meoud, v.s.late.
meoud
a
eoud;
diak
le
mereched;
eudel
a
omerael;
meudang.
memeoudv.s.redup.rather late.
meudangv.s.inch.is getting late.
meudang
a
mla
mo
meoud;
kles
a
meudang;
eudel.
meoud a bdelulexpr.ingenuous; slow-witted.
See also:
IOUD
Examples:
Ke
mera
el
meoud!
> You're very late!
More Examples:
Me
kurael,
e
ak
mo
el
mo
meoud.
> I have to go or I'll be late.
Ng
kileed
e
a
kusebek
a
rengrir
e
le
ak
mlo
meoud.
> I was close to worrying everyone as I was a little late.
Kmal
meoud
a
John
e
a
bechil
a
ko
er
a
belsiochel
el
cherabrukl
el
mengiil
er
ngii.
> John is taking too long and his wife is "like a decorated lobster" waiting for him.
John,
mousubes
e
ak
mla
touchakl
er
a
blil
a
Ngerkumer
me
ak
mo
telkib
el
meoud.
> John, forgive me, I made a stop at Ngerkumer's and may be a run a little late.
Ng
mlo
meoud
er
a
tutau
me
ng
di
milsngii
a
riid
e
obes
aika
el
suelebel.
> He was running late this morning and left without his lunch.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
menga
a
cheremrum.
> They're from Ngeremlengui or Ngardmau where cheremrum are abundant.
Te
menga
a
sang.
> They're from Irrai (where spider conch are abundant).
Te
di
tir
a
rengalek
el
mlo
mesisiich.
> The children were becoming strong on their own.
Tirka
te
rua
techang?
> Who are these people?
Te
menga
a
telib.
> They're from Beliliou (where preserved breadfruit is eaten)
Proverbs:
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
More Examples:
A
rengalek
er
chelecha
el
taem
aleko
te
kmal
mellomes.
> Kids these days think they are so smart.
Kerai,
ng
di
kmedung
e
te
mdechemau
a
rebulis
e
lochetau!
> Kerai, very soon the police will catch you and tie you up!
E
kau,
te
tela
a
rechad
er
a
blim?
> And you, how many people are in your family?
Ng
mla
chemer
a
Lukes
le
te
mla
chuamech
a
chemelel
buuch.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
A
rebuik
er
a
lemei
e
te
chemur
a
blingelir
el
seluk
er
a
meklou
el
bek.
> When the guys arrived they have their shared portions inside big sacks.

Search for another word: