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| kerrekar | , n. | tree; wood; log; board.
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| kerrekerul | n.poss.3s |
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| bad el kerrekar | expr. | crossbeams supporting floor of bai (including bad el umad). |
| rengul a kerrekar | expr. | center/core of tree. |
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> The tree is obstructing or bothering the road so I cannot go to the other side. |
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> They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind. |
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> How high is the tree? |
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> How long is the board? |
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> No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. |
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Proverbs: |
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> Opening of the trees. From late April to June is the time of greatest flowering or opening of many trees in Palau. |
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> I'm so worried about these big trees by the house if they would break and crush us. |
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> He or she fell out of the tree and broke his or her leg. |
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> My plants are from the tree from my neighbor that I transplanted myself. |
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> These mahogany trees are getting so tall. |
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| delul | , n.poss.3s | area within or among. |
| delul a chudel | expr. | bushy area; area within the grass. |
| delul a kerrekar | expr. | area under and between the trees; among the trees. |
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> it had become burned was visibly roasted. |
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More Examples: |
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> I would like to eat grilled ume and taro. |
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> I feel like eating burnt grated casava. |
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| llek | n.poss.1s | |
| llem | n.poss.2s | |
| llam | n.poss.1pe | |
| lled | n.poss.1pi | |
| lliu | n.poss.2p | |
| llir | n.poss.3p | |
| llel a babier | expr. | piece/sheet of paper. |
| llel a hong | expr. | page of a book. |
| llel a kerrekar | expr. | leaves of the tree. |
| llel a lius | expr. | coconut leaves. |
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Examples: |
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> You're like a taro plant which has big leaves but is still immature (i.e., you talk big but you don't follow through). |
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> The betel pepper leaves continued to wither. |
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> The betel pepper leaves continued to wither. |
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> Why are you just inviting yourself to go along. |
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> The betel pepper leaves continued to wither. |
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Proverbs: |
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> It's like eating the leaves of the kesuk plant...nonsense. You're a grown-up who keeps talking nonsense...stupid things. |
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More Examples: |
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> I'm going to cut down banana leaves for compost. |
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> Go pluck two leaves from the Purple Viper's-bugloss tree and bring them back here. |
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> My mom tried to teach me how to weave hats from pandanus leaves. |
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> His ears are bigger than elephant taro leaves. |
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> Burn the heaps of leaves you raked up. |
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| ngebekel | , n.poss.3s | ironing/planing (of something).
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| ngebekek | n.poss.1s | |
| ngebekem | n.poss.2s | |
| ngebekam | n.poss.1pe | |
| ngebeked | n.poss.1pi | |
| ngebekiu | n.poss.2p | |
| ngebekir | n.poss.3p | |
| ngebekel a bail | expr. | ironing of clothes. |
| ngebekel a kerrekar | expr. | planing of lumber. |
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ngobt
/ngobd | , n. | membrane (or sticky substance) on newborn baby.
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| ngebtel | n.poss.3s | |
| ngebtel a kerrekar | expr. | resin of tree. |
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| olechelechek | n.poss.1s | |
| olechelechem | n.poss.2s | |
| olechelechel | n.poss.3s | |
| olechelecham | n.poss.1pe | |
| olecheleched | n.poss.1pi | |
| olechelechiu | n.poss.2p | |
| olechelechir | n.poss.3p | |
| medal a olecholech er a deel | expr. | blade of hacksaw. |
| olecholech er a deel | expr. | saw for metal; hacksaw. |
| olecholech er a kerrekar | expr. | saw for wood. |
| ungelel a olecholech | expr. | teeth of saw. |
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| rsel a cheldecheduch | expr. | end of the meeting. |
| rsel a chim | expr. | end of the arm; hand. |
| rsel a kerrekar | expr. | top of the tree. |
| rsel a oach | expr. | end of the foot. |
| rsel a ureor | expr. | end of work. |
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Synonyms:
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| tebdel | n.poss.3s | action of skinning.
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| tebdel a besebes | expr. | removing bark from tree to make cord. |
| tebdel a kerrekar | expr. | removing bark from tree. |
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| tebtib | , n. | small piece of something; small pieces (of bread, food etc.) pulled apart with fingers.
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tbetbil
/tebetbil
/tebtebil | n.poss.3s | |
| tebtebil a kerrekar | n. | splinter. |
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| uchul | , n.poss.3s | base (of tree); cause; reason; basis.
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| uchuk | n.poss.1s | |
| uchum | n.poss.2s | |
| uchemam | n.poss.1pe | |
| uchud | n.poss.1pi | |
| uchemiu | n.poss.2p | |
| ucherir | n.poss.3p | |
| chad er a uchul a eanged | expr. | foreigner. |
| me isei a uchul e | expr. | therefore. |
| uchul a cheldecheduch | expr. | reason for the meeting. |
| uchul a eanged | expr. | horizon. |
| uchul a kerrekar | expr. | base of tree; butt end of log. |
Examples: |
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> That's why the wind always gets strong. |
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> Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering. |
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> I have a deep affection for you, so that's why I'm warning you. |
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> Why did you come here all by yourself? |
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> Droteo's giving up smoking is the reason why he got better. |
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Proverbs: |
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> Like the crotch of an aristocratic woman. Women of the wealthy elite in old Palau would be tattooed up the entire leg and about the thighs and hips. Reference is to the black color of such tattooing and the phrase may be applied to any dark occasion, but usually to dark clouds. |
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> When the purple swamp hen appears, it brings remembrance There is a song (Oumachas) from which this saying derives: Once there was a young couple who made love in a secluded spot in the taro garden. While they were lying together a purple swamp hen darted out of the brush startling the couple. Eventually love cooled, but thereafter whenever the girl saw a purple swamp hen while she worked in the gardens, she recalled her lover. Hence any occurrence that brings back fond memories. |
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More Examples: |
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> Stop picking on your sores that's why they don't get healed! |
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> Because of the love between us we care about each other's well being. |
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> From which direction is the wind coming from? |
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