"Dangan" is a word in ILOKANO, CEBUANO

n. the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger. Igupungan nak ti dua nga dangan dita talim. Cut for me two tip-of-thumb-to-tip-of-middle-finger measures of your rope. v. /MANG-:-EN/ to measure using this.

dángan n k.
o.
palutput fish.

dángan n {1} any pest that destroys crops.
Ang mga tanum nadáut sa dángan, The plants were destroyed by the pests.
{2} destruction caused by pests.
Tungud sa dángan sa ilagà gamay mig áni, Because of the destruction wrought by the rats, we had a small harvest.
a destructive.
Dángan kaáyung bataána.
Manggisì sa balasahun, What a destructive child.
He rips up the magazines.
v [A; b5] for pests or s.t.
comparable to de-stroy.
Ang súgal ug ínum makadángan sa pagpuyù, Gambling and drinking are destructive to family life.
Gidangánan (gidán-gan) ang ámung humayan, Our ricefield was destroyed by pests.