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-da suf. up. *direction|al suffix. da₁ int. what? da₂ n. sickness, infection in the mouth affecting young children. vi. to have da₁. da₃ n. strand (of rope); layer (of plywood). dai n. canoe part, hold of a canoe. daid vi. full of food; tight; to have reached the limit of one's capacity. Eng. kadaidi vt. to tighten. daidεl n. title; position. Eng. daidowa n. World War Two. Jp. daiduhj n. food, banana fritter. daikε n. tiger. Eng. daiksang n. carpenter. Jp. daimεn n. diamond. Eng. dainj n. dance. vi. to dance. Eng. daipεr n. diaper. Eng. daipwuhn n. typhoon. Eng. dairuk vi. to bow down, to fall on one's knees. daiwang n. banana sp. Jp. daul n. towel. Eng. dauli vt. to pass by; to surpass. vi dauluhl.
daulihla vt. to go past; to surpass; to exceed.
daulimw vi. to mop; to dry; to wipe. vt daulimwi. also dahlimw.
dauluhl vi. to pass; to be completely, really. dauluhlla vi. to pass away, to die.
daun vt. to fill (a hole). vi doaudoau. vc doau₁.
daundi vt. to fill in. daunla vt. to fill up.
daur₁ vt. to trace (the past). kadaur vt. to spread (an illness). daur₂ vt. to climb; to climb for. vi doau₁.
daurdi vt. to get by climbing.
daur₃ vt. to make a net.
doau nεhk vt. to make a net. dauwaj nr. up.
dauwas n. sugar cane variety.
daddar n. space under eaves. n. tip of penis. slang.
dadmai vi. to finish roofing a house. vt dadmaii.
dak₁ vi. to rise (of sun); to shine. vt dakar.
dak₂ vi. to ride (in a vehicle). vt dakoa.
dak no vi. to surf.
dahk vi. to bend to the side.
dahdahk vi. to sway; to roll (of a boat).
daka vi. to high jump. Jp.
daka dopi vi. to pole vault.
dakaj vt. to meat out a coconut. vi dakdak.
dakar vt. to light up; to illuminate. vi dak₁.
dakasngai n. shell variety, trochus. Jp.
dakoa vt. to ride (in a vehicle). vi dak₁.
dakuang n. pickled radish. Jp.
dakdak vi. to meat out a coconut. vt dakaj.
dakji n. taxi. Eng.
daklar n. fish sp., swordfish.
dahkpwohd n. tugboat. Eng.
daksis n. tax. Eng.
dal₁ n. coconut shell. remote. n. container. remote. nc dalen. n3sg dale.
dalεn moai n. food, pan-baked breadfruit. dalεn moangi vt. to shave the head. dalεn wain n. chalice.
dal₂ vi. to peel (of skin); to moult. vt dalεk.
dalal vi. to spread legs; be bow-legged.
dalala n. dance name, recently introduced from Fiji and often called Mokilese dalala.
dalεk vt. to pull up or off, to peel. vi dal₁.
dalεhla vi. used up; to have run out; to be lacking. dahlimw see daulimw.
dalok n. food made from meat of a shooting coconut.
dam n. outrigger boom. n. wife. metaphorical, in the sense of 'steadying influence'. nc damεn. n3sg damε.
dama n. light bulb; bullet. Jp.
damango vi. to have nothing. Jp.
damaski n. game, pool. vi. to play pool. Jp.
dampilo nr. down below. Eng.
dahmwεl n. ring finger.
damwir vt. to squeeze by pulling hand along. vi damwirεk. see damwdi.
damwdi vi. to slip down (as from a tree). vi. circumcised. slang. see damwir. also doamwdi.
dan vi. khaki. Eng. tan
dangahnga vi. lazy.
dangin mohmohng n. oxygen tank.
dangkaido n. searchlight. Jp.
dangku n. tank ((military vehicle)). Jp. < Eng.
