po-pò₂ v 1To masticate or chew something very well so that it disintegrates. Po-po-an nu oyow ogkamolù; ungod ogsopo-on oyow ogka-abolong nu. Masticate it well so that it will disintegrate; continually chew it so that you can swallow it. Ko ogpo-pò ki to katu-onan to igbulung to nakagat to ulod, ko napo-pò on, ig-ilob ta diò to napali-an. If we chew well the [plant ]that is known to treat snake bite, when it has been masticated, we spit it on the [spot that] was bitten. osyn: sopò 1. 2To chew, masticate as carabao. Pamo-pò to lagut. He chews trash.
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po-ul-uli-oy to goinawa see fr.: doyow 3.
pogkot v 1To fasten, as buttons; Pogkoti a pà su konà a ogka-ayun no ogpogkot to butunis. Take a minute to fasten [my buttons] because I can't manage to fasten my buttons. Pamogkoton ka butinis. Fasten the buttons. see fr.: kongkong. 2To be lame, crippled in the legs. Ka otow no ogkapogkot on ka pa-a rin, og-ilud-ilud ka poghipanow rin. The person whos legs are crippled, he scoots along as he moves along (lit. walks).
pogos 1v To force or coerce someone to do something. Nabalowbalow ka sabut noy su nigpogos a rin on to ogpabayad. Our agreement was changed because he forced me to pay [an extra amount]. 2v With negative: Not to be able to force or coerce someone to do something. Konò ki ogpakapogos ka batò ko konò ogpa-agad-agad. We are unable to coerce a child if he won’t obey. 3vs To be coerced; against one’s will. Napogos ka goinawa rin to na-asawa sikandin. She was coerced (lit. her breath) was forced into marriage. Du-on ogpa-agad-agad no ogkapogos to goinawa rin, no du-on ogpa-agad-agad no ma-ali-alì. There are those who obey against their will (lit. whose breath is forced), and there are those who obey who are industrious. [In the following example, the woman was coerced by a charm into marriage but her willingness left when the charm was removed.] 4v To be forced, or coerced. Pogoson ki to ogbuyù. She’s forcing us [to give in] to her begging. (lit. We are being forced by [her] begging. 5v To pressure someone to do or allow something. Ko buyag ka og-ingol, ogpogospogos no ogduma. If it is an adult who cries to go along [with someone], he will pressure the person [into letting him] come.
pogò v 1To squeeze, with fingers or fist. 2To squeeze, as to press with fingers Toi pogo-i a pà to so-ini kapayas, noinug buad. Look squeeze on this papaya, maybe it is ripe. [In the context below, the fruit is squeezed gently but the fingers by pressing down or by fingers and thumb.] 3be squeezed out Ka sikan no doun ka ogdokdokon no ogpogo-on ka woig. That leaf is pounded and then the water is squeezed out. [In the following context, the hands are brought together to squeeze the water from the leaves which AngL sees as different from pressing one's fingers on a fruit to see if it is ripe.] see: kuligpis.
pogul 1n A kind of tree. Ka pogul no kayu, konò ogkasilaban ko duon kamot ta no moon-ing [ka] mgo pogul As for the pogul tree/wood,. it doesn't burn if there is a field with many pogul trees. [This tree is said not to burn when the field is burned. The wood used in rice charm.] 2n A lazy person. 3deriv n A characteristically lazy person. 4deriv n An exceedingly lazy person. 5adj To be lazy Ka otow no pogul, konò ogko-iniat to ogtalabau sikandin. Ka otow no pogpogulon, konò ki ogpakasugù kandin. As for the lazy person, he does not want to work. [As for] the person who is exceedingly lazy, we cannot order him [to do anything]. 6v To feel weary, unambitious. Ka otow no konò ogko-ibog ka ogko-on, ogkapogul no ogtalabau su wà dayagang. The person who doesn't have an appetite (lit.isn't hungry to eat), will feel unambitious to work because he has no energy. Konò a oghondiò su ogkapogul a. I won't go because I feel weary. [There is a fine area of meaning between feeling weary or unenergetic or being lazy. To some extent these meanings tend to overlap or be context sensitive in the non-intentive mode. However, the non-intentive form of the word is seen as different from pogolon which describes laziness as a characteristic of a person.] 7vs Not to feel like doing something. Ogbanbanayan ki oghimata su ogkapogul to og-onow. We are slow/procrastinate about ?? waing up (lit. open our eyes) because we don't feel like getting up. Woy ogkapogul kandin ko du-on igsugù. Woy ogmanokal ko du-on ogli-ag. He doesn't feel unambitious unless he has something he is ordered to do. He isn't strong unless he has something/someone to play with. 8n To be lazy. 9deriv n A lazy person.
