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
mekngit
el
ralm
er
a
sewer
el
me
tuobed
er
se
er
a
Ongedei
me
a
Ongeuang
el
Ureor
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
sandei
> the bad sewer water that came out on Wednesday and Thursday of last week
Ng
sebechel
a
ngalek
el
obes
e
le
ng
mle
ungil
a
blekerdelel
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
taem.
> The child may be watched/babysat because he behaved well last time.
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.
Te
mlo
merek
el
meched
a
rengrir
er
a
chelsel
a
bebil
el
sikang
a
remerael.
> The travelers stopped being thirsty in a few hours.
Ak
mochu
merek
el
mesuub.
> I'm about to finish studying.
Proverbs:
Rekil-ngebard
> Year-west.
The Palauan year, conforming roughly to fall-winter, when the wind blows generally from the west.
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.
More Examples:
Ng
tela
rekil
a
udelem?
> How old is your older sister? (only said by a female)
Ng
tela
rekil
a
ochellem?
> How old is your younger brother? (only said by a male)
A
mechas
er
a
ureram
a
mo
merek
el
oureor.
Aki
oba
el
mo
omengur.
> Lady at work is retiring. We are taking her out for lunch.
Ng
tela
rekil
a
obekum?
> How old is your older brother? (only said by a male)
Ng
tela
rekil
a
delam?
> How old is your mother?

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