Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

The saying refers to a man from the atoll of Kayangel, some twenty miles north of the main islands of Palau, who, on his way south to visit friends, stopped at an intermediate reef, Kesol, to fish for a present for his host. Refers to a person who, en route to a visit, tries to borrow a present from another guest; any person who suddenly wants to borrow money.

Ngika

el

chad

a

ko

er

a

debar.

> That man is like a duck.

The native duck, debar, doesn't fly very well, or high like other birds, it doesn't walk or run like some animals, it can't sing well, and it doesn't swim as well as a fish. But it can do all these things. Applied to a person who seemingly can do many different things, none of them expertly. "Jack of all trades."

Ng

dimlak

longesimer

a

tekoi

el

chad.

> One for whom the door of words was not closed.

When the secrets of a clan or a profession were being taught by an expert, the house was completely closed and instruction took place in strict, whispered secrecy. the idiom may be applied to a person who, while having the proper status to be knowledgeable, has never learned in closed session; an important but uninformed person. Conversely, an expert or knowledgeable clan his torian is one who "has had the door closed" (mleng a simer).

Eldochel

a

klekekered

chad

a

ilkolk.

> The light of youth is darkness.

A young person may display pride or may be showy in dress habits; youth may shine, but the brilliance does not mean enlightenment.

A

chimad

el

dodersii

a

chimal

a

chad

el

odersii.

> Put out your arm and a man's hand will reach back

The proper spirit of cooperation and mutual aid

More Examples:

Seselk

a

renguk

el

orrenges

er

tirka

el

chad

er

a

balatiks

te

di

mesaod

a

selaod,

e

ng

di

soak

el

di

mo

omengur.

> I don't want to go listen to the politicians speak because they're so boring and talk forever but I wouldn't mind just going to eat the food.

Ngika

el

chad

a

ungil

a

klemengetal.

> This person's height is average.

A

bedengel

a

ulekoad

el

chad

a

mo

er

a

morque.

> The body will be at the morque.

Ngka

el

sechelik

el

chad

er

a

ngebard

a

mesuub

a

tekoi

er

a

Belau.

> My American friend is learning Palauan.

A

urerel

a

chad

er

a

omeruul

el

kall

a

meruul

a

kelir

a

rengalek

er

a

skuul.

> The job of a cook is to make the food.

chad

, n.

man; person; human being; living being; someone; somebody; anyone; anybody.

chad

a

rokui

el

diak

lulekoad

el

klaol;

chad

el

dait;

chad

el

babii;

chad

el

ngikel;

chad

el

lius.

chad

a

sechal,

dil,

redil,

ngalek,

chad

er

a

Belau,

chad

er

a

Merikel.

chedak

n.poss.1s

chedam

n.poss.2s

your (singular) relative.

chedal

n.poss.3s

his or her person or relative.

chedal

a

kmeed

er

ngii

el

chad,

kauchad,

Calista

a

chedal

a

Toni.

chedemam

n.poss.1pe

chedad

n.poss.1pi

our (inclusive) relative.

chedemiu

n.poss.2p

chederir

n.poss.3p

chad

v.s.

alive; living.

chedengang

v.s.inch.

becoming alive; reviving.

chedengang

a

sobelang

er

a

kodall

mesisichang,

dikea

le

mad.

chad er a daob

expr.

person knowledgeable about the sea.

chad er a government

expr.

government employee.

chad er a moros

expr.

barbarian; cannibal.

chad er a reng

expr.

considerate person.

chedal a chelid

expr.

person having religion; believer.

chedal a ochil

expr.

lap; upper thigh.

mo chad

expr.

become alive; come to life.

See also:

Examples:

Tirilecha

el

chad

> those people (near you)

Ke

rongesii

a

chad

el

oukita?

> Do you hear someone playing a guitar?

Ak

mo

omekedong

a

katuu

er

ngke

el

chad.

> I will call that person's cats.

Te

dart

el

chad

el

mle

sengkio.

> One hundred people voted.

Ng

ngar

er

ngii

a

chad

er

tiang.

> Somebody's here.

Proverbs:

Ng

dimlak

longesimer

a

tekoi

el

chad.

> One for whom the door of words was not closed.

