Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: P

128 entries

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “P” — 128 entries, in alphabetical order. Each entry gives the English meaning and part of speech, and, where the archive records them, the pronunciation, an example sentence in Tiv with its English translation, and notes on usage. Select a word to open its own page with related words and sources.

pa

path

Noun

Example
Yem sha pa u ibua. — “Go along the cattle path.”

paa

cut grass

Verb

Also means
clear

paa

cut

Verb

Example
Paa pa u zan shin ijande. — “Cut the grass along the path to the pond.”

paa

cut (grass); clear

Verb

paa

cut (grass)

Verb

Also means
clear

palo

parlour, common room

Noun

pam

pound sterling

Noun

Example
Pam mom ka naira dubu uhar. — “One pound is two thousand naira.”

pampam

can

Noun

Example
Bugh pampam u tematu. — “Open a (the) can of tomato.”

pande

subtract, reduce

Verb

Example
Pande mngerem. Also, Pande; — “Reduce the amount of water.”

pande

minus, subtract

Verb

paregh

step aside

Verb

Example
Paregh mato a de te sha we ga. — “Step aside to avoid being hit by the car.”

pase

explain

Verb

Example
Tica pase se u eren ayenge a kwaghkwa. — “The teacher explained to us how to solve multiplication problems.”

pase

acquit, release

Verb

Example
Dugel pase un. — “He/she was freed by the police.”

pase

describe, explain

Verb

pase1

explain

Verb

Also means
to make something clear
Example
Tica pase se u eren ayenge a kwaghkwa — “The teacher explained to us how to solve multiplication problems”

pase2

acquit, release

Verb

Also means
to let go or set free
Example
Dugel pase un — “He/she was freed by the police”

Paselami

psalm

Noun

Example
Read Psalm 23.

pati

politics

Noun

Example
U ngu ken pati u PDP shin ka pati u APC? Are you in the PDP party or the APC party?

pav

divide

Verb

Also means
cut open

pav

divide

Verb

Also means
slice
Example
Pav mbuer avegher ahar. — “Slice the pawpaw into two halves.”

pav

divide; slice

Verb

Also means
to split or cut open
Example
Pav mbuer avegher ahar — “Slice the pawpaw into two halves”

pav

divide; cut open

Verb

pel

plate

Noun

Also means
armor

pel

plate, armor

Noun

Example
Orshoja wa pel yen itiav. — “The soldier put on armor to war.”

pel

plate; armor

Noun

pelasetiki

plastic

Noun

Example
Ikpe i pelasetiki. — “A plastic bottle.”

pelengi

tray

Noun

Example
Haa atuur sha pelengi a uma. — “Dry the okra on a tray.”

penda

put

Verb

Also means
pay

penda

put, place

Noun

Example
Place it on the table.

pepa; pipa

paper

Noun

Example
Kpera kwagh sha pepa. — “Draw on the paper.”

pepe

morning

Noun

Example
Iyange due pepe. — “The sun rose in the morning.”

pepe pepe

early morning

Noun

Also means
dendee

pepepe

early morning

Adverb

Also means
very early morning

pepepepe

dawn

Noun

Example
M nder pepepepe u wan ago a yaren tom. — “I woke up at dawn to get ready for work.”

per

cross

Verb

per

cross

Verb

Example
M per wagh sha tso. — “I crossed the stream by boat.”

per

across

Preposition

Also means
through
Example
Ka m per wagh u aren ken makeranta — “I cross the stream to reach the school”

per

cross

Verb

peturu

petrol

Noun

Example
Peturu taver ishe. — “The petrol is expensive.”

pev

valley

Noun

Also means
hole

pev

valley

Noun

Example
Pev u Seragi. — “The Seragi valley.”

pev

puncture

Verb

Example
Balun pev. — “The balloon punctured.”

