bekad
Sense 1
verb
English. Opens one's mouth.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Duuni maita'u getaw, telu'enen naa pegampu' ditu Megbebaya', dagid dekagu pegipusipusay, gekteb laak ditu kebekaden dig baba'en.
English. I see a person, who said he prays to God, but after I observe him (his behavior), (I notice that) it reaches only as far as
opening his mouth.
Sense 2
English. Raises a side or corner of s.t. heavy.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Alapa gayu, sungkal ta dig batu kini, pu' ndi' ta megaga bekaday.
English. Go get a pole for us to pry this rock up with, because we can't pull it up by hand.