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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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pression to show contemptuous disbelief. Ingun siya<br />

dúna na siyay awtu, háin bay napuwa? He said he<br />

got a car. That will be the day that I believe that!<br />

pulapula n scattered red spots or dots. puláhan (not<br />

without l) n {1} the name given to the Filipino fighters<br />

for independence against the Spaniards and then<br />

the Americans (so called from their red badges). {2}<br />

types <strong>of</strong> fish with predominantly red hues. puláhay n<br />

infant. ka-redness. pa- n lipstick. pulahun a reddish.<br />

n = puláhay.<br />

púlak v [AB; c1] {1} fall down from a height, cause s.t.<br />

to do so. Magpúlak kug mga tambis, Ill knock some<br />

tambis fruits down. Mupúlak (mapúlak) ang prutas<br />

ug labihan na sa kahinug, Fruits will fall when they<br />

are overripe. Napúlak ang misitíra gíkan sa bintánà,<br />

The potted plant fell from the window sill. {2} fail<br />

in an examination or subject. Sa nangúhà sa iksámin<br />

usa ray napúlak, Of those that took the exam, only<br />

one failed. () n {1} a nut, fruit that has fallen. {2}<br />

coconuts that have fallen <strong>of</strong>f the tree. paN- v [A2; a2]<br />

gather fallen fruits, esp. coconuts.<br />

pulákì a {1} odd, not evenly divisible by a given number.<br />

Duhay pulákì. Tulu mi, unyà limay inyung gihátag,<br />

There are two left over. There are three <strong>of</strong> us<br />

and you gave five. {2} be the leftover when s.t. is<br />

divided. Ang pulákì ámù na lang pikásun, Lets just<br />

divide the one left over. v [B126; c16] come out not<br />

evenly divisible.<br />

pulákut v [B; c1] be lighted and burning. Dì<br />

mupulákut ang tinustus kay basà ang tabákù, The<br />

cigars wont burn because the tobacco is wet. Pulakúta<br />

(ipulákut) úsà ang káyu úsà sugnúri, Let the fire start<br />

burning before you add fuel.<br />

pulálak, pulálay n = puray (humorous euphemism).<br />

pul-an {1} = púlu_2. {2} see puul.<br />

pulána = pulánu (female).<br />

pulang n k.o. sharp machete with a round or square tip<br />

for heavy-duty work. v {1} [A1; a2] make a machete<br />

<strong>of</strong> this type. {2} [A12] acquire this k.o. machete.<br />

púlang_1 v [A] for a baby to learn to jump, bounce<br />

up and down when held. Mupúlang na ang bátà, The<br />

child is now learning to jump. Dì pa makapúlang si<br />

Bíbi, Baby cant jump yet. {2} [A; c1] put a child in<br />

a pulangan. -an() n chair attached to a spring pole<br />

in which a baby is placed so that it can jump up and<br />

down.<br />

púlang_2 v [A; a12] die from intense cold, feel as<br />

cold as if one was about to die. Ang katugnaw mauy<br />

mupúlang sa mga háyup, The cold will kill the animals.<br />

Gipúlang ku, Im freezing to death.

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