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To repress, restrain, check, prevent, curb, hold-, keep-, back (in check), to hinder, impede, control, withhold. Púnggi ang kaákig mo. Curb your anger. Pinúnggan níya siá sa pagkáon sing kárne. He prevented him from eating meat. Daw sa dílì na mapúnggan ang dakû níya nga dumút. His great hatred can scarcely be repressed now. It looks as if his intense hatred has got beyond his control. Walâ níya mapúnggi sa gilayón ang nagadalágan nga áwto kag ang makalolóoy nga táo nadalasâ. He could not stop at once the racing automobile and the poor man was run over. (see puút, sagáng, tápnà).

To overthrow, overturn, fell to the ground, lay low, cut down; to fall down. Pukána ang káhoy. Fell the tree. Pukáni akó sing ápat ka halígi. Cut down four posts for me. Ginpúkan sang hángin ang páhò. The mango-tree was blown down by the wind. Nagkalapúkan silá sa patág sang pagawáyan. They fell on the field of battle. Kon mabáskug ang bágyo mapúkan (magakapúkan) iníng baláy. If there should blow a violent storm, this house will tumble down. (see pulúd, túmba).

To wake, awake, awaken, stir up, rouse. Pukáwa siá. Wake him. Pukáwi akó sing limá ka táo. Wake five men for me. Palapúkaw sa (sang) kalág. Awakener of the soul.

(H) A word, term, vocable, saying, speech; to say, speak, utter, express oneself. Anó ang ginpúlong níya? What did he say? Pulóngi siá sing mahínay kag matinahóron. Speak to him quietly and respectfully. Sa laín nga púlong--. In other words--. Mga pilá lang ka púlong ang íya nga ginhámbal. He spoke (said) only a few words. (see silíng, hambál).

Advantage, benefit, profit, gain, use, usefulness, service, help, stead, avail; value, worth, efficacy; to be of use, be profitable, advantageous, useful. May pulús pa inâ. That is quite useful still. Walâ sing pulús iní. This is no good, is of no use. Indì na ikáw makapulús sinâ. Indì mo na mapúslan inâ. You can no longer get any advantage out of that. That is of no avail (no good) to you any more. Ginpúslan níya sing dakû ang amó nga kahigayónan. He made very good use of the occasion. He took advantage of the occasion. He profited by the opportunity. (see himulús).

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).

(Sp. fondo) To gather, collect, accumulate; to stop, unhitch, (of a cart, etc.). Nagapúndo lang ang túbig dirí, kay walâ sing iligán. The water collects (accumulates) here for want of an outlet. (see supón).

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).

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

Decoration, adornment, ornamentation, embellishment; to decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish. Punihí ang simbáhan sing maáyo. Decorate the church well. Ipuní iníng mga hénero sa Piésta. Use these pieces of cloth as decorations for the Feast. Ginpunihán níya ang íya kalág sing madámù nga mga birtúdes. She adorned her soul with many virtues. (see hiyás).

To steep in acid or sour liquids clothes, hemp-fibre, or the like, in order to take out stains and bring back the original colour. Punlasí ang lánot nga balayoón sing daláyap (sing áslum). Steep the hemp for making clothes in a solution of daláyap i.e. the juice of the daláyap orange (in an acid). Nagdalág ang íya báyò; gánì pinunlasán níya, agúd magúlì ang dumáan níya nga duág. His jacket had turned yellow, therefore he steeped it in an acid to bring back its original colour.

(H) Full, brimming, brimful; to fill, replenish, charge, brim. Pún-a ang báso. Fill the glass. Pún-i sing bíno iníng kopíta. Fill this glass with wine. Maghimáyà ka, María, nga punô ka sing grásya. Hail Mary, full of grace.

(Sp. punta) Point, sharp end of anything, end; to point or aim at. Puntahá sing maáyo sang pusíl mo ang píspis. Ipúnta sing maáyo ang pusíl mo sa píspis. Take good aim at the bird with your rifle.

(Sp. puntería) Aim; pointing a weapon, training or directing a cannon, etc.; to take aim, to aim at, cover (with a gun, or the like). Ginpunteriyáhan níya akó, ápang walâ akó maígò kay naglíksi akó. He aimed at me, but I was not hit, for I jumped aside. Maáyo siá sing punteríya. He is a good (an expert) shot. (see patandâtándà).

To crown. Ginpurungán sang mga Hudío ang Aton Ginóo sing tunúk. The Jews crowned Our Lord with thorns. Ipúrung sa íya úlo iníng mga búlak. Crown his head with these flowers.

See purutákal. Purutíkol gid lang ang íya nga hámbal nga índì masal-otán sing bínlud. He speaks so volubly, that nobody has a chance to put in a word (--that not even a tiny particle of rice can be squeezed in between his words).

To throw down or drop with some force, push with impetus (boxes, parcels, loads carried on the shoulder, etc.); to ram, drive or strike against something with force. Indì mo pagipúsdak ang kahón, kóndì pahigdaón (pabutángon, pabatángon) mo sing mahínay. Don't drop the box, but put it down gently. Indì nínyo pagpusdakán ang salúg sináng mga sáko nga may sulúd nga bugás, kay básì mabálì ang síntas. Don't fling the sacks of rice down on the floor, for-the floor-beams might break,-you might break the floor-beams. Nagubâ ang baúl, kay pinusdakán níya siníng mabúg-at nga káhoy. The trunk was crushed, for he threw this heavy piece of wood on it.

(Sp. posta) Bet, wager, stake; to bet, lay, lay a wager, put on. Pustahí ang manók ko nga mapulá sing tátlo ka mángmang. Stake (put) three pesos on my red cock. Ipústa ko ang ákon karabáw. I'll bet my buffalo. Pilá ang pústa mo? What is your stake? How much did you stake? (see tayâ).

Corner, recess, nook; navel; navel-string, umbilical cord; to make corners. Napusúdan mo na ang tabungós? Have you made the corners of the tabungós-basket? Sa púsud sang hulút. In the corner of the room. Butangán mo sing abó ang púsud sang bátà. Put some wood-ash on the baby's navel.

White, light, fair; to whiten, lighten, become or make white, to be or become light, to blanch, bleach. Nagputî ang íya bohók sa katigulangón. His hair became white through old age. Naputián akó siníng duág. This colour is too light (white) for me, appears to me too light. Pintahí ang padér sing ápog, agúd magputî. Limewash the wall that it may become white. (see bukáy, lágtì, ubánon).