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bagong
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fig
‘number’ zero; nil; nothing.
N-, -an
to shave.
When bagong is used alone, it is understood that it refers to shaving the whole head.
Sinabu aku magongan iya, ya bey patunuh lumah!
While I was shaving him, that's [when] the house burned!
pamagong
razor.
to be completely shaved bald.
In this sense, to be "bald" means to shave the entire head. For men, this can be done to rid one of lice. However, when certain religious vows are taken, such as a vow to kill outsiders until one is killed, the head and eyebrows are shaved.
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