puti og lisik

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Literally, having white balls (testicles).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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