punas
v · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does punas mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, punas is a verb meaning ‘wash cloth, rag’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Source: Sofia Olga Anton, A Handy Guidebook to the Ibaloi Language (2010).
Definition
- vwash cloth, rag
Inflections & forms
- panpunasi wiping
- punasim (you) wipe it clean, clean up
- epunasan wiped, washed and scrubbed
About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.