bangkad noun English. The term which identifies the rate of calculation of bride wealth. Example sentence: Subanen. Ta' ig bangkad nu gina' mu? English. What was the rate of calculating your mother's bride wealth? Cultural Note. The bride wealth is given in many parts during the wedding, but the amount of each part is higher or lower, according to the amount that was given for the bride's mother's bride wealth. There is a higher and a lower rate.