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ma conj. if; that. relative marker. -ma suf. our. dual inclusive. mah₂ vi. to kiss (on nose or cheek, said of children). -mai suf. our. plural inclusive. mai₁ n. fishway, rock walls that funnel fish into a waiting net. mai₂ vi. skilled; skillful. maiau vi. to have had good luck in a draw or a hand of cards. mahiahu vi. rubbery; able to contort one's body. maiou vi. to dispel one's anxieties. maiouda vi. free of cares. maid vi. tame. maikol n. food, riped baked breadfruit. maing n. sir; ma'am. form of *respect|ful address. Pon. maingkoa n. ladies and gentlemen. mahu n. fish sp., kind of parrot fish. mad n. portion of the reef exposed at low tide. inmad nr. towards the shore (from the open sea). madda vi. to dry up (of the reef). mada n. forked stick used for slingshot. Jp. mahdailik n. food, pandanus baked with taro. madau n. ocean. inmadau nr. towards the open ocean; seaward. mahdalia n. religious medal. Sp. madoahr conj. supposing. madu n. tree sp. maj₁ n. eye; face. nc mijεn. n3sg mijoa.
maj kun vi. blind. maj mwahl vi. disadvantaged. maj mwεhu vi. pretty; good looking. maj poang vi. cross-eyed. maj pwunan n. sickness, pink-eye.
maj in kioar n. diving goggles or mask. majkilahs n. eye glasses.
maj₃ n. spearhead.
majjilpas n. three-pronged spear.
mahj n. March₁. Eng.
majahu n. fish sp., cardinal fish.
majahu in likin wos n. fish sp., kind of cardinal fish found outside the reef. majahu in likin woahp n. fish sp., kind of cardinal fish found inside the reef.
mahjahj vi. well-kept; cleared, not overgrown.
majal vi. to blossom; to open (of flowers).
majalpijoang vi. bloomed, open (of flowers).
mahjamni n. half quart bottle.
majahs n. crab sp.
majεs n. box or book of matches. Eng.
majdokoa n. closer to it.
majkod n. fish sp., kind of snapper.
majku n. catcher's mask. Jp. < Eng. mask
majlakoa n. farther from it.
majmaj₁ n. spear for fishing. see maj₃.
majmaj₂ vi. popular with girls. see maj₁.
majpwεhk vi. afraid.
majrak n. fish sp., kind of bull's eye.
mahk₁ vi. to mark. n. channel marker. vt mahki. Eng.
mahk₂ vi. to forgive; to excuse. mahk₃ n. money used in German times. Ger.
maka n. mound in which taro is planted. vi. to work on taro patch.
makunai vi. unskilled; clumsy (particularly in games). Jp.
mahkda vi. to slacken (of rain).
mal n. barren field.
malauda vi. to rejoice.
malad vt. to open to reveal the contents; to unfold. vi maldεk. also walad.
mahlahl n. morning star, Venus.
malangir vi. to rumble (of thunder).
malahsohs n. molasses. Eng.
malεd n. mallet. Eng.
mahlεhl n. brain. nc mahlεhlin. n3sg mahlεhlin.
mahlεn n. picture; drawing; chart; design. vi. to draw (of pictures, designs, etc.). vt mahleni.
malεr vi. to hiccough.
maldεk vi. fortunate or lucky (in acquiring things).
malmal vi. slow, to take a long time.
mahma vi. to yawn.
mahn n. animal.
mahn in lohjapw n. kind of insect, gnat. mahnsang n. bird.
manu n. kind of insect.
mandolihn n. mandolin. Eng.
manju n. tree sp.
mankohlla nεhn maj vi. to see stars. manman vi. spiritually powerful; able to do magic without artifice. n. magic, spiritual power.
mannoki n. lever for moving logs. Jp.
manpir n. dance name, stick dance. vi. to do a stick dance.
mansorihn n. mandarin orange.
manging vi. gone sour (as of spoiled liquid).
mahngoron n. pandanus variety.
mar n. breadfruit preserve.
mahr n. fish sp., kind of spinefoot.
marain vi. enlightened spiritually.
marainla vi. to become enlightened.
maraj n. kind of vine.
maram n. moon. vi. bright; light; smart. see johnpwong.
marahra₁ vi. light (in weight).
marahra₂ vi. to defecate. polite.
marεu vi. thirsty.
marip vi. to blink; to wink; to twinkle.
marjau n. tree sp. (aglaia).
markoang vi. unkempt, dry (of hair).
marmarip n. sickness, an eye condition resulting in constant blinking, congenital on Pingelap.
marpas n. fish sp., kind of surgeon fish.
mas₁ vi. to stink; to smell bad.
