buld, n.skin (of person, fruit, etc.); hide; rind; bark; shell.
budekn.poss.1s
budemn.poss.2s
budeln.poss.3sskin (of person, fruit, etc.); hide; rind; bark; shell.
budamn.poss.1pe
budedn.poss.1pi
budiun.poss.2p
budirn.poss.3p
budel a bedengelexpr.skin.
budel a daobexpr.surface of sea.
budel a ngaisexpr.eggshell.
rekdel a buldexpr.infection, or other sickness or irregularity, of the skin.
See also:
MELABD
Proverbs:
Ngelek
el
budel.
> Outside child.
A child of the outside is a commoner and is likely to be bashful in the presence of an elite person.
Ng
ko
er
a
biul
el
chad
el
ngesonges
er
a
buld.
> Like a man circumcised, insufficient skin.
Circumcision seems to have been known in Palau prior to contact, perhaps through contact with the Philippines, but was not widely practiced. As in this context, it usually draws attention in the form of ridicule. The idiom applies to any circumstance in which there has been insufficient preparation or planning; a premature decision.
More Examples:
Mngai
a
budel.
> Peel them.

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