depa particle English. Counting particle of measurement, a fathom (ca. 1.65 m.), the extent of a man's arms extended to left and right and commonly used for measuring fields, buildings. Example sentence: Subanen. Kali' ami angay guay kalabung ditug Biga', mikebianu guay metaas gupia, mabu' duuni sepulu' bu enem depa. English. When we went to cut rattan there at Biga yesterday, I went by some very tall rattan, perhaps sixteen fathoms tall. noun English. The measure of one's outstretched arms, fathom. verb English. Stretches both of one's arms straight out to the sides.