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oa    oai    oau    oak    oal    oan    oap    oar    oas    oat    

oa   interj. I find it hard to believe!

oah₁   n. name of the digraph oa, the fifth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /ɔ/, a lower-mid back rounded vowel.

oah₂   meing. sent. adv. yes, used in response to a Nahnmwarki.

Oaio   n. Ohio. [Eng.]

oaioa, also aiau, likatengensapw.   n. banyan tree, Ficus prolixa and Ficus virens; leaves, fruit, bark, and roots used in traditional medicines.

oail   n. oil. [Eng.]

Oakos, also Ahkos.   n. August. [Eng.] cf. [meing] Kih.

Oakotope   n. October. [Eng.]

oaksisen   n. oxygen. [Eng.]

oale   vt. to wave, to signal, to beckon to. – oaloahl, vi.

oaloahl   vi. to wave, to signal, to beckon. – oale, vt.

oaloahllap   meing. n3s. upper shin bone. Mehkot me sukidi oaloahllap. Something hit the upper shin bone. cf. uluhlen neh.

oaloahd   n. seagrass sp., turtle grass, Thalassia hemprichii, found in shallow water; used for making rope and as a medicine for healing large wounds; the large seeds of this plant are considered a delicacy.

oaloahdenpil   n. a fresh water plant similar in appearance to oaloahd, Blyxa aubertii.

oaloahdilap   n. seagrass sp., Enhalus acoroides.

oahnda   vi. to turn on a switch, such as a light switch. [oahn <Eng. on]

oahndi   vi. to turn off a switch, such as a light switch. [oahn <Eng. on]

oahng   1. n. turmeric (generic term). 2. n. (3sg. oange) yolk of an egg.

oangalap   n. turmeric cultivar, the roots of which are used for medicine, making yellow dye, and flavoring soup.

oangen palau   n. turmeric cultivar.

oangen pahnle, also oangen pele.   n. wild ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, used for flavoring food.

oangen pahsed   n. turmeric cultivar.

oangen pele, also oangen pahnle.   n. wild ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, used for flavoring food.

oangitik, also kisinioang.   n. turmeric sp., Curcuma longa, the roots of which are used for a red dye used in tatooing and for medicine; used as ingredient in Japanese curry.

oangoahng₁   1. adj. yellow. 2. n. yellow.

oangoahng₂, also wahpali, wahpaili.   n. seaside bean, Vigna marina.

oapoar   num. one. see poar₁.

oapwin₁, also apwin₁.   vt. to wash one's face. cf. [meing] mahlinge.

oapwin₂, also apwin₂.   n. the post forming the threshold at the entrance of a feasthouse.

oapwoat   num. one. see pwoat.

oahr, also tuhken amwise, tepwuk.   n. plant sp., Premna serratifolia.

oaralap   1. adj. general, summarized. 2. n. general idea; summary, highlights; contents, heading, title (of a book). – oarelepe, vt.

oare   vt. to scrape together and pick up a pile of something, such as dirt, kava, etc. – oaroahr₁, vi.

Oare   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

oarelepe   vt. to give the general idea of, to give a summary of. – oaralap, adj.

oareman   n. a variety of topwuk, a tree sp.

oaresed   meing. vi. to paddle. Re sohte pahn oaresed. You will not be paddling. cf. sei₁.

oaritik   1. adj. detailed. 2. n. detail. – oaritikih, vt.

oaritikih   vt. to give a detailed account of. – oaritik, adj.

Oaron Maka   n. a title.

Oaron Pwutak   n. a title.

oarong, also arong.   n. fish spp., bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus or giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis.

oarong en nanmadau   n. fish sp., jack₁.

oarong en pwong   n. fish sp., jack₁, a variety of Caranx sexfasciatus, normally found in the lagoon.

oarong maswalek   n. fish sp., bigeye trevally, a variety of Caranx sexfasciatus, normally found in the lagoon.

oarong seik   n. fish sp., greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili.

oarongenpil   n. fish sp., jack₁, commonly found where fresh water enters the ocean.

oarongtoal   n. fish sp., jack₁.

oaropwuki   n. twelfth night of the month in the traditional calendar, the third night after the first quarter in the lunar cycle. Oaropwuki iei pwohng keiesek riau nan ehu sounpwong. Oaropwuki is the twelfth night of the month.

oaroahr₁   vi. neut. to scrape together and pick up a pile of something, such as dirt, kava, etc. – oare, vt.

oaroahr₂   n. shore, coast, seaside, landing place for canoes or boats.

oas   1. vi. to be roofed with thatch, of a building. 2. n. a feast for the roofing of a building. 3. vi. to have this feast. 1. Ihmwo pahn oas lakapw. That house will be roofed tomorrow. – oase, vt.

oahs₁   n. ivory nut palm, Metroxylon amicarum, the fronds of which are used for making thatch, also used in making traditional medicines; roof; thatch.

oahs₂   n. horse. [Eng.]

oase   vt. to roof a building; to attach a piece of roofing material. Re oase ihmw kapwo rahn wet. They roofed the new house today. – oas, vi.

oasmete   n. tin roofing. [mete <Eng. metal]

oaht₁   slang. n. (3sg. oate) mouth.

oaht₂   1. vi. neut. to order. 2. n. order, shipment. [Eng.] – oahte, vt.

oatalaud   slang. adj. big mouthed, boastful.

oatamat   adj. boastful, having bad breath.

oahte   vt. to order. [Eng.] – oaht₁, vi.

oatekeng   slang. adj. sharp-tongued.

oaterei   adj. sharp-tongued; having a protruding, carp-like mouth.

oatilikamw   slang. adj. lying, untruthful.

oatmwaiahn   slang. adj. boastful, big-mouthed; having bad breath.

oatwalek   slang. adj. having a wide, large mouth; big mouthed, both literally and figuratively.