"Patalas" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
patalás - To make smooth or slippery, to
oil or grease (a machine, cart, etc.).
Ipatalás iníng síbo sa alíling sang kángga.
Use this grease to make the cart-wheel turn
with ease. Use this grease to lubricate the
cart-wheel with. Patalasí ang tutúnlan
(tubúg) mo sing tagábang. Ease your
throat by eating tagábang. (cf. talás,
patánlas).
patálas (not without l) n knife or any sharp instrument used as a weapon (slang).
v [a1] stab with a knife.
Namatay ang buguy nga gipatálas, The ru?
an who was stabbed died.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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