basal verb English. Plays the agung or shaman's bowl with sticks. Synonym. dapikal; latung; ulaktik besalen Sense 1 noun English. A small brass gong. Synonym. agung sina' Generic. agung Sense 2 English. A china bowl, ca. 7 cm. deep and 20 cm. across, tapped by shamans to summon spirits; hence, a shaman's symbol of office. Example sentence: Subanen. Pu' tinelima'u na su kegawidu besalen, mitubus nau penebungay. English. For if I have accepted holding the besalen, I have already finished being initiated (into shamanship). Generic. ya'ung Idiom: beleng besalen verb English. Indicates that one has stopped being a shaman by breaking his besalen.