bambuu | , n., [From English] | bamboo. bambuu a chesel; bambuu er a ked, cheselked, bambungel. A bambuu a dellomel; ng mo metongakl el dellomel; ng diak el meklou a rechelel. A bambuu a sebechel el mo ulaol me a lechub e ng reakl me a lak e ng brer. Ng kall aike e dirk mekekerei el desebel. |
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redil el bambuu | expr. | bamboo pole holding redil el kerrikr. |
sechal el bambuu | expr. | bamboo pole holding sechal el kerrikr. |
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chebecheb | , v.s. | lying face down; placed upside down; bent over. chebecheb a terrob; diak el dengarech, chemau eou, mechebechebii, mechebecheb, ochebechebel |
chebecheb a bdelul | expr. | (head) bowed. | ||
chebecheb a btil | expr. | woman with hard-to-reach vagina. | ||
chebecheb el redil | expr. | woman with hard-to-reach vagina. | ||
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cheberdil | , n.poss.3s | favorite thing, person, child, etc. cheberdil a keseuaol, mekreos; cheberdil a kall ma klalo; klungiolel; mekreos er a reng el ngalek. |
cheberdil a redil | expr. | beautiful or appealing girl. |
cheberdil a rengul | expr. | object of one's feelings/affections. |
chemang | , ![]() ![]() /uploads/pics/3772.jpg, n. | large sea or mangrove crab; Samoan crab. chemang a meklou el charm el odoim el ua teletelel a rekung. |
bekechemang | v.s. | smell of crabs (after cooking or eating crabs). | ||||||||
mengemang | v.i. | collect large sea crab. mengemang a melai a chemang. | ||||||||
redil el chemang | expr. | female crab. | ||||||||
sechal el chemang | expr. | male crab. | ||||||||
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daob | , n. | sea; ocean; salt water. daob a ralm er a chei; beluu er a Belau a iliuekl er a daob, debel. |
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meraeldaob | n. | strong current in open sea (usually accompanied by swells). meraeldaob a mesisiich el berius er a ikrel, dailechei. | ||||||||
debel a klengoes | expr. | salt water for cooking klengoes. | ||||||||
debel a mekaeb | expr. | the ocean between Angaur and Peliliu. | ||||||||
debel a mlai | expr. | boat's wake. | ||||||||
debel a redil | expr. | labor pains. | ||||||||
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kerrikr | , n. | joint of sail protruding from chalech. kerrikr a klekedall er a mlai er a daob; redil kerrikr me a sechal kerrikr. |
redil el kerrikr | expr. | concave joint of sail into which hooked joint fits. |
sechal el kerrikr | expr. | hooked joint of sail which fits into concave joints. |
mengubs | , v.t. | steal ongraol from garden, etc. mengubs a merechorech a sers me a mesei; chubsii a sers; chuubs a kukau; chebsel a mesei. |
chubsii | v.pf.3s | chubsii a mengubs er ngii. | ||
chilebsii | v.pf.3s.past | |||
chuubs | v.pf.3p.inan. | chuubs a mengubs; merechorech. | ||
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chelubs | v.r.s. | ongraol stolen from garden, etc.. chelubs a mla mechubs; chubsii; dellomel el rrechorech er a mesei, chebsel a kukau. | ||
mechubs | v.erg. | mechubs a mla merechorech; chuubs a kukau, chubsii a sers, chebsel. | ||
mengubs el redil | expr. | lazy woman who steals someone else's ongraol. | ||
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, n. | child; baby; anyone younger than speaker; sweetheart; fiance(e); pinkie; small finger. ngalek a ngelekel a sechal er a delengchokl; ulechell a ngalek er a delengchokl el ngii a ulechell er ngii; mla mo chuodel e ng di ngalek er isei el delengchokl; ngar ngii a ngelsonges er a klisichel el ng ngalek. ngalek a kekerei el chad; ngelekel a demal, ngalektang, ngalekukeruu; ngalek er a skuul. |
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ngelekel | n.poss.3s | his/her its child or baby; relatively small size or quantity of. ngelekel a ngalek er ngii el ilteet. | ||||||||||
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klengalek | n. | childhood. klengalek a ngalek; reng el ngalek me ng sekebdebid. | ||||||||||
ngalekdiul | n. | fatherless child. ngalekdiul a ngalek er a klsobelial. | ||||||||||
