maN-
-an
To wash one's hands.
hugas ng kamay
Mamanawa kang lagi ba-loa mamangan.
Wash your hands first before eating.
Namanaw tang kalima na tang nanay, oman
pinainem ong ana nang agliwagan ang pangana.
The mother washed her hands, then gave her daughter,
who was having a difficult childbirth, some to drink.
Some people say that if a woman is having difficulty in
childbirth and has a sin against her mother, her mother
should wash her hands to get rid of the sin and then have
her daughter drink some of the water that she just used for
washing her hands.