daag 1
verb
English. Defeats s.o. in a game, a fight, litigation or war, wins.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kalabung ditu padi'an si Kanas, inabang nilan meksemba', nda' nilan daagay.
English. Yesterday at the gathering-place, they competed with Kanas in singing, but they could not prevail.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su gabugadu kia, metau gupia megbitiala, pu' bisan ganta' daagen na sia su gibanganen di kasu, duun pa gusayi pebiananen dun, adun mekedaag.
English. That lawyer is very skillful in cases, because even if his client appears to be losing the case, he thinks of more to say
in order to win.
pegdaagan
noun
English. The finish line of a race.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Gumibek na pelum, dialem ginaa ni gusa keni, Ditu nau pegelatelat, pu' tindu' nug buu, daagan nami dua'.
English. Then the deer started running too, thinking as he went, That"s where I'll wait, because the turtle pointed it out as the two
of us"s finish line.
Idiom: ndi' mekedaag
adjective
English. Is weak for whatever reason, is unable to do s.t..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Dekag ilan miglumba' kebayu' ditug Bayog, iini mikedaag su getaw Beking.
English. When they raced horses there in Bayog, the one who won was a person from Baking.
Synonym. pildi; pelepee'; aban; gaga
In group with: lupig