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kosog 1n Strength. Du-on otow no warò kosog din su malotoy ka lawa rin. Some people have no strength (lit. of him) because his body is weak. see: kanokalan. 1.1adj Strong 2v To become stiff. Ka manggad no nigsabukan to gawgaw, nigkosog on ka nagangow on. Nigkogal on. The material which was starched became stiff when it was dry. It became hardened. Ko ogpoko-utol koy to dakol no ngalap, ogsugnuan noy ka duma to hapuy oyow ogkosog no konò. ogkara-at When we catch large fish, we roast some until partially cooked so that it will become stiff and not be wasted. [In the case of the material, it is totally dried out but in the case of the fish, there is still some flexibility left.] see: kogal 1.
nokal 1adj To be strong, healthy. Woy ogmanokal ko du-on ogli-ag He will not be strong unless he is playing. see fr.: bunbungan 5; see fr.: dayagang 3. 2adj To be alive. Tongod ko du-on amigu ta no maroyow to pogdumaruma ta di ko du-on kanta rin di warad sikandin kai to tanò, ogka-alimotow ka ko ogpakarinog ka to sikan no kanta ko manokal pad kandin. Regarding if we had a friend with whom we had a good relationship but if [someone sings] his song but he is no longer on earth, you will be caused to think about him when you hear that song [which he used to sing] when he was still alive. 3v To do something heartily, vigorously. Nokalnokal ka ogpango-on oyow maga-an ka ogmaroyow to dalu nu. Eat heartily so that you will soon become well from your illness. 4vs Be strong, exert effort. Kanokal ka to oghusud to gabas oyow ogka-anad ka oyow du-on ogkato-uan nu to oggabas. Exert effort to pull back the saw so that you will learn how to saw. [This advice is given to someone bearing a heavy load or doing something physically difficult. It seems to mean to exert effort.] see: pandayagang. 5v To boost one's strength. Agad ogmonuon ku to ognokalnokal, ogmalotoy ka goinawa ku ian. No matter what I do to boost [my] strength, I just continue to feel weak. (lit. my breath is really weak.).
ugat 1n A vein, artery, nerve or tendon. Wà pad ugat. She has no veins yet. (spoken of a small baby indicating that it has no strength.) [Of the example below, DB says the baby has veins but they cannot be seen yet.] 2deriv n Having many visible veins. Ka otow no ugaton, ogkito-on ka ugat to bolad din su oggatow on. As for the person who has many visible veins, his veins can be seen because they protrude. 3adj To be stringy. Ka mundù no ugaton, woy on ogkito-on ko ogkasugba-on. As for a stringy camoty, it isn't seen until it is cookedl 4v To be stringing, as of a camote. 5deriv n Stringy, as of vegetables.
