Meaning of "kaban"

kaban •

n.
• • measure of palay, a sack, a cavan

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chest

n.
• • 1. part of the body enclosed by the ribs: dibdib
  • 2. the breast of fowls or animals: pitso
  • 3. a large wooden trunk: kaban
  • 4. a box: kahon
  • 5. chest of drawers: aparador

trunk

n.
• • 1. the main stem of a tree: puno, katawan
  • 2. a big box for holding clothes, etc.: baul, kaban
  • 3. a body without the head, arms and legs: katawan
  • 4. an elephants snout: nguso ng elepante

dagan

v.
• • dumagan, mangdagan (um-:mang-) to put one's weight on something. Dumagan sa kaniya ang malaking puno. He/She was crushed by a big tree. magdagan, idagan (mag-:-i)

v.
• • to put a weight, to press, to put something over something. Idagan mo ang kaban ng bigas sa kahon. Place the sack of rice on the box.