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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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n piece chopped <strong>of</strong>f.<br />

pisami = kisami.<br />

pisan v [AN; a1] buy s.t. in bulk. Pisánun ku ang<br />

ímung pitu ka alat mangga, Ill buy your seven basketfuls<br />

<strong>of</strong> mangoes. maN-r- n one who buys in bulk.<br />

pisar_1 v [A; a] press down on. Nagpisar kaniya ang<br />

daghang prublíma, Numerous problems weigh down<br />

on him. Pisara siya arun mutug-an, Press him so he<br />

will tell. Napisar siya sa duha ka dagkung batu, He<br />

was pressed between two huge boulders.<br />

pisar_2 v [A; a12] think about, weigh s.t. in the mind.<br />

Gipisar niya kun muadtu ba siya u dílì, He is weighing<br />

it in his mind whether to go or not.<br />

pisar_3 v [A; a] for a dealer to weigh goods he is going<br />

to buy. Átung pisarun ang ímung bábuy, Ill weigh<br />

your pig (to buy it). pisáda n computation <strong>of</strong> how<br />

much s.t. weighs and is worth. pisadur n the one who<br />

weighs produce being bought, usually copra. v [B156;<br />

a12] become a weigher.<br />

pisára n blackboard. v [A13] use, write on the blackboard.<br />

pisat v [A; a] mash, squash s.t. Napisat ang kamátis<br />

nga natumban, He squashed the tomato when he<br />

stepped on it. a crushed, flattened.<br />

pisaw n a k.o. kitchen knife usually with a metal handle.<br />

písi n acronym for P.C., the Philippine Constabulary.<br />

v [B156; a12] be, become a member <strong>of</strong> the P.C. pav<br />

[A; bc] have the P.C. arrest s.o. Ipapísi (papisíhan)<br />

nang hubug, Have the P.C. arrest (watch) that drunk.<br />

kuntrul n P.C. control. v [a4] put under the control <strong>of</strong><br />

the P.C. Gipísi kuntrul ang lungsud kay gubut pirmi,<br />

The town was placed under P.C. control because <strong>of</strong> the<br />

frequent outbreaks <strong>of</strong> violence.<br />

písì n rope consisting <strong>of</strong> two or three strands (lúbid)<br />

twisted together, usually made <strong>of</strong> fiber. v [A; a] make<br />

a rope, twist s.t. like a rope. -an n a device for twisting<br />

rope. -in- n tidbit, made <strong>of</strong> a heavy dough twisted like<br />

a rope and fried until it is brown and crunchy. v [A;<br />

a12] make, have pinísì. mag-r-, maN-r- n rope maker.<br />

-un() n fiber to be made into a rope.<br />

pisik v {1} [A; b2c1] spatter, splatter. Hingpiksan kug<br />

lápuk, I got spattered with mud. {2} [A; b2c] channel<br />

s.t., cause a little bit <strong>of</strong> s.t. to come to certain people.<br />

Kinsang kandidatúhay nagpisik ug kwarta pára sa<br />

átung lungsud? Which candidate was it that cornered<br />

a little bit <strong>of</strong> money for our town? Hingpiksan kug<br />

diyútay sa íyang daug, I managed to get my hands on<br />

a little <strong>of</strong> his winnings. a spattering, shooting <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong><br />

droplets. Pisik duul sa bintánà ug mag-uwan, The wa-

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