dagsang v [BN3(1)] become abundant. Nanagsang (nagdagsang) ang mga ilagà sa Kutabátu, Cotabato is being overrun with rats. Kinahanglan sumpúun ang krímin únà makadagsang, Crime should be stopped before it becomes rampant. pa- v [A; c1] propagate, raise in plentiful quantities. Padagsánga (ipadagsang) ang ságing sa inyung yútà, Propagate bananas on your land.
dagsay n cymbals.
dagtum a dark grey, gloomy. Ang dagtum sa lángit nagtilimad-un ug ulan, Dark skies are a sign of rain. v [B] be, become dark. Midagtum ang íyang nawung pagkadungug sa nutisya, pagbinulad, His face became gloomy when he heard the news; his face got tanned dark from being in the sun. Nagdagtum ang íyang karsúnis sa buling, His trousers were black with dirt.
dagubdub n k.o. gudgeon.
dagúhub n hollow, rumbling sound. Ang dagúhub sa ayruplánu, The roar of the airplane. a loud in a hollow, rumbling way. Dagúhub kaáyu nang ímung pagtambul, Your drumming is very loud. v [A; b6] make hollow, rumbling sounds.
dagúhung n howling sound of the wind. v [B4; b6] make howling sound. Nagdagúhung ang hángin sa bagyu, The wind howled in the storm.
dagukduk1 (from dukduk) n hammering, knocking sound. v [B4] make hammering, knocking sound. Ug mudagukduk ang makina náay dipiktu, There’s s.t. wrong with the machine if it knocks. 2 [b(1)] go fishing in shallow waters with a hook and line at night using a tingkarul lamp (so called because the fish are attracted by knocking the side of the boat with the paddle). paN- v [A2] go hook and line fishing in shallow waters using a tingkarul lamp. -an n the lamp used in this k.o. fishing (= [tingkarul]).
dagul a 1 close cut or cropped or shaven head. 2 for soil to have nothing growing on it. v 1 [A; a] cut hair closely, shave the hair off the head. Dagulun ta lang ning ímung alut, Let’s make your haircut a crew cut. 2 [B; b6] for land to become unproductive. Nadagul ang yútà kay dúgayng wà ulana, The land became barren because it hadn’t received rain for a long time.
dágum n needle. Dágum pára tahì, Sewing needle. Dágum pára indiksiyun, Hypodermic needle. -in- n 1 pin. Ang mga papil gialpiliran ug dinágum, The papers were fastened together with a pin. 2 needle-like thorns on plants. alpilir -in- = [-in-] 1.
dag-um n rain cloud. v [ABN3; b6] 1 cloud over. Mudag-um (manag-um) na gánì ang lángit, If the sky clouds over. Gidag-úman ang lángit, The sky was covered with clouds. 2 make s.o. feel gloomy. Midag-um dihà sa íyang kahiladman ang dakung kasákit, A great pain made him feel gloomy. 3 — ang lángit v [B3(1)4; b4] be on the verge of tears. Hunúnga na ang inyung sulugsúlug sa dalága kay midag-um na ang lángit, Stop teasing the poor girl because she’s on the verge of tears.