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ma    me    mi    mo    moa    mm    mp    mwoa    

ma   conj. if.

mah   adj. old, aged; ripe.

mai₁   n. stone or coral fish trap.

mai₂   adj. skillful. [Jap. umai]

mahi   n. breadfruit, Artocarpus atilis used for food, canoes, lumber. KR: In IP, Artocarpus communis; Check this in Balick.

maiai   adj. unlucky, unfortunate.

maiauda, also maiouda.   vi. to be relieved, to be free from encumbrances, to be free from worry.

maiouda, also maiauda.   vi. to be relieved, to be free from encumbrances, to be free from worry. KR: Simplify and cross-reference this form to one above.

maikol   n. overripe breadfruit.

maing   n. sir, madam.

maingih, also meingih.   vt. to speak to another using respect forms of speech. – meing, vi.

maoakani   n. mahogany. [Eng.]

mahu   n. fish sp., any bluish parrotfish.

mahuenmoar   n. fish sp., a kind of parrotfish.

mauk   slang. vi. to cry, to weep. KR: Mourning, really slang?

mahulik   n. a mature mahu.

maun   vi. to be right-handed.

maud   n. fish sp.

maudel   vi. to yawn.

mahk₁   1. adj. reserved, containing one's feelings for fear of self-embarrassment or embarrassing others, constrained in one's action by a social situation, formal in one's relations with others. 2. n. deference.

mahk₂   n. insignia, sign. [Eng.]

mahkada   vi. to stop, of rain.

mahkenwol   vi. extreme form of mahk.

mahkehngie   interj. Excuse me!, Forgive me!

mahkete   conj. otherwise.

makiaki   vi. to sob.

makinet   n. magnet. [Eng.]

makirehl   n. canned mackerel. [Eng.]

mahkoneidi   vi. to cease, resulting in a return to normalcy.

makoroni   n. macaroni. [Eng.]

makunai   adj. stupid, incapable of learning, unskillful. [Jap. umakunai]

mahl   1. adj. excessively bright. 2. n. temporary blindness induced by excessive light.

malau   adj. far apart.

malaulau   adj. few.

mahlahl   adj. slow, of speech; of waves, separated by long intervals.

malamal   adj. slow, referring to long intervals between some repetitious activity.

malangalang   adj. discomforted, by filth or something unpleasant looking; prissy.

malahsis   n. molasses, a molasses-like syrup made from the sap of the coconut palm. [Eng.]

malahd   n. a variety of rahmedel (a cultivar of sakau) .

malek   n. chicken. KR: Get scientific identification.

malekelek   n. fish sp.

malekenwel   n. bird sp., red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus.

mahlen   1. vi. to draw or paint, as a picture. 2. n. painting, drawing. – mahlenih, vt. [Ger. malen] KR: Get German source.

mahlenih   vt. to draw or paint, as a picture. – mahlen, vi. [mahlen <Ger.]

mahlengida   meing. vi. to wash one's face.

maledek   adj. roomy; free, at ease in doing something.

mahliel   n. an eye condition caused by exposure to glare, resulting in sensitivity to light.

mahliok   adj. calm and overcast, with no rain, used in describing the weather.

malimalih   meing. vt. to blow with air expelled from the mouth.

malipe   meing. vt. to call.

mall   n. open grasslands, savannah, natural clearing in the forest, a grassy, unfertile area; an area with little topsoil.

mamahd   vt. to maximize the volume of one's voice.

mame   n. beans. [Jap. mame]

mamenoki   n. tree sp. [Jap. mamenoki : bean tree]

man   vi. to take hold, to stick; to be effective.

mahn   n. animal, insect.

manaida   n. chopping board. [Jap. manaita]

manaman   1. adj. magical, mysterious, spiritual; official. 2. n. magic, mysterious or spiritual power; miracle; authority. KR: Add meaning of 'to hold legal title' to land. Ihs me manamam pohn sahpwo? Who holds legal title over that land?

manih   vt. to wink at. – men₄, vi.

mahnien   adj. calm, cool, not easily disturbed, of people.

manokehla, also mankonehla.   vt. to forget. – manokonokla, vi.

