ekbuk noun English. Small beetle which bores in wood. Example sentence: Subanen. Pigbentayan na gusay nug libun su tulan kia. Kena' da maiben miseleput da puli' su gekbuk kini, maa' laung pa dun nig balulibun kia. English. The woman kept watching this bone. It wasn't long [until] the beetle came back out of it, realized the woman. verb English. Is infested with such beetles. Example sentence: Subanen. Su penatag nug balay mu kia, subay suklian mu ganam. Pu' gekbuken ki gayu kia tinambed mu. English. You'd better replace the beams of your house right away. For the wood you used is infested with wood borers. Generic. tubu'