primíra a first. — dáma n 1 First Lady, wife of the highest official. 2 a beauty princess next in rank to the reigning beauty queen. — klási first class. n first gear in an automotive transmission. v [A; c1] put into first gear. — kumuniyun n first communion. v [A; c] have one’s first communion. di- klási, marka n of the first rank in s.t. bad, number one. Palaaway siyang diprimíra marka, She is number one when it comes to picking fights.
primíru n 1 first, firstly. Daghan kug balayran: primíru, ang iskuylahan, sunud, ang kasíra, I have lots of payments to make: first, the school, then, my board. 1a — nga [verb] the first one that did, had [so-and-so] happen to it. Ang primírung makakità níya, The first one to see him. Ang primírung masakpan, The first one caught. 2 first day of a month. Prímiru sa Marsu, The first of March. — anyu first year of college or high school. — grádu first grade. — upisiyal chief mate on a boat. v [B56] be, become first. Nagprimíru na ang Marsu ug wà pa si Makuy, Here it is the first of March, and Macoy still hasn’t come.†
primisyas n celebration in thanksgiving for success attained or safe recovery from a disastrous event or illness. v [A13; b] give thanks with some sort of celebration. Nagprimisyas kay nakadaug siyas iliksiyun, He is celebrating because he won the election. paN- n s.t. to celebrate a thanksgiving with. v [c] celebrate a thanksgiving with.
prímu n male first cousin. v 1 [A12; b8] have a male cousin. 2 [AC2; a] call s.o. ‘cousin’. (→) vocative.
primyu n reward, prize, or premium. v 1 [A; c] give a reward, prize, premium. Muprimyu ku sa makasalbǎr sa ákung anak, I’ll give a reward to whoever rescues my child. 2 [A12; b] get a reward. Nakaprimyu (naprimyuhan) siyag radiyu, She got a radio as her prize.
prinátal n prenatal care. v [A; b5] give prenatal care.
prinda n 1 mortgage of land whereby the mortgagee uses the land in lieu of interest. 2 mortgage or pawn in general. — indúnu see [indúnu]. — pálit a mortgage where the mortgagee has the option to buy the thing mortgaged. v [A; c] mortgage, pawn s.t. Nakaprinda siyag yútà tungud sa madyung, He mortgaged a lot to pay for his mahjong debts. Iprinda ring rilu sa ahinsiya, Pawn this watch to the pawnshop. prindahánan n pawnshop. -du, -in-, pinirinda n s.t. pawned.
prinsa1 n 1 printing press or a printing establishment. 2 the press: newspapers, magazines in general or the persons who write for them. Kagawásan sa prinsa, Freedom of the press.
prinsa2 n plant for pressing abaca hemp into bales. v [A; c1] press abaca hemp into bales.
prinsipal1 n 1 principal in a school. 2 lead role in a drama. 3 instrument that plays the lead, person who plays a lead instrument. v [B156; a2c1] be a school principal, player of a lead role, lead instrument in a band.