A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

pagka-a(←) forms with the prefix pagka-₁ and pagka-₂ to which -a(←) has been added. 1 prefix added to adjectives to form exclamations, with a greater degree of emotion or intensity of the exclamation than pagka-₂. Pagkadakúa sa ílang bag-ung balay! Their new house is absolutely tremendous! 2 form meaning particular action of having done [so-and-so]. Hustu giyud tung pagkaabúta ninyu, Your arrival (lit. that particular arrival of yours) was just at the right time.

pagkang = [pakgang₁].

pagkut = [pakgut].

pagpag a for hair to be dishevelled. v 1 [BN; c1] for hair to be dishevelled. Mipagpag (napagpag, namagpag) ang ákung buhuk sa hángin, My hair became dishevelled in the wind. 2 [A; b6(1)] agitate to remove dust. Íyang gipagpágan ang ílang mga butang sa abug, She shook the dust out of their things.

pagtung v 1 [BN; a12] burn, scorch. Napagtung siya sa kaínit sa adlaw, He got burned by the heat of the sun. 2 [B12; a12] for popcorn to fail to pop. Napagtung ang bitì ug walà mubukad, The corn turned brown and did not pop. a thoroughly burnt from baking or being otherwise exposed to heat. Pait ang ságing nga pagtung pagkasugba, Burnt bananas taste bitter.

pagu a burnt to a crisp. Dì na ni makáun kay pagu na kaáyu, You can’t eat this any more because it has been burnt to a crisp. v [B] be burnt to a crisp.

págu v [A; c1] welsh on a bet, delay payment. Kinsay nagpágu sa tanang pusta nga nahánaw man lang? Who ran away without paying the bets? Ákù lang úsà ning pagúhun (ipágu) nga pusta, I won’t pay my bet for the time being. n 1 amount which one failed to pay. Pilay ímung págu kaníya? How big an amount did you welsh on? 2 comeuppance, just deserts. Mau kanay págu nímu, That’s what you get!

pagù n a small brownish bird of the bush, with a body about 2″ in length.

págud v 1 [AB12; a12] burn, burnt. Baliha ang adúbu arun dílì mapágud, Turn the fried meat to the side so that it will not get burnt. Ínit sa adlaw muy nakapágud (nakapapágud) sa ákung pánit, The heat of the sun burnt my skin. Nagkapagud na ang pán. Dalia pagháun, The bread is burning. Take it out quickly. 2 [A; a] roast cereals black. Magpágud tag mais pára ikapi, Let’s roast some corn grits for coffee. (→) a burnt. Akuy káun sa pagud nga pán, I’ll eat the burnt bread. Kasagáran sa mga mananagat pagud ug pánit, Most fishermen have deeply tanned skin. -in- n cereal roasted black, esp. corn grits. Pinágud ra giyuy ámung kapi, All we have for coffee is burnt corn grits.

pag-ud a tough, strong, hardy. Pag-ud ang simintu kay sa káhuy, Cement is stronger than wood. v [B2; a12] become tough, strong. Nagkapag-ud na ang íyang láwas, He is getting stronger now.