ngalekebai | n. | child born of woman serving as community house concubine. | ||||||||||
ngalekukeruu | n. | siblings who don't get along with each other. ngalekukeruu a ta derrir e kakerous a rdemerir; diak el ta rengrir; di kautok e kakoad. | ||||||||||
ngelekedbudel | n. | neglected child. | ||||||||||
ngelekei | n. | child (term of address to one's child). | ||||||||||
rengelekei | n. | term of address by parent to children. | ||||||||||
rungalek | n. | term of address by parent to child. rungalek a okedong er a ngelekel; e rungalek. | ||||||||||
ngalek el redil | expr. | daughter. | ||||||||||
ngalek el sechal | expr. | son. | ||||||||||
ngalek er ngak | expr. | my sweetheart. | ||||||||||
ngelekel a diil | expr. | snack, light meal. | ||||||||||
ngelekel a ngelekel | expr. | grandchild. | ||||||||||
ngelekel a ureor | expr. | small or insignificant task. | ||||||||||
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omuked | , v.t. | catch (fish) by casting net; (antenna, etc.) receive (broadcast, etc.). omuked a omdechem; melai el ousbech a uked, muked a ngikel, omuked a rekas, mkedii a ngalek, ukedel. |
mkedii | v.pf.3s | mkedii a omuked er ngii; mkedii a ngikel; ukedel a meas. |
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muked | v.pf.3p.inan. | muked a omuked; oba uked el melai; muked a meas me a mekebud, ukedel. |
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meuked | v.erg. | meuked a mla mechesimer er a uked; uluked, muked a meas, mkedii, ukedel a mekebud. |
ukadel /ukedall | v.a.s. | (fish) is to be caught by casting net. ukedall a kirel el meuked; muked a delebechel el meas; mekebud a ukedall; ukedel. |
uluked | v.r.s. | (fish) caught by casting net. uluked a mla meuked; mekebud a uluked er a chelii. |
omuked a medal | expr. | eyes feel obstructed (from sticky secretion due to infection, etc.). |
redil el omuked /dilbuked | expr. | a nosy woman (always showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs). |
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rakt /rakd | , n. | sickness; disease. rakd a secher, kemkom a kdekudel el rakd; ourakd er a ngul, rekdel. |
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rektel /rekdel | n.poss.3s | rekdel a secherel; meringel el rakd. | ||||
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rektiu | n.poss.2p | |||||
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olab rektel | expr. | pregnant. | ||||
rektel a chesebreng | expr. | broken-heartedness. | ||||
rektel a redil | expr. | menstruation. | ||||
rektir a rechad er a Doisu | expr. | German measles. | ||||
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rdil /redil | , n.poss.3s | the action of picking or gathering things such as leaves or sticks. rdil a omerad er ngii; merad a kar; rodir a bung; rdil a kebui. redil a merad er ngii, redil a kebui. |
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redil | , n. | woman; women; queen (in cards). redil a chad el diak el sechal; redil er a Belau a meduch el mengitakl e meloik |
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seinendang | , n., [From Japanese] | youth group (sexually segregated); young people's club or society. |
seinendang el redil | expr. | girls' club. |
seinendang el sechal | expr. | boys' club. |
ureor /urreor | , n. | work; job; task. urreor a ngar ngii a klalo el ruoll; urreor el meruul er a rael; urreor a olel a udoud; meses er a urreor a ungil besul; urrereel. |
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urerel /urrereel | n.poss.3s | urrereel a urreor el ngii a ourreor er ngii. | ||||||||||
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bekureor | v.s. | work a lot; hard-working; diligent. bekureor a sekurreor; meses; chad er a urreor. | ||||||||||
ureor el beluu | n. | community improvement project in which all residents are expected to participate either in labor or food contributions for the laborers. | ||||||||||
urerir a redil | expr. | work meant for women. | ||||||||||
urerir a resechal | expr. | work meant for men. | ||||||||||
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