puti og lisik

Cebuano

Etymology

Literally, “having white balls (testicles)”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˌtiʔ ʔoɡ liˈsik/ [pʊˌt̪iʔ ʔoɡ l̪ɪˈs̪ik]
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ti‧og‧li‧sik

Adjective

putî og lisík (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜒ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜎᜒᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic, of a person) coward, lacking guts
    Synonyms: puti og itlog, layaw og dugo, irong daog, lasaw og dugo

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
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