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gegded noun English. A post in the center of a house, extending from the ground up only to the floor and to support an unusually wide main floor area; the hole in the middle of a beklug platform. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' duun ig beklug, telu'en nug belian pekenuun na su gegdedan. Ma'ananen, mekanu tu titenga' beklug, pu' ki linesutan di peglau kia, iini gegded. English. When a beklug ceremony is held, the shaman says to have a sacrifice at the center post. It means to sacrifice in the middle of the beklug platform floor, because the hole in the middle becomes the gegded. Cultural Note. Such a post is considered the most important, sturdiest one. Synonym. puu'
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