nganga [ngangá] 1v To open one’s mouth wide as when taking medicine. nganga Apangangahon anay nako si Lolit bag-o painumon it buyong. I’ll have Lolit open her mouth wide first before I’ll give her this medicine. (sem. domains: 2.1.1.4 - Mouth.) 2vt To chew betel nut. TAGALOG. ASI=mama^. nganga Nagnganganga it bunga kag mga maguyang. The old people chew betel nut. syn: mama₁ 2. (sem. domains: 2.1.1.4 - Mouth.)
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mama₁ [mámà] vt 1The 'betel nut chew' which was made from a mixture of betel nut, lime and the leaf of a particular vine. [Betel nut chew contains iúngga 'betel nut', ápog 'powdered lime' and iúdò 'leaf of a vine', ground together in the cut off base of a large cone shell.] (sem. domains: 5.2.5 - Narcotic.) 2To chew betel nut chew. nganga Puya kag bibig nida dahil nagmama sida. Her lips are red because she chews betel nut. syn: nganga 2. (sem. domains: 5.2.5 - Narcotic.)
