dekedek, n.head covering; veil; board used to protect or hold down or cover thatching at bottom of nglikliabed.
dekedek
a
klalo
el
melekedek;
mamed
a
dekedek
er
a
tebel;
llel
a
tuu
a
dekedekel
a
mesei,
dokedekii,
dokedek;
dekedekel.
dekedekeln.poss.3s
dekedekel a tebelexpr.table cloth.
See also:
MELEKEDEK
,
OUDEKEDEK
Synonyms:
DANGEB
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
ibuchel
er
a
Ngemai
el
di
kiei
me
a
dekedekel.
> He's like the sea urchins between Ngiwal and Melekeok, on the ocean floor with its cover.
The sea urchin can be seen lying quietly on the lagoon floor, occasionally with a leaf like a hat covering its head. Applied to a man who acquires a wife or great wealth without working for it.

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