Hiligaynon
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).