tadek verb English. Poles a raft or canoe. noun English. A pole used to move a vessel in a shallow body of water. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' meglegait, subay duuni tadek dun, pu' sa' ndi' tedekan, melemu metugda' dig batu. English. When one goes by raft, one must have a pole, because if a raft isn't poled, it can easily get hung up on a rock.