bagel
adjective
English. Perceived as large in size, concrete or abstract.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ndi'u mekelaad, pu' gembagel ig baa'.
English. I can't cross, because it is a huge flood.
noun
English. The relative size of s.t., whether large or small.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kenduta' bagel su minita' mu beleg diag linaw kamun?
English. How big was the eel you saw in the pool earlier today?
Synonym. selag; tandeng 1
Antonym. ika'
mekebagel
adjective
English. In addition to the predictable meaning of many large things, coarse as in coarse sand as opposed to fine sand.
pebegelen
verb
English. Rears, raises a child.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ya'a pa di gembata' galinga laak pibagel nu nga gama' mu, ndi' sugu'an nilan dini'a.
English. You of the children raised in vain by your parents, not ordered by them to do anything.
Synonym. tulin