dangpaur vi. to be a slacker.
dapah n. his ear adornment. *possessive classifier for things worn in the ear. nc doapoan. see doapoa₂.
dapang₁ vt. to rip off; to break open (as a lock); to break. vi doapdoap₁, dapangεk, .
dapang₂ n. chopping board. Jp.
dapang₃ vt. to follow in someone's tracks.
dapiohka n. tapioca. Eng.
dahpohlεn n. tarpaulin. Eng.
dapoar vt. to catch (with hands or with some instrument). vi dapdap.
dapdap vi. to catch; to play catch. vt dapoar.
dapwohk n. bird sp., a kind of tern.
dar vt. to bump. vi darrεk₁, dar.
dar in pwong vi. fishing method, to trawl in the early morning. dar janwa vi. to strike the bait while moving in the opposite direction to a trawling line, said of a tuna. dar kunio vi. fishing method, to trawl in the late evening. darda n. name of a dance. dardi vt. to cut off (a stick). darla vt. to bump into.
dahr vi. fast.
dawa n. taro variety.
dawaji n. scrubbing brush. Jp.
dei vi. to surpass; to be ahead. vi. expert in catching flying fish.
deiad vi. to embroider. vt deiadi.
deidei₁ vi. to dig. vt deik₁.
dei warwar vi. to dig a ditch.
deidei₂ n. taro patch, man-made.
deidei₃ n. frightening thing. baby talk.
deik₁ vt. to dig. vi deidei₁.
deik₂ vi. to have diarrhea from eating certain fish, especially jehkanpik.
deimεlmεl n. fine sand.
deina n. mat of coconut leaves. also seina.
deip n. tape; ribbon. remote. vi. to tape. remote. vt deipi. Eng.
deipin vi. to patch₁. vt deipina.
deipina vt. to patch₁. vi deipin.
deipw n. pandanus variety.
deisumw n. nose ring. Jp.
dεhdε vi. clear; understandable.
dεhdεhki vt. to understand. dεhdεhn nc. evidence of. kadεhdε vt. to look closely at; to examine; to testify.
dεhk₁ n. deck (of a ship). Eng.
dεhk₂ n. bank of taro patch.
dεhk₃ n. ceiling.
dεkεu vi. to tip-toe.
dεhl n. fish sp., ? kind of rainbow runner.
deliskohp n. telescope. Eng.
dεlpwohn n. telephone. Eng.
dεmwpwo vi. to radio, send a message by radio. Jp.
dεmwpwura n. tempura. Jp.
dεn n. actions; behavior; appearance. nc dinin. n3sg dinin.
dεna n. shelf. Jp. tana
dεnεr n. tenor. Eng.
dεndεnmwiji n. snail. Jp.
dεnjo n. ceiling. Jp.
Dεhnpal n. reef in Mokil lagoon.
dεhng vi. giving lots of sap (of a coconut tree). n. coconut leaf tied to moakoau along which the sap drains into a kos₁ bottle.
kadεng vi. to stretch; to pull tight. vt kadεngε.
kadεngεhpijoang vt. to smooth out. kadεngpijoang vi. smoothed out.
dεng₂ n. crotch. nc dεngεn. n3sg dεngε.
dεng₃ n. grade, marks (in school). Jp.
dεngwa n. telephone. Jp.
dεp num. ten million.
dεpla vi. increased; in excess.
kadεpihla vt. to get extra. dεhparau n. fish sp., kind of surgeon fish.
dεpdεp n. kind of box, tackle box. also jepjep.
dεppang n. iron trough. Jp.
deppuhdad vi. to hop on one leg.
depweila vi. to succeed by chance, to chance to. dεpwεhra n. file ((tool)). Jp.
dehpwukro n. gloves. Jp.
dεr vi. to look longingly; to begin to eat before others; to bite (of fish).
dεrεp n. trip. Eng.
deriuhdang n. hand grenade. Jp.
dehrihdo n. measles. vi. to have measles.
dεs n. test. Eng.