manokonokla   vi. to be forgotten. – mankonehla, manokehla, vt.

mankonehla, also manokehla.   vt. to forget. – manokonokala, vi.

mannaka   n. name of one of the holes in the marble game anaire. [Jap. mannaka]

mansu   n. a kind of dumpling stuffed with a red bean jam. [Jap. manjū]

mand   adj. tame.

manda   n. next day.

mandaken aio   n. day before yesterday.

mandolihn   n. mandolin. [Eng.]

manterihn, also manterihng.   n. Mandarin orange, tangerine. [Eng.]

manterihng, also manterihn.   n. Mandarin orange, tangerine. [Eng.] KR: Simplify and cross-reference to form above.

mangarangar   vi. to be sickened by too much greasy food.

mangat   n. plantain.

mangat en alohkapw   n. a variety of plantain.

mangil   n (3s: mangile). handle of a tool.

manguro   n. fish sp., tuna (generic). [Jap. maguro] KR: Is it true that this is a generic term for tuna?

mangk   n. the position of the body assumed when ready for sexual intercourse, especially of women.

mangnga   1. n. cartoon, comic strip; character, clown. 2. vi. to be a character, to be a clown; to be foppish. [Jap. manga]

map   n. map. [Eng.]

mahr₁   n. preserved breadfruit.

mahr₂   n. fish sp., rabbitfish, Siganus puellus.

marain   1. adj. bright, either with reference to light or intelligence; civilized, enlightened. 2. n. civilization.

maram   n. moon; moonlight.

maram mat   n. full moon.

maram pwul   n. new moon.

marapat   n. fish sp.

marahra   adj. fast, swift, of a moving object; light₁, in weight.

marasau   n. tree sp., Aglaia ponapensis, used medicinally.

marasaras   adj. empty-headed, ignorant, lacking knowledge, uncultured, having no understanding of Pohnpeian tiahk.

maradahn   n. old preserved breadfruit.

mahrek   n. fern sp., Cyclosorus adenophorus.

marekeiso   1. meing. vi. to anoint. 2. n. oil. KR: Expand this entry.

marekeng   adj. dry, of the hair or skin.

marekileng   meing. n. in a nahs, the area where the Nahnmwarki sits.

marep₁   vi. to blink.

marep₂   n. fish sp., goatfish, Upeneus arge.

marer   vi. to hiccough.

maresed   n. preserved breadfruit that has been soaked in salt water prior to placing it in the pit.

mariked   1. n. 2. vi. to prepare sakau for sale at a sakau bar. [Eng. market] KR: Use kava in such definitions?

marop   vi. to be smashed, to be pulverized, to be broken; of plants, to wilt.

maropw   Mullidae (goat fishes), Upeneus vittatus, normally found on fringing reef. KR: Check this entry.

marosong   1. n. a marathon. 2. vi. to run a marathon. [Jap. marason < Eng.]

maru   1. n. marijuana. 2. vi. to smoke marijuana. [Eng.]

marungurung   adj. faded.

mahrdi   vi. of leaves, to turn or begin to dry.

mahs₁   n. in the past, a long time ago.

mahs₂   n (3s: mese). face.

mahs₃   adv. please. KR: Isn't this also pronounced mah? How does this relate to the word for first?

mahs₄   n. first.

Mahs₅   n. March, the month of the year. [Eng.]

masak   vt. to be afraid of, to fear.

masal   vi. to blossom, to bloom; to fray, as of ropes.

masamas   adj. beloved, favored.

masamwahu   adj. good-looking, pretty, handsome.

mahsanih   meing. vt. to say, to see.

masapang   adj. cross-eyed.

mahsahs   adj. cleared, as of vegetation.

masaht   n. small black mangrove crab, Metapograpsus oceanicus. KR: Check scientific identification.

mahsen   1. meing. vi. to speak. 2. n. language, speech.

masepwehk   adj. afraid, frightened, cowardly, bashful.

masinoki   n. ironwood. [Jap. matsunoki : pine tree]

masis   n. match₁. [Eng.]

masokod   n. fish sp.

masomwomw   n. cataract, opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye.

