merir
Old French
Etymology
Latin mereō.
Verb
merir
- to reward
- 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Yvain ou le chevalier au lion
- Dame, fet il, Dex le vos mire!
- Lady, said he, may God reward you for it!
- Dame, fet il, Dex le vos mire!
- 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Yvain ou le chevalier au lion
Palauan
Etymology
From rir (“fallen leaves”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈrir/
Noun
merir
- yellow
Verb
merir
- (stative, said of leaves) to be yellow
Synonyms
- bibrurek
- mellil
See also
| 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
- merir in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- merir in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- merir in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 192.