List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter P - Page 159

A sneak, mean, servile fellow, a coward; to slink away, sneak off, go away silently and noiselessly (out of fear or shame). The Freq. pamidôpidô is more in use as verb, pidôpidô as noun and adjective. Daw idô siá nga nagapidôpidô (nagapamidôpidô). He is like a dog that slinks away quietly.

A loafer, vagabond, parasite, one living at the expense of others; one who always asks for favours, discount, etc. (see paniróngsiróng, pamidyôpidyò).

(Sp. pié) Foot (measure of length). (see tápak).

(Sp. fiel) Faithful, trustworthy, etc. See salalígan, matútum, matinoóhon.

(Sp. perder) To lose, perish, succumb. Napiérde siá sa búlang, sugál, komérsyo, etc. He lost in the cockpit, at the gaming table, in business, etc. Ginpierdehán níya ang bilí sang karabáw sing limá ka mángmang. He lost five pesos on the buffalo. Ginpiérde sang bágyo ang íya mga lubí. His coconut palms were destroyed by the hurricane. (see pérde).

(Sp. fiesta) Feast, festival; to celebrate a feast. Piestahá ang ínyo patrón. Celebrate the feast of your Patron. Walâ níla pagpiestahí ang íla Patrón sang túig nga tinalíkdan. Last year they did not celebrate the feast of their Patron Saint. (see pándut).

Hard, troublous, difficult (of times, life, etc.). Nagpíga ang íya pangabúhì. His life became hard. Píga karón ang íya pangabúhì. His life at present is full of troubles. (see pigádo).

Dim. and Freq. of píga and more in use than the simple píga.

(Sp. pegado) See píga, pikóta, malisúd, lapígot).

To extend by spreading, to spread all over, applied especially to skin-diseases like katúl. Nagapígang ang katúl sa kamót sang bátà. The katúl is spreading all over the child's hand.

Frail, feeble, weak, infirm, delicate; to become frail, feeble, infirm, to weaken (intransitive). Nagpígaw siá kútub sang pagbalatián níya. Since he was ill, he became feeble. He has been feeble since his illness. Napigáwan akó sa íya. He looks delicate to me. (see lúya).

Staggering, wabbling, toddling; to stagger, toddle, wabble, wobble, totter, waddle. (see balúdbálud, hungáyhungáy).

Hardened or lumpy rice; clod, lump, cluster, mass (of rice, earth, or the like, sticking together). (see bigól, púg-a, pugá).

Clotted, pasted, glued together; to be clotted, etc. Ang íya bohók gomón kag nagpígkang sang dugô. His hair was dishevelled and clotted with blood.

A kind of fish.

To press, compress, squeeze, grip tightly or firmly; to oppress, treat harshly or unjustly. Pinígos níya siá sang íya mga bútkon. He held him firmly with his arms. He gripped him tightly. Indì mo pagpigóson ang mga mamumugón. Don't oppress workmen. (see limólimó, lúgus).

To close, join, put together. (see píkot, kípot).

Back, end of the spine, coccyx, anus. (see pígot, pígtot).

Closed, close, near together, narrow (aperture, etc.).

To compress, squeeze. Pigsaá ang íya túdlò. Squeeze his finger. Ginpígsà sang manughilót ang íya bútkon. The massagist compressed (kneaded) his arm. (see pisíl, ipít, písgà).