Meaning of "pagong"

pagong •

n.
• • turtle

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turtle

n.
• • 1. an animal having a hard shell and a soft body: pawikan
  • 2. the smaller land turtle or tortoise: pagong
  • 3. to turn turtle, to turn bottom side up: bumaligtad, tumaob, mataob, tumiwarik, matiwarik

shell

n.
• • 1. a hard outside covering: balat
  • 2. sea shell: kabibi
  • 3. an oyster shell: balat ng talaba
  • 4. a tortoise shell: bahay ng pagong
  • 5. a crab shell: talukap (balat) ng alimango
  • 6. a case filled with gunpowder: kartutso
  • 7. the bullet itself: bala, punlo, punglo

v.
• • 1. to take out of a shell: magbalat, balatan, mag-alis (alisan) ng balat
  • 2. to separate grains of corn from the cob, peas from a pod, etc.: maghimay, himayin
  • 3. to fire a cannon at: manganyon, kumanyon, kanyunin

yamang

conj.
• • while, as. Yamang ang sa pagong ay lumaki... While that of the turtle grew...