"Abang" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

n. rent. v. /-UM-, MANG-:-AN/ to rent. Kayat ko nga abangan ta kariton mo. I want to rent your cart.

v. /AG-:-AN/ to wait for (a person, a bus, etc.) in the way. Agabang kayo iti transit. You wait for a transit.

v. /-UM-:-AN/ to ambush, waylay; to lie in wait for and attack. Apay nga abangan yo ida? Why are you going to ambush them? --syn. TAMBANG.

ábang - To take within range or sweep (of
fire, etc.). Sang pagkasúnug sang baláy ni
Fuláno naábang man ang ámon baláy.
When N.N.’s house burned down, our
house also was involved. Kon may súnug
nga malapít sa plása, may katalágman
nga abángon man sang kaláyo ang
simbáhan. If a fire breaks out near the
public square, there is danger that the
church may also come within its
destructive range. (cf. ánas, úmid).

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.

abáng - (B) Greediness, avarice, cupidity,
covetousness; to be greedy or desirous of
getting a larger share than others. Indì ka
magpangabáng. Don’t be greedy. (cf.
pangunyádì, hákug, kágud,
panginyáwat).

abang
Active Verb: mag-abang
Passive Verb: abangan
Definition: to wait or watch for someone or some vehicle to come by.
Examples: Mag-abang ka ng sasakyan. (Wait for a ride.), active verb. Abangan mo ang sasakyan. (Wait for the vehicle.), passive verb.