merek, v.t.end; finish.
merek
a
rrekui;
merekong;
ng
mla
mo
merek
a
urreor;
rekil
a
urreor.
rekir
/rekil		n.poss.3sits ending; its finish; its completion.
mo merekv.t.finish; end.
mo merekv.i.end; cease.
mochu merekv.t.pred.is about to finish.
See also:
MEREKMONG
,
MEREKUI
,
OREKIOLEL
Examples:
A
chull
a
mla
mo
merek.
> The rainy season has ended.
Ng/Te
mlo
merek
el
meched
a
rengrir
a
remerael
er
a
chelsel
a
bebil
el
sikang.
> The travelers stopped being thirsty in a few hours.
Ng
sebechek
el
omes
er
a
ngalek
e
le
ng
mle
ungil
a
blekerdelel
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
taem.
> I can watch/babysit the child because he behaved well last time.
Ng
mlo
merek
el
meched
a
rengrir
er
a
chelsel
a
bebil
el
sikang
a
remerael.
> The travelers stopped being thirsty in a few hours.
Te
mlo
merek
el
mengedub
a
resechelik
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> My friends finished swimming in an hour.
Proverbs:
Rekil-ongos.
> Year-east.
The word rak in Palauan is commonly used to mean year (rekil: year of). Actually the traditional Palauan year lasted six months, dividing the solar year into two parts conforming generally to spring-summer and fall-winter. The "Year-east," when the wind blows from the east, is the time of spring-summer.
Rekil-ngebard
> Year-west.
The Palauan year, conforming roughly to fall-winter, when the wind blows generally from the west.
More Examples:
Ng
teruich
me
a
eai
a
rekil.
> He's 18 years old.
Aki
mlo
er
a
chelbacheb
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
sandei.
> We went to the rock islands last week.
Ng
tela
rekil
a
udelem?
> How old is your older sister? (only said by a female)
Ng
tela
rekil
a
demam?
> How old is your father?
Ng
tela
rekil
a
delam?
> How old is your mother?

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