ulakung Sense 1 verb English. Leans over to look at s.t. or s.o. Sense 2 English. Of trees, leans over water or edge of a chasm. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki gulakung, ndi' megamit baalan balay, pu' geligen. Sa' duuni megladu dia, pegulekungan mu, pu' saba' keligeten. English. A tree leaning over the riverbank is not used for building houses, because it is taboo. If s.o. becomes ill there (in the house built of such wood), he will become so seriously ill that you will find yourself leaning over to look down at him. Synonym. ulawang Sense 3 English. Visits s.o. very critically ill. Example sentence: Subanen. Su kepatay nu gama' nami, ndi'u na sia maulekungay, pu' nda'u ditu Titik sanan ku tu Zamboanga. English. When our father died, I wasn't able to to visit him, because I was not in Titik as I was in Zamboanga City. Idiom: ulakung di ketipuan English. Has a brush with death. Example sentence: Subanen. Pegulakung ami di ketipuan nami. English. We had a brush with death.