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aga

[ˈʔaɡa]

noun

LanguageHanunoo

Meaning
  1. stick or candle of a leaf-wrapped pitch, which serves as a numerable unit of trade and a light source
  2. pitch candle
  3. A stick or candle made of wrapped leaves filled with pitch. It is used both for light and as a way to measure goods for trade.
Examples

magdagkot si aga.

Light the pitch candle.

Pronunciationˈʔaɡa

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a specialized traditional item used as a unit of measurement.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.