Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

reall

snapper.

reall

a

ta

er

a

bedengel

a

ngikel.

merael

, v.t.

go; walk; travel (particular distance); leave; (water) flow/move (in pipe); (blood) flow out.

merael

a

omekebakes,

omakes;

merael

el

mong;

omerolel.

remolii

v.pf.3s

remolii

a

mla

merael

er

ngii;

mla

remolii

a

cheroid.

rirolii

v.pf.3s.past

dorael

v.imp.3pi

let's go.

merael

v.erg.

merolang

v.inch.

merolang

a

tobeda

el

merael;

skoki

a

merolang.

merolung

v.pred.

merolung

a

kmedu

el

merael;

skoki

a

tobedung,

ng

merolung.

merorael
/mererorael

v.i.redup.

walk aimlessly; stroll.

merorael

a

mererorael.

mererorael

a

merael

el

diak

lorreched;

mererorael

er

a

chelechol.

morael

v.imp.

reall

v.a.s.

(particular distance) is to be walked, traveled or covered.

reall

a

kirel

el

merael;

ng

reall

a

kekemanget

e

mochu

er

a

Ngerechelong;

remolii.

rrael

v.r.s.

(particular distance) walked/traveled/covered.

rrael

a

mla

remolii;

beches

el

rael

a

rrael,

ki

mla

merael

er

ngii.

sekerael

v.s.

travel a lot; go from place to place; can't settle down.

sekerael

a

sekebais.

merael a rengul

expr.

indecisive.

merael el mo

expr.

becoming; on the way towards (being).

See also:

OREALL

OURAEL

RAEL

URRAEL

Synonyms:

MELEBOTEB

MERDERD

MESARECH

OMAIS

OMAKES

OMCHUB

OMOCH

OMOID

OUKED

Examples:

merael

oingerang?

> When are you leaving?

diul

merael

klukuk.

> They will both leave tomorrow.

Ngara

olibngokl

kau

rengelekel

morael.

> Why are you always leaving your children behind when you go out?

olengull

tia

telkib

merael.

> I'll just rest here for a while and then go.

eanged

ungia

dorael.

> The weather's improving, so let's go.

Proverbs:

dorael

medal

oles.

> It's as if we were walking on the blade of a knife.

i.e., we're treading on dangerous ground; if we make one wrong move, we're finished.

rrull

mededeod

mengang

merael.

> Like a ray-fish, eating while walking.

The ray-fish does not stop swimming while chewing food it has gathered while weaving along the ocean floor. The saying may be applied to any rude behavior or particularly to the act of walking and eating, which is considered impolite. It can also be applied to a person who is trying to hurry through a job without giving it careful attention.

More Examples:

Choi,

omes

eanged

lsa

mekngit

merael.

> Yes, if the weather gets worse, I'll leave.

merael

mado.

> I'm walking to the window.

mla