞌ itū. My head is confused by this business.

paradol   Variant: apadadol. n. A cupboard used mainly for storing plates and food items. cf.: kabinet; synonyms: perol.

paragang   v. AO-1. To invite someone to buy. Gram: AO-1 link: andag.

parahāl   conj. Contrary to expectations; nevertheless; but in fact. link: boꞌ₂.

paraluꞌ   n. An early phase of the ceremonies for a deceased person. . Hinang paraluꞌ ya hinang amatay, hinang tꞌllu, hinang dapituꞌ. Paralu' is a rite for the dead, the third day ceremony or the week ceremony. .

paranas   v. AStat aN-. To fish with hook and line while drifting with the current. Pamaranas itū amꞌssi magpalaran. This paranas is fishing-with-hook-and-line while drifting. Category: Hook and line. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: pamalastik.

parangkang   n. A type of sailing vessel used by Buginese from the Celebes and rarely seen in Sulu. . Aheka parangkang ma Selibis agbowa lahing. There are many parangkang in the Celebes carrying copra. Magkullu-kullu, angamundu, ameyaꞌ min parangkang. Raiding, engaging in banditry, travelling by parangkang vessels. Has heavy planking, no outriggers, often used as a fighting vessel.

parang-parang   n. Various grasses. Category: Grains & grasses.

parangsabil   n. A type of song, sung to the accompaniment of the bamboo marimba.

parassaya   Variant: padatsaya. v. AO-1. To believe something that has been said. Mbal aku paratsaya ma kaꞌa, saliꞌ aku mbal ameyaꞌ-meyaꞌ ma hakaꞌannu. I do not believe you, the same as if I won't go along with what you say. Gram: AO-1 link: bꞌnnal.

parat   adj. a-. Abundant. Aparat heꞌ kasumping-sumpingan. Abundant with flowers. Aparat kalumaꞌan ma kalungsuran. The houses in cities are very numerous. Gram: a- link: heka₁.

paratsaya   v. AO-1. To believe something which someone has said. Mbal aku paratsaya ma kaꞌa, saliꞌ aku mbal ameyaꞌ-meyaꞌ ma hakaꞌannu. I do not believe you, the same as if I won't go along with what you say. Gram: AO-1

paraw   n. A light outrigger canoe with woven upper sides, a very fast sailer. Category: Canoes.

paraꞌak   v. AO-2. To inform the groom's elders that it is time for them to proceed to the bride's house (for the wedding ceremony). Amaraꞌak na ni kalꞌllahan, sinōꞌ palꞌngngan. Inform the male side, tell them to start walking. . Gram: AO-1

parereyagan   n. Playthings; musical instruments.

pares₁   adj. a-. Grazed, of skin. Insiniꞌ bay kami magbintiꞌ, apares kōk-tuꞌutku heꞌ gusung. Earlier we played the calf-kicking game and my knee was grazed by the sand. Gram: a- link: banggid.

pares₂   v. AA pag-. To play a card game in which pairs are formed. Gram: AStat. pag- Note: Chavacano linkset: sugal.

pareyoꞌ   v. AO-1. To make a gift to a woman's parents during her first pregnancy, the action of the man's family. This gift is supposed to ensure the healthy delivery of the child, and to prevent any possible deformity. Gram: AO-1 synonyms: palahil.

pareyoꞌ-pariyataꞌ   adv phrase. From top to bottom; entirely. Lungbus aku pareyoꞌ-pariyataꞌ ma sakap bayanan. In regard to the outfitting of my canoe I am complete from top to bottom.

paribay-paribay   v. AA pag-. To pass to and fro repeatedly. Gram: AStat. pag- link: labay₁.

pariksaꞌ   v. AOC-2. To ask someone for detailed information. Gram: AOC-1 link: tilosa.

parilaut   1 • adv. Towards open sea.

2 • v. ASite zero. To go out to sea. Alandos goyak itū, mbal kita makaparilaut. This rough weather is extreme, we can't go out to sea.

parinta   1 • n. The government at national or local level. cf.: kawasa.

