maN-
-an
To pound rice for a second time.
After the rice is pounded the first time, it is winnowed.
Then the leftover rice with husks still on is pounded again,
da-dat, so it becomes smooth and shiny, i.e. polished.
The second pounding is easier to do than the first one.
Angay pagtamad among manlebek, para manda-dat da
lamang?
Why are you being lazy about pounding the rice [the first
time], just so that you can do
the
second
pounding?