pack (n) (package) caha, cahón (Sp), (vt) impaqui, (vi) magimpaqui, mágbalutan
packet (n) suput
pad (n) (cushion) sapín, (for the head or pot) lacál
paddle (n) bágse
paddy (n) dayat, dayatan
padlock (n) candaro, candado (Sp)
paid (adj) bayád
pail (n) timba
pain (n) saquít
painful (adj) masaquít
paint (n) pintura, (vt) pínturán, (vi) mamintura
painter (n) píntor (Sp)
pair (n) (two used together) mipaparis
pal (n) caluguran
palace (n) palacio (Sp)
pale (adj) mapútla
palm (n) (of the hand) palad
Palm Sunday (n) Domíngo de Ramos
pamperer (n) cusíntirúl (Sp)
pan (n) (for frying) cawali
pant (vi) sunga
pants (n) salol, (long ones only) pántalón
paper (n) papíl, papél (Sp)
parachute (n) paracyut (Eng)
parade (n) parada (Sp)
paradise (n) paraiso (Sp)
paralytic (adj, n) paralitico (Sp)
pardon (vt) patawaran, (n) capatawaran
parent (n) pengari, mátuá (coll)
parish (n) paroquiá (Sp)
park (vi) mágparada, (vt) parada (Sp), park (Eng)
parrot (n) loro (Sp)
part (n) (portion) párti, daque, (vi) separate micawani
particle (n) capirasu
partition (n) partíción
partner (n) capartner (Eng), (in dancing) casánga, (in business) casocio
party (n)(political) partido -as in "Diosdado Macapagal belonged to the Liberal Party" (Y Macapagal quen yang Partido Liberal)
pass (vi) (go by) lumabas, (test) mipasár, (vt) (to distribute or to throw to) pasa (Sp
passed (adj) (qualified) pasado (Sp)
passage (n) piraralanan
passbook (n) libreta (Sp)
passenger (n) pasaheros (Sp)
passer-by (n) lalabas
past (adj) milabas
paste (n) (adhesive) pamacát, (vt) pacát
past time (n) paglabas oras
pasture (n) pastulan, (vt) pástulán
pat (vt) tapicán, pícpicán
patch (n) (for a hole) tágpi, (vt) tágpián
patent (n) patente (Sp)
path (n) (a way worn by footsteps) gásgas
pathetic (adj) macalunus
patience (n) capasensiahán
patient (adj) mapibabatá, (n) paciente (Sp)
patron (n) (saint) patrón (Sp), (customer) suqui
pattern (n) pádron (Sp)
pause (vi) magpátna
pave (vt) samientuán
paw (n) pata
pawn (vt) (to give as security) sánla
pay (vt) (- something) bayaran, (one for his service) upahan, (vi) (to someone) mamayad, (for a service) manupa
paycheck (n) cheque (Sp)
payday (n) aldo sueldo (Sp)
payment (n) bayad, (for a service) upa, (for a sold merchandise) ábli
pea (n) sítsaró, chícharó (Sp)
peace (n) capayapán
peaceful (adj) payapa, taimic
peak (n) (summit) cacatás-catasan
peanut (n) mani (Sp)
pearl (n) perlas (Sp)
peasant (n) ortelano (Sp)
peck (vt) túctucán
peculiar (adj) pámbihira
peddle (vt) ilacu
peel (vt) (remove rind) talipan
peeling (n) balát
peep (vi) sumilip, (vt) silipan
peer (n) capara, capánte
peerless (adj) aláng capara
peg (n) tulus, pasac
pellet (n) berdigonis
pen (n) (for animals) curál, (for writing) pen (Eng), pluma (Sp)
penalty (n) parusa
penchant (n) ílig
pencil (n) lapis (Sp)
pendulous (adj) bito-bito
penetrate (vi) (to go through) lúnsut, lungúb, (vt) luban
