para
PARA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
pára {1} sa, [dat. ] for. {1a} for the sake or benefit of. Nag-dala kug isdà pára nímu, I brought some fish for you. {1b} in the direction of. Mau ba ning barkúha pára sa Manílà? Is this the boat for Manila? {1c} in the estimation of. Pára nákù paríha ra ang duha, For me, its all the same. {1d} as change for money. Dúna ka bay sinsíyu pára sa diyis písus? Do you have change for ten pesos? {1e} with an end to. Gáwig Isu Tayudyan pára sa mas daghang maáni, Use Esso Thiodian for a better harvest. {2} [verb] for the purpose of, in order to, so that. Ímung sigáhan pára malútù dáyun, Turn the heat up so that it will get done right away. {2a} [noun referring to action] to be used in [doing]. Ákung gawíun ning kardburd pára paypay, I will use the cardboard for a fan. {3} alas ([so-and-so] many minutes) before [such-and-such an hour]. Karun bayinti minú-tus pára alas singku, It is now twenty minutes to five oclock. {4} [noun] all it is is [noun] and yet . . . Pára dalugdug ug unyà matarantr ka dáyun, All it is is thunder and you get wild with fright. {4a} just because [so-and-so] is the case. Pára gamayng sayup ímung papahawáun dáyun? For such a small mistake you want to fire him right away? {4b} [such-and-such] a bad thing is nothing. Maáyu siyag láwas. Pára nawung ray dipirinsiya, She has a nice body. The only thing wrong with her is her face.