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Word Learning
pulsu n {1} pulse.
{2} wrist.
maáyu ug a having steady hands.
Hantir kaáyu nang tawhána kay maáyu man kaáyug pulsu, That man is a sharpshooter because he has steady hands.
pugung sa n {1} s.t.
to stave o?
hunger (lit.
hold back the pulse).
{2} s.t.
done temporarily in the absence of s.t.
better.
Náay íyang trabáhu apan pugung lang nà sa pulsu kay wà may láin, He has a job but it is just temporary because he doesnt have anything else.
v [AP; c] {1} stave o?
hunger.
Mupugung (mupapugung) sa pulsu ang kindi, Candies will stave o?
hunger.
{2} make do with s.t.
Ígù pang makapugung sa pulsu ning diyútayng gasulína sa gasulinahan, This little gasoline is enough to get us to the gas station.
hiN- v [AN; b6] take s.
o.
s pulse.
Ang duktur ang muhimulsu (manghimulsu) nímu, The doctor will feel your pulse.
rilu di-n wrist watch.
pulta n {1} door, doorway.
mayur main door.
{2} admission fee.
{3} = pwirtu.
v [A; c] pay admission.
Akuy mupulta nímu sa sini, Ill pay your way to the show.
pultahan n {1} doorway.
{2} store space used as a retail establishment.
Duha ka náyung pultahan ang ílang giabángan, They rented two adjacent store spaces.
pultíra = pultíru (female).
pultíru n doorkeeper, usher who collects admission tickets.
v [B16; bc1] be a ticket collector.