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| tebel | , n., [From English] | table.
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| tebelek | n.poss.1s | |
| tebelem | n.poss.2s | |
| tebelel | n.poss.3s |
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| tebelam | n.poss.1pe | |
| tebeled | n.poss.1pi | |
| tebeliu | n.poss.2p | |
| tebelir | n.poss.3p | |
| tebel er a blengur | expr. | dining table. |
| tebel er a omerasm | expr. | sewing table. |
| tebel er a omesuub | expr. | study desk. |
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> Toki put the wastebasket under the table. |
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> The top of the table has gotten wet. |
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> Put the cup on the table; John was putting the cup on the table (just now, recently); John put the cup on the table (yesterday, a week ago, etc.). |
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> Is Melii wiping off anyone's tables? |
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> Melii is wiping off those people's tables. |
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> Put the book under the table |
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> The book is under the table. |
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> There are 6 tables and 8 chairs. |
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> Put the book on top of the dest |
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> What is on the table or desk? |
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| bab | , n. | area/space above; top; surface.
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| bebuk | n.poss.1s | |
| bebum | n.poss.2s | |
| bebul | n.poss.3s |
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| bebmam | n.poss.1pe | |
| bebud | n.poss.1pi | |
| bebmiu | n.poss.2p | |
| bebrir | n.poss.3p | |
| bebul a daob | expr. | surface of the sea. |
| bebul a tebel | expr. | top of the table. |
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> The top of the table has gotten wet. |
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> Put the cup on the table; John was putting the cup on the table (just now, recently); John put the cup on the table (yesterday, a week ago, etc.). |
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> Droteo lives upstairs. |
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> But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands. |
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> Tony is higher in the rank. |
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Proverbs: |
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> You're like a fish bait which can be eaten or pecked from the top and bottom. You don't know what to do coz chores keep coming in from left and right. |
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> Like the gods of Ngebukd, completed up above. As part of the festivities of a village feast or in celebration of some event, such as the completion of a community hall, Palauan young people produce a variety of named dances. One type of dance, called ruk, was never conducted in Ngebukd (in Ngaraard, northern Palau). It was said that the gods of the village had done their dancing in heaven before coming to earth and thus it was not necessary for the people of Ngebukd to dance. The saying pertains to a completed task, indicating to another that the work need not be repeated. |
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> What is on the table or desk? |
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> On the second floor was a transmitting command post, aircraft-unit command post, and an officer's room. |
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> Put the pencil on top of the book. |
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> The drum was overfull and flowed over the top. |
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> Put the book on top of the dest |
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| dekedek | , n. | head covering; veil; board used to protect or hold down or cover thatching at bottom of nglikliabed.
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| dekedekel | n.poss.3s | |
| dekedekel a tebel | expr. | table cloth. |
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See also:
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> He's like the sea urchins between Ngiwal and Melekeok, on the ocean floor with its cover. The sea urchin can be seen lying quietly on the lagoon floor, occasionally with a leaf like a hat covering its head. Applied to a man who acquires a wife or great wealth without working for it. |
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| eungem | n.poss.2s | |
| eungel | n.poss.3s |
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| eungam | n.poss.1pe | |
| eunged | n.poss.1pi | |
| eungiu | n.poss.2p | |
| eungir | n.poss.3p | |
| eungek | expr. | space below or underneath me. |
| eungel a tebel | expr. | space under(neath) the table. |
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Examples: |
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> Tony is lower in rank. |
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> The cat is sleeping underneath me (i.e. under my chair). |
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> Building in Ngerchemai burns down. |
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> Somebody has burned the building down. |
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> The building in Ngerchemai burned down by itself. |
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> The bamboo bench under the mango tree is shaded and breezy. |
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> Put the book under the table |
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> The book is under the table. |
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se
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/isei | , pro. | that object far from speaker and far from listener.
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| se el | conj. | when (in the future); whenever. |
| se el sekum | conj. | if (used in negative sentences). |
| sel | cont. | se el |
| er se er a | expr. | when (in the past). |
| er se er a Sebadong | expr. | last Saturday. |
| er se er a taem er a mekemad | expr. | during the war. |
| er sei | expr. | over there; in that place. |
| mekera isei | expr. | [used to refer to a method of doing something that the speaker has forgotten.] |
| ngera isei | expr. | thingamajig; thingamabob; whatchamacallit. [used to refer to something whose name the speaker has forgotten.] |
| se di kau | expr. | it's up to you. |
| se el soam | expr. | whatever you want; it's up to you. |
| se el tebel | expr. | that table (over there). |
| se er a | expr. | conj. when (in the past). |
| techa isei | expr. | what's-his-name; what's-her-name. [Used to refer to someone whose name the speaker has forgotten.] |
| tela isei | expr. | [used to refer to a number that the speaker has forgotten.] |
Examples: |
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> That stone is sharp. |
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> How clever of him!/What a style! |
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> When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, because she had her face covered. |
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> When they get up, they go fishing. |
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> The words of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was still imprisoned in the palace courtyard. |
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Proverbs: |
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> When my eyes are closed. When one dies the eyes are "closed"; hence, to be dead. The term for "death" is mad as is the term for "eye," (mad; madak: "my eye"). Some sources suggest that the term for death refers to the closed eyes of a dead person. |
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> Taste them when you finish. |
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> On the second floor was a transmitting command post, aircraft-unit command post, and an officer's room. |
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> People from Emmaus attend church on Sunday. |
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> A thick-walled bunker section held a transmitting-material storeroom, a generator room, and storage battery room. |
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> My kids are so unruly sometimes. |
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| tkul a blai | expr. | corner of the house. |
| tkul a cheldukl | expr. | edge of the dock. |
| tkul a daob | expr. | edge of the ocean. |
| tkul a mekesokes | expr. | edge of the yard. |
| tkul a rael | expr. | edge or side of the road. |
| tkul a tebel | expr. | edge of the table. |
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Synonyms:
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> The kids from school are so well behaved, they are picking up the trash on the sides of the road. |
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> I heard we can literally fry eggs on the sidewalk because of the heat. |
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