-di suf. down. *direction|al suffix.
di₁ n. tea. Eng.
di₂ n. same age. nc diεn. n3sg dioa.
dih n. name of the letter d.
dih rohs n. tea rose. Eng.
diha n. deer. Eng.
dianki vi. to be the same age as. see di₂.
diar vt. to look for. vi diarεk.
diarda vt. to find.
diarεkda vi. to be found.
diε vt. to steer with a paddle.
dioar vt. to sidestep a blow. vi dioarεk.
did n. wall. vi. to make a wall.
dihdi n. breasts. vi. to suck at the nipple. nc dihdihn. n3sg dihdihn.
diddil vi. to put under (in weaving); to stick through. vt dilim.
diddiljili vi. to wander around.
didpwoapw n. Jew's harp.
dihjεk n. roof extension creating a storage area. also jihdεk.
dihjεmpε n. December. Eng.
dik vi. to protrude.
dihkirεhl n. tea kettle. Eng.
dikou vi. to somersault.
dikol n. lump.
dikolkol vi. lumpy.
dikoankoan vi. soft (of flesh); watery.
dikoaroan n. fish sp., small moaroar.
dikdik vi. to spatter (as rain).
dikjeneri n. dictionary. Eng.
dil₁ n. dry coconut frond. n. torch made from coconut fronds.
dil₂ n. small lice.
dihl vi. to shuffle (cards); to deal (cards). vt dihli.
diliej n. canoe line used to shorten sail, ?halliard.
dilim vt. to put under (in weaving); to stick through. vi diddil. see dil₃.
dilkauwε vi. fishing method, to fish for flying fish with net and torch in a moving boat.
dillap n. fish sp., ? kind of rainbow runner.
dihmjoahn n. demijohn; large bottle. Eng.
dimpεr n. rib of a boat. Eng. timber
dimw vi. to have an erection.
dihmwεl n. middle finger.
dihn n. can. Eng.
dinak n. space between rafters over which thatch is placed.
ding₁ vi. to squint.
dingpεnε vi. to squint.
ding₂ n. raindrop.
dihng vi. to giggle.
dingar n. thread-fin silver belly fish.
dingεingεi vi. to smile; to grin.
dingεingεida vi. to put on a smile. dingihng vi. to ring (of ears).
dingding vi. to fall lightly (of rain).
dip n. slice. nc dipεn. n3sg dipoa. see dipoa.
dipεn mwεhng n. food, baked quartered taro slices.
dip jiloa see dipoal.
dipa n. ladle. Eng. dipper
dipah n. his sin. nc dipεn. see dihp.
dipan vi. full of sin. see dihp.
dipedip vi. to slice. vt dipoa.
dipεnoaj vi. to congeal. n. congealed blood; clot.
dipij vt. to trip on.
dipoa vt. to slice. vi dipedip. see dip.
dihpoahd n. teapot. Eng.
dipoal vt. to move (with stick or foot); to flick away (with stick or foot); to pick out pits with a stick; to gather (of clams). vi dipoalεk. vc dip.
dip jiloa vi. to gather clams.
dipkεl vi. to fall (from the path of righteousness), to suffer the pitfalls of life, to suffer a moral lapse.
dipkεlkεl vi. to stumble.
dipw n. clan.
dipwdipw vi. overgrown with grass or weeds; littered (with objects). n. grass; weeds.
dipwjoau n. thing; physical object.
dirla vi. too much/many; more. kadiri vt. to fill.
diroam n. drum. Eng.
diroamkang n. drum. Eng.
diroapw vi. bothered.
dihspwuhn n. teaspoon. Eng.
-do suf. hither, here, towards the speaker. *direction|al suffix. see -doa.
doh vi. far.
dohla vi. too far.
doh- pre. nine. also duoa-₁, duei-, .
