Meaning of "tangan"

tangan •

v.
• • tumangan (-um-) to hold on, to hold onto. Tumangan ka sa akin. Hold on to me. magtangan, tanganan (mag-:-an)

v.
• • to hold in hand, to hold onto. Tanganan mo ang iyong kapatid. Hold onto your brother (sister).

» synonyms and related words:

n.
• • 1. a thing to hold by: hawakan, tatangnan
  • 2. a grasp or grip: hawak, tangan, kapit, pigil
  • 3. the act of holding: paghawak, pagtangan
  • 4. a controlling influence: kapangyarihan

v.
• • 1. to grasp or clasp: humawak, hawakan, tumangan, tangnan (tanganan)
  • 2. to contain: maglaman
  • 3. to hold in, to hold back, to keep back, to restrain oneself: magpigil, pigilin
  • 4. to hold off, to keep at a distance: pigilin ang pagsulong
  • 5. to keep ones hold: kumapit, mangapit
  • 6. to hold up means to keep from falling: tumaban, tabanan, humawak, hawakan