penis (n) butu
pension (n) pensión (Sp)
people (n) tau
pepper (n) (ground) pamínta, (red) lara
peppery (adj) (hot) maparás
per (prep) por (Sp) - as in "per kilo" (por kilo), "per piece" (por piraso), balang -as in "per individual"(balang metung a tau), ing -as in "four pesos per ganta" (tiapat a pesus ing pati)
per cent (n) por ciento (Sp)
perception (n) panimánman
perfect (adj) perpecto (Sp)
perform (adj) (to act) labas, (vt) (to do) dáptan, gawan
performance (n) (act of performing) labás
perfume (n) pabánglu, cananga
perhaps (adv) seguru, mecad, marahil
period (n) (time interval) panáun, (mark) túldic
perishable (adj) mababángnas
perjury (n) pamaglaram
permanent (adj) permanente (Sp)
permission (n) permiso (Sp), capaíntulutan
permit (vt) paíntulutan, paburen
persevere (vi) mágtiaga
perseverance (n) pamagtiaga
persistent (adj) mapilit
person (n) tau
personal (adj) (private) pánsarili
personality (n) personalidád (Sp)
perspiration (n) pawas
perspire (vi) mipawas
persuade (vt) amuyutan, conbíncián
persuasion (n) pamanamuyut
persuasive (adj) mapanamuyut
pertaining (prep) túncul
pertinent (adj) macayácma
pestle (n) alu
pet (n) sese
petition (n) petícion (Sp), (vt) petícionán
petroleum (n) (crude oil) crudo (Sp)
pharmacist (n) parmaciotico (Sp)
pharmacy (n) parmaciá (Sp), botica (Sp)
philosopher (n) pilosopo (Sp)
philosophy (n) pilosopiá (Sp)
phlegm (n) plema (Sp)
phobia (n) tacut
phonograph (n) ponograpó (Sp)
photograph (n) letrato, larawan, (vt) letrátuan
piano (n) piano (Sp)
pick (n) (mattock) picu, (of guitar) únías, (vt)(pluck) ágtalán, (choose) pilinan, (thrust one's hand and get) galaúcan, (pick up) pulutan, (vi) (teeth) maninga, (ears) magluga, (nose) mangulangut, (eyes) magmuri
pick up (vt) (from floor) pulutan, (give a ride to) saque
pickle (n) buru, (vt) iburu
pickled (adj) binuru, pickled mango - burung mánga, pickled egg - burung ebun, pickled crab - burung talánca, pickled papaya - achara, pickled cucumber - pical (Eng)
pickpocket (n) mágdurucut
picnic (n) pícnic (Eng)
picture (n) letrato (Sp), larawan, (vt) (to imagine) pítsurán
piece (n) capirasu
pier (n) pántalán (Sp)
pierce (vt) (to make a hole in) búsbusán
pig (n) babi
pigeon (n) patí-pati
piggy bank (n) alcaciá
pigtail (n) icat
pile (n) (heap) túnduc, (vt) (heap up) túnduc, támbac
pillar (n) ásiás
pillow (n) ulunán
pillowcase (n) púnda (Sp)
pilot (n) piloto (Sp)
pimple (n) daliawat
pin (n) íspilí, íspilíng carayum
pincers (n) (tool for gripping) bocaypatu, (claw of a crustacean) sipit
pinch (vt) (squeeze with fingers) cándután, (for treatment) ácdután, (between two surfaces) sipitan
pinapple (n) píña (Sp)
pink (adj) rosas (Sp)
pinwheel (n) sandirit
pious (adj) cosiang
pipe (adj) (musical) pipa, (metal tube) tubu, (for smoking) sicuaco (Sp)
pit (n) (hole in ground) cúlcul
pitiful (adj) macalunus
pity (n) lunus
