wangay noun English. The thorn of rattan palm fronds, fern fronds. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug launan gininisan guay, duun ig wangayen, pu' sa' nda'idun ig wangayen, ndi' mekenaik tu gulu gayu. English. All the varieties of rattan have thorns, for if they didn"t, they would not be able to climb to the tops of the trees. Generic. dugi Idiom: wangay piksui' English. What is perceived as a dilemma. Example sentence: Subanen. Baa, ki getaw nemun dig buid melaat gupiai kebetangen, ma'niin wangay piksui'; sa' mundas mesedang, sa' megdud mesedang dadema. English. Intj., the circumstance of people in the interior is really bad, it is like a dilemma; if one goes ahead, he is caught; if backs up, he is also caught.