[pʰanukʰu]
1. For a girl to push her partner at arm's length in dancing; 2. Be hesitant to do something mainly due to rules of propriety. Visayan – 16 million speakers – central and southern Philippines The prestige dialect 'Cebuano-Visayan' is spoken only on the island of Cebu. However the label 'Cebuano' is often used to refer to the totality of Visayan dialects. Source: Wolff, John U (1972). A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University. Credit: Piers Kelly Comments are closed.
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