tukal di gegdan noun English. The first and token payment of bride wealth traditionally extended by friend(s) of the groom on entering the house of the bride where the wedding is held. Example sentence: Subanen. Iini ngalanen, su dia gulu gegdan, tukal di gegdan. English. The bride wealth given when the groom and his party get to the top of the ladder is ‘the opening of the ladder’. Synonym. puka' Generic. luat c.f. egdan