Meaning of átang

A beam or thick plank cutting across a bamboo-floor in an ordinary native house. Nearly every main room in houses with bamboo flooring has an átang in the middle, rising to about one inch above the floor.

(B) To put, place. Iatáng inâ dirâ. Put it there. Atangí ang masakit sing túbig. Put some water near the sick person. (see butáng).