PUKGU
PUKGU is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
pukgù v [A; a1] {1} put the hands around a sack to clasp it before tying it firmly.
Dì na ku makapukgù sa sáku kay punù na kaáyu, I cannot gather and tie the mouth of the sack because it is too full.
Pukgúa nang buhuk mu íning lastiku, Gather and tie your hair with this rubber band.
Gipukgù níya ang tiil sa manuk, He grabbed the chicken by the feet.
{2} nip in the bud, cut s.t.
short.
Ang ákung pagkasakit mauy nakapukgù sa ákung pagtuun, My illness has prevented me from studying.
Pukgúa ang íyang pagpanugal sa dì pa siya mahigám, Nip his gambling in the bud before he gets accustomed to doing it.
Dì na ku makapukgù sa sáku kay punù na kaáyu, I cannot gather and tie the mouth of the sack because it is too full.
Pukgúa nang buhuk mu íning lastiku, Gather and tie your hair with this rubber band.
Gipukgù níya ang tiil sa manuk, He grabbed the chicken by the feet.
{2} nip in the bud, cut s.t.
short.
Ang ákung pagkasakit mauy nakapukgù sa ákung pagtuun, My illness has prevented me from studying.
Pukgúa ang íyang pagpanugal sa dì pa siya mahigám, Nip his gambling in the bud before he gets accustomed to doing it.