píkut1 v 1 [AB; a12] close a long, narrow opening, get closed. Nagkapíkut na ang samad, My wound is gradually closing up now. Pikúta ang bàbà sa sáku, Sew the mouth of the sack. 2 [B] for the eyes to become mere slits. Napíkut ang íyang mata sa paghinílak, Her eyes became mere slits from crying. (→) n 1 having slant eyes. 2 name given to the Japanese during World War II.
píkut2 v [A; a12] corner a man into marriage (slang). Gipíkut si Luis sa tigúwang dága, Luis was trapped into marriage by the old maid.
pikuy 1 = [piríku]. 2 child’s word for the penis.
píl1 v [A; ab8] fail a student. Mupíl ku sa bátà nga dílì makamau, I’ll fail a pupil who doesn’t know anything. Napíl si Birting sa klási, Berting failed in his class.
píl2 v [A; a] peel moles off the face chemically.
pila 1 how much, how many, to what extent. Pila ka buuk ímung palitun? How many are you going to buy? 1a how much does it cost. Pila man ni? How much does this cost? 1b -y pálad who knows. Pilay pálad ug madátù ku, Who knows, I might get rich. 2 = pipila. 3 in phrases: 3a — ra gud it’s nothing, what does it amount to anyway? Pila ra gud nà ug buut buhátun? What does it amount to anyway if you put your heart into it? 3b — may sugílun to make a long story short. Pila may sugílun, si Binut nahímung magsusúlat ug nabantúgan, To make a long story short, Binot became a writer and became famous. v [b6] consider s.t. to be very little. Gipilahan ka ba íni nga daghan kaáyu ni? You think this isn’t very much, when it is so much? (←) 1 = tag-(←). 2 = [pila], 3a. piláhay 1 only recently, not so long ago. Piláhay pa tung naminyù si Buduy, Bodoy got married not so long ago. 2 a few. Piláhay na lang ang nanghibilin sa ámung buungun, Only a few of our pomelos are left. 3 = [pila], 3a. ika- which [number] is it? Ikapila na nà ka (nga) básu nang ímung giinum? That makes how many glasses that you have drunk? ka- 1 = [pila], 3a. 2 = [maka-]. kapiláhay = piláhay, 1. kapid-an a group of many. Kapid-an na ka adlaw walà pa mahiulì ang amahan, For several days now, the father has not returned. maka-, ka- how many times? Makapila nímu hugási ning imbaw? How many times did you wash these clams? tag-(←) how much apiece? Tagpíla man nang mansánas? How much are those apples each? tinag- v [a12] do s.t. in lots or multiples. Gitinagpila man nímug dala ang káhuy? How many pieces of wood did you bring at one time? piláun, pilahun, tagpilahun n the kind that cost how much. Pilahun (tagpilahun) man tung íyang gipalit? What kind (the kind costing how much) did he buy? r- 1 several. Human sa pipila ka úras, haúna, Take it out after a few hours. 2 a few. Pipila na lang ang nahibilin, Only a few are left.
píla n queue. Taas kaáyu ang píla sa manan-áway sa sini, There was a long line of people waiting to get into the show. v [A; a2P] queue up.
pílak n 1 silver. Ang pintúrang pílak many ságad ipintal sa puthaw, They usually use silver paint to paint metal. 2 money. Daghan siyag pílak apan dalù, He has plenty of money, but he is stingy. v [b6] plate with silver. Gipilákan ang kuptanan sa pultahan, The door knob is silver-plated. a silvery, silver-coated. -nun a silvery.
pilantrupu n philanthropist. v [B156] be or become a philanthropist.
pil-ap v [A; b] fill out forms. Pil-ápi ang ímung purma, Fill out your forms.