Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

delul

, n.poss.3s

area within or among.

delul a chudel

expr.

bushy area; area within the grass.

delul a kerrekar

expr.

area under and between the trees; among the trees.

Examples:

ng mla mo delul.

> it had become burned was visibly roasted.

More Examples:

Ng kora soak el menga delul el diokang.

> I feel like eating burnt grated casava.

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

> I would like to eat grilled ume and taro.

delul

, n.r.s.

injury from burn.
delul a mla medul er a ngau.

See also:

Examples:

ng mla mo delul.

> it had become burned was visibly roasted.

More Examples:

Ng kora soak el menga delul el diokang.

> I feel like eating burnt grated casava.

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

> I would like to eat grilled ume and taro.

lach

, n.

scar; shadow.

lechuk	n.poss.1s
lechum	n.poss.2s
lechul	n.poss.3s	scar; shadow.
lechemam	n.poss.1pe
lechud	n.poss.1pi
lechemiu	n.poss.2p
lecherir	n.poss.3p
lechul a delobech	n.	scar from being cut.
lechul a delul	expr.	scar from burn.

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).

See also:

Examples:

ng mla mo delul.

> it had become burned was visibly roasted.

A Moses a uleker el kirel a kaming el tenget er a klengit, e mlo medengei el kmo ng mla medul.

> Moses asked about the goat for the sin offering and learned that it had already been burned.

Ng kmal medelo a renguk er a blekerdelem.

> I've become totally disgusted with your behavior.

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.

Proverbs:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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