Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

chedil

, n.

mother (used as term of address).

chedil

a

okedongel

a

ngalek

el

mo

er

a

delal,

chedil

a

kubengkem.

delak

n.poss.1s

delam

n.poss.2s

delal

n.poss.3s

delal

a

chedil

er

ngii;

dil

el

oungalek

er

ngii

a

delal.

delmam

n.poss.1pe

delad

n.poss.1pi

delmiu

n.poss.2p

derrir

n.poss.3p

delal a blai

expr.

very large house.

delal a chelebuul

expr.

disaster; calamity.

delal a delak

expr.

my maternal grandmother.

delal a diall

expr.

tremendous ship.

delal a kar

expr.

syn. ongael.

See also:

CHEDEI

,

KEDELAL

,

KLAUCHEDIL

,

MODIL

,

REDIL

Examples:

Ng

mlo

kesib

a

rengul

a

Oskar

er

a

delal.

> Oskar got angry with his mother.

A

Kukumai

a

ngiluu

a

kall

el

mo

er

a

delal.

> Kukumai brought the food to her mother.

Bengud

a

derrir!

> Their mothers smell of fish. (Used as insult against people from Ngerechelong.)

A

delak

me

ngak

a

mo

er

a

Oreor.

> My mother and I are going to Koror.

A

delak

a

mesengaked.

> My mother is slim.

Proverbs:

Ng

kolia

a

delal.

> He ate his mother.

To marry or have intercourse with the wife of one's brother. There is a potential reciprocation in which money may go from an elder brother in return for food and service from a younger brother. Once established, particularly where the younger couple have children, a cycle of this type may continue after the younger husband has died. Marrying the wife of a deceased younger brother, then, will interrupt such a cycle. Similarly, sexual relations with this woman may jeopardize the cycle.

A

mesei

a

delal

a

telid.

> The taro field is the mother of our life

Not only is taro an important staple in the Palauan diet, but a serving of taro is essential at any feast and taro is the essential food in a food-money exchange. Its importance is recognized in this idiom.

Bengud

a

derrir.

> Stinking of fish

Used of the people of Ngerechelong (northern Palau) who specialize in trap fishing. Trap fish are said to be especially oily and smelly.

More Examples:

A

delak

a

mlo

mesubech

a

brak.

> My mom went to get some elephant ears taro.

A

delak

a

soal

a

kulengeseu

er

ngii

el

ngomlii

a

sersel.

> My mom wants me to help her weed her garden/farm.

A

delak

me

a

demak

a

betik

a

rengrir

er

ngak.

> My mother and father love me.

A

delak

a

ulelsisechakl

er

ngak

el

mengaus

a

llel

a

such

el

mo

oulkou.

> My mom tried to teach me how to weave hats from pandanus leaves.

A

kumekedong

e

a

delal

a

kmo

ng

mechiuaiu.

> When I called her mother said he is sleeping.

diall

, n.

ship.

diall

a

meklou

el

mlai

er

a

daob

el

oltak

a

rechad

me

a

uleklool;

diall

er

a

mekemad,

diall

er

a

usaso,

dillel.

diall

, n.

money collected for a new widow.

diall

a

udoud

el

dillel

a

mad

el

redil

el

mesobil;

melecha

a

diall,

rukdemaol

a

mesuk

a

diall.

Udoud

e

mo

otobedall

a

le

medei

a

mechas

el

diak

el

bechiil.

melechelbakl

, v.t.

dive into.

melechelbakl

a

tuchelbakl;

mo

riou

er

a

ralm,

daob;

tuchelbeklii;

techelbeklel.

tuchelbeklii	v.pf.3s	tuchelbeklii a melechelbakl er ngii.
tilechelbeklii	v.pf.3s.past
tuchelbakl	v.pf.3p.inan.	tuchelbakl a melechelbakl er a daob; tuchelbakl er a ralm; techelbeklel.
tilechelbakl	v.pf.3p.inan.past
melechelbakl	v.i.	dive when fishing.
metechelbakl	v.erg.
techebekill	v.a.s.	is to be dived into. techebekill a sebechel el metechelbakl; diak el sal dmolech; melechelbakl.
telechelbakl	v.r.s.	dived into. telechelbakl a mla metechelbakl; te mla melechelbakl er ngii; Ngeremechiuch a techelbeklel.
melechelbakl el diall	expr.	submarine.
See also: TUCHELBAKL

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