abang
ABANG is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
ábang v {1} [A2S; b] rent. Ang usa ka kwartu giabángan sa tigúlang, The old man rents one of the rooms. {2} [b] hire a prostitute. {3} [A2; c] make an o? ering to a supernatural be-ing for the use of land which is thought to be in his possession. Iábang ni nákung baktína álang sa uma, I will sacrifice this pig as rental for the land. n {1} rent paid. Pilay ábang nímu sa libru? How much rent did you pay for the book? {2} money paid a prostitute. {3} toil taken by supernatural beings. Kad-tung nalumus dinhi ábang kunu tu sa ingkantu, The man who drowned here is said to have been the rent collected by the su-pernatural spirit. paN- v [A2] patronize a prostitute. -an() 1, 2, 3 = ábang, n. {4} haunted place, place where departed spirits take a toll or rent. Abangan kunu kanang baláya. Náa giyuy mamatay káda túig, That house is haunted (lit. has a rental on it). Each year s. o. dies there. abangan n k. o. rattan used as anchor rope for a búbu fish trap.