"Purtuna" is a word in CEBUANO
purtúna it is a good thing; it is a fortunate occurrence.
Purtúna nga miabut ka kay gikinahanglan ta ka, It is a good thing you came because I need you.
n fortune, fate.
Ang purtúna sa táwu dílì matag-an, A mans fate cannot be foretold.
v [A12; a3] have the luck to have a certain k.
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spouse.
Nakapurtúna siyag dátù, She had the fortune to marry a rich man.
One of the hardest-to-swallow, most countercultural, counter intuitive implications of the gospel is that bearing up under a difficult burden with patient perseverance is a good thing.
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