pivot (n) pidudurutan
placard (n) pástil, pásquin (Sp)
place (n) (space) lugál, (vt) (to put) bili
plain (adj) (clear) malino, (simple) símple (Sp), (n) (level land) patag a lugál
plaintiff (n) mandalúm
plait (n) icat
plan (n) plano (Sp) (vt) iplanu
plane (n) (airplane) areplano (Sp), (carpenter's tool) catám
planet (n) planeta (Sp)
plank (n) (a long, thick board) tábla
plant (n)(living thing with leaves) tanaman, (factory) planta (Sp), (vt) (to bury in the ground) tanám, (cultivate) támnanán, támnan, (vi) tanam
plantain (n) (small variety) saguin a sabá, (large variety) saguin a matabia
plaster (n) plaster (Eng)
plastic (n) plastic (Eng)
plate (n) (shallow dish) píngan, plato (Sp)
platform (n) plataporma (Sp)
platter (n) bándehado (Sp)
play (vi) (engage in recreation) mamialung, maquialung, (vt) páquialungan, (n) drama
playboy (n) bohemio (Sp)
player (n) mamialung
playground (n) pipamialungan
playing cards (n) ipis, baraha (Sp)
playmate (n) caquialung
playwright (n) dramatúrgo (n)
plaza (n) plasa (Sp)
plead (vi) (to appeal earnestly) mágpacalunus maniawad
pleasant (adj) masánting
please (adv) (to conform with) panusigan, (to satisfy) papágcusueluan, (as used to express politeness) paquí - used before a verb; mo, mua - used after a verb
pleasure (n) cusuelo (Sp)
pledge (n) (promise) pangacu, (vi) tipan, (vt) tipanán, pangacuanan
plenty (adj) dacál
pliers (n) plais
plot (n) (small area for planting) plat (Eng), (evil scheme) maroc a balac
plow (n) sarúl, (vt) sarulán
ploy (n) tactica
pluck (vt) (to pick - fruit) ágtalán, (to pull feathers from) búlbulan, (strum guitar) cálbitán
plug (vt) (block a hole) sabágcalán, (to fill) súmpalán
plumber (n) tubero
plump (adj) pándac, púnguc
plus (prep) (with the addition of) at saca
pneumonia (n) pulmúnia (Sp)
pocket (n) búlsa, (vt) ibúlsa
pocketknife (n) lasetas
pockmark (n) cunál
poem (n) poema, poecia (Sp)
poet (n) poeta, watás
poetry (n) cawatasan
poinsettia (n) de pascua
point (n) (a dot) túldic, púntu, (sharp end) tilús, (vi) (with finger) túldu, (vt) (with finger) túlduán, turu, (with gun) tutucan, (to aim) púntuán
pointblank (adj) matutuc
pointed (adj) matilus
poise (n) (carriage) talacád, tague
poison (n) lasun, (vt) lasunan
poke (vt) (to hit as with a stick) púcpucán, púlpucán
policeman (n) pulís (Sp)
policy (n) patacarán
polish (vt) (to smooth) pínuán, gásgasán
polite (adj) máistilu, magalang
politician (n) politicó (Sp)
politics (n) politicá (Sp)
pollute (vt) dinatán
pomade (n) pamada (Sp)
pomegranate (n) granada (Sp)
ponder (vt) isipan
poor (adj) (needy) calulu, pacacalulu, lipít, (arousing pity) rugúng -as in "the poor dog got run over" (ing rugung asu meparalis ya)
pop (vi) (burst) mamáltuc
popcorn (n) busá
Pope (n) Papa (Sp)
popular (adj) popular, tániag, cabalitan
porch (n) bárcun
pork (n) babi
porridge (n) (Phil. style) lelut, sampelut (sweet var.)
portable (adj) apidalá-dalá
portion (n) (share) daque, párti
portrait (n) letrato (Sp)
position (n) (location, designation) puesto, (of body or object) posíción (Sp)
possess (vt) (to own) bándián
possession (n) pibándián
possible (adj) posíble (Sp)
possibility (n) posibilidád (Sp)
possibly (adv) mapaliari
post (n) poste (Sp), ásiás, (vt) iposti
postmark (n) tímbri, tímbre, (vt) tímbrián
posture (n) pustura, posíción (Sp)
pot (n) (for cooking) curan, (for plant) pasu
potato (n) papas, patatas (Sp)
pouch (n) suput
pound (n) (unit of weight) líbra (Sp), (vt) tirán, dáldacán
pour (vt) túgtug, bulús
pouting (adj) macasibangut, macasibáctung
poverty (n) cacalúluan, calipitan
powder (n) púlbus (Sp), (for the face) polbu
powdery (adj) mamúgmug
power (n) (influence) sicanán, upaya, (strength) sicán, lacás
powerful (adj) masicanán, mayupaya
practical (adj) (useful) magamitan
practice (vi) magsane, magpractis, (vt) ipráctis (Eng), isane
praise (n) puri, (vt) púrián
praiseworthy (adj) mapuri
prawn (n) paro súgpu
pray (vi) mangadi, manalangin, (vt) pangádián
prayer (n) pangadi, panalangin
praying mantis (n) casasámba
preach (vi) manaral, magsermon, (vt) sermonán
preacher (n) talapanaral, minístro (sp)
precaution (n) pamamingat, pamangilág
precedent (n) mengapapáuna
preceding (adj) macauna
precinct (n) precínto (Sp)
precious (adj) (of great value) máalagá, (dear) mal
precipice (n) bangín
precise (adj) (exact) exacto (Sp)
predict (vt) predícta (Sp), (vi) macatasa
predominantly (adv) queráclan
preference (n) mas buri
pregnant (adj) mabúctut
preliminary (n) panimuna
prelude (n) pambungad
premium (n) (prize) premió (Sp)
preparation (n) preparáción (Sp)
prepare (vt) isádiá, yánda, (vi) magsádiá
prepuce (n) túngtung
prerequisite (n) requisitus (Sp)
prescription (n) receta (Sp)
presence (n) pangayátyu
present (adj) (being at) ati, átyu, (happening now) ngeni, casulucuyan, casulúngsungan, (n) (gift) regalo (Sp), (vt) prisínta (Sp)
presentable (adj) presentable (Sp)
preserve (vt) preserba (Sp)
president (n) presidente (Sp)
press (vt) (push with finger) timiran, (push against) timid, (squeeze) páslan, (compress) pítpit, (to iron) plansan, (pressure) pilitan
prestige (n) (reputation) uri, onór
prestigious (adj) mauri, matas a uri
presume (vt) (take for granted) palague
pretend (vi) mamigawa, magcanwari, mágsancan-sáncan
pretense (n) (false show) canuari, sáncan-sáncan
pretty (adj) malagu, maqui-itsura - both refer only to women; masánting
prevail (vi) (to triumph) magluíd, mágwagui
prevalent (adj) usu
prevent (vt) pangilagán
preview (n) (of a film) prevísta, pasinag
previous (adj) milabas
pre-war (adj) bayu guera
price (n) precio (Sp), alagá
prick (vt) tusucan
pride (n) (dignity) carangalan, (what one is proud of) pagmaragúl
priest (n) pari, amung, sacerdote (Sp)
primary (adj) (chief) primero (Sp) peca importante
primitive (adj) taung bana
prince (n) príncipé (Sp)
princess (n) princesa (Sp)
principle (n) principio (Sp)
print (vt) (write in print) págleletra, (vi) mágleletra
prison (n) suculan
prisoner (n) preso (Sp)
private (adj) (for owner) pánsarili, (secret) secreto (Sp), (not public) pribado (Sp), (enlisted man) último
privilege (n) pribilehio (Sp)
