A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

wonder why the child is squat when the parents are
tall.
putáhi n {1} a dish consisting of meat as a main ingredient.
{2} especial treat, anything that gives great
or unusual pleasure. v [A; c1] have, eat a meat dish.
putak v [A; b3] {1} for chickens to keep squawking,
as when laying eggs. Ayaw ug pakurati ang
mungáan kay muputak, Dont frighten the hen because
it will squawk. {2} complain, talk, or protest loudly.
Muputak dáyun siya basta maalkansi sa báhin, She
complains loudly right away if she doesnt get her share.
{3} nag, scold by babbling. Milakaw dáyun ang bána
dihang giputakan na siya sa íyang asáwa, The husband
went out immediately when his wife started to nag
him. {4} [A2] talk or butt in in a conversation which
is not ones business. Muputak ka man lang bísag wà
kay lábut, Why do you butt in when Im not talking to
you?
putaputa v {1} [B12] be easily torn or tattered from
age or decay. Naputaputa na ang mga papílis sa kaban,
The papers in the trunk are all brittle with age. {2}
[c16] tear paper or cloth into pieces.
putbul n soccer. v [A; a12] kick s.o. out. Putbúlun
ka dinhi ug magtinapulan ka, You will be kicked out
if you are lazy in your work.
puthaw n iron, steel. Taytáyang puthaw, A steel
bridge. v [c16] make s.t. of iron or steel.
púti v {1} [A; a12] break off, but not with a snap.
Kinsay nagpúti sa gítung sa sundang? Who broke the
tongue of the knife? Napúti ang dágum sa makina,
The needle of the sewing machine broke. {2} [AB126;
ab4] abort a fetus. Arun dì mainahan ílang putíhun
ang ílang giburus, To escape motherhood they abort
the life they are carrying in the womb. Bag-u nà siyang
naputíhan, She just had a miscarriage. n aborted fetus.
Gilábay sa basúra ang púti, They threw the fetus
into the garbage.
putì a {1} white. {1a} in plant description, green varieties
of plants that have green varieties and red or
brown varieties. Síling putì, Green peppers. Mandalúsang
putì, The mandalúsa with green leaves (as
opposed to the species with red leaves). {2} white
race. Ságad sa mga putì taas ug ilung, Most white
people have long noses. pay agipu, lubut sa kúlun,
urasiyun dark skinned (lit. a firebrand, the bottom
of a kettle, the evening prayers [said after dark] are
whiter). Putì pay agipu ning bána mu, Your husband
is darker than the tip of a firebrand. n {1} white
vaginal discharge. {2} = ispíhu. v {1} [APB; b6] be,
become white, cause s.t. to become so. Klúruks ang
muputì (mupaputì) sa ímung sinínà, Chlorox will make