"Palta" is a word in CHAVACANO, CEBUANO
English: adj. insufficient; inadequate; short
Tagalog: kulang
palta v {1} [A; a2] fail to do s.t.
Walà pa ku makapalta sa ákung klási, I never missed a class.
Napalta ug hatud run ang Tayims, The Times wasnt delivered today.
{2} [A; a12] break up people fighting.
Gipalta sa pulis ang duha ka batan-un nga nagsinumbagay, The policeman separated the two youngsters who were engaged in a fist fight.
n {1} failure to attend some function.
{2} fail to do s.t.
Way palta ang íyang pagbisíta magabíi, He never failed to visit her in the evening.
{3} amount less in a score, amount lacking in a count.
Palta úna ug tabla na kamu, One more point and youll be even.
Ang ímung ihap kúlang.
Palta ug duha, You counted wrong.
You lack two.
kúhà ug v [b(1)] be held culpable.
Makuháag palta ang mga ginikánan nga kinamatayun nga mukastígu ug anak, Parents can be held culpable if they punish their children too severely.
hiN- a tending to be absent.
paltik n {1} homemade firearms.
{2} fake money.
{3} in base-ball, foul ball.
{4} s.
o.
who rides s.t.
or enters without a ticket.
Daghang paltik sa ílang pasahíru, There were lots of non-paying passengers.
paN- v [A2] go s.w.
without a ticket.
Náay ákung amígu sa sini.
Mamaltik ta, I have a friend that works in the theater.
Lets sneak in.
Consider this simple thought. The Lord could have made everything brown. Brown grass, brown flowers, brown sky, brown sea. But He didn't. There is much for us to enjoy in the variety and the beauty of His creation. These things illustrate His essential goodness. God is good. His goodness is seen in all His works.
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