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dangán

noun

LanguageYogad

Meaning
  1. tip of an outstretched thumb to an outstretched middle finger (unit of measure)
  2. span
  3. A unit of measurement equal to the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger when the hand is stretched out.
Examples

Tallu a dangán i kaláwa na lamésa.

The table is three spans wide.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a traditional unit of measurement used in everyday life.

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