Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

beches

, v.s.

new; clean.
beches a kmal ungil, klikiid; bleches, beches el uldasu, beches el blai. bechesul

bechesong

v.s.inch.

is getting clean.
bechesong a mla mo beches.

beches el ouchais

expr.

tell the truth; be frank; be direct.

beches el rak

expr.

poinsettia.

beches el ralm

expr.

clean/pure water.

See also:

Examples:

Ng diak momisaos a beches el buuch, ke melamech aike el blisaos el ngar er a tet.

> Don't split an unopened betelnut; (instead) chew (one of) the already split betelnuts in the betelnut bag.

A demak a omekedechor er a beches el blimam.

> My father is building our new house.

A beches el blimam a bilkedecherur er a demak.

> Our new house was built by my father.

Ak di beches el dmu er kau.

> I'll tell you frankly/bluntly.

Proverbs:

Beches el ears.

> New sails.

Lineages so classed are of widely known recent origin in the village. Members are not considered eligible for clan title, though in recent decades of general depopulation many title holders are called "beches el yars" behind their backs.

Beches a desomel.

> A new outrigger.

A newly married woman, a bride.

More Examples:

Mla mo kirek el mochar a beches bilek le ng a bilek a mla mo mekekerei.

> I need to buy new clothes because my clothes are already small.

Ng diak a beches el chais?

> Any news?

Ng bai soak a di beches el ouchais er ngak er a bai mongeteket er ngii.

> I want you to be direct with me instead of prolonging it.

Bai di beches el ouchais el kmo ng chetim el mong e lak ko bong e mouuchel er a rengum.

> Be honest and say you don't want to go instead of going and then regretting it.

desomel

, n.

outrigger; woman of the house.
desomel a klekedall er a mlai er a daob; olengeseu el olechob er a mlai, desemelel.

desemelel

n.poss.3s

desemelel a desomel er ngii el mlai.

ongaidesomel

vine with leaves in shape of the canoe's outrigger.
ongaidesomel a ta er a bedengel a besebes.

beches el desomel

expr.

newly married woman; bride.

Examples:

A redil a desemelel a sechal.

> A woman supports a man./A woman is a man's mainstay.

Proverbs:

A redil a desemelel a sechal.

> The woman is the outrigger for the male.

An unmarried man has no outrigger; taking a wife is a stabilizing process for a man in the sense that the outrigger stabilizes the canoe. One source, a Palauan woman, has suggested the meaning that a man is as capable as the woman who backs him up.

Beches a desomel.

> A new outrigger.

A newly married woman, a bride.

ears

, n.

sail; type of giant taro.
ears a klalo el omuked a eolt e orrurt a bekall er a daob, ears a rruul er a mamed me a cheleuikl el such; resel a bos.

resel

n.poss.3s

resel a ears er ngii; ears er a mlai er a daob.

beches el ears

expr.

recent immigrants to village.

mechut el ears

expr.

early immigrants to a village.

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