List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter P - Page 190

Of use, useful, serviceable, advantageous. (see pulús).

Firmly twisted or twined (of thread, a rope, etc.); thickening, getting sticky and viscous (of sugar in the process of sugar-milling); to become firmly twisted (of thread, etc.); to thicken, inspissate, curdle, coagulate, congeal, condense (of sugar, etc.); thick syrup or molasses near the stage of crystallization. Nagpulút na ang kalámay. The juice of the sugar cane has condensed to thick molasses (is on the point of crystallizing).

The last peal of bells, the end of the ringing of bells; to stop the ringing of bells, to ring off. (see rimáti, púrut).

To pick up, lift, raise, take up from the floor or ground. Pulúta ang pányò nga nadágdag. Pick up the handkerchief that has dropped on the floor. Ginpúlut níya ang kwárta nga íya nakítà sa dálan. He picked up the money he found on the road. Pulúti ang dálan sináng mga bató. Take those stones off the road. (see púrut, hákwat, ógkat).

Wrapper, wrapping paper, wrapping cloth, any material used for wrapping or packing. (see putús, baláhos).

Home, house, dwelling, dwelling-place, living-quarters, lodging, lodgings, residence, abode, domicile, habitation, place to live or stay in, tenement, diggings. (see puyô, baláy, dalayonán, ginaestarán).

To belch forth, spirt out, spit out, emit jets of. Ang amó nga bolkán kon kaisá nagapúlway sing maitúm kag madámol nga asó sa íya bábà. That volcano at times belches forth (vomits, spews) dark and dense smoke from the crater. (see úlway).

(H) See pumalaháyag id.

(H) One who appears or presents himself; a representative, deputy. (see paháyag).

(H) A gambler, gamester, better, bettor, one who stakes money or makes a bet, etc. (see patád).

(H) Dealer, merchant, business-man. (see patíkang).

Builder, architect, shipwright, mason, engineer, or the like. (see tíndog, patíndog).

(H) A founder, one who founds, makes or establishes something. Pumalatókpagbulút-an. A law-maker, legislator. (see pátok).

A producer, farmer; manufacturer, industrialist. (see patubás, palatúbson).

Voter, elector, one who chooses,-selects,-elects,-votes. (see pílì).

Inhabitant, resident, citizen, dweller, denizen, burgher, burgess, townsman, householder, villager, cottager, people, the public. (see puyô).

To be, become, or make tight, close, etc. See púg-ok. Pinunurán (Napún-ud, nagkapún-ud, pinún-ud) siá. He was (became) breathless, unconscious.

Division, part, chapter (of a book); part, parcel, lot, piece (of land, etc.). (see báhin, páhat, párte, kusî).

Mesh, netting, network; to make a mesh, to mend nets, etc., to knit, make lace with a crochet needle, to crochet. (see táting).

Dim. and Freq. of púnà-to mend nets, etc.