patang 1 noun English. A forest hardwood having wide leaves (ca. 25 cm. diam.), not subject to termite infestation and growing up to 2 m. diam., probably Scientific name. Dipterocarpus candatus Example sentence: Subanen. Sug delalak kitu kalabung, milebu'an leti' sug lauy patang, mipekayaw mpeknisay ig batangen. English. During that thunderstorm yesterday, the lone patang tree was struck by lightning, and its trunk was stripped of bark. Generic. ayu