Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

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.

See also:

KEKEMANGET

KLEMANGET

MENGEMANGET

Examples:

cheliuem

kmal

kemanget.

> You sleep for a very long time.

mekemanget

chimorir

rubekuk.

> My older brothers' arms are long.

Proverbs:

Kemangel

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

chad

kemangel

isngel.

> This person has a long nose.

kemanget a chimal

, expr.

prone to stealing things.

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.

See also:

OMCHIM

Examples:

melatech

chimam

oba

sob.

> You're washing your hands with soap.

dirrek

omrotech

chimak

dobodeb

ngsechel

renguk.

> I also will clap my hands, and my anger will be over.

Chelechang

ledu

rechad

Siria

kmo

Rubak

rubak

bukl

diak

lerubak

oberberek,'

loia

tia

klou

ildois

cheroel

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.

mekemanget

chimorir

rubekuk.

> My older brothers' arms are long.

mesuld

chimak

oba

taor.

> I'm wiping my hands with a towel.

Proverbs:

Kemangel

chimal.

> Long of arm.

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

Kedeb

chimal

> Short of arm.

A man with a "short arm" is miserly.

chimad

dodersii

chimal

chad

odersii.

> Put out your arm and a man's hand will reach back

The proper spirit of cooperation and mutual aid

More Examples:

mesuld

chimak

oba

ngarang?

> What am I wiping my hands with?

mera

betok

ngerir

diak

chimorir.

> A lot of talk but no action.

dirk

menguiu

ngii

mei

mesngii

chimak.

> I was still reading it and he came and yanked it out of my hands.

uluusekook

loba

oles

dobechii

chimal.

> He or she played with a knife and accidentally cut his or her arm.

mesuld

chimam

oba

taor.

> You're wiping your hands with a towel.

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:

mla

medeb

klengar

ngii.

> His life was cut short.

More Examples:

Ngak

ungil

Klekar.

ungil

Klekar

mengkengkii

klengar

ngii

kirel

sib.

> I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Ngerang

kmal

klou

ultutelel

klengar

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.

See also:

OUTELIIL

Examples:

mochu

telil.

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

Proverbs:

mesei

delal

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.

See also:

MEDEUES

OMES

OSENGELEL

Examples:

osengek

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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