payat a very meager and small in amount. Alang kaníya payat kaáyu ang duha ka gatus nga gastúhun sa usa ka adlaw, For him it is chicken feed to spend two hundred pesos in one day.
páyaw n a k.o. bamboo raft used in fishing, used to attract fish. It is left in deep waters with weighted coconut fronds suspended from it, on which algae develop and attract fish which can then be caught with a net. v [A; a12] make a páyaw. [paN-] n fishing with a páyaw.
paybut v [A2; c6] in basketball, for a player to pivot on one of his feet. Mipaybut únà siya sa wà pa musyát arun mawā̀ ang gwardiya, He pivoted before shooting the ball to give him a clear shot. see also tsindying.
payhag v [A; a1] destroy s.t. by knocking it to pieces, consume or scatter s.t. as though destroyed. Ang bumba mipayhag sa mga balay, The bomb destroyed the houses. Tiradur ang ipayhag sa balay sa putyúkan, Smash the beehive with a slingshot.
payhaw n 1 a characteristic shout or cry in calling s.o. at a distance. 2 a shout or cry to ease the tightness in the chest due to panting, uttered esp. when one climbs a steep hill. v [AN; c1] let out this sort of shout, calling s.o. at a distance or to ease up shortness of breath. Pamináwa náay nagpayhaw (nagpamayhaw) sa píkas buntud, Listen. S.o. is yelling on the other side of the hill.
payì a lame from having a defect in the articulation of the bones of the foot or arms. Si Ingkar magtakiang paglakaw kay payì, Encar limps when she walks because she is lame. v [B126] get a dislocation and thus become lame. Napayì siya sa íyang pagkahúlug, She was crippled when she fell down.
payib kúlum n fifth column.
payib pinggir v [A; c1] masturbate (slang). Payib pinggíra (ipayib pinggir) kun muutug, Masturbate when it erects.
payil1 n pile of mahjong pieces from which the hand is drawn. — nga ininsik Chinese way of piling mahjong pieces, 9 double decks and 16 single decks. — sa búlak the pieces on the right hand side of a player’s pile stacked in pairs. How many pairs are in the payil sa búlak depends on the number rolled on the dice at the beginning of the game. v [A1; c1] pile the mahjong pieces.
payil2 v 1 [A; c] file papers and the like. Ipáyil kini sa a, File this under a. 2 [A; c] file a complaint in court for an offense or misdeed. Ipáyil ku ang kíha ngadtu sa hípi, I’ll file the complaint with the chief of police. n file in which s.t. is kept.