mellemau

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Palauan

Pronunciation

Noun

mellemau

  1. parrotfish (a member of the family Scaridae)

Noun

mellemau

  1. (bluish) green
  2. (deep) blue, azure, turquoise
  3. bruised

Verb

mellemau

  1. (stative) to be bluish, greenish, azure, turquoise

Usage notes

This word refers to a nuance between green and blue, which are the colors of the parrotfish.

See also

Colors in Palauan · bedengel, chiro (layout · text)
     becheleleu      koi (?)      chedelekelek
             bekerkard, rirch; bungungau              bibrurek, berorou; cheriich, bedengel a chutem              bibrurek, mellil, merir
             bedengel a biib (?)              bedengel a biib, bedengel a chudel             
             mellemau              mellemau, bedengel a eanged              mellemau, bedengel a daob
             ulalk              ulalk             

References

  • mellemau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • mellemau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • mellemau in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 166.
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