A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

sa tambuk, Reduce your intake of fat. Gipunyúhan ni
Bín ang andar sa makina, Ben reduced the speed of the
engine. a doing s.t., but in restricted quantities. Káun
nga way punyu, Eating without restraint. siráwu a
doing s.t. on any extremely restricted scale.
punyus n cuffs of the sleeves. v [A; c1] make, attach
the cuffs of the sleeves.
púpa n {1} stern of boats. {2} = apúpa. v {1} [A]
go toward the stern. Mipúpa ang hángin, The boat
sailed into the wind. {2} [A; a] make or build a stern
for a boat. pa- v {1} [A; c] head the stern of a boat
s.w. {2} [A; a] go near. Mipapúpa man gud ka sa nagáway,
naapil ka hinúun, You went near the persons
quarreling, so you got involved.
pupanda n rectangular piece of cloth worn by women
around the shoulders as a shawl. v {1} [A; b6(1)] wear
a shawl. {2} [c1] make s.t. into a shawl.
puphu v {1} [AN; a] scoop up with the hands. Siyay
mipuphu (namuphu) sa bugas nga naúsik, She scooped
up the rice that spilled. Magpuphu ku sa mga sagbut
nga ákung sinilhig, Ill pick up the trash that I
swept. {2} [A12; a3] gather information, earnings.
Nakapuphu ang pulis ug dúgang kasayúran báhin sa
túlis, The police have gathered additional information
on the robbery. Íyang napuphu ang íyang minilyun
gíkan sa íyang patigáyun sa trúsu, He earned his millions
from his logging business. {3} [A; a12] annihilate,
wipe out of existence en masse. Sakit mauy mipuphu
sa tanang pumupúyù, Pestilence wiped out the whole
population. puphuay = bùbuay, see bùbù. see also
paluphu.
púpù n title or address to grandparents. v [A; a12] call
s.o. púpù.
pùpù v {1} [A; a] pick fruits, leaves, flowers from a
tree by breaking off the peduncle. Pùpúun ku tung
hinug nangkà, Ill pick that ripe jackfruit. {2} [A12;
a12] gather, obtain s.t. from ones efforts. Nakapùpù
kug mga kasayúran báhin sa íyang kagahápun, I have
gathered information about his past. Wà kay mapùpù
sa pagsúruy, Theres nothing you can get out of roaming
about. {3} [A23] yield fruits as produce. Usa ka
punúang mangga mupùpù ug usa ka líbu ka búnga,
A mango tree yields a thousand fruits. {4} [B12; b8]
ang púsud for the umbilical cord to break off (shortly
after birth). Sa ikaupat ka adlaw magkapùpù na ang
púsud, On the fourth day the umbilical cord begins
to fall off. -in- n s.t. picked or excerpted. Basáha
kining mga pinùpù sa Baláang Kasulátan, Read these
excerpts from the Holy Bible.
púpug = pulpug.