Dois n. Germany. archaic. also Joahmεn.
doudou vi. to load; to fill. archaic. vt douk.
douk vt. to load; to fill. archaic. vi doudou.
dod vi. packed tight; crowded (of vegetation); to come one after another.
dohdai n. lighthouse. Jp.
dohdo n. one born with an oversized head.
doddol vi. to pick. vt doli. vc dol.
doljang vi. to fall off. dolla vi. to fall. dolpijoang vi. to come apart.
dok₁ vi. to stab; to poke; to inject; to shoot. vt doakoa₁.
dok moai vi. to poke a hole in unripe breadfruit, into which salt water is poured to hasten ripening. dok mwumw vi. fishing method, spear fishing. dokla vi. to get an injection. vt doakoahla.
dok₂ n. pestle.
dokangε n. lizard sp., introduced in Japanese times. Jp.
dohkid num. nine thousand.
dohkij num. nine. partitive counting system.
dokohmoang vi. to jump head-first; to stand on one's head.
dokdok₂ vi. prickly. see dok₁.
dokkoaj vi. to make shingles from leaves; to make thatch. see dok₁.
dokkura n. fish sp., a large mejeik.
dokloal n. brace.
doli vt. to pick at. vi doddol. vc dol.
dolihda vt. to pick up. dolihdi vt. to pick. dolihjang vt. to pick off. dolihla vt. to pick clean. dolihpijoang vt. to pick apart.
doldol vi. hilly; mountainous. see dol.
dohmεn num. nine. animate counting system.
dohmihng n. native. Jp.
dompiki n. small cart pulled by handles, travois. Jp.
domw vi. bald.
domwpwiri n. kind of bowl.
dohn nc. place for.
dohnad n. donut. Eng.
dohnkia vi. unconcerned. Eng. don't care
dohnmahn n. bird cage.
dohnmwani n. inside pocket.
dohnpuk n. bookcase.
dohng n. tree sp., used for lumber. Jp.
dongdongki vt. to dislike.
dohpak see -pak.
dopas vi. to shoot hard (a marble).
dohpas num. nine. long object counting system.
dopdop vi. to pay for; to repay. vt dupuk.
dohpw n. pandanus variety with edible fruit.
dohpwong see -pwong.
dopwurpwur n. fish sp., parrot fish.
dohpwki num. nine hundred.
dor₁ vi. to catch (people or animals). vt doaroa₁. also doar₁.
dordi vi. caught.
dor₂ n. cloth made from banana fibre.
dorro vi. to flatten pandanus leaves for weaving. vt dorroi.
dohsmango n. kind of mango tree.
-doa suf. hither, here, towards the speaker. used only in %indoa| 'to come' and %kihdoa| 'to give'. *direction|al suffix. see -do.
doa₁ vt. to sew. vi doadoa.
doa₂ n. sugar cane.
doa alahl n. sugar cane variety. doa kalai n. sugar cane variety. doahn kuas n. sugar cane variety. doahn wai n. sugar cane variety.
doau₁ vi. to climb. vt daur₁.
doauoang vi. to climb to; to be promoted to.
doau₂ vi. to inspect (for defects). vt doaui.
doaulik vi. to check around.
doau₃ see dεu.
doau nεhk see daur ₃.
doaudol n. vine sp.
doaudoau vi. to fill (a hole); to cover taro mound with mud after adding fertilizer. vt daun.
doaulahk vi. to knead. vt doaulahki.
doaurεhn n. fish sp., kind of bull's-eye.
doadi vi. dirty or unclean (of people). Eng.
doadoa vi. to sew. vt doa₁.
doadoahk₁ vi. to work. n. work; job.
doadoahk in japw n. agriculture.
doadoahk₂ vi. to massage. vt doahkoa.
doak n. fish sp., needle fish (? barred long Tom).
doakdohr n. fish sp., needle fish (? keel jawed long Tom).
doahk n. dog. Eng.
doaki n. duck. Eng.
