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Word Learning
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 shes on the verge of tears.