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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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maN-r- n painter: {1} artist. {2} painter <strong>of</strong> houses,<br />

furniture, etc. paN- n {1} style <strong>of</strong> painting. {2} occupation<br />

<strong>of</strong> painting.<br />

pintas a ferocious, cruel and merciless. Pintas kaáyu<br />

ang liyun, A very fierce lion. Ang pintas nga mga<br />

balud, The raging waves. v [B12] become cruel and<br />

ferocious. ka- n ferocity, brutality. Ang kapintas sa<br />

mga kaáway mauy gikahadlúkan sa mga sibilyan, The<br />

civilians feared the merciless enemy.<br />

pintik_1 n slingshot. v [A; a2b2] shoot with a slingshot.<br />

Pintíkun nátù ang hinug nga búnga, Lets knock<br />

the ripe fruit down with a slingshot.<br />

pintik_2 = puntik.<br />

pintikustis n Whitsunday.<br />

pintuk_1 a terse, to the point. Památig maáyu kay<br />

pintuk ning ákung túgun, Pay close attention because<br />

Im going to tell you in a couple <strong>of</strong> words what I want<br />

you to do. v [B26; c16] talk or answer in a terse manner.<br />

pintukpintuk v [A; b(1)] do s.t. once in a while in<br />

short, irregular periods <strong>of</strong> time and usually not wholeheartedly.<br />

Wà mahuman ang trabáhu kay pintukpintúkan<br />

lang, The work never got done because he didnt<br />

stick to it and he didnt have his heart in it.<br />

pintuk_2 v [A12; b8] hit s.o. in back <strong>of</strong> one acciden-<br />

tally. Ayaw ug barug sa ákung luyu kay hingpintukan<br />

unyà kas atsa, Dont stand in back <strong>of</strong> me because you<br />

might get hit with my axe.<br />

pintil pin n felt-tip pen.<br />

pintul (from putul) n pieces <strong>of</strong> wood left over after<br />

carpentry. Magámit pa ning pintul pára sa bangkítu,<br />

We can use these pieces <strong>of</strong> wood for a stool. v [A; a]<br />

{1} cut wood into short lengths, chop logs crosswise.<br />

Nagpintul siya sa mga sugnud, He is cutting the firewood<br />

into lengths. {2} shorten or stub s.t. by cutting<br />

<strong>of</strong>f a length. Gipintúlan níya ang mga tabákù, She cut<br />

<strong>of</strong>f the tops <strong>of</strong> the tobacco. a cut <strong>of</strong>f short, into short<br />

lengths. Irù nga pintul ug íkug, A dog with a stubbed<br />

tail.<br />

pintur, pintr n painter: {1} artist. {2} painter <strong>of</strong><br />

houses and the like. v [B156; a12] be, become a<br />

painter.<br />

pintúra n paint. v [A; b] paint s.t. Nabag-u ang balay<br />

nga gipinturáhan, Their house looks new because it<br />

was just painted. ka-v [A13] get paint all over it.<br />

pintus n {1} sweet made <strong>of</strong> shredded young corn<br />

mixed with condensed milk or coconut milk and sugar,<br />

wrapped in husk and steamed (= alupì). {2} the same<br />

sort <strong>of</strong> sweet made with fine corn grits (tiktik) or sweet<br />

potatoes or cassava and wrapped in coconut or banana

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