masuku   n. mask. [Jap. masuku < Eng.]

masukun   adj. blind.

maskala   adj. pretentious, proud, boastful.

masliki   n3s. outer side, outer surface.

masloale   n3s. inner side, inner surface.

masnunnur   adj. to suffer from the Pingelapese eye disease. KR: Add name of disease: congenital achromatopsia.

maspali   adj. one-eyed.

massuwed   adj. ugly; sad-looking.

masduwarawar   adj. large-eyed.

mad₁   n. reef; large coral head.

mad₂   vi. to be dry.

mada   n. forked stick part of a slingshot. [Jap. mata]

madau₁   n. ocean, beyond the reef.

madau₂   n. thought.

madamadau   1. vi. to think. 2. n. thought. – medewe, vt.

madap   adj. uneven, of an edge.

madeu   n. tree sp., Cinnamomum. KR: Expand this.

madekeng   adj. very dry.

madep   n. sp. of sea cucumber.

madepei   n. large submerged coral head.

mahdire   n. nun. [Spa. madre : mother]

madires   n. mattress. [Eng.]

madol   n. space between things, time between events, interval, interstice.

Madolenihmw   n. name of a municipality in Pohnpei.

mat   adj. ripe, overripe, rotten, spoiled, decayed. KR: Is ripe correct here?

maht   n. pimple, acne.

matala   meing. vi. to die.

matamat₁   adj. pliable, resilient.

matamat₂   n. ginger, Eleocharis laxiflora.

matenei   adj. ripe, ready to eat, of fruit.

matepw   Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers). Actinopyga mauritiana. Eaten. Found in surf zone on barrier reef; Holothuria nobilis (teatfish). Most commercially valuable sea cucumber species. KR: Clean up entry; only roughed out above.

materek   adj. supple, limber; easily persuaded; lucky.

mahwin₁   1. vi. to be at war. 2. n. war, battle.

mahwin₂   vi. to be burned off, of the pin feathers of birds. KR: Add mahwinih as transitive.

mahwin en pohn wahr   n. sea battle, involving canoes.

me₁, also met₁.   dem. pr. this one, by me; here; now.

me₂   pron. one; also used in relative and finite clauses. KR: Is it meh in some of the examples above?

me₃   stative marker used to emphasize the factuality of a state named by an adjective.

meh₁   n. thing.

meh₂   vi. to bleat, of a goat.

Mei₁   n. May, the month of the year. [Eng.]

mei₂   1. adj. blue. 2. n. blue.

meiais   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meiapaup   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meiarepe   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meiuhpw   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meikalak   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meikimwer   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meikidi   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meikole, also meipa.   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meikuwet   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meimei   n. a clothlike material made from the bark of breadfruit.

meimwed   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mein padahk   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mein peimwas   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mein pohn sakar   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mein pohnle   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mein pwahr   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mein pwuht   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mein sahrek   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meinuwe   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meinpwuhten sokehs   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meing   1. n. high language, respect forms of speech. 2. vi. to speak using respect forms of speech. – maingih, meingih, vt.

meingih   vt. see meing.

meingtoal   vi. to be left-handed.

meipa, also meikole.   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meipwiliet   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meipwon   adj. virgin, pure, undefiled.

meipwuhleng   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meir   vi. to sleep.

meiroang   1. n. sacrifice, offering, contribution. 2. vi. to sacrifice, to make an offering or contribution.

meirkelik   adj. deep in sleep.

meisaip   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meise   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meisei   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meiserihseng   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meid   1. adv. truly. 2. vi. to be blessed, used biblically.

meitehid   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meiti   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meitoal   n. a variety of breadfruit.

meiweke   n. a variety of breadfruit.

mek   1. adj. dented. 2. n. dent.

mehkan, also metakan.   dem. pr. these, by me.

mehkei   pron. something, anything (plural).

mehkot, also okoteme.   pron. something, anything (singular).

mehla   vi. to die; to stop, of a mechanical object.

meleilei   1. adj. peaceful, easygoing, unenthusiastic, slow moving, passive, lethargic. 2. n. peace.

