legdang verb Sense 1 English. S.t. sinks in a liquid because it is by nature incapable of floating. Example sentence: Subanen. Putaw, sa' betangen di tubig, melegdang, dayun ndi' luutaw. English. Iron, if it is put into the water, sinks and doesn't come up again. Generic. lened Sense 2 English. Of serious illnesses, believed to sink into the body.