tangkis verb English. Defends s.o. physically or verbally against s.o., shields. Example sentence: Subanen. Tengkisen ta ilan. English. Let's defend ourselves against them. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Marcial, kali' uli' buat ditu gusekilaan diag Betu, linabet ni Uan bunu'ay, pia pia mitangkisen, kaas nda' mesugat. English. When Marcial was on his way home from school in Betu, What's-his-name went to intercept him and kill him, but he defended himself (with his machete) so he wasn't hit. Generic. abang; dending