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ekped Sense 1 verb English. Severs, oft. by chopping left and right in a wedge, oft. round wood for construction or firewood, usu. one end being held in one's hand. Example sentence: Subanen. Pengekped su gayu; metubus mu ekpeday, siak mu; metubus mu siakay, engkag mu ditu pedes. English. Chop the wood; after you've chopped it, split it; after you've split it, put it in the sun to dry. Example sentence: Subanen. Cris, edamay mau pa gabas ditu kia' mu, pu' pengekpedan ku pa ig dending ta kin. English. Chris, borrow your uncle's saw form, because I will cut off that walling of ours. Generic. putuk noun English. Any horizontal beam which extends beyond the house. Synonym. tenggal Sense 2 verb English. Reduces fine or bride wealth. Example sentence: Subanen. Ekpedani gukuman kiin. English. The judgment will be reduced. Example sentence: Subanen. Ikpedan ku su gangut mu. English. I reduced what you asked for (in bride wealth). In group with: lekti' Generic. engkan peginekpedan adjective English. Has parts differing in some characteristic, as half of one color, half of another, a tree seemingly partly softwood, partly hard. Example sentence: Subanen. Duuni minita'u mamak diag dalan, meginekpedan, se pekped maitem. Se pekped gempula. English. I saw a snake there on the trail that was of differing colors, one part was black. One part was red.
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