mengellakl, v.t.quiet; pacify; hold or make (something) steady; (bird) glide quietly in sky.
mengellakl
a
chollakl;
ungil
kelulau
a
cholleklii
a
beluu;
meruul
er
ngii
el
mo
chelellakl;
chelleklel
a
beluu.
chollekliiv.pf.3s
cholleklii
a
mengellakl
er
ngii,
mo
chelellakl.
chillekliiv.pf.3s.past
chollaklv.pf.3p.inan.
chollakl
a
mengellakl;
mtebechel;
mo
diak
a
uldikel.
chillaklv.pf.3p.inan.past
Bom chelellakl!v.imp.Be quiet! / Settle down!.
chelellaklv.r.s.quieted; pacified; held or made steady; (person) quiet or unassuming.
chelellakl
a
kellechakl;
diak
el
odikel,
diak
a
uldikel
er
a
beluu;
chelellakl
a
belual
el
budech.
See also:
CHELLAKLII
,
MECHELLAKL
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
ebedel
a
Mengellakl
el
di
mochu
meleketek.
> Like the clouds of Mengellakl that just pile up
High points like Mengellakl in Palau sometimes create clouds as the moisture-laden air is lifted by the wind to higher cooler altitudes. This saying applies to a situation or a fad that spreads; drinking to excess.
sesei, v.s.a few; a little; some; not enough.
sesei
a
diak
le
betok;
di
kesai;
sesei
el
udoud;
sesei
el
kall.
Bem seseiv.imp.move a little bit closer; scoot closer in.
Bom seseiv.imp.move a little bit away; scoot over.
kauseseiv.recip.move a little bit or ways together.
sese el kallexpr.a little food; not enough food.
sese el udoudexpr.a little money; not enough money.
sese er a kallexpr. some of the food.
sese er a udoudexpr.some of the money.
See also:
DERSESEI
,
OLSESEI
,
SMESEI
Synonyms:
BEBIL
More Examples:
Ng
sebechem
el
meskak
a
sesei
er
a
ralm?
> Can you give me some water?
Kam
mekom
sesei.
Ke
mera
el
sekutitech.
> Scoot over. You're crowding me.
Mlecha
a
sesei
er
a
sukal.
> Put some sugar in the basin.
Mlecha
a
sesei
er
a
sar.
> Put some salt in the basin.
Ka
moitel
a
sesei
er
tia
el
moromi
e
dechermii.
> Pour some of that wine and let us have a taste.

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