2 • v. AO-2. To govern a country or people; to exercise authority over someone. Si Konglam inān mbal kapagparintahan, subay amarintahan ma baranna. Konglam (an independence fighter) could not be governed, he had to govern himself. “Sabab,” yukna, “ya na ilu magparinta-parintahan dī-na.” "Because," he said, "that fellow wants to be the one to decide what he will do." Gram: AO-2

pari-pari   n. A species of sea anemone, the tendrils of which inflict a painful sting. Edible when the stinging tendrils are rubbed off with ash. Category: Anemones. Actinia sp..

pariyataꞌ   Adverb. In an upwards direction. Waꞌi na si Mboꞌ Belleꞌ, paleyang sudju pariyataꞌ. Off goes Grandfather Eagle, flying upwards.

pariyataꞌan   n. The direction from which the current is flowing.

pariꞌ   n. A Roman Catholic priest.

pariꞌan   n. The seashore. link: gintanaꞌan.

paro   n. Two of a kind, in card games.

parola   n. A navigational light; a lighthouse. Amustu kami ni Tahu, kapūꞌan taga parola. We got supplies at Tahu, an island with a lighthouse.

parukunan   n. The religious book setting out the five precepts of Islam . Saliꞌ būk-būk alambu boꞌ mbal du akapal, ya niōnan kitab parukunan. A wide book but not thick, called the Book of Parukunan. cf.: lukun₁.

paruhun   v. AO-1. To permit or cause a situation to become worse. Gram: AO-1

paruli   v. AO-1. To keep in mind, in the sense of caring for someone or with the intention to get revenge. Gram: AO-1

paru-paru   v. AO-1. To discuss something with a view to making decisions about future action. Hal pagparu-paru. Mbal giꞌ atulak. It's still in the planning stage. We're not leaving yet. Category: Discuss. Gram: AO-1 cf.: plano.

paruruwambilaꞌ   

paruruꞌ   v. AO-1. To suckle a child. Tꞌggol magsungiꞌ-sungiꞌ daꞌa paruruꞌun ondeꞌ itū. As long as he has diarrhoea do not feed this child from the breast. Gram: AO-1

paruruꞌan   n. Something to suckle from, as a baby's feeding bottle. synonyms: sopon.

paruwambilaꞌ   Variant: paduduambilaʔ. adv. On both sides; on all sides.

parūl   v. AO-1. To indulge someone in his request, with the connotation of spoiling him. Gram: AO-1 link: parakag.

parꞌkkal   v. AO-1. To reserve something for one person only. This can be something favorable, as a gift, or something unfavorable, as punishment. Gram: AO-1

parꞌdda   v. AO-1. To place something firmly on a surface. Daꞌa paengkeꞌun tapeꞌnu, parꞌddahun ni papan. Don't make your feet go on tiptoe, place them firmly on the board.

pasa   1 • v. AO-2. To affix one's signature or mark to a document. Gram: AO-2

2 • v. AA pag-. To conclude divorce proceedings by validating a document of divorce. Gram: AA pag-

pasagad   v. AO-2. To leave something uncared for or untended. Angay pasagarannu badjuꞌnu itū? Halam minsan nilupiꞌ. Why do you leave your shirt lying around? It isn't even folded. Buwat hinang aꞌa, ai-ai hinangna kapasagaran, na lawag-baranna. Like someone's work, whatever he does is left alone, his personal responsibility. Gram: AO-2 link: haman-haman.

pasagiꞌ   1 • n. Something rectangular in section; by extension, milled lumber in contrast to trimmed roundwood and posts, etc. Category: Building materials. link: papan₁.

2 • adj. zero. Rectangular in section. Tagambil, ya pagmamaꞌ heꞌ kamattoꞌahan, tibuꞌuk-buꞌuk, saliꞌ pasagiꞌ. The resinous gum that the old people chew, solid pieces, sort of square.

