dagat
noun
English. Any large body of salt water, ocean.
dumagat
verb
English. Experiences disorientation at sea: seasick.
Dumagat
noun
English. A people from the central Philippines: Visayans (who came by sea to the Subanen areas) and esp. Cebuanos (largely from Cebu
Island).
Synonym. Bisaya'
duminagat 1
noun
English. A marsh, an unusually wide flood.
c.f. uyung
duminagat 2
noun
English. Sea-like, of a wide, thickly-growing, rice or corn field; considered desirable.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Duminagatdagat sug lunaw kiin, pu' melengas.
English. That young rice field is sea-like, because it's so beautiful.
menagat
verb
English. Goes deep-sea fishing.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ndi'u mekenagat nandaw, pu' su pelulau, mibali'; subay suklian pa.
English. I can't go deepsea fishing today, because my oar is broken; it must be replaced first.