Sama, Central

strength.

Jogjog laasa lumah, kabisa kesog bindul.

The house is even shaking, so intense is the strength of the earthquake.

1.

strong; mighty.

Lalla kesog, ya bey makabubut tunggul ma landing.

The strong man, he was the one who was able to pull the post out of the airstrip.

kosog (Sim)

2.

slang

magnetic; charming; charismatic; dynamic; a "grabber".

In idiomatic American English, "a grabber" can mean something that arrests the attention, or captures the imagination. In this sense, it is used as a compliment.

Kesog hikmat-na.

His personality is dynamic.

His personality is a grabber./ He has a dynamic personality.

dorogan

hard; strongly; mightily; forcefully; heartily.

This word can be translated as the definitions given, and many more, depending on the verb it modifies.

Kesog ya maghinang.

He works hard.

Kesog ya missala.

He talks loudly.

Allow, kesog ya mangan!

Wow, he eats heartily!

kosog (Sim)

pa-

to increase the intensity of action.

Pakesog kow maghinang!

You work harder.

1.

N-, -an; pa-, caus.

to increase the intensity of any action in degree or quality.

Takesogan nu eh nu missala?

Are you able to increase [the volume of what is] spoken by you?

Can you speak louder?

Pakesogun toongan eh nu nambungan aku.

Make very loud [what is] answered by you to me.

Make your answers very loud for me.

2.

eh, ni-, -an

to be increased in intensity.

Eh na makesog suwala-na.

His voice was made louder by him.

He made his voice stronger.

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3.

N-, -an

to be strong on behalf of someone or something; to defend.

Siyan ngesogan aku?

Who will defend me?

bogbog

strength; support; popular support.

Ma lahat ingga ya kakesogan nu?

In which place is it your support?

In what place(s) do you have support?