mehlel   1. adj. true, honest. 2. sent. adv. truly, honestly.

melengileng   adj. shiny, glistening, polished.

meliek   vi. to move rapidly.

meliehla   meing. vt. to forget.

melikahka   1. meing. n. song. 2. vi. to sing.

melimel   1. n. windstorm, typhoon. 2. vi. to be struck by a windstorm or typhoon.

mem   adj. sweet.

mehme₁   n. wart.

mehme₂   1. vi. to eat, said only of infants. 2. n. premasticated food for infants.

memiap   n. papaya, also called mummy apple, Garica papaya. [Eng.] KR: Check scientific identification and clarify when the term mummy apple was used.

men₁   vt. to want.

men₂   1. dem. pr. that one, by you; there, by you. 2. interj. That's it!, from Ih men..

men₃   num. cl. used in counting animate beings.
pwihk limmen five pigs.

men₄   vi. to wink. – manih, vt.

mehn₁   n. one of, thing of.

mehn₂   vi. to kiss, to rub noses.

mehn akinen   n. target.

mehn adahd   n. file, sharpening stone, razor strop.

mehn eringi   n. toothpick.

mehn ersaleng   n. a pick used for the ear, as a Q-tip.

mehn ilihl   n. steering wheel. KR: Should this go with mehn entries?

mehn ohpen   n. bottle opener. [Eng. open]

mehn owannange   n. shotput.

mehn kalohk   n. announcement, declaration, proclamation, executive order. KR: Should this go here? See mehn forms and decide how to treat.

mehn kapas   n. glue.

mehn kataman   n. reminder.

mehn kawa   n. people of olden times.

mehn kisetik   1. n. a mild form of measles. 2. vi. to have a mild form of the measles, possibly German measles.

mehn kodu   n. dye.

mehn koadi   n. funnel.

mehn loipehs   n. ash tray.

mehn madau   1. vi. to be seasick. 2. n. seasickness.

mehn mwadong   n. toy.

mehn namwanamw   n. low islander; any islander, Micronesian or Polynesian, of non-Pohnpeian origin.

mehn pahn kadip   n. defendant, in a criminal case.

mehn pahn repenpwung   n. defendant, in a civil case.

mehn peidaid   n. vehicle, of any kind.

mehn peleng   n. drying rack. KR: Mehn is required for noun. Correct above.

mehn poahr   n. toilet paper.

mehn pwuropwur   n. drill, brace.

mehn rar   n. flat piece of wood used to pry off the charred skin of roasted breadfruit.

mehn roh   n. stretcher.

mehn rokumw   1. n. nosebleed, occurring spontaneously. 2. vi. to have a spontaneous nosebleed.

mehn sahmwa   interj. thank you, used only with younger people.

mehn seipinsel   n. pencil sharpener.

mehn sohng   n. ruler, tape measure.

mehn suhs   n. Jew.

mehn doadoahk   n. tool; gift or contribution to a party.

mehn tang   1. vi. to have diarrhea. 2. n. diarrhea.

mehn windeng   n. steering wheel. [windeng <Jap. ?]

menakan   dem. pr. those, by you.

menemen en pahsu   n. pearl.

mehnia   interr. which.

menioak   n. cassava, manioc, tapioca.

menihke   n. any non-swimming marine organism, i.e. shells, starfish, sea cucumbers, etc.; sex organs of a female.

menin kahlipw   n. dragonfly.

menin lohsapw   n. sand flea.

menin douioas   n. insect sp., walking stick.

meninkau   n. insect pest.

meninkau aramas   n. disobedient commoners, commoners who do not abide by social conventions. KR: Improve gloss.

meninrahn   n. centipede.

menindeiuh   n. director of a feast; master of knowledge of ceremonies; arranges the schedule of events at kava ceremonies. KR: Combine entries.

menipinip   adj. thin, of flat objects as paper.

menipinipi   n3s. sideburn.

menuwa   n. man-of-war, an armed naval vessel; warship. [Eng.]

menkerep   n. any four-legged animal.

menkumwo   vi. to be hungry for meat.

menlau   interj. thanks, informal.

menmwenge   vi. to be hungry.

