meas,
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meas
a
ta
er
a
bedengel
a
ngikel;
"usangi".
Proverbs:
Meas.
> A small, black reef fish of excellent quality. Rabbitfish.
Can be used to refer to the people of Airai who seasonally harvest this fish in abundance when it spawns on nearby tidal flats. During the spawning season, traditionally, the people of Airai host specific other villages, including Koror, for a feast featuring meas
Ng
ko
er
a
meas
er
a
Ngetmeduch,
el
di
ngii
el
oltak
er
ngii
er
a
derau.
> He's like the rabbit fish in Ngetmeduch, which jumps into the net (seemingly) of its own will.
i.e. He always drops by without having been invited. At one point in their life cycle the meas, a tasty, black reef fish, school close to the surface in the shallow lagoon near Ngetmeduch (Koror) and may be easily caught with the derau, a two-part net consisting of two scoop nets, one held in each hand (hence sometimes "butterfly net"). The idiom is applied to a person who habitually appears without invitation at parties or feasts.
chull, n.rain; rainy season.
chull
a
ralm
el
ngar
er
a
eanged
e
ruebet;
chellel.
chellekn.poss.1s
chellemn.poss.2s
chelleln.poss.3s
chellamn.poss.1pe
chelledn.poss.1pi
chelliun.poss.2p
chellirn.poss.3p
chellangv.s.inch.is getting rainy.
chellang
a
mocha
chull,
robeta
chull;
merema
chull.
chullv.s.rainy.
chellel a measexpr.rain which attracts large school of rabbit fish.
chellel a ngebardexpr.rain coming on west wind.
chellel a ongosexpr.rain coming on east wind.
chellel a orakiruuexpr.rain at time of full moon.
menga er a chullexpr.get caught or drenched in the rain.
See also:
MESESECHULL
Synonyms:
CHEMECHEMEL
A
OLIK
,
CHETAU
,
MESESECHULL
,
NGERENGIR
,
OIU
,
SULEBELAB
Examples:
A
ungil
el
merredel
a
di
ua
chull
el
domedemii
a
daob.
> A good leader is like rain calming the ocean.
Ng
ko
el
techa
a
mellomes
a
rengul
el
sebechel
el
mechur
a
eabed,
e
okellakl
me
ng
ruebet
a
chull?
> Who is wise enough to count the clouds and tilt them over to pour out the rain?
A
chull
a
diak
lemekimd.
> The rain isn't stopping.
Ng
soal
el
mo
(er
ngii
a)
chull.
> It looks as if it's going to rain.
Ng
mle
chull.
> It rained/was raining.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
uul,
el
teleu
a
blil
e
oleker
er
a
chull.
> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain.
The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul.
A
ungil
el
merreder
a
ua
chull
el
melemedem
er
a
daob.
> A good leader, like rain, stills the ocean.
Rain falling during an ocean squall often seems to wipe away the winds and still the ocean. A good leader should be able to dispel the problems facing his people. He can calm down disputes and settle problems easily.
Ng
ko
er
a
chellel
ongos
el
di
mengeleu
e
tmat
a
deluus.
> Like eastern showers from white clouds, still the raincoat is ripped
During the months of the east wind, During the months of the east wind, roughly January through June, rain often comes from innocent-looking white cloud and is accompanied by brief gusts of wind strong enough to tear the traditional betel-nut-spathe raincoat; hence, an opponent whose strength is greater than anticipated.
More Examples:
Ng
mera
el
sulebelab
el
chull.
> It's raining heavily and continuously.
Ng
chull.
> It's raining.
Ng
meketeketang
er
a
lebo
el
chull?
> Has it been raining long?
Ng
sulebelab
el
chull
> It's raining heavily and continuously.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
chull
e
ng
ko
er
a
di
chemechemel
a
olik.
> It's raining here but only lightly.

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