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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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àbà arun mahibalu ang uban nga antígu siya, Phooey,<br />

the big mouth has to go speaking English just to show<br />

everybody that he knows how.<br />

puwi- see also pwi- and puy-.<br />

púwin, púwint n point in a score. v [A23P; a2] score<br />

a point in a game. Matabla silag mupúwint ang nagpawul<br />

syát, They will be in a tie if they make a point<br />

with this foul shot. Wà pa makapúwint ang ámung<br />

magdudulà, Our players have not scored a point.<br />

puwis = pwís.<br />

puwit = puyit.<br />

puwíta n poet. v [B12; b6] be, become a poet.<br />

puya n {1} infant, esp. a newly born baby. {2} child,<br />

<strong>of</strong>fspring. Wà siyay natígum sa íyang kinitáan kay<br />

daghan siyag puya nga buhiun, He has not saved anything<br />

because he has so many children.<br />

puyasut a {1} weak, thin. Puyasut ug tíngug, Weakvoiced.<br />

Puyasut ug láwas, Thin-bodied. {2} for seeds,<br />

fruits to be stunted and lacking fullness. {2a} for a<br />

child to be thin and stunted in growth from malnutrition.<br />

v [B] {1} be, become weak and thin. Nagpuyasut<br />

man ang ímung mga buktun, Your arms are mighty<br />

thin. {2} come out thin and stunted. Nagpuyasut<br />

ang búnga sa ságing kay walà ulana, The bananas are<br />

undersized because they didnt get enough rain.<br />

púyat v [A3P; a] flatten s.t. s<strong>of</strong>t into a s<strong>of</strong>t mass.<br />

Puyátan ta kag kamúti ipakáun sa bátà, Ill squash<br />

cooked sweet potatoes for you to feed the child. ()<br />

a bananas that are thin and lacking in flesh from improper<br />

development, and by extension, other fruits and<br />

vegetables. Puyat ning sagínga kay búnga sa ting-init,<br />

These bananas are fleshless because they grew in the<br />

dry season. v [B2; b6] come out thin and lacking in<br />

flesh.<br />

puyay n {1} name given to Japanese money during<br />

the war. {2} any fake money. {3} money that is all<br />

wrinkled and dirty. v {1} [b6] look like funny money.<br />

Gipuyayan ku sa mga bag-ung kwarta karun, The new<br />

type <strong>of</strong> notes issued recently look funny to me. {2}<br />

[B126] for money to get all crumpled and dirty.<br />

puydi {1} it is all right to do. Káun, puydi apan way<br />

ínum, It is all right to eat. But no drinking. {1a} nga<br />

may do. Puydi ba nga makagawì ku sa ímung tilipunu?<br />

May I use your phone? {2} be very possible. Puydi<br />

kaáyung muanhi siya, He may well come here. nu- it<br />

is not possible. Nupuydi, kay ginadilì ang pagsúgal<br />

dinhi, You cant because gambling is not allowed here.<br />

Nupuydi, dílì nà mahitabù, Never. That will never<br />

happen. Nupuydi katabuk dundi gabahà, You cant<br />

have intercourse when your wife is menstruating. (Lit.

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