When the secrets of a clan or a profession were being taught by an expert, the house was completely closed and instruction took place in strict, whispered secrecy. the idiom may be applied to a person who, while having the proper status to be knowledgeable, has never learned in closed session; an important but uninformed person. Conversely, an expert or knowledgeable clan his torian is one who "has had the door closed" (mleng a simer).

Ng

ko

er

a

chad

er

a

Ngcheangel,

el

di

me

chemed

er

a

Ngkesol.

> Like the man of Kayangel, who procured his gifts from Keso

The saying refers to a man from the atoll of Kayangel, some twenty miles north of the main islands of Palau, who, on his way south to visit friends, stopped at an intermediate reef, Kesol, to fish for a present for his host. Refers to a person who, en route to a visit, tries to borrow a present from another guest; any person who suddenly wants to borrow money.

Lak

bo

mua

chad

er

a

Ngerchemai

el

miltom

er

a

uel

el

metom

ra

mlai.

> Don't be like the man from Ngerchemai who lost both the turtle and the canoe.

Don't bite off more than you can chew...don't be selfish.

Eldochel

a

klekekered

chad

a

ilkolk.

> The light of youth is darkness.

A young person may display pride or may be showy in dress habits; youth may shine, but the brilliance does not mean enlightenment.

Ng

ko

er

a

omelechong

er

a

diong

er

a

Tellei:

Lolecholb

a

chad

e

ke

mekerasem.

> It's like taking a shower at Tellei's bath, when somebody takes a shower, you shiver from the cold.

Someone's actions makes you embarrassed.

More Examples:

Ng

techang

a

kot

le

meduch

el

chad

er

a

bingbong

er

tia

el

skuul?

> Who is the best at pingpong at this school?

Tiang

chad

a

mera

el

tedobched.

> These people are stupid

Ng

mla

er

ngii

a

teluchel

el

mlai

er

a

bita

er

a

did.

Dimlak

a

metemall

el

chad.

> There was a crash by the bridge. Nobody got hurt.

A

chad

er

a

laibreri

a

oungerachel

aike

el

rokui

el

buk

me

a

babier

el

ngar

er

a

laibreri.

> A librarian's job is to take care of all the books and documents in the library.

Ng

ngara

a

urerel

a

chad

er

a

komi?

> What is the job of a janitor or custodian.

chad

, n.

liver.

chad

a

ta

er

a

klekedellel

a

bedengel

a

chad,

charm;

chedengal

a

rrull.

chedengal

n.poss.3s

chedengal a chad; chedengal a babii, chedengal a rrull.

Aika chedengal (a matukeoll)!

interj.

Exclamation

indicating

surprise;

often

used

after

realizing

a

deception.

See

it's

entry

in

Proverbs

for

more

information.

chedengaol

v.s.

have a large liver.

chedengaol

a

melaok

a

chedengal;

chedengaol

el

rrull.

chedengaol

v.s.

sick with jaundice.

chedengaol

a

secher,

rekdel

a

chad.

Examples:

A

John

ng

chad

er

ker?

> Where's John from?

Ak

mo

omekedong

a

katuu

er

tirke

el

chad.

> I will call those people's cats.

A

lsoal

a

rengum

el

me

kmeed

er

a

renguk,

e

ng

di

ua

chad

el

soal

el

merael

el

mo

er

a

chiloil

el

ngar

er

a

chelmoll.

> When your heart wants to come close to my heart, it's like a person who wants to travel to the rocks in the reef.

Ng

songerenger

ngke

el

chad.

> That person is hungry.

A

chad

a

mla

meleseb

er

a

blai

el

me

er

a

eou.

> Somebody has burned the building down.

Proverbs:

Ng

mimokl

a

usekerel

el

chad.

> A person whose breechcloth is loose.

A poorly organized man, naive, openminded, generous, but not manly.

Ng

ko

er

a

omelechong

er

a

diong

er

a

Tellei:

Lolecholb

a

chad

e

ke

mekerasem.

> It's like taking a shower at Tellei's bath, when somebody takes a shower, you shiver from the cold.

Someone's actions makes you embarrassed.

Ng

ko

er

a

chad

er

a

Ngesias,

el

ngemuu

er

a

mla

mokom.

> It's like when the men of Ngesias clamored over what they had lost (after a party of raiders had attacked without warning and taken a head as a trophy).