masak vi. hard.
masi vi. glassy (of the ocean).
masihla vi. to become glassy.
masnoki n. tree sp., ironwood tree. Jp.
masrεk vi. to do well in.
mahwihlik n. fish sp., kind of parrot fish (? venus tusk fish).
mahwin n. war; battle. vi. to make war.
mε- vi. to die.
mεhda vi. to die or be dead (of plants). mehdi vi. to die or be dead (of animates). mεhkihla vt. to long for.
mε₁ n. here; this or this thing.
mε₂ n. thing. nc mihn₁.
mε₃ vi. tired.
mεhi n. May. Eng.
mεiahu vi. flexible.
meik vi. phase of the moon, new moon.
meikdo vi. to have become new moon.
meing vi. left.
mεiroang vi. to sacrifice by fire; to give a donation to the church.
mehusik n. pandanus variety.
mεhda pwεhda vi. to juggle.
mεdε n. overripe breadfruit. vi. overripe (of breadfruit).
mehdi see mε-.
mεdleij n. fish sp., kind of soldier fish.
mej vi. exhausted. Mar.
mεhj n. long time ago.
mεhj mεhj n. once upon a time, long ago.
mejeik n. fish sp., a kind of skipjack.
mehjeni n. first-born child.
mehjenneji excl. On my first-born child!. *oath formula.
mejinjak n. kind of insect, small crawling insect.
mejinkahr n. demon, said to be the ghost of a woman who dies in childbirth.
mejlehrahn n. food.
mεjrar n. fish sp., kind of soldier fish.
mεjrar wahssa n. fish sp., kind of soldier fish.
mεhk vi. ashamed or embarrassed; bashful; shy.
kamεhk vi. embarrassing.
kamεhki vt. to embarrass.
mεhkihla see mε-.
mehkilkil n. pandanus variety.
mεhkos pro. something. occurring only in the riddle formula %mεhkos nin jampah|. Like I said! expressing conformation of a previous observation. mεhl vi. to feel soreness in eyes (from salt water).
mεl n. boil (on the skin).
mεhlahn adv. to concentrate on. meleisik n. heart. nc meleisikin. n3sg meleisikin.
meleisik in wus n. banana flower.
mεhlεl vi. true; certain; honest.
mεlεnglεng vi. shiny; clear (in view).
mεlik n. milk. Eng.
mεlikkan n. milk can. Eng.
mεlmεl n. destructive weather; storm; typhoon.
mεhlpwa really; for sure. mεhmε vi. to chew (food). vt mεhmε.
mεhn vi. bitter.
mεn n. there (near the hearer).
-mεn suf. one. *numeral classifier for animates.
mεnlau excl. thanks. vi. to thank.
mεnwahr n. battleship. Eng. man-o'-war
mεng vi. dried up; dead (of leaves); brown (of dried vegetation).
kamεngi vt. to kill (a plant).
menginewij n. mat (for sitting).
mεnginpoa n. handwriting (print or script); signature; palm print.
mεngmεng vi. dried up; second-hand. mεhr vi. stained from coconut husk or fruit.
mεrε vi. real; true. adv. really; truly.
Mεrka n. America. archaic. see Amεrka.
mεhrmε vi. exhausted.
mεhs n. tree sp. n. leaves of the mεhs tree used as mulch for the taro patch.
mεsmεs vi. to smack lips.
mih n. name of the letter m.
miahu vi. to meow.
midεl n. medal (for military service). Eng.
mihding n. meeting. Eng.
middo n. catcher's glove. Jp. < Eng. mitt
mijεn nc. in front of. n3sg mijoa. see maj₁.
mijεn adin n. his solar plexus. nc mijεn adin. mijεn εng n. windward. mijεn insing mijεn loanggε mijεn moair vi. to look sleepy. mijεn mwumw vi. fish-eyed.
mijik vi. afraid; scared. vt mijik.
kamijik₂ vi. frightening.
kamijiki vt. to frighten.
mijoa n. in front; ahead. nc mijεn. see maj₁.
mijoahla vi. to pass, to get out in front.
mijoahr nr. lagoon side direction.
mijkoalkoal n. before; previously.
mijneri n. missionary. Eng.
mihk vt. to suck. vi mihkεk.
min₁ pro. one. *indefinite pronoun.
min₂ vi. clean (of people).
mihn₁ nc. part of; person from; thing used for; thing of. no matter, never mind. vi mε₁.
mihnda what for? no matter, never mind.
mihn₂ vi. to be mean. Eng.
mihn insing n. marker.
mihn kasaman n. souvenir.
mihn kawa n. people in legends.
mihn likin n. foreigner; outsider.
