ekbus Sense 1 noun English. Tender, edible leaves of plants as opposed to older, unpalatable ones. Example sentence: Subanen. Iin laaki gaan nilan siselem lelabung, su gekbus paku. English. All they had for food, morning and evening, was fern tips. Sense 2 English. Growth buds on tips of plants. Example sentence: Subanen. Iin mai peguit tu kebagel, ki gekbusen. English. What controls growth is the buds. Sense 3 English. Corn tassles or cane tassles. mengekbus verb English. Of plants, experience regrowth. pengekbusan verb English. Of tender young leaves, are picked. Example sentence: Subanen. Su gubiu, ndi'u pa begay pengekbusan, pu' nda' pa pekapet, muka' melemu pa patay, sa' pengipuken nai gekbusen. English. I won't let the leaves of my sweet potato plants be picked yet, because the runners haven't run together yet, and they die easily if their leaves are picked. Idiom: gekbus langit noun English. The highest, most important abode of the spirit world, the dwelling place of God. Example sentence: Subanen. Ma'ananen, bisan kenduta' su kelegenay niu, pungun niu tu gama' ta Megbebaya' ditu gekbus langit, adun iin nai metau dun, sa' kenduta'enen dun pegabang dinita su kelegenay ta. English. What it means, no matter what difficulty you have, gather (i.e. pray) to our father God there in highest heaven, so that he is responsible, however he will help us with our difficulty.