List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter P - Page 64

A quarter or leg of meat, especially a quarter of beef or pork.

Freq. of bóbod-to scatter grains, etc.

Dim. and Freq. of pamóbod.

Freq. of bókod-to eat, take food (with one's fingers).

Freq. of bókol. To form buds, to bud; to form fruit especially applied to the coconut palm and burí palm. Nagapamókol na ang lubí. The coco-palm is now beginning to bear fruit, is bearing young nuts. Nagapamókol na ang mga rósas. The rose trees are budding, the roses are-budding,-in bud.

Freq. of pókpok-to beat cloth, strike, punch, pommel. Ang mga babáye nagapamókpok sang íla patádyong. The women are beating their skirts. Indì ka magpamókpok (mamókpok) sa látok. Indì mo pagpamokpokán ang látok. Don't strike (hammer) the table with your fist.

Freq. of bólas. To say "bólas", often used in contempt or anger. (see pamilát-to say "bilát").

Freq. of pólo-the handle of a bolo. To make a handle for a bolo, grasp a bolo by the handle, etc.

Freq. of pópò-to pluck, etc.

Freq. of bórda-to embroider, etc.

To be in a hurry, do at once, do forthwith, be anxious about, dispatch quickly. (see pólog, pórog).

To flower (of mango trees). See pamarókpok.

Freq. of pósò. Nagapamósò na ang ságing. The bananas are now budding. Nagapamósò silá sing maís. They are gathering corn-cobs and making them up into bunches. (see pósò, posô).

Freq. of postúra. Bearing, carriage, gait, posture, behaviour, outward appearance, way or manner of dressing, walking, etc. (see pamáyhon).

Freq. of botó-to breed (of birds, etc.).

Freq. of botón. To put or sew buttons on a garment.

Freq. of botónes-button up, to button, fasten the buttons of a garment.

Freq. of bóyboy-to chide, expostulate with, remonstrate with, complain of ingratitude, enumerate another's faults and criticize them, censure, find fault with, carp, cavil. Dáyon gid lámang silá nagapamoybóyay (nagapamoyboyáy, nagaboyboyánay). They are constantly finding fault with each other.

See pamúypuy.

Freq. of búad-to increase, multiply, procreate, augment, be prolific.