"Punas" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

punas ILOKANO

Definition:

v. /AG-/ to wipe one’s hands, mouth, body, etc. /AG- , MANG-:-AN/ to wipe, to clean by wiping. Punasan yo ta lamisaan ta mangan tayon. Wipe the table for we are going to eat now. /MANG-:-EN/ to wipe off. Punasen yo dayta buteg ti anak ko. Wipe off the mucous of my child. /MANGI-: I-/ to use t. wipe to wipe with. Daytoy nadalus nga nisnis to ipunas mo dita lamisaan. Use this clean rag to wipe the table. /MA--AN/ to be wiped clean or dry.

punas HILIGAYNON

Definition:

púnas - See húgas—to rinse, clean with
water, etc. (púnas seems to have been
introduced from the Tagalog dialect).

Synonym:

panibin in HILIGAYNON

punas TAGALOG

Definition:

punas
Active Verb: magpunas
Passive Verb: punasan
Definition: (verb) to wipe; to mop; to dry, with a piece of cloth or rag
2
Definition:
Notes:
Examples: 1) Magpunas ka ng mesa. (You wipe the table.) 2) Punasan mo ang mesa., (Wipe the table.)

punas CEBUANO

Definition:

púnas v [A; b6] wash the face and limbs with a soapy washcloth.
paN-v [A2; b6(1)] wash oneself o?
with a washcloth.
Mamúnas lang ku kay diyútay ra ang túbig, Ill just wipe myself o?
with a washcloth because there isnt very much water.
() a {1} having no pubic hair.
{2} in the game of balinsay, failure to catch s.t.
on the back of the hand.
Kurug man gud kaáyu ang ákung ka-mut mau nga kanúnay lang punas inigbalinsay nákù, My hands are shaky.
Thats why I always catch nothing at the back of my palm (get a bald head) when I play balinsay.

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To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge.