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sugkal 1v To stab upward with a spear as through the floor, or to knock papayas from a tree. Sugkalon ki. They spear us up through the floor. [The term can refer to the upward thrust of a spear or the thrust of a pole when getting fruit.] 2v Jab with an upward motion. Ko du-on kapayas, maroyow no sugkalon. If there are papayas, it’s good to jab them. [In this case, one does not intend to damage the fruit.] 3n A jabbing pole used to get fruit. Nokogtampak ka susugkaloy su insumpul on. The jabbing pole was fitted together because it was extended. [If one has a picker with a crook and basket, one would sanggat the fruit. The term sugkal refers to the upward jabbing motion.]