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langas
/laŋas/
v_rt.
“find_search”
Data Qual: Looks to me like the reduplication is part of the root? [RJH 3Apr2017]
 
1.
v.
for a person or animal (eglangas-langas, miglangas-langas/inlangas-langas, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to look around for or at something (eglangas-langasen, inlangas-langas/miglangas-langas/piglangas-langas, patient, eg><en-rdpRT-) somewhere (eglangas-langasan, miglangas-langasan/inlangas-langasan/piglangas-langasan, location, eg><an-rdpRT-) for a reason (iglangas-langas, inlangas-langas, reason, ig><ø-) e.g., to search for something, or to look at the view
Eglangas-langasen din ka itu din ne natarin.
He's looking around for his lost puppy.
Meupiya ne eglangas-langasan ka egpekeuntud ka te bubungan su langun ne egkakita nu.
It's good to look around when you are at the top of the mountain because you can see everything.
Eng. look something; observe
DDP: Look (2.3.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for a person or animal (egpalangas-langas, migpalangas-langas/impalangas-langas, agent, eg><ø-pA-rdpRT-) to look around for or at something (egpalangas-langasen, impalangas-langas/migpalangas-langas/pigpalangas-langas, patient, eg><en-pA-rdpRT-) somewhere (egpalangas-langasan, impalangas-langasan/migpalangas-langasan/pigpslangas-langasan, location, eg><an-pA-rdpRT-) for a reason (igpalangas-langas, impalangas-langas, reason, igpA-rdpRT-) e.g., to search for something, or to look at the view
Egpalangas-langas kew la ka egpamitew mesi se egkeyilew te kasuluhan.
You have to look around to search - don't be shy of the crowd.
Iyan din igpalangas-langas su nekegtariney sikandan.
The reason he is looking around is that they have lost each other.
Gramm. There is not a great difference in meaning between eglangas-langas and egpalangas-langas. Egpalangas-langas is perhaps more intense looking, involving repeated turning of the head, while eglangas-langas does not necessarily involve turning the head repeatedly.
Eng. look around; look
Tag. tumingín sa palígid
Ceb. mitan-aw sa palibut
Ilo.: kumíta ti aglawláw
OCM: Sensation and Perception (151)
DDP: Look (2.3.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
2.
adj.
(malangas, mA1-) careless (because of not paying attention while looking around)
Eng. careless; distracted
DDP: Indifferent (3.4.1.4.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
n.
(kalangasan, kA><an-) carelessness
Eng. carelessness
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RJH,QDL,NJK,QDL
Last updated: 03/Apr/2017