"Gakam" is a word in HILIGAYNON
gakám - The span of the hand; to span,
clasp, grasp, encircle with the hand; to cope
with, be able to do, be capable of
performing. Gakamá ang ákon bútkon,
kay tan-awón ko kon makagakám ikáw
sinâ. Clasp my arm with your hand, for I
wish to see whether you can span it.
Igakám akó ánay sang mga hilimosón sa
dígamohán. Kindly undertake to look after
the things to be prepared in the kitchen.
Makagakám balá siá siní? Is he able to
cope with this? Gakamón ko gid, kon
malúyag ikáw, ang ímong aradohón. I will
undertake to do your ploughing, if you like.
(cf. gakáp, gakóm, gamól, gahús, agám,
ágap).
The owner of the Agut d'Avignon had the air of a 1920s dandy who had ruined himself with one mad night of gambling at baccarat and had only been saved by this restaurant, which he seemed to cherish as if it were his wife or a good fountain pen.
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