The men of the Ngesias (Peleliu) village club were sitting near their clubhouse one evening when raiders broke through the brush, shouted wildly, and excaped with the head of one of them. When they recovered their senses, the men jumped to their spears and shouted threats into the darkness of the surrounding brush. Aroused by the commotion, the village chief appeared and ,when appraised of the situation, admonished them to be quiet since the fuss would gain nothing. "Don't cry over spilt milk."

Ng

dimlak

longesimer

a

tekoi

el

chad.

> One for whom the door of words was not closed.

When the secrets of a clan or a profession were being taught by an expert, the house was completely closed and instruction took place in strict, whispered secrecy. the idiom may be applied to a person who, while having the proper status to be knowledgeable, has never learned in closed session; an important but uninformed person. Conversely, an expert or knowledgeable clan his torian is one who "has had the door closed" (mleng a simer).

Ng

ko

er

a

chad

er

a

Ngerechemai,

el

metom

er

a

uel

el

metom

er

a

mlai.

> Like the man of Ngerechemai, who lost his turtle and lost his canoe.

Relates to a fisherman who jumped from his canoe to catch a turtle only to find that his canoe had drifted beyond recovery. Applies to any situation where a person fails at a task, or, aptly, to a situation where a man, through his own foolishness, loses both his wife and his mistress.

More Examples:

Ke

chad

er

a

keskelel

a

beluu

er

a

Belau?

> Which Island of Palau are you from?

Ngka

el

chad

a

meridm

a

rodech.

> This person is harvesting fruits.

Ngika

el

chad

a

ungil

a

klemengetal.

> This person's height is average.

Ng

ngara

a

urerel

a

chad

er

a

komi?

> What is the job of a janitor or custodian.

A

bedengel

a

ulekoad

el

chad

a

mo

er

a

morque.

> The body will be at the morque.

chad e ngikel

, expr.

half-human and half-fish; mermaid.

See also:

chad el ngais

, expr.

developing egg (of bird).

chad er H.O.

, expr.

country rube (used pejoratively with reference to inhabitants of Babeldaob).

See also:

chad er a Biskor

, expr.

Peace Corps volunteer.

See also:

chad er a Dois

, expr.

German.

See also:

chad er a Marsial

, expr.

Marshallese.

See also:

chad er a Merikel

, expr.

American.

See also:

chad er a Modekngei

, expr.

follower of Modekngei.

See also:

chad er a Siabal

, expr.

Japanese (person).

See also:

chad er a Sina

, expr.

Chinese person.

See also:

chad er a bakutsi

, expr.

gambler.

See also:

chad er a balech

, expr.

archer.

See also:

chad er a bekai

, expr.

potter.

See also:

chad er a bekall

, expr.

driver.

See also:

chad er a beluu

, expr.

fellow villager.

See also:

chad er a bengall

, expr.

inhabitant of Ngerechelong.

See also:

chad er a blai

, expr.

members of the family.

See also:

chad er a blengur

, expr.

person who likes to eat a lot.

See also:

chad er a buai

, expr.

persons active in community affairs.

See also:

chad er a chais

, expr.

person who always has news to tell.

See also:

chad er a charm

, expr.

butcher; cattle-raiser.

See also:

chad er a chei

, expr.

fisherman.

See also:

chad er a cheisei

, expr.

sanitation inspector.

See also:

chad er a cheldecheduch

, expr.

story teller; person skilled in talking or having many girlfriends.

See also:

chad er a chelebacheb

, expr.

inhabitant of Beliliou or Ngeaur (pejorative term).

See also:

chad er a cheleblad

, expr.

deceiver; cheater.

See also:

chad er a dangs

, expr.

person who likes dancing.

See also:

chad er a desachel

, expr.

canoe builder.

See also:

chad er a diall

, expr.

sailor.

See also:

chad er a honto

, expr.

inhabitant of Babeldaob.

See also:

chad er a iungs

, expr.

islander (way of referring to inhabitants of other Micronesian districts).

See also:

chad er a kansok

, expr.

weatherman.

See also:

chad er a kerrekeriil

, expr.

judge; prosecutor.

See also:

chad er a klekool

, expr.

person skilled at games; player; team member; athlete; sportsman.

