List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter P - Page 79

Form or shape of a floor; to lay-, put in-, a floor. (see salúg, panálgan).

Freq. of sálug-to fish-, catch fish-, with the hand.

Freq. of salúgsug-to enter, penetrate, pierce.

See panalóndong-twilight, etc.

Freq. of salúpsup-to enter deep, penetrate. (see panalúgsug).

Freq. of tám-is-to be sweet, etc. Sweetmeat, confection. Also: to be pleased with, take pleasure in, gloat over, be delighted with, take delight in. (see hinám-is).

Panama; a kind of hat; a hat made of Panama-grass.

Freq of sámay. Also: to make fabrics called "sinamáy".

Freq. of támay-to contemn, despise.

A superstitious practice of fishermen consisting in the ceremony of putting some of the "small fry" of the first catch in a tin. The tin containing the fish is then placed on a small raft and send adrift. It may be considered a kind of sacrifice to Neptune, the heathen sea-god. Also verb. Indì ka magkáon sing dánglay, parótpot ukón sápsap nga pinanambián. Don't eat dánglay-, parótpot-or sápsap-fish that have been offered to the sea-god. (panámbì is probably derived from támbì, because the raft with the tin of fish on it somewhat resembles a kitchen-balcony called támbì).

To shelve; to dismiss, reject, despise. See the foregoing.

Freq. of támbong-to be present at, attend.

Freq. of dámgo-to dream. Also: To ponder, ruminate, muse, imagine, build castles in the air, to day-dream. (see ginaóng).

Freq. of damílit-to take one's leave, depart, say goodbye.

To shield, use a shield, protect oneself or others as with a shield. (see tamíng-shield).

To conceive, Freq. of the obsolete sámkon. Nanámkon-or-nagpanámkon siá. She conceived.

Freq. of támpà-to slap, strike, beat; a blow, slap of the open hand.

Face, front, frontage, facade; to confront, face. (see támpad, tamparán).

To bury one's face in one's hands; to grieve, mourn, be down in-the mouth,-the dumps. (see tampoáy).

Freq. of sámpok-to rush upon, fight (of cocks, etc.); to beat or strike against. Nagpanámpok siá sa (sang) íya dúghan. He struck (beat) his breast (as a sign of guilt, compunction, etc.).