pev

test

Verb

Example
Kuma nurô u nengen iyough kia via yô. Tôô foto u wanye. — “Push a pricker to to find out if the yam is cooked. pikcha, foto (picture; photograph), noun: an image of something. Take a picture of the child.”

pev

valley; has hole in it

Noun

pev1

valley

Noun

Also means
an area of low land between hills or mountains
Example
Pev u Seragi — “The Seragi valley”

pev2

puncture

Verb

Also means
to have a hole in something
Example
Balun pev — “The balloon punctured”

pev3

test

Verb

Also means
feel to see if soft or cooked (of roasted/boiled food)
Example
Kuma nurô u nengen iyough kia via yô — “Push a pricker to to find out if the yam is cooked. pikcha, foto (picture; photograph), noun: an image of something. Tôô foto u wanye. Take a picture of the child”

Pin

Question

Noun

pine

ask

Verb

Example
M pine shaciu m soo u fan. — “I asked because I want to know.”

pine

ask

Verb

Example
Pine ian aluer u soo u undun kwaghteman wou yô — “Ask for permission if you wish to leave your seat”

pine

ask, request

Verb

pinen

ask

Verb

Also means
question

pir

quench

Verb

Also means
put out light

pir

quench, extinguish

Verb

Example
Pir usu. — “Extinguish the fire. Also, Pir usu (put out the electric light).”

pir

quench; put out light

Verb

pira

boasting

Noun

pira

boast

Verb

Example
Kaan pira. — “Piraor (one who boasts about He/she boasts.”

pira

boasting

Noun

pitapita

soggy

Adjective

Example
M wa ruam mngerem ngee, a hingir pitapita. — “I put too much water on fufu, and it has become soggy.”

pom

pump

Noun

Example
Suwe bol sha pom. — “Use the pump to inflate the ball.”

pon

reveal

Verb

Also means
expose

pon

reveal, expose

Noun

Example
M pon ve mbamyer. — “I exposed their secrets. apon (revelations), plural noun”

pon

reveal; expose

Verb

poo

full

Adjective

Example
Bokoti iv a mngeem poo. Archaic. — “The bucket is filled to the brim with water.”

poo

to the brim

Adverb

porotin

protein

Noun

Example
Alev nga a porotin gbing. — “Bean have plenty of protein.”

posu

remove seed coat

Verb

Example
Remove the bean seed coat before grinding to make bean cakes.

pudding

fufu

Noun

Example
Idiom: tukwa u purugh hembe u nahan ga (a little loss should not deter you).

pue

ten

Adjective

Also means
10

pughul

boil

Verb

Example
Pughul mngerem kunde iber. — “Boil water to make porridge.”

Púpúr

White

Adjective

Also means
A colour / white

pupur

white

Adjective

Example
Awambe nga nyian; ake a mough nga pupur. — “Blood is red; cotton balls are white.”

purugh

fly

Verb

Example
Inyon purugh yem. — “The bird flew away.”

purusu

prison

Noun

Also means
jail
Example
Ijir kôr Bali, nahan i wuhe un ken purusu. — “Bali was found guilty, so he is sent to (locked up in) prison.”

purusu

prison; jail

Noun

Also means
a place where prisoners are housed
Example
Ijir kôr Bali, nahan i wuhe un ken purusu — “Bali was found guilty, so he is sent to (locked up in) prison”

purututu

all

Adverb

Also means
completely

purututu

all

Noun

Example
Igo ya ahi purututu. See cica (all). — “The pig ate all the nuts.”

puse

wrap

Verb

Example
Puse ikondo uya vaa ku. — “Wrap the cloth around the waist to mourn the death.”

putôputô

muddy puddle

Noun

Example
Mbayev hungwa shin putôputô. — “The children entered the muddy puddle.”

puu

criticize

Verb

puu

despise, criticize, disparage

Verb

Example
A puu mhen wam. — “He/she criticized my idea/opinion.”

puu

criticize; disparage

Verb

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