saguk
verb
English. Scoops up liquid or grain in the palm of the hand or in a scoop; drinks from one's hand.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Saguka tu palay dia maika' tangkeb, engkag mu buus, muka' bata' begayay mu dun su nga gina' mu, adin na ig launen.
English. Dip some rice out of that small storage bin. Later, dry it in the sun, and then give a little to your parents, even a small
amount.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa dig timpu ni gubat kitu, iini baalen nami dua' ni Ama', mangay ami ditug dagat megdaaw sumaguk dun, pu' mendek maami ditu nga Gapun.
English. Now in that wartime, what Father and I used to do was to go to the sea, and stealthily scoop some of it up, for we were afraid
of the Japanese.
noun
English. Scoop for water or grain, trad. made of coconut shell, now also commercially available of plastic, galvanized iron and aluminum.
Generic. bagul