melalem, v.t.plant; stay/spin in a fixed spot.
melalem
a
dolemii;
dualem,
oltuu
er
a
chutem;
melalem
a
diokang,
dualem
a
lius,
delemel.
dolemiiv.pf.3s
dolemii
a
melalem
er
ngii;
dolemii
a
kebui.
dillemiiv.pf.3s.past
dualemv.pf.3p.inan.
dualem
a
melalem;
mla
dualem
a
lius
me
a
buuch
me
a
tuu.
dilalemv.pf.3p.inan.past
delalemv.r.s.planted.
delalem
a
mla
medalem;
dait
a
delalem,
dellomel,
dolemii,
dualem,
delemel.
dellomelv.r.s.planted.
delomelv.a.s.
delomel
a
kirel
el
medalem;
dualem
a
delomel
el
diokang,
dolemii
a
delomel
el
lius,
delemel.
dolemiangv.inch.
dolemiang
a
ko
el
mocha
dolemii;
keed
er
a
dechad
e
lak
dolalem.
medalemv.erg.
medalem
a
delalem;
dellomel,
dolemii,
dualem
a
dait,
mla
medalem,
melalem,
delemel.
See also:
DELLOMEL
,
DELOMEL
,
OLALEM
,
OLLOMEL
Examples:
Aki
mo
melalem
a
kiuri
er
a
sers.
> We will plant cucumber in the garden.
Ke
mo
kesib
e
mo
meringel
el
oureor
el
omekdubech
a
dellomel.
> You will have to sweat and work hard to make the plants grow.
A
techel
a
charm
a
kirel
mo
medul
er
a
ngau
e
mekang
el
obengkel
a
diak
a
omkukel
el
blauang
me
a
mechuached
el
dellomel.
> The meat is to be roasted and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
bekerurt
el
chebis
el
di
ruebet
e
melalem.
> He's like a good (lit. fast) top that steadies itself soon after touching the ground.
i.e. he understands or learns quickly. In Palau the top is spun in the air and dropped to the ground where it usually wobbles for a spell before it becomes "planted" or stable. The better the top, the less the wobble. A statement that is right to the point, or a decisive and good decision, is like a good top. The idiom may be applied to a person who is quick to get the point or learn a new skill.
More Examples:
Ak
mlo
melalem
a
delmelek
el
chercherou.
> I planted my spotted taro plants.
Ak
mo
melalem
er
a
tedobech
er
ngii
el
chemutii
e
a
bitang
a
diokang.
> I'm planting sweet potatoes on one half and cassava on the other half.

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