A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

pyísa = písa_{1, 2}.

pyista = [pista].

pyunggut = [pyungkut].

pyungkù v [A; b] sit on one’s haunches. Pyungkúi ang inudúru, ayaw lingkúri, Squat on the toilet, don’t sit on it.

pyungkut v [AB6; c16] get bunched up, gathered into folds and wrinkled, cause s.t. to become so. Mupyungkut (mapyungkut) nang ímung buldáhan ug dílì ka mugámit ug bastidur, You are going to sew wrinkles into your embroidery if you don’t use an embroidery frame. Pyungkúta (ipyungkut) lang ang bàbà sa sáku arun dì mayabu ang bugas, Bunch up the mouth of the sack and tie it so the rice won’t spill.

pyúr a 1 unadulterated, pure. Pyúr tablíya ang ákung palitun, I’ll buy pure chocolate. 2 virgin, chaste. Pyúr siyang pagkababáyi, She is a virgin. 3 the genuine, unmixed breed. Pyúr nga danggit, The genuine danggit fish (not the one that looks similar to it and which may still be so called but is not the real one). v 1 [A2; c16] drink liquor straight. 2 [B126; c1] be pure, unmixed. Ug mapyúr ang ímung tubà mailhan ku, I can recognize unadulterated toddy. n winning hand in mahjong consisting of only one design.

pyuríya = [payuríya].

pyúrus = [bayúus].

pyuus, pyúus = [bayúus].