buuch,
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, n.
betel nut.
a
el
a
buchekn.poss.1s
buchemn.poss.2s
bucheln.poss.3s
a
er
el
buchamn.poss.1pe
buchedn.poss.1pi
buchiun.poss.2p
buchirn.poss.3p
oubuuchv.i.have betel nut trees.
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er
a
chemelek el buuchexpr.my betel nut (for chewing).
meduch el buuchexpr.kidney.
Examples:
> I'm not very good at climbing betel nut trees/harvesting them.
> Don't split an unopened betelnut; (instead) chew (one of) the already split betelnuts in the betelnut bag.
More Examples:
> Did you ask and getting that betel nut?
> We went to pick the betelnuts on the hills but when we got there, someone already picked them.
> My brother used to get the betelnuts. Now that he left, it's my duty.
> She is very fond of you so it was the last betel nut and she gave it to you.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
chemachel, n.a.s.ingredients for betel nut chewing (i.e. betel nut, pepper leaf, lime, etc.).
a
me
a
me
a
chemelekn.poss.1s
chemelemn.poss.2s
chemeleln.poss.3s
chemelamn.poss.1pe
chemeledn.poss.1pi
chemeliun.poss.2p
chemelirn.poss.3p
chemelem el dekoolexpr.your cigarettes (for smoking).
See also: , ,
Examples:
> That family is well-known to have resources in betel nut.
Proverbs:
> Even though we fix our own betel-nut, we get burned.
Chemachel is a "betelnut package" consisting of the seeded nut, the pepper leaf (kebui), and the lime (chaus). By applying too much lime to a "package" it is possible to burn one's mouth. Although this is sometimes done among young people to signal another secretly of sexual attraction, typically it happens accidentally. The idiom implies that everyone makes mistakes; it can't be helped. No matter how careful we are, we sometimes fail; we shouldn't be too sure or overconfident in ourselves.
More Examples:
> My chewing pepper leaves are withered.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
> I'm going to get my pepper leaves.
> My budget was low, I could not buy cigarettes.

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