gulang 1
adjective
English. Old in age, full-grown.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki megulang, sa' meteken na gupia kegulangen, maa' laung pa nilan dun, sa' melaaden pai gatung, mekengumbelayan pa.
English. If an old person has really reached old age, they say that when he can still walk over the threshold, he can still go visiting.
verb
English. Of any living entity, ages.
mekegulang
noun
English. One's parent(s), any older person.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si nga Antubud, misepulan ilan mekegulang, mekaika' pailan.
English. Antubud and his siblings were left without parents when they were still small.
kegulangay
Variant. kigulangay
noun
English. One's ancestor; old-fashioned.
Synonym. apu' 1; dengantu; denganuan; kada'an
Compound. gulang bata'
noun
English. One's older sibling or cousin; is older than s.o..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Asi' bu si Basilio, gulang bata' pa si Basilio.
English. Of Asi' and Basilio, Basilio is the older (cousin).
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Mugdin muka' si Tutudan, gulang bata' pa si Tutudan.
English. Of Mugdin and Tutudan (non-relatives), Tutudan is older.