Palauan

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mellemau

  1. parrotfish (a member of the family Scaridae)

Noun

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mellemau

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

Verb

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mellemau

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

Usage notes

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

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See also

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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

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  • 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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