3 • v. AO-1. To make something rectangular in cross-section, as of unmilled lumber. Nggaꞌi ka bay pinasagiꞌ, tibuꞌuk. It hasn't been made into lumber, still in one piece. Gram: AO aN-

pasahag   v. AO-1. To leave something uncared for. Gram: AO-1 link: hagmak.

pasahero   n. A passenger.

pasahi   v. AOS-1. To make known to members of the community and especially to its leaders, news of some event such as a robbery or an elopement. Gram: ACS-1 link: sꞌssag.

pasal₁   n. A market or shop which sells general merchandise and clothing, rather than just produce. Bang halam aniyaꞌ sꞌmmek nggaꞌi ka pasal. If it has no cloth it is not a pasal-type market. Mbal kasꞌllotan pasal inān apa aheka aꞌa. No gap can be found through the market-place there because the people are many. link: tinda.

pasal₂   conj. Because; concerning; about; to do with. Nā, binowa kami ni upis pasal kami bay magsallaꞌ. So we were taken to the Municipal building because we had been gambling. Abakat atayku pasal panipu eꞌ bagayku lissi. I am hurt emotionally because of the treachery of my closest friend. linkset: impasal, takbil₂.

pasaltaꞌ   conj. During; while. link: sabu.

pasalupa   v. AStat pag-. To change physical appearance by magical means; to appear in human form, of a supernatural being. Bay aku tinuwaꞌ heꞌ si Mboꞌ. Ya umagadna pasalidda ni aku, nggaꞌi ka baranna magpasalupa. Grandfather appeared to me. It was his ghost that appeared, not him in person taking on a bodily form. Gram: AStat. pag-

pasamba   v. AStat pag-. To take a chance on something. Gram: AStat. pag- link: sagap.

pasambu   v. AO-1. To put oneself first all the time, as at a meal. Only in the construction illustrated in the example. . Amasambu iya dī-na. He is always putting himself in first place. Gram: AO-1

pasampay   v. AO-1. To deliver something to its destination. Pasampayun sulat itu ni si Baljani. Deliver this letter to Baljani.

pasan   n. (See bāt-pasan).

pasannang   v. AStat. pag-. To make oneself comfortable, with the connotation of losing the ability to do hard work. Saliꞌ kita magpasannang-pasannang di-ta, saliꞌ halam aniyaꞌ ugatta. We make ourselves comfortable, as though lacking physical strength (lit. lacking sinews).

pasangan   n. Things of the same size. Duwa pasangan. A pair.

pasangkaꞌ   v. AO-1. To push something to its limit; to carry something through to a conclusion. Pasangkaꞌku lagiꞌ pikilanku. I still have to think it through. Pasangkaꞌun pamꞌllinu. Give me your final buying price. Anubali kita, pasangkaꞌta llingta ni Tuhan. We make a vow, we make our words go right to God. Gram: AO-1

pasangdolan   n. A firm support or backing. Bang ka an'ttaꞌ kayu subay aniyaꞌ pasangdolan. When you are splitting firewood you should have a chopping block. Buwat saupama maghukum, aniyaꞌ pasangdolanku, aniyaꞌ abugawku amogbogan aku. For example in a court case, I have someone to rely on, I have a lawyer who will argue on my behalf. Gram: AO-1

pasanglit   v. AStat pag-. To draw attention to one's own importance. . Aꞌa limaya maghinang ai kabayaꞌanna, magpasanglit iya makalanduꞌ. A man who is free to do whatever he wants draws a lot of attention to his status. Gram: AStat. pag- link: bantug-bantug.

pasarang   v. AO-1. To try on something for size, as shoes or clothing. Gram: AO-1

pasasā   v. AOS-1. To advise the community and its leadership of events that may involve them. Buwat aniyaꞌ alungay ai-aita asal angahaka na kita ni pangatagta atawa ni botang lahat boꞌ supaya sigām mbal aꞌawam. Kita kalungayan ya amasasā. When anything of ours is lost we naturally tell the neighbors or community leaders so that they are in the know. We who have suffered the loss are the ones to advise. Gram: ACS-1 link: sꞌssag.