doakoa₁ vt. to poke at; to lunge at with a pointed instrument. vi dok₁.
doakoahda vt. to stab or to poke repeatedly. doakoahdi vt. to stab. doakoahla vt. to inject. vi dokla. doakoahla rohs vt. to make a flower from coconut fibre.
doakoa₂ n. atoll; small island, islet.
doakoahn mahn n. deserted island.
doahkoa vt. to massage. vi doadoahk₁.
doahksoa n. doctor. Eng.
doal vi. to mix. vt doaloa.
doahla vi. capsized by being turned too far into the wind.
kadoahla vt. to capsize by turning sail too far into the wind.
doaloa vt. to mix. vi doal.
doahloa n. dollar. Eng.
doalngoak vi. to carry a heavy object slung over shoulder. vt doalngoaki.
doamwdi see damwdi.
doan₁ n. ton. Eng.
doan₂ n. curved hook used in johloang fishing.
doang₁ n. water tank used for catching run-off from roof; gas tank for an outboard. Eng.
doang₂ vi. to exhaust, to use up.
doahng vi. slow to develop.
doap n. tub. Eng.
doapil vi. double. Eng.
doapoa₁ int. how much?, how many? see oadpoa.
doapoa₂ vt. to wear behind the ear. vi doapdoap₁. see dapah.
doapdoap₁ vi. to squeeze by pulling. vt dapang₁.
doapdoap₂ vi. to wear a flower in ear or hair. vt doapoa₁.
doapwoa vt. to pull; to yank. vi doapwdoapw.
doapwoahdin n. pandanus variety with very small keys.
doapwdoapw vi. to pull; to yank. vt doapwoa.
doar₂ see dor₁.
doar₃ vi. to help, to come to one's aid or to take someone's part; to protect; to defend. vt doaroa₁.
doar₄ vi. serious (of an illness).
doahr₁ vt. the same as; like; about; concerning; how. doahrε n. like this, in this way. doahro n. like that, in that way. doahrroar vt. to look like.
doahr₂ vi. to go in a group.
doari vi. finished; completed. conj. then; thereupon.
doarihdi vi. to stop for a moment (as of work). doarihla vi. to have finished.
kadoarihla vt. to finish; to complete.
doarinmwoarong vi. to take advantage of others when they are absent or distracted. vt doarinmwoarongi.
doarop n. fish sp., kind of surgeon fish.
doaroa₁ vt. to try to catch. vi dor₁, doar₁.
doaroahdi vt. to catch.
doaroa₂ vt. to try to help, to come to one's aid or to take someone's part; to try to protect; to try to defend. vi doar₁.
doaroahla vt. to aid, to protect, to defend. du vi. to dive; to pitch (of a ship).
du jε vi. to dive for jε₁ with a nεhk₁. duhki vt. to dive for. duhla vi. to drown; to dive away. kadu vi. to submerge; to dip (as with ink). vt kadui.
duhkihda vt. to bring up (from a dive).
duap n. pulley.
dueijεk num. ninety.
duoaw num. nine. general counting system.
duhdεhp n. storey. formerly 'two storey'. see dεhp. Eng. two and dεhp 'storey'
duhdu vi. to bathe. vt duhp.
duhdu nεhk vi. to use a new net for the first time.
duhki see du.
duhkihda vi. to dive; to pitch (of a ship).
duhkdukduk chicken calling.
duhl n. roof of corrogated metal.
dumwur n. constellation name, unidentified.
dun₁ vi. to drip.
dun₂ n. bunch (of fruit); bouquet (of flowers).
dunε vt. to tie together in a bunch.
duhp vt. to bathe. vi duhdu.
duhpεk vi. weak in the morning from not eating the night before; be very hungry.
dupuk vt. to pay for; to repay. vi dopdop.
dupuk juεd vi. to be ungrateful. dupuk mwεhu vi. to be grateful. dupukda vt. to buy. dupukla vt. to have paid for.
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