palungpung1 n cluster or bunch. Misuksuk ang manuk sa palungpung, The chicken hid itself in the cluster of bushes. Palungpung sa lyábi, A bunch of keys. v [AB; a12] be in cluster or bunch, bunch s.t. Mupalungpung ang búnga sa úbas, Grapes come in bunches. Pungpúnga ang ímung buhuk arun dílì magwarung, Tie up your hair so it won’t get dishevelled.
palungpung2 n toddy container made of a bamboo tube, two or three nodes long, with no handle. v [A; a2] make into a palungpung.
paluphu v 1 [A; b] scrub cooking utensils. 2 = [puphu], v1. n s.t. used to scrub cooking utensils, usually coconut husks. Paluphu ang ákung ilimpiyu sa dukut sa kaldíru, I’ll clean the rice stuck to the pot with coconut husks.
palúrus = [parúlus].
palus1 v [A; c1] 1 cause s.t. loosely tied or attached to slip off. Palusa (ipalus) ang baskit nga gisab-it sa ákung abága, Slip the basket off my shoulder. 2 slip the foreskin back. Ug mapawus ang yámis hustu nang tulíun, If the foreskin can be pulled back, it is ready to circumcise. a a foreskin that can be slipped back.
palus2 n measurement of a skein of thread one hundred fathoms in length.
pálus1 (not without l) n 1 score in a game. 2 advantage in score given in billiards to a weaker opponent. v 1 [A; c1] score in a game. Ipálus (palúsa) nang syíti, Make seven points (knock the seven into the hole). 2 [A; c] give s.o. an advantage in score. Kining tiradáha ipálus ku nímu, I will give you the score of this shot.
pálus (not without l) v [A; b7c] pay out additional length of line. Gipalúsan níya ang tugut arun musákag maáyu ang tabánug, He paid out more line so that the kite would climb higher.
pálut v 1 [A; b] peel skin off. Gipalútan ku na ang mansánas, I peeled the apple. 2 [B2] for the skin to get chafed. Napálut (mipálut) ang líug sa kábaw tungud sa yúgu, The yoke chafed the water buffalo’s neck. 3 [AB12] for land to become bare. Napálut ang kaumahan kay way ulan, The fields became bare from lack of rain. 3a [A; b5] shave the head bald. Akuy mupálut sa ímung úlu ug dì ka magpatupi ánang ímung bítul, I’ll shave your head bald if you don’t get rid of your Beatle cut. n peelings. a bare of vegetation. Kanúnay kitang bahaan kay pálut na ang kabukíran, We have constant floods because the mountains have been denuded. — ságing banana peel, said esp. in stating that s.t. is of no more worth than a banana peel. Ngánung wà man ku kunsultahi. Unsa man ku, pálut ságing? Why was I not consulted? What am I around here, anyway? Just a piece of furniture? (→) n 1 sorely chafed area. 2 scar on the head. Nakítà ang palut sa íyang úlu, You can see the scar on his head. a having a bald spot on it. Ang sal-ing palut ug úlu, The coleto bird has a bald spot on the head.
palutput n k.o. fish, general name for slipmouths: Leiognathus spp.