pasaw   adj. a-. Having lost strength or savor, as batteries, canned goods. Tinurungan kassaꞌ abōꞌ mbal apasaw tībi. Cover the glass so your tea won't go weak. Gram: a- Note: SPA pasado link: linis.

pasayang   v. AO-1. To raise above the head, as hands raised in prayer. Pinasayang eꞌ kamemon aꞌa saga tangan sigām maka eꞌ sigām angolang amin. All the people raised their hands high and shouted amen.

pasaꞌatan   n. A moment of opportunity. Angꞌndaꞌ kita pasaꞌatan ahāp bang kita atulak ni kapūꞌan. We'll look for a favorable time when we leave for the outer islands.

pasāk   v. AO-1. To split wood using a mallet, heavy knife and splitting wedges. Aniyaꞌ na angutub-ngutub, kalu aꞌa waꞌi magpasāk kayu ma deya. There is a distant thumping sound, perhaps a man splitting wood inland. Gram: AO-1

pasān   (See bang pasān).

pasengko   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

pasibukut₁   v. AO-1. To dare to do something. link: tawakkal.

pasibukut₂   v. AO-1. To ignore or reject advice. Bay pasibukutbi in panowayku ma kaꞌam. You rejected my criticism of you.

pasihak   v. AO-1. To clear a space by moving obstructions. Bang buwat sagmot pꞌllaynu, pasihaknu man sagmot kaseheꞌan nihinang labayan. When you run into something like floating trash, you make a space away from the other trash to make a way through.

pasihaꞌ   Adverb. In a wrong direction. Tamalim pasihaꞌ kami. We were wrongly guided.

pasimbug   v. AO-1. To put together or allow to mix in with others. Bang aꞌa alaꞌat pinatꞌnnaꞌ ma nalkaꞌ, mbal pinasimbug ni kaseheꞌanna, sahab aheka dusana. If a man is bad he will be placed in hell, not allowed to mix with his companions, because his sins are many.

pasindik   v. AO-1. To stand something on edge, as a plate. Niꞌisi na laiꞌ ni lakal-lakal abōꞌ pasindikta. Put the plate in the rack so we can stand it on edge. Gram: AO-1

pasisil   n. A district or region. . Ma pasisil pagdagangan ai-ai. The area where various kinds of things are sold. Pasisil hēꞌ-i magbububu. That's the locality of the people who use bubu traps.

pasiyal   v. AStat aN-. To take a stroll. Bay kami amasiyal ni Siasi angꞌndaꞌ-ndaꞌ magmoto. We walked around Siasi watching the voting. Gram: ASite aN-pag- cf.: jambeyaw; synonyms: lunsul.

paslangan   1 • n. An extensive area without landmarks, as a plain without trees, open sea.

2 • v. AStat aN-. To travel out of sight of landmarks. Amaslangan kita, ma dilaut kita piꞌingga-piꞌingga patudjuhanta. We travel without landmarks, out at sea and going wherever we set our course. Gram: AStat. aN-

paslod   1 • adj. a-. Vigorous; powerful. Mbal ahāp paslodna. It's strength is not good (of pressure lantern jet). Gram: a- cf.: basag.

2 • v. AO-1. To do something with energy or strength. Paslorin aku, ma heya sakina itū. Treat him vigorously for me, this one whose sickness is severe. Gram: AO-2

pasok   1 • n. Dowels. These are used to join planks edge to edge. Bang ka anapiꞌ pelang subay aniyaꞌ pasokna. When adding side planks to the canoe it should have dowels. cf.: sibukaw.

