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polod 1v To fell as a tree. Ko ogpolod koy to kayu, no oggabason noy litos to baloy. When we fell a tree, then we saw up enough for a house. 2v To knock down or push something over or to fell as aa tree. Ko nagangu on ka pangamoton, bali ogpopoloran ka kamot. When the cut field has dried up, finally [the ftrees in] the field are felled. 3v [Something] used to push something over. 4vs To fall over. Du-on kayu no ogkapolod no kono ogtunasan. There are [some kinds of] tree(s) which fall over and then don't sprout. osyn: balintu-ad 1. 5v To repeatedly topple as child learning to walk. Ogkapolodpolod pad ka pogtakang din no ogdalapak to inoy rin. The child repeatedly topples as it takes steps as it approaches its mother. 6v To fell many trees in an area such as in one's field. Ian na-an dò oghulingon dan ka ogmamopolod na-an dò to kamot dan. The only thing left [to do} is to fell [the many trees ] in their field. Namopolod kunto-on. They were felling trees today.
ponga 1v To be finished, completed. Ko ogkapongaan to poghimu to darua no allow, bali ogkako-on ka sikan no agkud. When two days of [this] process has been completed, finally that agkud can be eaten. see fr.: kampus; see fr.: ubus 2; see fr.: tapus 1. 2v To deliberately finish or complete, something. 3Hipongoi nu ka baloy. You complete the house.
pondakan₂ 1adj Short-legged. Agad nokoy no ayam, ko malopot no pa-a, oghingaranan to pondakan. Any animal, if it has short feet, it is called short-legged. [The term usually applies to chickens or animals but is also applied to a short person or a dwarf.] 2n Dwarf Pondakan ka malopot lagboy no otow. A very short person is a dwarf. see fr.: dompo-dompò; see: dompo-dompò.
ponod v 1To exercize self control. Ka otow no ogponod to goinawa ko ogsulungan sikandin, ka ogkoumaan to ogpakaponod to goinawa [no] maawang ka pog-ugpò din. The person who exercises self control when he is attacked is the one who will develop the ability to control himself and then his living situation will be peaceful. 2To endure silently; be brave. To steel oneself against pain, pressure. 2.1With negative, not to be able to endure something, jsuch as a child who will cry if he is given an injection.. osyn: aguanta 2. 3With negative, not to be able to restrain oneself, as from retaliation or giving into temptation. Warò a makaponod to igkabolù ku to sikan no otow. I was not able to restrain my anger at that person. [The following negative example would imply that the angry person would say something or even hit to the person with whom he was angry.] 4To be able (or unable) to restrain oneself. Du-on otow no ogsulungan sikandin to usig din no konò ogpakaponod sikandin to goinawa rin ogpaka-atu kandin. There was a oerson who was attacked by his enemy and was unable to restrain himself from resisting/fighting back. 5To control, as one’s anger; to restrain oneself, as from temptation. Ponora nu ka goinawa nu. Restrain yourself (lit. your breath). 6Keep on doing something, especially if it is difficult. Naponod on no ogtalabaluon. [He/they were able to keep on working.
ponong 1n Dam Ko warò ponong no woig, warò ogkoimu no mgo basakan no homoy. If there is no dam (lit dam of water), it is not possible to make rice paddies. see fr.: limpung; see fr.: sinagop. 2v To dam up as a river or creek. Ka woig no Liboganon, pigponong su oyow du-on igwoig to basakan. The Liboganon river was dammed up so that it could be used to water the rice paddy. see fr.: dugong. 3v To be blocked or dammed up, as water. Ka woig no naponong, na-atangan ka lawa to woig. As for the river/stream (lit. water) which has been dammed up, the body of the water is blocked. Ka woig no konò og-anlas, naponong. Water which does not flow has been dammed up. Ka lanow no napongong, konò ogpakalibuas. The lake that is dammed up, has no outlet (lit. cannot go out). see: limpong.
ponù 1v To be filled. 2Pakaponù ki to ogga-ani. We will be able to fil upl [our baskets] when harvesting. Ko dakol ka uran no ogkaponù ka luang to balutu, ogka-agod-od on. If the rain is a lot and then the inside of the boat fills up [with water], it will sink to the brim. Bali ku tilawa ka bogyas ku no naponù to po-it ka nigsagad to bogyas. Finally I checked out the fish trap and it was was filled with small fish which were caught in the fish trap. 3v To fill something. 4Hiponu-a nu ka liang to homoy. Fill up the basket with rice.
pori 1n half see fr.: walas 1; see: ba-ad 1. 2v To halve one item; to split. see: walas 1; see fr.: botak 2. 3v Divide up into portions. see: ba-ad 3. 4To wear hair divided into two knots.
porom 1part Particle used in indicate the equivalent of “nearly”, “would”, “fain”: 2should Dakol pad porom; maintok on. It should have been large, but it’s small. [This frustration particle expresses something that is unfulfilled as something that might have happened.] 3part would like to do something Ulì a ian porom dio’t Maguimon, di konò ad man. I would indeed like to return to Magimon, but I really won't. Ko pananglitan du-on oghimuon ta di ko du-on igkasasow ta, na-akoban ka oghimuon ta porom no an-anayan no na-aloy ki diò to dangob no warò ta nato-ori. If for example we are doing something but if there is something worrying us, the thing we would have done at the beginning is supplanted (lit. layered or covered over.) And then we are distracted to something else so that we didn't accomplish [what we started out to do]. 4part almost, nearly Kausing poron na-uug. Kausing nearly fell. 5part unrealized result Naallok ka poron. Your fear was unrealized. [In the following example, I had called out in alarm because some flaming oil was all over the porch. However, after using a fire extinguisher, the flames were put out. Afterwards, I expressed how afraid I had been, May-as corrected me and said, Naallok ka poron, and explained that, though my fear was real, they were not realized because the house had not burned down.] 6part Should. Dakol pad porom; maintok on. It should have been large, but it’s small.
poros 1v A biting or astringent flavor such as that of unripe bananas or rattan fruit. Ka alag, maporos ko ogsopo-on ta. The rattan fruit is astringent when we chew it. see fr.: alas 2. 2adj To smart or sting, as alcohol on a wound Ko du-on tambal no ma-alas no igdamulas ta to lawa ta, ogmaporos ka laplap ta. If there is stinging medicine which we spread on our bodies, our skin smart. 3v To smart. Ko ogtotomog ka to hapuy no oghiupan nu, ogko-obolan ka mata nu no ogmaporos on. If you build a fire and blow on it, you will get smoke in your eyes and they will start smarting. see: alas 1.
porò v To tire of waiting. see fr.: pu-pù; see fr.: polaan.
posò v To be cracked. Naposò ka sakaru. The waterpole is cracked. see: botu 1; see: pisol 1; see: gopang.
potung v To fall over dead. Ko ogkatokow ki to ogkapolod ka otow no ogparagas dò to ogkamatoy, sikan ka napotung. If we are taken by suprise that a person falls over and goes ahead [and] dies, that is [the meaning of] falling over dead. [Does not mean to simply become unconscious. It means to die.]
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