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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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pupular a popular, beloved <strong>of</strong> the people. Pupular<br />

kaáyu si Núra Awnur, Nora Aunor is very popular.<br />

Pupular nga sáyaw, Popular dance. v [B12; b6] become<br />

popular.<br />

pupulasiyun n population, number <strong>of</strong> people s.w.<br />

púpus v [B12; c1] coming to its end. Napúpus ang<br />

tugut sa íyang tabánug, The string <strong>of</strong> his kite is giving<br />

out. Napúpus na ang pabílu sa ákung paílub, My<br />

patience is running out. Sa nagkapúpus na ang íyang<br />

gininháwa, nisulti siya sa tinúud, When he was about<br />

to breathe his last, he told the truth. ka-an, ka-un()<br />

n coming to an end. Kaguul nga way kapupusun (kapupúsan),<br />

Sorrows without end.<br />

púpuy = púpù.<br />

pupúyu = bartuníku.<br />

pur word used in reckoning dimensions: by. Dus pur<br />

kwatru nga káhuy, Piece <strong>of</strong> wood two by four. Kwatrung<br />

diyis pur katursi piyis, A room ten by fourteen<br />

feet.<br />

pur- {1} per, by the. -díya by the day. Purdíya ámung<br />

swildu, We are paid by the day. Utsu písus purdíya,<br />

Eight pesos a day. -úra by the hour. {2} prefix for<br />

exclamations. -bída short form: bída a exclamation<br />

<strong>of</strong> surprise. Purbídang lisúra, My God! How difficult<br />

it is. Purbídang gwapáha, Jesus! How beautiful she<br />

is. {b} exclamation chiding. Purbída sab ka! Wà ka<br />

makapakáun sa bátà? Heavens! You mean you didnt<br />

feed the baby? -pabur see pabur. -diyus see purdiyus.<br />

in other phrases: pur-abir {a1} testing s.t. out, not<br />

necessarily in earnest. Wà kuy disíyu nga mupalit<br />

íning awtúha. Pur-abir lang tung ákù ug itúgut ba sa<br />

ákung hangyù, I did not intend to buy this automobile.<br />

I was just trying to see if it could be gotten for the price<br />

I <strong>of</strong>fered. {a2} trying s.t. on a long gamble where there<br />

is nothing to lose. Pur-abir ning pagpaupira sa kansir,<br />

kay ug dílì upirahan, sigurádu man giyung patay, The<br />

cancer operation is just a gamble. If you dont operate,<br />

the man will die anyway. {b} -ihimplu for example.<br />

{c} -ingkásu = ingkásu. see also pur-ísu, purlumínus,<br />

purmidyu, pursikásu.<br />

purà v [B1; a] indulge in s.t. to the point <strong>of</strong> satiety,<br />

where one does not desire any more. Nagpurà mig<br />

káun sa usa ka batúang mangga, We indulged ourselves<br />

eating a large basket <strong>of</strong> mangoes. Gipurà námù<br />

ang ámung mata sa makaiíbug nga talan-awun, We<br />

feasted our eyes on the lovely landscape. Napurà na<br />

kug babáyi, Ive had women until I am sick <strong>of</strong> them.<br />

púrang v [A; c] cut fish into halves neatly along the vertebrae<br />

and bone structure, usually for drying. Purángun<br />

únà ang isdà nga igbubúwad, The fish to be dried

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