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The cockroach, black beetle.

To look up, tilt back one's head, lift-, raise-, one's eyes (head). Tangá ka. Hold your head up. Look up. Raise your head. Itangá ang guyá mo. Tilt up your face. Nagtangá siá sa ákon. Natangaán níya akó. He looked at me with tilted chin. Sang pagkakítà níya sádto malahálon nga mga galamitón na urungán siá; nagtangá siá kag nagngangá sang íya bábà sa dakû nga katingála. When he saw that precious furniture he was surprised; he stared and gaped in wonder. Ngáa nga amó ka pa lang magabút? Sín-o na man ang ímo gintangaán dídto? Why are you so late? Whom did you look at there (i.e. listen to with absorbing interest)? (see tánglà, tukháyaw, tukyáhaw, bayáw).

Straight, upright, erect, right, not bent, not curved; of equal diameter throughout, not tapering; mild, gentle, soft, simple, artless, guileless. Bunáyon ang íya láwas kag tangâ ang íya ágtang. His body is straight and his forehead erect. (see tádlong, tanús, bunáyag, bungáyon).

To come upon, attack, invade, approach, gather around, beset. Ang mga subáy nagdápò sa ákon. Ants invaded-, attacked-, me. Kon may patáy nga sápat ang mga idô kag úlud magadápò. When there is a dead animal, dogs and insects will gather and attack it. Dinapóan sang mga subáy ang tánga nga patáy. The dead cockroach was beset by ants. (see amág, palapít, típon, dápon).

To jam, squeeze, press, compress, squash, crush by pressure as between two boards and the like. Nalígpit ang tagútò sang bató. The lizard was crushed by the stone. Ligpitá ang tánga. Squash the cockroach. Ginlígpit níya ang ilagâ sang tápì. He crushed the rat with a piece of board. Ilígpit ang haló sa padér. Jam the iguana against the wall. Iníng tápì naligpitán sing tátlo ka tokô,-or-iníng tápì nakalígpit sing tátlo ka tokô. Three geckoes were crushed against this board. (see ipít, lágpit, lígsà, lumâ, pusâ).

Freq. of tangâ-to look up, lift one's eyes.

Dim. of panangâ. Also: to loiter, linger, tarry; to gape or stare idly about.

Dim. and Freq. of tangâ-to raise one's head. (see tánglà, tukháyaw).

(H) To look up, raise the head or eyes towards heaven, lift the eyes. Tanglaá ang lángit. Look up to heaven. Itánglà ang ímo mga matá. Raise your eyes. Tinanglaán sang íya mga matá ang íya maguláng (mánong) nga nagsákà sa matág-as nga káhoy. His eyes were raised towards his eldest brother who had climbed a high tree. (see tukyáhaw, tukháyaw, tangâ, bayáw).

To raise, lift up (the heart, the eyes, etc.); to raise to a higher social position, promote, elevate, advance. Itíb-ong mo ang ímo kasíngkásing sa lángit. Lift up your heart towards heaven. Ginatíb-ong siá sang íya mga sumalákdag sa amó nga palangakóan. His supporters are promoting him to (helping him to obtain) that office. (see báyaw, bayáw, hangád, tánglà, tangâ).

To raise one's head, lift up one's eyes, look up, cast up one's eyes. Nagtokháyaw (tumukháyaw) siá sang íya ólo. She raised her head. She cast up her eyes. (see tukyáhaw, tukháyaw, bayáw, tangâ, tánglà).

To raise-, lift-, one's head, etc. after holding it bent or low. (see tukháyaw, tangâ, tánglà, bayáw, ánghaw).

Having an átang or more than one, as in the case of large rooms with bamboo-flooring. Ang baláy ni Gabíno atángan, ang íya ni Andres dílì. Gabino's house has a plank across the middle of the floor, Andres' has none. (see átang, atáng).

Day-bed, couch, sofa, anything suitable for lying upon. (see batáng, higdáan, higdaanán).

(B) See balatángan-couch, etc.

(H) Anything on which an object may be put or placed. Bulutángan sang abó. An ash-tray. Bulutángan sang botílya. Bottle-stand. (see butáng).

A measure containing one "ganta".

Position, station, condition, circumstances. (butáng; see kahimtángan).

Position, condition, state, station, circumstances. (butáng; see kabtángan, kahimtángan).

Position, rank, state, station, condition, circumstances. (butáng; see kabtángan, kahamtángan).