List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter P - Page 6

Cause to overflow. Ipaáwas ang túbig. Paawása ang túbig. Make the water overflow. Paawási sing túbig ang ímong umá. Cause water to flow over your field, irrigate your field. Also: Emissio seminis, pollution (pa, áwas).

Irrigation, contrivance to cause water to overflow. Paawásan túbig-or-paawasán sang túbig. An irrigation system. (páwas).

To complete, make up, settle up, square accounts, pay the remainder or balance, satisfy, make up what is lacking or needed still, add what is-wanting,-short,-deficient. Paayawá siá sang kakulángan sang humáy, kwárta, kalámay, etc. Make it up to him for what is short of the rice, money, sugar, etc. (see áyaw).

To do to one's heart's content, especially said of eating, drinking, feasting, or the like. Makapaayáwáyaw na kitá sang káon sang páhò, kay madámù ang lútò. We can now eat mangoes to our heart's content, for there are many ripe ones. (see áyaw, paáyaw).

(H) To make better, mend, repair, improve, heal; order to make better, etc. Paayóha ang íya hubág. Try to heal his boil or to relieve the pain of his boil. Paayóha ang pánday sang ímo látok. Get the carpenter to repair your table. (see áyo).

To speak amicably to, treat well, make amenable, coax, wheedle, ingratiate oneself with, treat with all kindness, bring round by sweet talk. Paayónayóni siá, agúd íya ikáw bulígan. Speak nicely to him, that he may help you. Coax him to help you. Pinaayónayónan níya akó sa pagpahulám sa íya sing pílak. He spoke to me very suavely in order to get me to lend him some money. (see lígay).

In the direction of; to go towards, make for; to point or direct towards, aim at. Pinayonán níya akó sang íya nga lúthang. He pointed his rifle at me. (see áyon, pa).

To heat; warm oneself, especially by taking hot liquids. Pabaángbaánga ang ímo solóksolók sa paginúm sing maínit nga tsa-or-maginúm ka sing maínit nga tsa sa pagpa-* *baángbáang sang ímo solóksolók. Warm your stomach by drinking hot tea. Drink some hot tea to warm your stomach. (see pa, baángbáang, painítínit).

To be amenable to reason or admonitions, be reasonable. Indì siá magpabábà. He will not listen to reason. You cannot reason with him. (pa, bábà).

To publish, make public, make known, tell everybody. Ginpabágtì níya ang tinágò níla nga kasugtánan. He made known their secret agreement. Indì mo pagipabágtì ang nahanabû dirí. Don't tell everybody of what has happened here. (see bágtì, pabantálà, pabútyag, pabalahúbà, buyágyag).

Caus. of báhin-to divide, etc.

To work hard, strive for the mastery, vie with, contend, compete, make great efforts. Pabákas kitá kon sín-o makadángat sing úna sa putókputokán sang búkid. Let us see which of us will reach the summit of the mountain first. Nagpabákas silá kon sín-o sa íla ang maúna makatápus. They tried which of them would finish first. (see bákas, paindísíndis).

Competition, contention, emulation, rivalry, trial of skill or strength, outdoing each other or intriguing against each other; to use every means to beat one's adversary or opponent, etc. (see pabákas).

Caus. of balólon-to wind or roll up, etc. (see palolós).

Caus. of bálon-to take provisions along, etc.

To attribute to, inculpate, impute, lay the guilt, etc. upon someone else, accuse, denounce, make responsible; blame. Indì ka magpabángdan sa ákon sang ímo sayúp. Don't blame me for your mistake. Ginpabángdan níla sa manugbúlung ang kamatáyon sang íla anák, kay, konó, gindapátan níya sing maláin nga bulúng. They attributed the death of their child to the doctor, for, they said, he applied a harmful prescription. (see bangúd, pabangúd).

To attribute, shift the blame on, impugn, incriminate, tax or charge with, lay to one's door or charge, point an accusing finger at, etc. See pabángdan. Indì ka magpabangúd sa ímo isigkatáo sang ímo mga sayúp. Indì mo pagipabangúd sa ímo isigkatáo ang ímo mga sayúp. Don't blame your neighbour for your own faults or mistakes.

To be quiet, calm, tranquil, imperturbable, placid, serene, make no resistance to scoldings or even beatings, to put up with, to bear silently or patiently, ignore, pay no attention to. Bisán ánhon mo siá nagapabánok lang (siá). Whatever you do to him or however you treat him, he remains imperturbable. Magpabánok ka lang bisán ánhon ka ni tátay mo. Just bear it in silence, whatever your father may do to you. (pa, bánok, but the simple "bánok" is not used).

See pabánok id. (see hípus, pabungúlbúngul, waláy, pagsapák).

To circulate, give notice to, notify, propagate, publish, spread abroad, give out, announce. Ipabantálà mo sa íla nga--. Make known to them that--. Pabantalái ang minurô sang bág-o nga kasogoán sang kasapulán-*bánwa. Inform the village of the new order of the Municipal Council. Pabantaláa si Hosé sang magaabút nga bágyo sa búg-os nga bánwa. Let José give warning to the whole town of the coming hurricane. (see pa, bantálà).