Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

chebechiil

, n.

marriage.
chebechiil a sechal me a dil el dmak, talechad, teru el kaubuch.

chebechiielel

n.poss.3s

melekoi a chebechiil

expr.

propose marriage.

See also:

Examples:

A Masaharu a omak er a chebechiielel a Droteo me a Toki.

> Masaharu is arranging for Droteo and Toki's marriage.

mur

, n.

feast; banquet; ceremony; celebration.
mur a klou el blengur; deurreng, merengel a chebechiil, mur era klobak. Ngklel a klou el blengur ma ungil klebesei.

merengek

n.poss.1s

merengem

n.poss.2s

merengel

n.poss.3s

merengel a mur er ngii; meruul er a klou el blengur el semesemel a deleuill; oumur.

merengam

n.poss.1pe

merenged

n.poss.1pi

merengiu

n.poss.2p

merengir

n.poss.3p

merengel a chebechiil

expr.

marriage ceremony or feast.

Examples:

Ak merenged er a biskelengek.

> I'm tying my spear (i.e. tying the metal point to the bamboo pole).

Proverbs:

Ng ko er a mur er a Ngchesar, el di klukuk el di klukuk.

> It's like the feast of Ngchesar, postoned till tomarrow, then the next, and forever.

You keep sayng tomorrow, tomorrow. You're lucky there's a tomorrow. Presumably, in the past the village of Ngchesar in central Palau tried and tried again to schedule a mur, the largest, villagewide feast conducted in Palau. But for various reasons the feast was forever postponed. The saying applies to the risk of procrastination.

More Examples:

Tirka el chad el mle er a mur a mla kaiririid.

> The people who came to the feast are now all gone.

Ng diak ksal medengei el kmo tia el mur ng mo er ngii er a oingerang.

> I'm not really sure when the feast going to take place.

A John a mle kachebangel ngii me a bechim er tia el mur.

> John was facing towards his wife during the ceremony.

oak
/ouak

, n.

anchor chain or rope; anything used for fastening; handle; pull or guide string for kite.

okuk

n.poss.1s

okum

n.poss.2s

okul

n.poss.3s

okul a ouak er ngii; okul a bilis.

okmam

n.poss.1pe

okud

n.poss.1pi

okmiu

n.poss.2p

okrir

n.poss.3p

medal a oak

expr.

anchor.

okul a chebechiil

expr.

marriage ceremony; exchange of food and money at time of marriage.

okul a deleuill

expr.

ceremony or giving of money to solidify relationship.

okul a klauchad

expr.

bond between relatives; ceremony to solidify friendship.

okul a klausechelel

expr.

bond of friendship.

okul a malk

expr.

Palauan money: type of kldait.

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