Yakan - tugtug

tugtug

N-, mag-

To burn incense.

Incense is burned in most religious ceremonies, whether Islamic or pre-Islamic.

Ubus ne tugtugku kamanyanin.

I already burned the incense.

Da'akku iye nugtug kamanyan.

I told him to burn the incense.

Magtugtug kamanyan iye bang iye nganduwa'a.

He burns incense when he performs a prayer ceremony.

14.15

tugtugan

A container for burning incense in, a censer.

It used to be of brass now often it is a half coconut shell or a metal plate containing earth and/or ashes in which live coals are held and over which incense is burned. If the ceremony is outside, a fire may be build on the ground and the incense burnt there.

14.13