Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

chaus

, n.

lime for betel nut.
chaus a delul el merangd, kim, chaus er a chemachel, mengaus, chusel.

chusek

n.poss.1s

chusem

n.poss.2s

chusel

n.poss.3s

chusel a chaus er ngii.

chusam

n.poss.1pe

chused

n.poss.1pi

chusiu

n.poss.2p

chusir

n.poss.3p

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Akii! Mla medul a ngerek er tia el chaus!

> Damn! My mouth got burned by the lime powder.

melul

, v.t.

broil; roast; get (oneself) sunburned; bake (bread, etc.).
melul a omekmarek er a bas; durur a ngikel; dmul a chemang, delul.

durur

v.pf.3s

durur a melul er ngii, durur a ngikel er a ngau; omekmark er a kall er a ngau.

dirrur

v.pf.3s.past

dmul

v.pf.3p.inan.

dmul a melul; mla dmul a ngikel; durur a malk.

dilul

v.pf.3p.inan.past

delaol

v.a.s.

is to be broiled or roasted.
delaol a kirel el medul; durur a mesekuuk, dmul a meas, ngikel a delaol.

delul

v.r.s.

broiled; roasted; sunburned.
delul a mla medul er a ngau.

kedul

v.recip.

burn each other.

medelong

v.erg.inch.

medul

v.erg.

medul a delul; dmul a ngikel; delul er a ngau, delul a chimal er a mekeald.

medul er a sils

v.s.

sunburnt.

delul er a sils

expr.

sunburned.

medul a rengul

expr.

disgusted with.

melul a chad

expr.

cremate.

melul a chaus

expr.

make lime (from corals).

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Examples:

ng mla mo delul.

> it had become burned was visibly roasted.

Ng mo ua kerrekar el mla medul er a ngau a rechelel, me a bngal a mosebek er a eolt el mo cheroid.

> They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.

Ng uluusekool a mases e medul.

> He played with matches and burned himself.

A techel a charm a kirel mo medul er a ngau e mekang el obengkel a diak a omkukel el blauang me a mechuached el dellomel.

> The meat is to be roasted and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast.

Ng kmal medelo a renguk er a blekerdelem.

> I've become totally disgusted with your behavior.

Proverbs:

A chemeled a di dongaus er ngii, e durur.

> Even though we fix our own betel-nut, we get burned.

Chemachel is a "betelnut package" consisting of the seeded nut, the pepper leaf (kebui), and the lime (chaus). By applying too much lime to a "package" it is possible to burn one's mouth. Although this is sometimes done among young people to signal another secretly of sexual attraction, typically it happens accidentally. The idiom implies that everyone makes mistakes; it can't be helped. No matter how careful we are, we sometimes fail; we shouldn't be too sure or overconfident in ourselves.

Ke ko er a cheberdord el di ngii el melul er ngii er a ngau.

> You're like a beetle that burns itself by flying into the fire.

You're always getting yourself into trouble.

Ke ko er a okared el di ngii el melul er ngii er a ngau.

> You're like a stinkbug that burns itself in the fire.

i.e., you get involved in things that may hurt you.

More Examples:

Ng soak el menga a delul el chum me a kukau.

> I would like to eat grilled ume and taro.

Akii! Mla medul a ngerek er tia el chaus!

> Damn! My mouth got burned by the lime powder.

Ng uluusekool a mases e medul.

> He or she played with matches and burned himself or herself.

Ng kora soak el menga delul el diokang.

> I feel like eating burnt grated casava.

omeob

, v.t.

form; shape; create; spank.
omeob a meob; mebii a kukau, meob a blauang, bebeel.

mebii

v.pf.3s

mebii a omeob er ngii; meob a kukau, mebii a blauang, bebel a blauang.

milebii

v.pf.3s.past

meob

v.pf.3p.inan.

meob a omeob; mebii a blauang; bebeel a blauang a meob el mo er se el soal.

mileob

v.pf.3p.inan.past

bebael
/beball
/bebeael

v.a.s.

to be formed, shaped, created, or spanked.
bebael a kirel el obeob, meob a kukau el mo medemedemek, bebel.
beball a bebael.

bebleob

v.r.s.redup.

(generally) round in shape.
bebleob a ko er a bleob, telkib el bleob, blebelel.

bleob
/blebael

v.r.s.

formed; shaped; created.
blebael a bleob; omeob, mebii, meob a cheldechederir, blebelel.

obeob

v.erg.

bleob el chaus

expr.

statue.

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