tedobech, n.(one) half.
tedobech
a
bita
er
a
cherrungel;
tedobech
el
bobai;
tedebechel
a
ngikel;
kekebelung
el
chad
a
tedobech.
tedebechekn.poss.1s
tedebechemn.poss.2s
tedebechel
/tedbechel		n.poss.3shalf (of something); (male or female) genitals.
tedbechel
a
tedobech
er
ngii.
tedebechamn.poss.1pe
tedebechedn.poss.1pi
tedebechiun.poss.2p
tedebechirn.poss.3p
eredobechn.two halves.
eredobech
a
eru
el
bliongel,
en
el
delobech;
eredobech
el
cheldebechel
a
mle
mengesiau.
tedobechv.s.half-filled; crazy; irrational.
tedobech
a
bita
er
a
cherrungel;
tedobech
el
bobai;
tedebechel
a
ngikel;
kekebelung
el
chad
a
tedobech.
tetedobechv.s.redup.half crazy; somewhat irrational.
Synonyms:
BITANG
,
CHEBAOD
,
HAMBUNG
Examples:
Kau,
ke
tedobech?
> Are you crazy?
A
deromukang
a
tedobech
er
a
ralm.
> The drum is half-full of water.
Kau,
ng
tedobech
a
btelum?
> Have you lost your head?
Ng
eru
el
klok
me
a
tedobech.
> It's two thirty.
A
elolem
el
klok
me
a
tedobech
e
ak
mo
melechong
e
buras.
> At 6:30 a.m. I take a shower and brush my teeth.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
ilotel
a
melenges
er
a
Ngesebei,
el
melecheseb
er
a
tedobech
el
omekeek
er
a
mui.
> Like the man who made coconut syrup in Ngesebei, dipping from half-filled containers to keep one overflowing.
Pertains to a situation which may have occurred in Ngesebei, a small hamlet in Ngardmau (northern Palau): a coconutsyrup specialist always kept one coconutshell container full and in sight of guests, who, thus, would think that all of his containers were full. The idiom applies to any pointed display of opulence. It's a deceptive display of wealth.
More Examples:
A
euid
el
klok
me
a
tedobech
e
ak
omengur.
> At 7:30 a.m. I eat breakfast.
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.
A
elolem
el
klok
me
a
tedobech
e
ak
mo
melechong.
> At 6:30 a.m. I take a shower.

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