mihn mεhj n. people in legends.
mihn pwuropwur n. bit₁ (for drilling).
mihn wai n. whiteman, person of European descent.
minε vi. to exist; there is/are; to be (at a place); to live; to reside.
minεhda vi. to move. minεhla vi. to have moved.
minipnip vi. thin.
minis n. minute. Eng.
mindoahr int. how?; in what manner? also imdoahr.
minjihn n. machine. Eng.
minjoang n. morning.
inminjoang nr. in the morning.
minmin vi. to co-operate or to be co-operative. n. co-operative.
minning n. bird sp.
mingang vi. to stand with leg's apart.
mihsa n. mass. Sp.
misik vt. to kiss (on the cheek or hand). vi misikεk.
mo₁ vi. to be healed.
mohdi vi. to heal up.
mo₂ n. grass; mulch. n. to mulch. vt moi.
mo karak n. kind of grass, crabgrass, often used as mulch for the taro patch. mohn loang n. kind of grass.
mou vi. to snort (like a pig).
mour n. life. vi. alive; fresh; raw; to run (of a machine).
moji moji ai ai n. game, hide-and-seek. Jp.
mojul vi. thick; heavy (of rain).
molukluk vi. forgetful. vt moalkoahla.
molun vi. calm or fine (of weather).
molmol vi. jet-black.
mon vi. compressed.
mohnε n. his impression or print; scar on him. mohng vi. to breathe.
mohngda vi. to inhale. mohngdi vi. to exhale.
moai n. breadfruit.
moai id n. breadfruit sp. moai in Uhrεk n. breadfruit sp., seedless. moai in pahdak n. breadfruit sp., seedless. moai upw n. breadfruit sp., giving small fruit but bearing almost continuously. moai joapwoahroak n. breadfruit sp., seedless. moai kalak n. breadfruit sp. moai ngεljoau n. breadfruit sp., seedless. moai pa n. breadfruit sp., with seeds. moai si n. breadfruit sp., with seeds. moai soahid n. breadfruit sp. moai soal n. breadfruit sp., with seeds.
moair vi. to sleep.
moair jahpahp vi. to sleep with one eye open. moair koalik vi. to sleep heavily. moair noaisik vi. to sleep in a house that has just had a birth, usually involving only the immediate family. moairla vi. to get to sleep. moaud n. fish sp., kind of sea bass.
moaun vi. right.
moad vi. fat; full (after eating).
moadi n. fish sp., kind of emperor fish.
moado₁ vi. old (of people).
moado₂ n. skilled navigator.
moadol n. pass between two islands.
moahdong n. kind of bush.
moadoau₁ n. adze for hollowing canoe.
moadoau₂ n. fish sp., blunt-nosed soldier fish.
kamoadoak vi. to hurt; to be painful. vt kamoadoaki. moadoak ngi vi. to have a toothache.
moadoandoal vi. smooth (of a surface).
moahdoahrkin n. mouth organ. Eng.
moak n. fish sp., kind of surgeon fish.
moahk vi. crushed.
moakojkoj vi. kinky (of hair).
moakoskos n. pandanus variety.
moakoau n. coconut bunch sheath.
moakoan n. pandanus or coconut curd. n. smegma.
moal vi. tired and out of breath. see immoal.
moaloailoai vi. peaceful; still or serene; easy-going.
moalkoa vt. to forget, to slip the mind. moalkoahla vt. to forget. vi molukluk.
moalkoahr n. ashes, as from burnt wood.
moahmoahk vi. spongy.
moan n. coconut with nothing inside.
moanmoan n. fish sp., scaleless.
moang₁ n. head. nc moangoan. n3sg moangε.
moang koikoi vi. to have a shaved head. moang pukoj vi. wavy-haired. moang sakai vi. stupid. moangdo vi. to have hair bleached by sun and water.
moang₂ n. pandanus key. nc moangoan. n3sg moangε.
moang₃ vi. to cheat. vt moangε.
moangε vt. to cheat. moangoai vi. easy.
moangoanpej vi. to be in an early stage of pregnancy.
moangoar n. fish sp., flying fish.
moangki n. monkey. Eng.
moangki spahna n. monkey wrench. Eng.
moap₁ n. mop. vi. to mop. vt moapi. Eng.
moap₂ n. map. Eng.
moar n. inside or middle, heart or core. nc moaroan. n3sg moaroa.
moahr n. lure made from bark or leaf.
moaroar n. fish sp., kind of wrasse.
moarjij n. vine sp.
moarmoar n. sunken reef.
moasoa vi. spoiled; rotten or putrid. moasoar vi. oiled.
mum vi. delicious; good-tasting.
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