A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

of corn leaving the white inner leaves. -in-an n ears of
corn with the outer husks removed.
puli v [A; b] chop the bottom of a coconut to make
it easy to husk. Pulihi ang lubi únà bunti, Chop the
coconuts bottom before you husk it.
púli n replacement, one who spells s.o. Aku ang
púli nímu, I am your substitute. [noun] vice-. Púli
pangúlu, Vice-president. v [A; c] {1} take the place
of s.t. else. Kinsay mupúli nímug magbakasiyun ka?
Who will take your place when you take your vacation?
Ang kasadyà gipulíhan sa kaguul, Now his mirth
changed to sorrow. Munggus ang ipúli pagtanum sa
mais, Plant mung beans after the corn. {2} (by extension)
replace. Pulíhan tu nátung pawuntin pin nga
nawálà, Lets replace the fountain pen that got lost.
pulipúli v {1} [A; b] take turns in doing s.t., do s.t.
alternately. Gipulipulíhan nílag bantay ang masakitun,
They took turns keeping watch over the patient.
{2} [A; a] do s.t. to s.o. by turns. Pulipulíhun lang
sila nákug kasábà, Ill give them a scolding alternately.
ka- n substitute or replacement. kapulíhay in the long
run. Sa kapulíhay masáyud ra siya, In the long run,
he will surely find out the truth.
pulída a done with craftsmanship, doing good work
(female). Pulída kaáyung trabahúa, Well-executed
piece of work. Pulída siyang manahì, She sews with
skill.
pulídu a for workmanship to be neat and well-done.
Pulídu kaáyu ning íyang baskit, The basket he made
is of excellent workmanship. v {1} [B12] for s.t. to
come out excellently done. {2} [A12] do s.t. with
good workmanship.
pulíkì a extremely busy. Pulíkì ku run sa báy kay
daghan mig bisíta, Im extremely busy in the house
because we have lots of visitors. v [B14] be extremely
busy doing s.t. as much as one can. Nagpulíkì kug
tubag sa íyang mga pangutána, I had a hard time answering
all his questions. Nagkapulíkì siyag sagang sa
latigu, He was busy trying to shield himself from the
lashes.
púling n foreign body or matter in the eye or eyes.
v [A12; a3b4] have a foreign body in the eye.
Makapúling ang abug, Dust can get into ones eyes.
Napúling ku, napulíngan ákung mata, I got s.t. in
my eyes. Way dakung makapúling, There are some
things a small person can do that a big person can
not do. (Lit. S.t. big cannot get into the eyes.) sa
mata v [A12; a3] offend ones moral sense. Salídang
law-ayng makapúling sa mata, A dirty film offensive
to the morals.
pulípug = pilípug.