arag
Sense 1
English: Translation
tang; tool tang
English: Definition
The narrow projecting portion of the metal body of a knife, bolo, chisel, or similar tool that extends into and is secured within the handle, joining the working blade or metal part to the handle.
Part of Speech
noun
Example Sentence
Arag yo ilinobot.
English: Example Sentence
A tang was used to make the hole.
Sense 2
English: Translation
heated tang; hot tang
English: Definition
A metal tang heated until very hot, traditionally glowing red, and used as an implement for burning, piercing, or forming a fitting hole in wood or other woody material.
Part of Speech
noun
Semantic Domain
Tools and weapons
Example Sentence
Loboten mo nin arag.
English: Example Sentence
Make a hole in it using a heated tang.
Notes
SENSE 1
SEMANTIC DOMAIN
Tools and implements; Parts of objects
NOTES
The arag is normally concealed partly or wholly within the handle and serves as the structural connection between the blade or working end and the handle.
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SENSE 2
SEMANTIC DOMAIN
Tools and implements; Woodworking; Traditional technology
NOTES
In the Sense 2 Example Sentence construction, arag identifies the implement or method. The hole itself is lobot, and loboten expresses making or forming the hole.
The second sense is a metonymic extension from the physical tang to its specialized traditional use as a heated woodworking implement.
Linguistic History
Possible semantic development:** **tang fitted into a handle → tang heated and used to form the hole into which a tang is fitted.** **This semantic development is internally plausible but should not be treated as historical proof without further evidence.