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Kankanaey
Etymology
Compare Tagalog hugas.
Pronunciation
Noun
amúgas
- act of wiping, rubbing, cleaning, cleansing
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms & variants of amugas
| Southern / Central
|
| Mt. Province |
Tadian |
amugas,
(Lubon) amugah,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) amogah
|
| Bauko |
amugas,
(Banao, Bila, Otucan) amugah
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| Sabangan |
amugas,
(Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) amugas,
(Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) amugah
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| Northern / Applai
|
| Mt. Province |
Sagada |
amugas,
(Pidlisan) amukhas
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Derived terms
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “amúgas”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 29
Spanish
Verb
amugas
- second-person singular present indicative of amugar