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meas

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rabbit fish.

meas

a

ta

er

a

bedengel

a

ngikel;

"usangi".

Proverbs:

meas

Ngetmeduch,

ngii

oltak

ngii

derau.

> He's like the rabbit fish in Ngetmeduch, which jumps into the net (seemingly) of its own will.

i.e. He always drops by without having been invited. At one point in their life cycle the meas, a tasty, black reef fish, school close to the surface in the shallow lagoon near Ngetmeduch (Koror) and may be easily caught with the derau, a two-part net consisting of two scoop nets, one held in each hand (hence sometimes "butterfly net"). The idiom is applied to a person who habitually appears without invitation at parties or feasts.

Meas.

> A small, black reef fish of excellent quality. Rabbitfish.

Can be used to refer to the people of Airai who seasonally harvest this fish in abundance when it spawns on nearby tidal flats. During the spawning season, traditionally, the people of Airai host specific other villages, including Koror, for a feast featuring meas

chull

, n.

rain; rainy season.

chull

a

ralm

el

ngar

er

a

eanged

e

ruebet;

chellel.

chellek

n.poss.1s

chellem

n.poss.2s

chellel

n.poss.3s

chellam

n.poss.1pe

chelled

n.poss.1pi

chelliu

n.poss.2p

chellir

n.poss.3p

chellang

v.s.inch.

is getting rainy.

chellang

a

mocha

chull,

robeta

chull;

merema

chull.

chull

v.s.

rainy.

chellel a meas

expr.

rain which attracts large school of rabbit fish.

chellel a ngebard

expr.

rain coming on west wind.

chellel a ongos

expr.

rain coming on east wind.

chellel a orakiruu

expr.

rain at time of full moon.

menga er a chull

expr.

get caught or drenched in the rain.

See also:

MESESECHULL

Synonyms:

CHEMECHEMEL

OLIK

CHETAU

MESESECHULL

NGERENGIR

OIU

SULEBELAB

Examples:

milkaud

chull.

> I was delayed by the rain.

oumesingd

omuchel

chull

ongeai

buil.

> It tends to start to rain/be rainy in August.

Aki

omtech

kid

leme

chull.

> We're getting ready in case of rain.

oumesingd

chull

ongeai

buil.

> It tends to rain/be rainy in August.

mla

diak

chull.

> The rain's stopped.

Proverbs:

ungil

merreder

chull

melemedem

daob.

> A good leader, like rain, stills the ocean.

Rain falling during an ocean squall often seems to wipe away the winds and still the ocean. A good leader should be able to dispel the problems facing his people. He can calm down disputes and settle problems easily.

uul,

teleu

blil

oleker

chull.

> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain.

The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul.

chellel

ongos

mengeleu

tmat

deluus.

> Like eastern showers from white clouds, still the raincoat is ripped

During the months of the east wind, During the months of the east wind, roughly January through June, rain often comes from innocent-looking white cloud and is accompanied by brief gusts of wind strong enough to tear the traditional betel-nut-spathe raincoat; hence, an opponent whose strength is greater than anticipated.

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