bangkay noun English. A dead human body, corpse. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug bangkay nu gapu' nami, dia pag balay, nda' pa lebengay. English. The body of our grandmother, it's still there in the house, it's not yet buried. bangkaybangkay noun English. A spirit-monster in the form of a skeleton, said to cry and eat people. Example sentence: Subanen. Kamun, duuni midengegu pektenglis mengaduy diag buid sapa', laung ku dun gembata', masi' bangkaybangkay. English. Today I heard s.o. making a howling cry up the stream from here, and I thought it was a child, but I found it was a spirit. Generic. menamad verb English. Lies in state.