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pangutana₁ [pangutána] v To question thoroughly. tinanong ng mabuti Si Boy ay impakapangutana it pulis dahil sida it nakakita sa pagmatay sa anak. Boy was questioned thoroughly by the policemen because he was the one who witnessed how the child was killed.

pamulsahan [pamulsáhan] vi To put hands into ones pocket. pambulsahan Nagpakapamulsahaney ra ikaw ay waya ra’t kwarta. You keep on putting your hands on your pocket even though you don’t have money.

pakipot₁ [pakípot] adj Coy; play hard to get. pakipot Bag-o nida sabton tong nagpapangrayaga sa ida ay nagpakapakipot anay sida. Before she said yes to the man courting her she played hard to get.

pakapalabi [pakapalabí] v To spoil somebody too much; to “spoil rotten”. Tong inra putong anak ay ingpapakalabi ninra kitang katugas it uyo. Their youngest child is spoiled rotten by them that’s why he is hard headed.

pakápa [pakápa] n An oily cream squeezed from early stage of coconut development. Has medicinal value. [Squeezed to give virgin oil which was used to heal rabies bites in WWII.] (sem. domains: 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)

pakapa [pakapá] n This old coconut has two shoots, when opened the inner shoot part can be eaten and the foamy white oil is used for pomade. (sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)

katapok [katapók] adj 1Rotted, decaying timber. marupok Nahuyog sida sa hagranan dahil katapok yaki kato. He fell down the stairs because it had already rotted without our noticing. (sem. domains: 6.6.3.2 - Wood, 8.3.7.8 - Decay.) 2Weak, low resistance to illness. mahina ang resistensya Aya gipakapatun-og dahil katapok ka it yawas sabaling magkasakit ka ray. Don’t go out in the night air because your body has low resistance and you might get sick again. (sem. domains: 2.4.2 - Weak, 2.5.2 - Disease.)

ingpapa-eskwela it maguyang ay pakapangmadabas ngani [ingpapa-eskwéla it magúyang ay pakapangmadábas ngánì] id A child wasted time and lost an educational opportunity (lit: sent to school by one's parents but just climbed guava trees). (sem. domains: 3.5.3.1 - Word.)