2 • v. AO-1. To fasten something with dowels. Amꞌlli aku pasok pamasokku pelang. Bꞌlliku sibukaw ma aꞌa deya. I will buy dowels to fasten my pelang (canoe). I will buy sappan-wood from someone inland.

pasōng   v. AO-1. To move something further along; to extend towards. Pasōngun pelang si Sel boꞌ mbal talaran. Sōꞌun nihellaꞌ ma si Jiral. Move Sir's canoe further in so it can't be carried by the current. Have Jiral drag it. Bay pabiyalbi kapanōng tanganku ni kaꞌam. You ignored the holding out of my hand to you {i.e. in friendship}.

pasōng-sōng   Adverb. Later. synonyms: gana-gana₁.

paspad   v. AStat aN-. To flap, as a flag in the breeze, the wings of a bird, or the limbs of a person in convulsions. Bang kita kataluwaꞌan baliyu abōꞌ pabiluk paraw, na magpaspad banog hēꞌ. When we are hit by the wind and the canoe is turned, then the sail flaps.

paspas₁   v. AO-2. To do something quickly without stopping, as when trying to get a job finished. Paspasin hinangnu. Hurry to get your work done. Gram: AO-2 link: kuyas.

paspas₂   v. AO-2. To shake or dust something in order to remove clinging particles, as crumbs from a tablecloth, sand from ones feet. Pinapaspasan bistiruna, bay apꞌnnoꞌ heꞌ gusung. Her dress was shaken vigorously, it was full of sand. Gram: AO-2

paspolt   n. A passport. Bꞌnnal isāb ahāp paspolt kami inān sagōꞌ halam ataddang toꞌongan. It's true those passports we had were good, but they were not really legal. . link: pās.

passal   n. The henna shrub the leaves of which provide a vivid red stain sometimes used to adorn the fingernails, or as a lipstick. Category: Trees, shrubs. Lawsonia inermis.. cf.: jalnang.

passik   v. AO-1. To release a catch or trigger, as on a firearm or camera; to flick. Bang abaseꞌ tanganta pinassikan buwattēꞌ. When our hands are wet we flick them like that. Pinassik min tꞌdda bang amattaꞌ. Clicked once when taking a photo. Gram: AO-1 link: lagsik.

passikan   n. A spring catch; a trigger.

passuk   n. A group of people combining for an activity, as for a fish drive or a ball game; a team. Na kaꞌam ilū dapassuk, kaseheꞌ ilū dapassuk. So you are one group, and you others are a group. Passukan isāb bang angambit, bang magbola. Groups form when driving fish, when playing ball. cf.: kulimit, saumbibi.

passut   adj. a-. Adept, of a child acquiring the ability to crawl or walk. Gram: a-

pasta   n. Loose leaf tobacco, as used in a hand-rolled cigaret. Pehēꞌ ka amꞌlli siga binatang, daꞌa ka amꞌlli pasta. Go and buy some cigarets by the piece, don't buy loose tobacco. link: tabakuꞌ.

pastan   n. A large, flat basin for general use. link: undam.

pastil   n. A fried pastry containing a noodle mixture. Isina bihun maka manuk. Its contents are noodles and chicken. Category: Prepared food.

pastiꞌ₁   n. Three or more of a kind in cards. Basta daluwa kamemon, buwat tꞌllu-mpat alas, ya heꞌ pastiꞌ. As long as all the same, like three-four one-spot on dice, that is pasti'.

pastiꞌ₂   adj. zero. Accurate; confirmed, as a news report. . Gram: zero link: manyatakan.

pastol   Variant: pastor. n. A pastor, especially of a protestant congregation.

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pastul   v. AO-1. To instruct someone, as a child learning to do housework; to scold. Bang mbal ahāp hinang si Mommeꞌ, pastulun, Sel. If Momme's work is not good, instruct her, Sir. Gram: AO-1 link: biꞌat.

pasu₁   n. A round clay pot with a semi-circular opening at the top. . Category: Cooking utensil.

pasu₂   v. AA pag-. To race, of mounted horses. Gram: AA pag- cf.: lomba, danel.

pasukud   v. AStat pag-. To do something at a venture; to trust to luck. link: sagap.

