List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter P - Page 192

(H) Breathless, scarcely able to breathe, panting, gasping. Dim. of pungâ.

Forgetful, wandering in one's mind, oblivious, not quite normal, absent, absent-minded, abstracted, wrapt-, lost-, in thought, in a reverie, day-dreaming, wool-gathering, not all there. (see pangág, balingág, tipangág).

To break off short, to break off a horn, or the like, near the root. Sang pagsúngay siníng báka sa isá ang isá níya ka súngay napúngal (nagkapúngal). When this cow fought with another one of its horns was broken off short.

With broken-off horns, having the horns (or one of them) broken with only the stump remaining. Pungál nga báka. A cow with broken horns.

The stem or stalk of a flower or fruit, peduncle.

To become weak, feeble, enfeebled, frail. Nagpungáy siá sa balatían. He became weak through sickness. (see lúya).

Pimple, blackhead, acne, comedo. (see bugás).

To cut off, lop off, decapitate, behead. Punggulá ang ólo sang mán-og. Cut off the head of the snake. Pinunggulán níya ang manók sang íya ólo. He decapitated the chicken. He chopped off the chicken's head. (see pungól).

See pungâ-gasping for breath, etc.

Dim. and Freq. of púnghà.

To break or twist off; pluck, cull, gather (corn-cobs, etc.). (see lúngi, sipî).

Having a bit (piece) broken off; to be chipped, said of glass-ware, pottery and crockery. (see písang, pingás, bingáw).

To chip, break off a bit (piece) of glass, pottery, crockery, or the like. (see písang, píngas, bíngaw).

A little, a very small amount, small quantity, morsel, scrap, mite. Isá ka pungís gid lang nga kalámay, tinápay, etc. ang ginhátag níya sa ákon. He gave me only a little sugar, bread, etc. (see diótay, kálwit, púdyot, isót, piripiási).

To give or take a very small amount; to diminish by a little. Ginpungísan lang akó níya sing dútà. He gave me only a small patch of land. (see pungís, báhin, búhin).

A bamboo sling hung on a pole and carried by two men when transporting sand, gravel, stones, coconuts, etc.; to carry or transport by means of a púngki; to have much money, spend money freely.

To sit down, take a seat, be seated, seat oneself. Púngkò (Magpúngkò, pumúngkò) ka. Be seated. Take a seat. Sit down. Seat yourself. Pungkoí iníng síya. Sit down on this chair. (see língkod).

To throw, fling, chuck. Pungkoyá ang báboy sing bató. Throw a stone at the pig. (see bálang, habóy, pilák).

A handful, a bunch, as much as one can grasp with the hand. (see púngpung). Also: the fruit of the nípà palm.

To break off the neck of a bottle, the fingers, arms or legs of a statue, etc.; to maim, cripple. Napungól (nápngol) ang úlo sang laráwan ni San Bisénte. The head of the statue of St. Vincent broke off. (see píngas, kímpul, púnggul, púngil).