mennei   n. the favorite male child of a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken.

mennim   vi. to be thirsty.

menpihr   n. bird.

mehnsahk   1. n. migraine headache. 2. vi. to have a migraine headache.

menseiren   vi. to comply; to do something against one's will.

menseker   1. vi. to want to fart. 2. interj. used to excuse oneself prior to farting. KR: Always used as interjection; eliminate vi gloss.

menseng   n. morning.

mensiek   n. grasshopper.

mehnda   1. interr. why, to what purpose. 2. interj. Never mind!

mentikitik   n. early morning.

meng   adj. withered, dry, dead, of vegetation.

mengei   adj. easy.

menger   n. fish sp., flying fish.

mengiloal   1. vi. to talk to oneself; to carry on an internal dialogue, as when formulating an important goal. 2. n. internal dialogue.

menginpeh   n3s. result of one's work; writing, handwriting, signature.

mengihtik   n. detail, specifications.

mengk   vi. to exhibit the effects of being intoxicated by kava, characteristically having drooping eyelids and a generally lethargic appearance.

mepel, also lepel.   n. level, a carpenter's tool. [Eng.]

mer   adj. rusty, corroded.

merei   n. place for wrestling or fighting; place where spirits sing, dance, and play together day and night. KR: Expand this and note that it is a probable borrowing from a Polynesian source. Add Polynesian info based on paper I wrote on this topic.

merein paker   n. boxing ring.

merepwinsed   n. mangrove sp., Heritiera littoralis.

merer   n. fish sp., giant wrasse, Cheilinus undulates.

merimer   adj. almost ripe, as of bananas and mangoes; light, of a color.

mering   adj. old, of inanimate objects.

Mesaia   n. Messiah. [Eng.]

mesarawi   polite. n. genitals.

mese   n3s. face; facade; upper part of yam, taro, pineapple, etc.; edge of a reef.

mesehl   1. n. a kind of magic, employed to romantically attract another; a love potion or charm. 2. vi. to employ magic to romantically attract another. – mesehlih, vt.

mesehlih   vt. to employ magic to romantically attract another. – mesehl, vi.

mesen mwenge   adj. gluttonous.

mesenedi   n3s. solar plexus.

mesenih   n. first-born child.

mesenlam   n. boundary between the shallow and deep part of a lagoon.

mesenmwomw   n. wart, corn.

mesenpek   n. head of a yam.

mesendid   n. a large upright in the framing of the walls of a building.

mesiha   n. fire.

mesiek   vi. to move swiftly up and down.

med   vi. to be full, after eating.

medakahn   adj. talkative, outgoing.

medahlia   n. medal, usually a catholic religious medal. [Spa. medalla]

mede   n. ripe breadfruit.

medeu   n. a kind of adze, used for hollowing out the trunk of a tree in building a canoe. KR: Polynesian source?

medek   vi. to hurt; to be painful; to ache.

medel   adv. exactly.

medendel   adj. smooth and flat.

medehde   n. coconut leaves upon which food which is to be distributed at a feast is placed; leaves upon which freshly caught fish are placed.

medehdehpwel   n. medehde that are placed directly on the ground. KR: Clean up this entry.

medewe   vt. to think. – madamadau, vi.

medi   n. fish sp., snapper, Lethrinus lentjan.

met₁, also me₁.   dem. pr. this one, by me; here; now.

met₂   vi. to smack the lips, to suck food into the mouth with a smacking sound. – metik, mitik, vt.

metakan, also mehkan.   dem. pr. these, by me.

mete   n. metal, nail, badge, spear for a speargun. [Eng. metal]

meteitei   adj. slimy, viscous. KR: Relate to kava.

metel   n. medal, non-religious. [Eng.]

metik, also mitik.   vt. to suck (food) into the mouth with a smacking sound; to kiss. – met, vi.

mehwo   adj. voracious.

mi   vi. to exist, a locative verb.

mih   n. name of the letter m, the tenth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /m/, a bilabial nasal.

mie   vi. to exist, an existential verb.

miohsi   n. last name, surname. [Jap. myōji] KR: check with Kimi again

mihk   vt. to suck, to absorb.

