egdan
noun
English. Stairs, steps, ladder, terrace.
In group with: kelakat
verb
English. Makes stairs; hits s.t. several times inaccurately, making a step-like configuration on it; appears like a ladder or rice
terraces.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' metubus selegay sug balay, baalan gegdan. Sa' metubus su gegdan, uli'an ta sug balay ta.
English. When the house has been floored, then the stairs are made. When the stairs are finished, we move in.
Generic. pata'
Idiom: ulu gegdan
Variant. ulugdan
noun
English. Where the top of a ladder meets a house; the bottom of an external doorway, threshold.
Idiom: tugda' egdan
noun
English. Where a house ladder meets the ground.
see. tukal di gegdan