dalag
adjective
English. Having the color which can be characterized as yellow, from pale green to pale orange.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sumaluy pau suubu medalag.
English. I will buy myself a yellow dress.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kig daun nu niug, sa' medalag na, paingalan dun, mindasa'.
English. When the leaves of a coconut are yellow, it is called dasa'.
verb
English. Of leaves, dead and/or dried out.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sigudu sungu na memedes, pu' mindalag mai gayu.
English. Probably dry season is on the way, because the (leaves of the) trees are dead.
mendalag
verb
English. Of a human being, is jaundiced.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ta' dun sa' genat ba migladu, pu' ma'niin pependalagi mata nen muka' paniten.
English. I don't know if he has been ill, because his eyes and skin are somewhat yellow.
Synonym. sait gawak
Generic. ladu
dalagan
noun
English. Yolk of any kind of egg.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki gumanuk kiin, aanen ku dun, dalaganen laak.
English. I only ate the yellow of that egg.