See also:

chad er a koad

, expr.

person knowledgeable about fighting techniques; person good at shirking responsibility.

See also:

chad er a llach

, expr.

lawyer.

See also:

chad er a mekaeb

, expr.

inhabitant of Peleliu.

See also:

chad er a mekemad

, expr.

warrior.

See also:

chad er a mengikai

, expr.

good swimmer.

See also:

chad er a menguiu

, expr.

avid reader; bookworm.

See also:

chad er a ngebard

, expr.

Westerner; foreigner (including Japanese).

See also:

chad er a ngellakel

, expr.

jokester.

See also:

chad er a ochalechutem

, expr.

inhabitant of Babeldaob.

See also:

chad er a olai

, expr.

magician.

See also:

chad er a omelasech

, expr.

carpenter.

See also:

chad er a omenged

, expr.

fisherman.

See also:

chad er a omengkar

, expr.

member of patrol.

See also:

chad er a omenguiu

, expr.

avid reader; bookworm.

See also:

chad er a omesumech

, expr.

masseur.

See also:

chad er a ongedechuul

, expr.

clever person; person with knack for doing things.

See also:

chad er a ongelil

, expr.

fortune-teller; seer.

See also:

chad er a ongeu

, expr.

rudderman; person who steers boat.

See also:

chad er a ongos

, expr.

legendary figurs who came from and showed Palauans how to use fire.

See also:

chad er a oreomel

, expr.

person knowledgeable about the forest; hermit.

See also:

chad er a rael

, expr.

outsiders.

See also:

chad er a sbots

, expr.

athlete; sportsman.

See also:

chad er a sebadong

, expr.

Seventh Day Adventists.

See also:

chad er a sers

, expr.

farmer.

See also:

chad er a sers er a bung

, expr.

florist.

See also:

chad er a sibai

, expr.

actor; jokester.

See also:

chad er a ta el renged

, expr.

members of the same religious group; inhabitants of hamlets belonging to same municipality.

See also:

chad er a techelbakl

, expr.

good diver.

See also:

chad er a temall

, expr.

practitioner of black magic.

See also:

chad er a uchul a eanged

, expr.

foreigner.

See also:

chad er a urech

, expr.

midget.

See also:

chebirukel el chad

, expr.

unfair or deceptive person.

See also:

chedelekelek el chad

, expr.

person of African descent.

See also:

cheleched el chad

, expr.

ambidextrous person.

See also:

kebelu el chad

, expr.

fool; idiot.

See also:

klou el chad

, expr.

adult.

See also:

kmes a usekerel el chad

, expr.

person who is hard to coax or flatter; person who is firm or straight-laced.

See also:

meang el chad

, expr.

strange looking person.

See also:

melul a chad

, expr.

cremate.

See also:

mera el chad

, expr.

adult; dependable person.

See also:

mera el chad er a beluu

, expr.

legitimate resident; loyal citizen.

See also:

mimokl a usekerel el chad

, expr.

person who is easy to coax or flatter; person who is flexible or generous.

See also:

ngar er a bab el chad

, expr.

one's superior; wealthy/well-to-do person.

See also:

ngellitel el chad

, expr.

person chosen specifically because of particular skills, qualities etc.; consultant; specialist.

See also:

rasechebeab el chad

, expr.

cruel; heartless; ungrateful person.

See also:

rebetok el chad

, expr.

many people.

See also:

rebetok el chad

, expr.

many people.

See also:

ta el chad

, expr.

one person; (persons) having same mother or father; (persons) of same blood.

See also:

teim el chad

, expr.

five people.

See also:

teru el chad

, expr.

two people.

See also:

teruich el chad

, expr.

ten people.

See also:

tetiu el chad

, expr.

nine people.

See also:

tirilecha el chad

, expr.

those people (near you).

See also:

uel el chad

, expr.

man who reaches sexual climax slowly.

See also:

bek el chad

, pro.

everybody.

See also:

chad er a amt

, n.

politician.

See also:

chad er a Oles

, n.

Phillipino.

See also:

chad era budech

, n.

Peace Corps volunteer.

See also:

ng diak a tal chad
/ng diak a ta el chad
/ng diak a ta el chad

, pro.

nobody.

ngii di el chad

, pro.

anybody.

See also:

uel el chad

, n.

persistent person.

See also:

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