Meaning of porpía, porpiár

porpía, porpiár

Hiligaynon

(Sp. porfía, porfiar). Obstinacy, persistence, stubbornness, competition, provocation; to wrangle, quarrel, bicker, contend, provoke, altercate in opprobrious terms, insult or abuse with contemptuous language. Ginporpía (Ginporpiár) níya akó. He insulted me. He provoked me. Nagaporpiáhay (Nagaporpiyáhay) silá. They are abusing each other. (see ákyat, pamúyas, pinuyasáy, timoláng, pasipála, padag-ánay, paindísíndis).