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Other Austronesian
kedeb
,
v.s.
short (esp. compared with someon/something else).
kedeb
a
kekedeb;
diak
le
kekemanget,
diak
le
metongakl;
kedeb
el
oluches.
kedebengang
v.s.inch.
is getting short.
kedebengang
a
mla
mo
kedeb
,
kekedeb.
kekedeb
v.s.redup.
short.
kekedeb
a
kedeb
.
mekedeb
/mekekedeb
v.s.pl.
short (with plural object).
mekedeb
a
mekekedeb;
diak
el
mekemanget;
mekedeb
el
lius,
kldebengel.
mekekedeb
a
mekedeb;
teliutech
a
kekedeb
er
a
telmedeu.
kedeb
a rengul
expr.
short tempered; impatient.
kedeb
el tekoi
expr.
abbreviation.
See also:
KLDEB
,
MENGEDEB
,
TEDEB
Examples:
A
Droteo
a
metongakl,
e
a
Toki
a
kekedeb.
> Droteo is tall, but Toki is short.
A
merrengek
a
kekedeb.
> My younger sister is short.
Proverbs:
Kedeb
a
chimal
> Short of arm.
A man with a "short arm" is miserly.
More Examples:
Ng
mekekedeb
a
mekerisebsub
a
cheiul.
> He or she has short and curly hair.
klengar
,
n.
existence; life.
klengar
a
ngar;
ngar
er
ngii
a
telil;
outeliil
a
chad;
klengar
a
okedeldaol,
kemanget
a
klengar
er
ngii.
melai a klengar
v.t.
take someone's life; kill.
kedeb
a klengar
expr.
have short life span.
kemanget a klengar
expr.
have long life span.
Examples:
Ng
mla
medeb
a
klengar
er
ngii.
> His life was cut short.
More Examples:
Ngak
a
ungil
el
Klekar.
A
ungil
el
Klekar
a
mengkengkii
a
klengar
er
ngii
el
kirel
a
sib.
> I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
Ngerang
a
kmal
klou
a
ultutelel
er
a
klengar
er
kau?
> What is the most important in your life?
telil
,
n.poss.3s
breath.
telil
a
eolt
el
tmuu
e
tuobed
el
okil
a
isngel
me
a
ngerel
a
chad
me
a
charm;
ngar
el
chad
a
outeliil;
ulekoad
a
diak
a
telil.
telik
n.poss.1s
telim
n.poss.2s
telmam
n.poss.1pe
telid
n.poss.1pi
telmiu
n.poss.2p
telrir
n.poss.3p
kedeb
a telil
expr.
short-winded.
kemanget a telil
expr.
capable of holding one's breath (e.g. under water) for a long time.
medebdobd a telil
expr.
Ng
ua
le
sebekung
a
telil.
mengoit a telil
expr.
give one's last breath; die; expire.
telil a beluu
expr.
village leaders.
telil a chim
expr.
pulse.
See also:
OUTELIIL
Examples:
Ng
di
mochu
e
me
a
telil.
> He's breathing heavily or gasping for breath (from exhaustion).
Proverbs:
A
mesei
a
delal
a
telid.
> The taro field is the mother of our life
Not only is taro an important staple in the Palauan diet, but a serving of taro is essential at any feast and taro is the essential food in a food-money exchange. Its importance is recognized in this idiom.
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