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pítaActive Verb-enTo pound, mash in a mortar, of soft things, as cooked cassava or cooked unripe bananas.
piták1Active Verb-om-4, -enTo split something in two.2Stative verbma-To be split, cracked open, as cement, plastic bucket.See alsobang-ílbasbás2betág1désigdeslákgisgísletákpóaktekángtóbak
pitákaNounWallet.
pitátiNounWoven nylon or split bamboo shopping bag with handles.See alsosákosópot
pitáy1Active Verb-enTo overcook, as rice with too much water.Gaggaána di napitáy ay innapóy.He dislikes overcooked rice.2Active Verb-enTo mush, mash, as fruit, potatoes.Pitayém dedán din loktó ta así ka idawát sin anák mo ay, tan sána ay maské.Mash the sweet potatoes of course before you give them to your child, because he will choke.For squeezing, crushing soft things, cf. písit3Stative verbma-To be mushy; overripe.For words re soft, cf. em-ék
pítek1NounMud.2Active Verb-om-2To produce mud.3Stative verbma-To be muddy, as soil.For words re soil, cf. lótalinkdáloy
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pit-íng1NounPiece, portion.2Active Verb-om-4, -enTo break into pieces, as bread, sweet potato.Pinit-ipit-íng na din tinápay et namekmék.She repeatedly broke the bread into pieces and it was all crumbled.
pitóNumeralSeven.
pitopóloNumeralSeventy.
pitpít1Active Verb1-enTo hammer out, as metal; to squash flat, as bread by sitting on it.Pitpítena din landók ta manbalín si bangíg.He will hammer out the metal so it will become a bolo.Iláem tan mo mapitpít din tinápay ay inpeéy mo sin pitáti ay sána.Watch out lest the bread you put in that shopping bag be squashed flat.See alsodampákdampilákmikmík2-enTo hammer on, as rocks to split them.See alsotaltál 1tiktík23-enTo wad up, as paper money.See alsokálpikopíkopkopínkosíkoslopíloppolípotiklóptopí
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pitpítanNounGrasshopper.linkdódonmember of setbalidbídanbolalléngkotlobáwsolíwetsongsóngyat
pítsayNounPechay, a green leafy vegetable.
pityogyógNounType of bird.spectítit
piyá1AdjectiveNice, good, as camote.Piyá en sik-á tan maéstra si kadwám.It's nice for you because your wife is a teacher.See alsoalnápbay-ó1 2daykóngdekkánpeténg 2sígedsiyáyapyáp1 2(piyá, napiyá)2Stative verbma-, mai...anTo be less severe, as cold, pain, hardship.Ay napipiyá din sakít di sikím?Is the pain of your leg less severe?See alsolaká1 5saéw
píyameasureOne foot measurement.pie
piyál1Active Verb-enTo trust someone.2Active Verbi-To entrust something to the care of another, as a house during one's absence.Ipiyál ko en sik-á din beéy ay nay.I entrust to you this house.3Stative verbma-To be trustworthy, faithful.See alsoídno1penék 2talékfiel
po1Stative verbma-To come from, extend from.Dinmaténg din si iná na ay nápod nom-á.Her mother arrived from the camote garden.
po2NumeralUnit of ten used with numbers 10, 20, 30.
póakActive Verb-enTo split in two lengthwise, of wood.
podánStative verbma-To collapse, of people.See alsokosbópelát 2tebágtepág
podingélNounLeader among leaders, person of highest rank or authority.linkapó3
podípodActive Verb-enTo drive away, by chasing.
pódong1NounYoung cane plant which has been cut and stuck into the ground, either with chicken feathers tied to it or with its leaves tied together at the top, to indicate that a chicken has been offered in hopes of obtaining a good crop, plenteous water supply, etc.2Active Verb-anTo stick such a cane into the ground near somethingEn ka podóngan sakdóan.Go mark the water source with a cane to indicate that we've sacrificed a chicken.linkdenét1