pasukuꞌ   v. AOC-2. To grant someone a portion; to transfer ownership; to dedicate a thing or person to someone important. . Gram: AO-2

pasugsug   v. AO-1. To connect someone through marriage. Ahoꞌ, pinasugsug na eꞌ imam, kinawin na bahasa. Yes, joined in marriage by the imam, wedded so to speak. . Gram: AO-1 cf.: pabatal.

pasuhan   n. A channel or passageway.

pasulay-sulay   v. AO-1. To put someone to the test.

pasulig   n. A rising agent in cooking; baking powder or yeast.

pasung₁   n. A conical container made of rolled paper or leaf, for small items such as boiled peanuts.

pasung₂   1 • n. A restraining device consisting of a board with holes for feet; stocks.

2 • v. AO-1. To fasten someone in stocks.

pasung-pasung   n. A dessert made of wheat or rice flour mixed with sugar and grated coconut and boiled in a conical leaf container. Category: Sweetmeats.

pasuwaꞌ   v. AO-1. To give a share of one's winnings to an onlooker in order to ensure continued good luck. Ya angandaꞌug amasuwaꞌ. The one who wins shares his winnings.

pasuꞌ₁   v. AStat aN-. To make jokes; to talk nonsense. .

pasuꞌ₂   adj. a-. Unlucky, as a marriage between relatives subject to the limits of incest restrictions; unsettled, as a district subjected to continuous unrest or raiding. . Mbal maghalus, apasuꞌ. They aren't appropriate for each other, it is not propitious. Na angahalus aku man labayan itū lumꞌngngan sabab bay aku tinambukuhan apasuꞌ. So I take a risk of walking by this path because I have been told that things are unsettled (lit. hot). .

pasuꞌ₃   1 • n. Heat. antonym: dingin.

2 • adj. a-. Hot in contrast to cold or a normal temperature. Gram: a- cf.: hangat.

3 • v. AO-1. To heat something, especially of food or water. Gram: AO-1

pasuꞌ atay   adj. a-. Angry; furious; in a temper. Category: Idioms with atay.

pasuꞌal   n. A matter of disagreement.

pasꞌddi   v. AO-1. To drop something over the edge of a hole in the floor. Gram: AO-1

pasꞌlleꞌ   v. AO-1. To allow someone to have a turn. Bang angindam biyula si Ben mbal amasꞌlleꞌ si Samoꞌ. When (they) borrow Ben's violin Samo won't let anyone have a turn. . Gram: AO-1

patabak   v. AO-1. To treat possessions carelessly, as clothes left unwashed or unfolded. Patabakku na pantalunku dakayuꞌ. Alisuꞌ aku magpantalun. I am treating my other trousers carelessly. I am loath to wear trousers. Gram: AO-1 link: haman-haman.

pataklayan   n. The forearm. link: tangan.

patakos   n. A personal weapon, especially a sidearm. link: pangatu.

pataggal   1 • v. AO-1. To place something upon another to raise it or to protect the underlying surface beneath. Angay halam pataggalannu si Indil? Why did you not provide Indil with a support?

2 • adv. In a resting or propped position. . Atuli aku pataggal. I sleep with my head propped up.

pataggal-taggal   v. AO-2. To speak obliquely of something, especially when the person referred to is within hearing. Gram: AO-2 link: paꞌandig.

pataggaꞌ   v. AO-1. To place something on a support, as to place a pot on the pot lugs of a cooking fire. . Pinataggaꞌ kinakan bang bay ahaggut, ati pinasuꞌ ma deyom pilang. Cooked rice, when it has cooled, is placed on the pot lugs and warmed up in the firebox. Pamataggaꞌan pelang batu itū. This rock is for propping up the canoe.

pataghaꞌ   adv. Unexpectedly; without warning.

patahad   v. AO-1. To leave something where it is. Basta pagkakanan daꞌa pataharun mailu. Since that's an eating-place, don't leave it there. Gram: AO-1

patahan   n. A threshold; a lintel.

patahāl   v. AO-1. To keep someone waiting for a long time. Gram: AO-1