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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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a large quantity. Diyútay ra apan mu rag daghan kay<br />

nagpukakha, It isnt very much, but it looks like a lot<br />

because it is fluffed up.<br />

púkan v [AB12; ab2] {1} topple s.t. tall and erect.<br />

Hángin ang mupúkan ánang kahúya, The wind will uproot<br />

that tree. {2} bring to a downfall in a struggle.<br />

Mga Amirikanhun ang nakapúkan sa ribulusiyun, The<br />

American forces crushed the revolutionary movement.<br />

Mapúkan ra ang hiwing pamunúan, The crooked administration<br />

will some day be brought down. {3} [A;<br />

ab3(1)] dishonor. Ang íyang ámu ang mipúkan sa<br />

íyang kaputlì, Her own master violated her. ka-an n<br />

downfall, fall from power or loss <strong>of</strong> honor. Ang kapukánan<br />

sa Impiryu sa Rúma, The fall <strong>of</strong> the Roman<br />

Empire. () n trees that have fallen.<br />

pukang n childs word for female genitalia.<br />

pukas v {1} [AB6; c1] lift up s.t. that covers or hides<br />

s.t., become uncovered. Mipukas (napukas) ang tabun<br />

sa pagkáun, The cover <strong>of</strong> the food was blown open.<br />

Gipukas sa maldítu ang sayal sa mutsatsa, The bad<br />

boy pulled up the maids dress. {2} [A13] for a girls<br />

dress to creep upwards uncovering her legs. Kítà íyang<br />

páa kay natúlug nagpukas, You could see her thighs,<br />

because her skirt crept up as she slept. hiN-a allowing<br />

the dress to creep up in ones sleep, exposing the body<br />

in the process.<br />

pukat, púkat = puklat.<br />

púkaw v {1} [AN; ab2] wake s.o. up. Pukáwa kug sayu,<br />

Wake me up early. {2} [A3; a12] awaken an emotion<br />

that had become inactive. Pukáwun nátù ang nindut<br />

nátung kagahápun, Lets revive our happy past.<br />

pukay n childs word for female genitalia.<br />

pukdaw, pukgaw n k.o. fowl pestilence that is characterized<br />

by drooping <strong>of</strong> the limbs and head, causes<br />

the flesh to turn yellow, and generally kills all the fowl<br />

in one place. v [A3P; a4] get this pestilence. ting-n<br />

season when this disease strikes.<br />

pukgù v [A; a1] {1} put the hands around a sack to<br />

clasp it before tying it firmly. Dì na ku makapukgù sa<br />

sáku kay punù na kaáyu, I cannot gather and tie the<br />

mouth <strong>of</strong> the sack because it is too full. Pukgúa nang<br />

buhuk mu íning lastiku, Gather and tie your hair with<br />

this rubber band. Gipukgù níya ang tiil sa manuk, He<br />

grabbed the chicken by the feet. {2} nip in the bud,<br />

cut s.t. short. Ang ákung pagkasakit mauy nakapukgù<br />

sa ákung pagtuun, My illness has prevented me from<br />

studying. Pukgúa ang íyang pagpanugal sa dì pa siya<br />

mahigám, Nip his gambling in the bud before he gets<br />

accustomed to doing it.<br />

púkì n {1} female genital organ (euphemism). {2}<br />

k.o. ornamental herb, the leaf and flower <strong>of</strong> which are

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