chudel
Palauan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN. Cognate with Malay hutan, Waray-Waray utan, Maori uta, Hawaiian uka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔuðɛl/
Noun
chudel
- grass
Inflection
Possessives of chudel
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | inclusive | chudeled | |
| exclusive | chudelek | chudelam | |
| Second | chudelem | chudeliu | |
| Third | chudelel | chudelir | |
Noun
chudel
- green jobfish (Aprion virescens, a member of the family Lutjanidae)
Derived terms
- bedengel a chudel (“green”)
References
- chudel in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- chudel in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- chudel in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 64.