pisti n 1 pestilence. 2 s.o. or s.t. who causes a pestilence. Tambal bátuk sa mga pisti, Medicine against germs. 3 strong curse expressing anger or disgust. Pisting yáwà gikáwat ang mga búnga, God damn it to hell. They stole the fruits. Pisti ning kinabuhía. Kanúnay lang way kwarta, What a goddamned life! We never have money. -ng yáwà n strong curse expressing anger or disgust. v [a4] 1 be affected with pestilence. Ang ginharían nalúpig dihang gipisti ang mga ginsakpan, The kingdom was vanquished when a pestilence hit the people. 2 go to hell. Pistihun ka pa untà, Go to hell! (Lit. I hope a pestilence takes you.)
pistud = [pistul].
pistul (euphemism for pisti) exclamation of disgust. Pistul! Nalimtan ku ag bálun, Darn! I left my lunch home. — (nga) yawáa euphemism for pisting yáwà exclamation of disgust.
pistúla n 1 pistol, revolver. 2 prominent hipbone (humorous). v [A; a12] shoot or hit s.o. with a pistol. Gipistúla ang kaáway, He shot the enemy (or he hit the enemy on the head) with a pistol.
pistun1 n piston. — ring piston ring. — rad piston rod.
pistun2 n home-made detonator put into dynamite, made of a little cigarette-sized roll of tin plate, filled with gunpowder. v [A; c3] attach or use a detonator of this sort.
písu1 peso, the Philippine unit of currency (singular). Un písu, One peso. 2 peso bill. Duha ka písu, Two peso bills. 3 — kuntra usa ka dakù [so-and-so] is nothing (a penny) as compared with s.o. else who is s.t. (a peso). Ngánung ashan pa nímug súkul nà nga písu ka man kuntra usa ka dakù? Why do you have to bother fighting with that bum who’s nothing but so much trash compared to you? -s peso. Pila ni? Písus? Dus písus? How much is this? A peso? Two pesos? v 1 [B56; a2] cost a peso. Nagpísus na ang kílu sa kamátis, Tomatoes cost a peso a kilogram. Pisúsa lang ni, Let me have it for a peso. 2 [A123S] receive a scolding. Makapisus ka sa ímung gibúhat, You’ll get a scolding for what you did. maN-, maN-(→) costing a peso each. v [a12] 1 price s.t. at a peso. 2 change s.t. into one-peso notes. maN-un n 1 the one-peso kind. 2 one-peso bills.
písu2 n storey of a building. Náa sa ikaduhang písu ang íyang klási, Her class is on the second floor.
pisù n 1 chick or young of other birds. 2 endearing reference for one’s children. 3 novice, s.o. new to s.t. Pisù pa lang siya sa panuwat, He is new to the writing profession. v [AN; a] hatch an egg. Ang ubang himungáan dì mupisù sa ílang itlug, Some hens won’t hatch their eggs. (←)1 n birdling. pis-an n 1 hen or bird that has chicks. 2 an egg that has a chick in it.
písù2 v 1a [A; ab2] press the tip of one’s fingers over a part of the body to massage it. Magpísù pa ku sa ákung buktun nga namanhud, I’ll massage my arms because they are numb. Hipisuan ku ang íyang hubag, I accidentally pressed her boil when I massaged her.