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rugang [rúgang] 1vbt To increase an amount; to add to something. magdagdág Nagrugang kag nanay it donasyon sa eskwelahan. The mother added a donation to the school. Arugangan nako it usa pang gantang kag ako binakay nak bugas. I’ll add one more gantang of rice to what I am buying. syn: abuno₁ 1, rugli. (sem. domains: 6.8.2.7 - Earn.) 2n Surcharge. Naghagar it rugang sa pamasahe kag kunduktor it dyip. The conductor of the jeep asked for a surcharge to the fare.

paníga [paníga] n Rice measuring box, of wood, that holds eight gantang or 17.6 kilos. Kag usang paniga ay suyor it wayong gantang. One rice measuring box holds eight gantang or 17.6 kilos. [Three paniga approximate 1 kaban.] (sem. domains: 8.2.8 - Measure.)

libog [libóg] vi To worry about; to be concerned about somebody or something (usually results in doing something on behalf of somebody). mag-alala Inalibugan ako sa ako masakit nak manghor kada ako nak raan sida gingbakyan it buyong. I was concerned about my sick sister so I immediately bought her some medicine. Nagpangalibog ako sa inra nawagit nak payay kada nagtao ako it ruhang gantang nak bugas sa inra. I was worried about their lost rice so I gave them two gantas of rice. Aya gikalibog sa amo nak indi kami marugay. Don’t worry about us because we won’t stay long.

kalis₁ [kalís] vbt To remove the excess from the top of a container (as of heaped rice). kalis Ingkalis ni Ami kag sobrang bugas sa gantangan. Ami removed the excess rice from the top of the container. (sem. domains: 7.3.2.7 - Take something out of something, 4.1.6.2 - Set self apart.)

gantang [gántang] n Ganta (2 kg box). salop (sem. domains: 8.1 - Quantity.) der. gantangan

gantangan [gantángan] (der. of gantang) n A wooden square box for measuring one ganta of rice. (sem. domains: 8.1 - Quantity.)

sako [sáko] n Sack; to hold 25 gantang. Ingsuyor sa sako ni Emil kag ing-ihaw nak iro. Emil put the butchered dog in a sack. syn: kustal 2. (sem. domains: 6.2.6.4 - Store the harvest.)