Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

blai

, n.

house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
blai a teleketek e cheldool le kiei er ngii a rechad; blai a osechelel a delengchokl.

blik

n.poss.1s

blim

n.poss.2s

blil

n.poss.3s

blil a blai el ngii a oublai er ngii.

blimam

n.poss.1pe

blid

n.poss.1pi

our (inclusive) house, household, etc.
blid a blai el kid a oublai er ngii.

blimiu

n.poss.2p

blirir

n.poss.3p

babelblai

n.

(a wealthy person's) house.
babelblai a blai el ilteet; meteetel.

blil a beras

expr.

sack/container for rice.

blil a cheluch

expr.

any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc..

blil a dangs

expr.

dance hall.

blil a ngal

expr.

termites' nest.

blil a ngikel

expr.

aquarium.

chad er a blai

expr.

members of the family.

See also:

Examples:

A blai er a Ngerchemai a meseseb el me er a eou.

> Building in Ngerchemai burns down.

Tia a kmal blil a rekas.

> This place is infested with mosquitoes.

A blik a delsachel el dort.

> My house is built of ironwood.

blil a beab

> jail; prison

Ak kmal bles er a omengetmeklel a blik e le a Droteo a ungil el mengetmokl er ngii.

> I really don't need to worry about cleaning my house because Droteo does it so well.

Proverbs:

Ke ko er a otaor el di omtitechakl el diak a blil.

> You're like a floating log without a resting place.

You have no fixed abode.

Kom chameiu el blai.

> You're getting involved with someone too closely related.

Possibly derived from an incident in which a coconut syrup maker was incestuously involved with his wife's sister.

Ng ko er a uul, el teleu a blil e oleker er a chull.

> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain.

The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul.

More Examples:

Alii, ng sebechek el mengedecheduch er a mechas er a blai? (dengua)

> Hello, can I speak to the woman of the house? (when making a phone call)

John, mousubes e ak mla touchakl er a blil a Ngerkumer me ak mo telkib el meoud.

> John, forgive me, I made a stop at Ngerkumer's and may be a run a little late.

Ke mla er a blai er a elii?

> Were you at the house yesterday?

A rechad er a blik a teai.

> There are 8 people in my family.

Ngkang techa isei el mle er a blai?

> Who was it that came to the house?

bomb
/bomk

, n., [From English]

small boat engine; pump.
bomb a klalo el omomb a ralm me a cheluch.
bomk a bomb.

bomk er a cheluch	expr.	fuel pump.
See also:

cheluch

, n.

person good at cajoling/persuading; act of cajoling; persuasion.
cheluch a meduch el mengeluch; chulechur e melai a soal, smiik a rolel e nguu a soal.

cheluch

, n.

coconut oil; fuel (e.g. gasoline, kerosene, diesel oil, etc.); grease (from meat being cooked).
cheluch a laok, cheluchul a lius, kerisil, mangtekang er a babii.

tangk

, n., [From English]

water tank or drum.
tangk a blil a ralm; tengkel.

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