tanggung verb English. Carries things on each end of a pole across one's shoulder. Example sentence: Subanen. Kiin na si Ama', pektanggung baskit, mipenu' seda'. English. Here comes Father, carrying two baskets full of fish on a pole. Idiom: tanggungig bulan English. The moon when the crescent faces the sun or a bright star. tumanggung verb English. Of an arbiter, pays the fine of a person he/she has judged worthy of a fine. The one fined is expected to work for the benefactor commensurate with the fine, but such work is not considered payment.