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Letter P

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P

page n page

pail n bucket

pain n hurt, pain

painful adj sair, painfu

paint v gie a (lick/coat, etc.) o paint

pair n twa, twasome, kipple

pal n mate, cronie, billie

palm n loof; (grease the p~) creesh tha loof

paper n paper

parcel n paircel

parent n mither an/or faither

parish n pairish

park n pairk

part n pairt

particular adj yin, parteeklar

party n pairtie

pass v pass

past adv bye, aa bye

path n pad

pattern n pattren

pay v pye

peace n peace

peg n peg

pen n pen

people n fowk, yins

perhaps adv aiblins

period n (of history) days o; (of time) while; (punctuation) füll stap

permit n pass; v let

person n bodie

phrase n phrase

pick v (tak a) pick

Pict n Pecht

picture n pictèr

piece n bit; (big) wudge, jorr

pig n pïg, soo; (p~ sty) pïg-hoose, pïg-crew

pin n pïn

pipe n pipe

plain adj plain; (landscape) flet apen grun

plan n plan; v ettle

plane n plane

planet n warl

plant n, v plant, pit in

play v spoart

please v plaise

plural adj mair nor yin

pocket n poaket, pooch

poem n póame

point n, v point

poor adj puir

population n fowk

port n (loc.) poart

pose v (a question) ax; (p~ as) let on tae be

position n wye, whar-aboots, poseetion

possess v own, hae

possibly adv aiblins

post n post, (loc.) poast

pot n pot

pound n pun, poon

power n pooer

practice n prectice

practise v prectise

pray v mak a prayer, pray

prepare v mak/get readie

present adv here; n gift, (hist.) hansel; (at p~) jaist noo

press v püsh

pretty adj guid-luikin, sonsie, cantie

print n, v prent; v pt prentit

probable adj maist likelie

probably adv maist likelie, aply

problem n problem, puzzler

process n wye o daein; v pit throu

produce v brïng/pit oot

product n ootcum, produce

proper adj richt, proper

property n property

protect v gie sheltèr; (hist.) bield; pertect, protect

prove v prove

provide v gie

pull v (gie a) pu, püll

push v (gie a) püsh

put v pit

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