"Kupil" is a word in CEBUANO
kupil a indistinct in pronunciation, not intelligible.
Kupil siya ug sinultian kay miági man siya ug daut, He has been unable to talk understandably since he underwent a grave illness.
v [B; a12] for ones speech to become impossible to understand.
Mukupil ning átung dílà usáhay basta kuyawan ta, We sometimes get tongue-tied when we get frightened.
() a speaking rapidly and indistinctly.
v {1} [B; b6] come to speak this way.
{2} [A] talk back in self defense.
Ígù lámang siyang naníngud sa walay pagkúpil sa matag higayun nga hisgútan siya sa íyang kumpári, All he could do was stand idly by and listen whenever his friend would talk about him.
(He was so ashamed.
) pa-() v [A13] {1} allow oneself to be left behind, outclassed or outdone.
Aku pay sapían dì giyud ku magpakúpil sa mga urug sa panaput, If I were rich, I would never allow myself to get left behind by the fashions.
{2} let s.t.
go by without answering back.
Ang asáwa wà magpakúpil sa íyang bána, The wife wouldnt let the husband get the last word in.
But when you choose your family, you get to choose how it is between you, too.
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