prize (n) (award in contest) premió (Sp)
probably (adv) siguro, seguro (Sp)
problem (n) problema (Sp)
procedure (n) pamituqui-tuqui
proceed (vt) (to go on after pausing) sundu
proceeds (n) ablí, apíablí
process (vt) prosés (Eng), (n) dalán-dalan, pamiparalan
procession (n) procésión (Sp), límbun
proclaim (vt) proclama (Sp)
procrastinate (vt)piliwág-liwag, pipota-pota
produce (n) pupul, (vt)(to bring and show) palád, (to make) gawan
product (n) (something produced) prodúcto (Sp)
professor (n) própesor (Sp)
proficient (adj) magalíng
profit (n) tubu, (vi) magtubu
profusely (adv) maralicat
progeny (n) palipi
program (n) programa (Sp)
progress (n) casulung, progreso (Sp)
prohibit (vt) bawal
project (n) (undertaking) proyecto (Sp)
proliferate (vi) dacal, (ref. to trees only) mamayútputan
prolific (adj) (fertile) matiníc, mapanganác, (fruitful - ref. to trees) memayútputan
prolong (vt) icaba
prominent (adj) prominente (Sp)
promise (n) pangacu, (vt) pangacuanan (vi) mangacu
prompter (n) apúntador (Sp)
pronounce (vt) yágcas, bígcasán
pronunciation (n) ágcas, pangayágcas
proof (n) prueba (Sp), catibayan
prop (n) (a support) serga, bánting, (vt) bántingán
propeller (n) sandirit
proper (adj) (appropriate) carámpatan, (correct) tinud, macaústu
property (n) (real) bándi, pibándián, (personal) casáncapan
prophecy (n) ula
prophet (n) propeta (Sp), manula
propose (vi) (to offer marriage - by parents interceding on their son's behalf -Philippine style) mamalai
proprietor (n) propetarió (Sp)
prospect (n) (likely client) prospecto (Sp)
prosper (vi) minawa, minono, misaplala
prosperous (adj) (wealthy) manawa
protagonist (n) bida
protect (vt) págdependi, protecta (Sp)
protection (n) protección (Sp)
protest (n) protesta (Sp), tutul, (vi) tumutul mágprotesta
Protestant (n) putís, Protestante (Sp)
protrude (vi) tumúmbo
protruding (adj) macatúmbo, macabúclo
proud (adj) (arrogant) mapágmaragúl, (feeling great pride and joy) macusuelu
proud of (adj) pagmaragúl
prove (vt) patunayan
proverb (n) casebian
province (n) probínciá (Sp)
provoke (vt) (to anger) pamuán, pamuanan
prowl (vi) gumulung
pry (vt) báluatán
psychopath (n) murít
public (adj) público (Sp)
pudgy (adj) pándac, púnguc
pugnacious (adj) pálpipate
pull (vt) (uproot) pútpután, (exert force towards self) abitan, (with rope) gúlyután (draw out) bagután, (vi) mabit, gúlyut
pullet (n) dumalaga
pulp (n) (a soft mass) sápua
pulpit (n) púlpitó (Sp)
pulse (n) púlso (Sp)
pulverize (vt) múgmugán
pump (n) bomba, (vt) bomban, (vi) momba
punch (vt) (make a hole) gupitán, (strike with fist) túmbucán, (n) (blow) túmbuc
puncture (vt) gánuán, búsbusan
punish (vt) parusán
punishment (n) parusa
pupil (n) disipulús
puppet (n) manica
puppy (n) cua
purchase (vt) saliwán
pure (adj) (free from contamination or dirt) puru, purus, alá salat, alá samut
purgatory (n) púrgatorió (Sp)
purge (vt) (- the bowels) púrgan
purple (adj) culúl ubi
purpose (n) (intention) sária
purse (n) (for money) pitaca
pursue (vt) (to chase) tagalán, (to take up) cuanán
pus (n) nana
push (vt) tapús, tulac
put (vt) (to place) bili, cana
put aside (vt) lele
put out (vt) (extinguish) pátdan
putrid (adj) mabulúc
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