Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

bkul a oach

, n.

knee.

bkul a ochik

n.poss.1s

bkul a ochim

n.poss.2s

bkul a ochil

n.poss.3s

bkul a ochemam

n.poss.1pe

bkul a ochid

n.poss.1pi

bkul a ochemiu

n.poss.2p

bkul a ocherir

n.poss.3p

See also:

BKUL

CHIM

Examples:

chiul

mengoir

bkul

ochil.

> Her hair reaches down to her knees.

dolech

kirel

bkul

ochik.

> The tide reaches as high as my knees.

oach
/ouach
/uach

, n.

foot; leg; back paws (of animal).

ochik

n.poss.1s

ochim

n.poss.2s

ochil

n.poss.3s

ochil

a

ouach

er

ngii;

ochil

a

buik.

ochemam

n.poss.1pe

ochid

n.poss.1pi

ochemiu

n.poss.2p

ocherir

n.poss.3p

delel a oach

expr.

calf of leg.

ochil a mlai

expr.

wheel.

ochil a osongd

expr.

teeth of comb.

uchul a oach

expr.

upper thigh.

See also:

OUTUBUACH

Examples:

dolech

kirel

bkul

ochik.

> The tide reaches as high as my knees.

diak

medulel

ochim

dechor.

> Why don't you sit down (lit., are you standing up because you don't have a bend in your legs)?

telechemakl

ochil

chutem.

> His feet are covered with dirt.

chiul

mengoir

bkul

ochil.

> Her hair reaches down to her knees.

Droteo

omdid

ultil

ochil

demal.

> Droteo is following in his fathers footsteps (i.e., following his father's way of life).

Proverbs:

uel,

suebek

mekebekabes

ochil.

> Like the purple swamp hen, flying off with its legs hanging down

The purple swamp hen (uek; other sources name another bird, sechou [heron]) is careless about its legs when it flies, letting them dangle in flight instead of neatly tucking them up like other, more trim flyers. The saying applies to persons who do sloppy work or carelessly leave a task half finished