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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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a whorl. Duhay pilípul ánang batáa, That child is<br />

double-crowned.<br />

pílir n loose-leaf paper filler for a notebook.<br />

pílir gids n feeler, a thickness gauge consisting <strong>of</strong> a<br />

thin, narrow strip <strong>of</strong> metal <strong>of</strong> a given thickness.<br />

pilis n a pinch <strong>of</strong> s.t. fibrous as cotton, fiber, thread,<br />

etc. v [A1; b] get a pinch <strong>of</strong> s.t. fibrous. Pilisi kug<br />

gápas nga ákung ihúnad, Get me a pinch <strong>of</strong> cotton to<br />

dress the wound with.<br />

pilit v {1} [AC3; b6] stick on. Mipilit ang tikì sa<br />

ákung tangkúgù, The gecko stuck to the nape <strong>of</strong> my<br />

neck. Nagpílit ang mga silyu, The stamps got stuck<br />

to each other. Pitlan tag istíkir ang kutsi, Lets stick a<br />

sticker on the car. {2} [A23] stick to ones lover (slang).<br />

Mupilit nà siya nímu ug ímung makúhà, Shell stick to<br />

you once you manage to get her to go to bed with<br />

you. {3} [A; b6] for ones gaze to be fixed. Mipilit ang<br />

ákung panan-aw sa íyang atubangan, My gaze rested<br />

on her front (genital region). a sticky so as to adhere.<br />

Pilit kaáyu ning papilíta, This paste is very sticky. n<br />

sticky rice, used for sweets. mais n k.o. corn that produces<br />

sticky grits, used for making desserts. ug kamut<br />

thieving. ug dílà having difficulty pronouncing. ()_1<br />

ang dílà v [A13] have difficulty pronouncing. Nagpílit<br />

ang ákung dílag pangatarúngan, I got all tongue-tied<br />

trying to explain. pa- v [A; c] paste, stick s.t. to s.t.<br />

Mipapilit siyag pahibalu sa bungbung, She pasted an<br />

announcement on the wall. n paste. pilitpílit a having<br />

difficulty enunciating. Walay pilitpílit nga pamatíun,<br />

He speaks glibly. (Lit. You dont hear the tongue sticking.)<br />

pílit_2 v [A; a] insist on doing s.t. or that s.o. else<br />

do s.t. Mipílit siya pagsulud sa kwartu nga ngitngit<br />

kaáyu, He insisted on getting inside the very dark<br />

room. Ayaw kug pilíta sa pagpasulti sa tinúud, Dont<br />

force me to say the truth. ma-un a insistent.<br />

pilíti = plíti.<br />

pilitína n {1} drawstring in the waistline used instead<br />

<strong>of</strong> a garter. {1a} apron strings. pahikut sa for a man<br />

to get married (lit. allow himself to get tied to the<br />

apron strings). {2} belt worn around the waist. v [A;<br />

a] make into a drawstring or belt.<br />

píliw a area <strong>of</strong> the sea near the shore, but still covered<br />

at low tide. v [B25; c] go to the sea near the shore.<br />

Akuy dalas timun ug mupíliw na ang lansa, Ill take<br />

the wheel when the launch gets in close to the shore.<br />

Nagkapiliw na ta. Palawri ug diyútay, We are slowly<br />

moving toward the shore. Steer toward the deeper<br />

waters. pa-() v [AP; b1] go toward the sea near the<br />

shore. ka-an n portion <strong>of</strong> the sea near the shore. kina-

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