milik   n. milk. [Eng.]

milikkang   n. milk can. [Jap. mirukukan < Eng.]

milikpil   n. evaporated milk. [milik <Eng. milk]

milikten   n. condensed milk. [milik <Eng. milk]

min   adj. neat, clean.

mihn   adj. mean, miserly. [Eng.]

minimin   1. adj. cooperative. 2. n. union, association, any cooperative venture; cooperation.

minit   n. minute; minutes, as of a meeting. [Eng.]

mihsa   n. mass₁. [Spa. misa] KR: Get Spanish sources for all Spanish loanwords.

misiohn   n. Catholic mission. [Spa. misión]

misin   n. Protestant mission. [Eng.]

misihn   n. machine, engine, outboard motor. [Eng.]

misihn en lioal   n. generator.

misihn en lopwolopw   n. washer, washing machine.

misihn en rasaras   n. chainsaw.

misihn tiati   n. treadle operated sewing machine.

miso   n. bean paste. [Jap. miso]

mihding, also mihting.   1. n. meeting. 2. vi. to meet. [Eng.]

middo   n. catcher's mitt. [Jap. mitto < Eng.]

mitik, also metik.   vt. to suck (food) into the mouth with a smacking sound, to kiss.

mihting, also mihding.   1. n. meeting. 2. vi. to meet. [Eng.]

mo   vi. to heal.

mour   1. n (3s: mouri). life. 2. adj. alive, raw; undried or green, of wood; fresh. KR: Undried sounds odd; not a word.

molomol   adj. of plants, to be a deep healthy green; of the skin, sleek.

moll   1. vi. to catch with a slip noose. 2. n. slip noose. KR: transitive is mole, without geminate l; add this

mohn ohla   n. scar.

mohn pakudang   n. bomb crater.

mohngiong   n (3s: mohngiongi). heart.

mohngiong mwakelekel   adj. free from sin; charitable.

mohr   n. small kava plant, one remaining after the larger plants have been removed.

moromor   n. war, battle, dispute.

moron   adj. large, in quantity.

mohs   n. field, open area.

mosul   adj. thick; heavy, of rain.

mowe   n3s. scar, trace, ruins.

moahk   n. fish sp.

moakoan   n. curdled coconut milk.

moahl₁   n. kava pounding stone.

moahl₂   1. vi. to pass by; to be caught sight of; to visit. 2. n (3s: moahle). appearance, at a place.

moahloahl   adj. always bumming around, always on the go. KR: Improve definition.

moamoar   vi. to snore.

moahng₁   n (3s: moange). head.

moahng₂   adj. ill intentioned.

moangamad   adj. bald.

moangen kateng   n. belt buckle.

moangepwet   adj. gray headed; flowering, of mango trees.

moangkoikoi   vi. to shave one's head.

moangmedek   1. vi. to have a headache. 2. n. headache.

moangtakai   n. fish sp., a growth stage of ah.

moaralap   meing. vi. to yawn.

moarungurung   adj. dull or old-looking, of inanimate objects.

moahd   n (3s: moahde). echo; barely discernable sound from a distant source.

moatoar₁   adj. oily, greasy.

moatoar₂   meing. n (3s: moatoare). mat; sleeping place.

moatoare   meing. poss. cl. a possessive classifier used in honorific speech in place of the common language classifier kie.

mmwen   n. fish sp. KR: Decide how to spell this and following entry. Note that V is not long; hence geminate bears on mora count.

mmwus   1. vi. to vomit. 2. n. vomit.

mpahi   adj. submissive, modest, self-effacing.

mpe   prep. n. next to (him or her), with animate relationships.

mpei   adj. buoyant.

mpek   vi. to look for lice. – pakid, vt.

mpehn   n. two large logs at the base of the fire for an uhmw.

mpeng   vi. to be awakened. – pangin, vt.

mpereng   vi. to burn brightly, of a source of light having a flame, as a lamp.

mpoake   vi. to kiss, to rub noses.

mpw-   Note: words beginning with mpw- (pronounced /mwpw/) are listed at the end of the mw section of this dictionary.