Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

chim

, n.

hand; arm; front paws (of animal); help; assistance; manual labor; person sent to help.
chim a klekedellel a chad el uldeod er a cheiechad, chim a orreked a klalo; chimal.

chimak

n.poss.1s

chimam

n.poss.2s

chimal

n.poss.3s

chimomam

n.poss.1pe

chimad

n.poss.1pi

chimomiu

n.poss.2p

chimorir

n.poss.3p

chim

v.s.

empty-handed.

kekemanget a chimal

expr.

prone to stealing things.

kemanget a chimal

expr.

prone to stealing things.

uchul a chim

expr.

shoulder; upper arm.

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Examples:

Ng urrekedii a chimal a Rehina e chilteklii.

> She held Rehina's hand and sang it.

Chelechang el ledu a rechad er a Siria el kmo 'A Rubak a rubak er a bukl e diak lerubak er a oberberek,' e ak mo loia tia el klou el ildois er a cheroel a chimam.

> Now that the Syrians say that God is the lord of the hills and not the lord of the plains, I will give you victory over their huge army.

Ke melatech a chimam el oba a sob.

> You're washing your hands with soap.

Ng mla mo ua ngara a chubs er a chimam?

> How's the wound on your arm healing?

Ak melechet er a chimak el telemall.

> I'm bandaging up my injured hand.

Proverbs:

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

Kemangel a chimal.

> Long of arm.

A person with a "long arm" gives gifts far and wide; he is well liked for his generosity

Kedeb a chimal

> Short of arm.

A man with a "short arm" is miserly.

More Examples:

Mnguu el msang a chim el chad.

> Take it and give it to an empty-handed person.

Ng dimlak kulechesuar e osengebii a chimak er a chesimer.

> I didn't notice and accidentally slammed the door on my hand.

Te mlo kakoad er a kesus e ng oboes a chimal er a boes er a ngikel.

> They got into a fight last night and he was shot in the arm by a fishing gun

Ng �milsibas el metabd a chimal.

> He or she slipped and scratched his or her arm.

Ke mesuld a chimam el oba a taor.

> You're wiping your hands with a towel.

kemanget

, n.

length (of string, etc.) which exceeds what is needed or expected.

kemengetel

n.poss.3s

kemengetel a klemanget er ngii; kekemangel.

kekemanget

v.s.redup.

tall; long.
kekemanget a kemangel; metongakl, diak el kedeb, kekemanget el bambuu, kekemengetel.

kemanget
/kemangel

v.s.

tall; long (in time or dimension).
kemanget a kekemanget; diak le kekedeb; kemangel.
kemangel a kekemanget; kemangel el cheldecheduch a olturekreng.

mekemanget
/mekekemanget

v.s.pl.

tall; long.
mekemanget a mekekemanget.
mekekemanget a kemanget; tereu a mekekemanget er a telmedeu; diak el kedeb.

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Examples:

A cheliuem a kmal kemanget.

> You sleep for a very long time.

Ng mekemanget a chimorir a rubekuk.

> My older brothers' arms are long.

Proverbs:

Kemangel a chimal.

> Long of arm.

A person with a "long arm" gives gifts far and wide; he is well liked for his generosity

More Examples:

Ngika el chad a kemangel a isngel.

> This person has a long nose.

kemanget a chimal

, expr.

prone to stealing things.

klengar

, n.

existence; life.
klengar a ngar; ngar er ngii a telil; outeliil a chad; klengar a okedeldaol, kemanget a klengar er ngii.

melai a klengar

v.t.

take someone's life; kill.

kedeb a klengar

expr.

have short life span.

kemanget a klengar

expr.

have long life span.

Examples:

Ng mla medeb a klengar er ngii.

> His life was cut short.

More Examples:

Ngerang a kmal klou a ultutelel er a klengar er kau?

> What is the most important in your life?

telil

, n.poss.3s

breath.
telil a eolt el tmuu e tuobed el okil a isngel me a ngerel a chad me a charm; ngar el chad a outeliil; ulekoad a diak a telil.

telik

n.poss.1s

telim

n.poss.2s

telmam

n.poss.1pe

telid

n.poss.1pi

telmiu

n.poss.2p

telrir

n.poss.3p

kedeb a telil

expr.

short-winded.

kemanget a telil

expr.

capable of holding one's breath (e.g. under water) for a long time.

medebdobd a telil

expr.

Ng ua le sebekung a telil.

mengoit a telil

expr.

give one's last breath; die; expire.

telil a beluu

expr.

village leaders.

telil a chim

expr.

pulse.

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Examples:

Ng di mochu e me a telil.

> He's breathing heavily or gasping for breath (from exhaustion).

Proverbs:

A mesei a delal a telid.

> The taro field is the mother of our life

Not only is taro an important staple in the Palauan diet, but a serving of taro is essential at any feast and taro is the essential food in a food-money exchange. Its importance is recognized in this idiom.

ues

, n.

vision; sight; view.
ues a odingel; kedung e kerekikl a meses el omes a rechad; ues el kemeldiil a kall el mo omes er a remengeung.

osengek

n.poss.1s

osengem

n.poss.2s

osengel

n.poss.3s

osengel a ues er ngii; omes.

osengam

n.poss.1pe

osenged

n.poss.1pi

osengiu

n.poss.2p

osengir

n.poss.3p

sekoes

v.s.

perceptive; sharp-minded; acute; sensitive; aware of one's responsibilities or surroundings; capable of looking at something thoroughly or seeing all the angles and possibilities.

kemanget a osengel

expr.

staring at; looking at for a long time.

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Examples:

A osengek a mebeabed.

> My view is blurred.

Proverbs:

Kemngal osenged

> A long inspection

No one tells another that his Palauan money (udoud) is fake. However, fake ceramic money is not unheard of in Palau. The implication that money is fake must be disguised, if stated at all. When the clan taps its financial resources, as when payment is made for the new house of a clan member, factions of the clan present their contribution to the clan chief on a turtle-shell tray. If the money is not regarded as sufficient, the intermediary carrying the tray is so advised and the money is returned, usually with some light quip to ease the tension that such occasions arouse. If, however, the money is presumed by the intended receiver to be fake, the intermediary is asked to return the money to its owner and bring another piece that "does not require such a lengthy inspection."The idiom, then, may apply directly to a fake piece of money or to any suspected fraud

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