poid v 1To intentionally spread or smear something on something else. Poiri nu to bulit ka kalisow. You-sing. smear some wet lime on the betelnut. see: bulit 2. 1.1To spread back and forth as peanut butter on bread. Du-on otow no ogpa-init to paan no ogkuò to mani no ogpoidpoiran din oyow ogmo-omis. There is a person who has a snack of bread and he gets peanut [butter] which he spreads back and forth on it so that it will taste good (lit. be sweet). see fr.: hidhid. 2To accidently smear something on something else as to get soot on one's clothing. Ko ogpakapoid ki to musong, ogmo-itom ka lawa ta woy ka kinabò. If we accidently smear soot on ourselves, our bodies and our clothes will become black. 3(Fig.) To do something to cover up (lit. smooth over/rub out) a fault. Ka sikan no nigpa-abin din diò to songo otow, impoid din ka salò din. That which he blamed on (lit. caused to be attributed to) someone else, was done to cover up his fault. [The language assistant said it is like when a person rubs his tracks on a trail so they cannot be seen.] see: bunbun 5.
poka 1n The back. [The back of a person, animal or an object.] 2prep Behind Dini to poka ku ka mo-irob. The bolo is behind me.
pokog-asawa see fr.: tu-un 5.
pokogsonsonoy see fr.: pipi 3.
pokù see fr.: dungkù 2. 1v To bend, as a wire or green rattan or a person\'s back when one ages. [Applies to something, as wire, which is bent. A bent can is nakomit. A bend in a river or path is tikù.] see fr.: buyukut 2; spec: bulukù; see fr.: kurung 2. 2v To lie curled up, as person or animal. syn: bulukù. 3v 4Konò ogkapokù. It can’t be bent.
pola 1adj To get tired of something, as waiting, of conduct. Ka otow no maga-an ogkapolaan to talabau rin, mananoy ogkaponga ka baloy rin to oghimu. The person who is quick to get tired of his work, he will be slow to finish the house he is building Napolaan ad nigtagad koykow; ganna a rò. I got tired of waiting for you; I was here earlier. [Laziness can be a reason for getting tired of something but it can also be caused by exasperation with someone's conduct.] see: kaporò; see: kapu-pù. 2v To be tired of someone's conduct Napolaan ad to batasan nu no anoy kad ogkalasing. I've become tired of your conduct of habitual ?? drinking. [The sense here is to be at the end of one's patience.] see: taman 1.
polaan v To be tired of doing something. Napolalan ad nigtagad koykow; ganna a rò. I was tired of waiting for you; I [arrived] earlier. Ka otow no maga-an ogkapolalan to talabau rin, mananoy ogkaponga ka baloy rin to oghimu. As for the person who is quick to become tired of his work, he will be slow to finish the house that he is making. see: porò.
polak n The palate including the uvula, but esp. the uvula itself. Ka otow no du-on polak din, ogpakakagi sikandin. A person who has a uvula, he is able to talk. Du-on otow no warò polak, konò ogpakalituk to ogkagi sikandin no no-iling to no-omaw. The person who doesn't have a uvula, he is unable to speak clearly and is like a mute. [When one young woman's uvula was destroyed by an infection, she was said not to have a polak any more, but by definition, AngL says the polat includes the palate and the tongue-like uvula. The word seems to be used specifically of the uvula but the palate is considered its extention.]
polis 1vs To slip off of something. Napolis ka to nig-untud to batang. You who stood on a log, slipped off [of it]. osyn: pokas 1. 2v Fig. To be affected by the actions of someone else. Ian ogpolisan -- nigdologan -- ka kandin no asawa no nabunut. The one who was affected [by his action] -- was directed at -- was her husband who was murdered. see: da-ilan.
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