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taia   n. Annona squamosa, edible fruit.

taiang   n. a wild taro (ohd) cultivar.

taimen, also daimon.   n. diamond; diamonds, the suit in playing cards. [Eng.]

Taitus   Biblical. n. Titus, a book in the Kadehde Kapw (New Testament). [Eng.]

tau   vi. to fall in the water with a splashing sound.

taur   vt. to weigh down.

tautawi, also toutowi.   n3s. weight.

takai   n. stone, rock, flint of a cigarette lighter; statue. takai en Henry Nahnpei statue of Henry Nahnpei.

takaida   vi. to pile stones on firewood in the preparation of an uhmw.

takai en koasoamw   n. the act of smiling when you meet others.

takai pweht   Biblical. n. brick.

Takaieniap   n. formerly the name of a section (kousapw) in U.

takaimei   n. exposed coral head.

takain kepin were   n. Adam's apple.

takain nansed   n. coral head.

Takain Rihp Kapehd   n. a rock on Pahnwi that pregnant women climbed to strengthen their stomach muscles.

takain roahlong, also takain dolemei, takain wikimei.   n. a sacred stone used to bring about the breadfruit season.

takain sukusuk, also takain suksakau.   n. a stone used to pound kava roots; a kava stone.

takain suksakau   n. see takain sukusuk.

takain dolemei, also takain roahlong, takain wikimei.   n. a sacred stone used to bring about the breadfruit season.

takain were   n3s. thyroid.

takain wikimei, also takain roahlong, takain dolemei.   n. a sacred stone used to bring about the breadfruit season.

takain wudeh   n. a stone placed in front of an entrance to a house, used to wipe one's feet on. cf. [meing] litehmwahu.

takainwel   vi. to informally drink kava; to illicitly drink kava without inviting the Nahnmwarki.

takaipwet   n. coral head.

takaida   vi. to pile stones on firewood in the preparation of an uhmw.

takatek, also tekatek.   1. n. plant sp., a medicinal plant. 2. adj. thorny, spiny.

taked   n. pompadour, a hair style in which the hair is combed into a high mound over the forehead.

tal   1. vi. to make a click-like sound; Tsk Tsk! 2. n. any click-like sound.

tala   n. dollar. [Eng.]

tahleng   1. meing. vi. to laugh. 2. meing. n. laugh, laughter. – tahlengki, vt. cf. kouruhr.

tahlengki   meing. vt. to laugh at, to consider something laughable. – tahleng, vi. cf. kouruhrki.

tamataman   vt. to remember, to recall. cf. [meing] edinlenge, edinlangih, loalehdi, salikihr.

tahmw   n. (3sg. temwe) forehead. cf. [meing] isilap.

tamwais   n. fish sp., a mature humphead parrotfish (kemeik) Bolbometopon muricatus, normally found within the lagoon and near reefs.

tamwarok   n. fish sp., surgeonfish, possibly Acanthurus gahhm, black surgeonfish; normally found on the barrier reef.

tamwatamw   vi. to lick. – tamwe, vt.

tamwe   vt. to lick. – tamwatamw, vt.

tamwele, also senditamwele.   meing. n3s. ring finger, the finger nearest the little finger. cf. sohkatepe₂.

tahmwele, also senditahmwele.   meing. n3s. index finger. cf. tamwetamwe, senditamwetamwe, sendimese, sendimesemese.

tamwetamwe, also senditamwetamwe.   n3s. index finger. cf. [meing] tahmwele, senditahmwele.

tan, also ten₁.   adj. congealed, colloidal, thick, viscous.

tantal   adj. admirable, very popular, of a person.

tang   vi. to run; to flee; to swim, of fish. – tenge, vt.

tangahki   vt. to operate a vehicle or a machine.

tangkoait   adj. of a woman, not easily penetrated during intercourse.

tangdowi   vi. to flee, to escape, to run away.

tahp   n. (3sg. tapi) root₂, stump, base of a tree; beginning.

tapaker, also tipaker₁.   n. plant sp., tobacco, Nicotrina tabacum; any rough-cut tobacco. [Eng.]

tapiada, also tapihda.   vt. to begin, to start; to start a procedure or process, as part of a court hearing; to convene, of a meeting. – tep₁, tepida, vi.

tapihda   vt. see tapiada.

tahpw₁   n. vine sp.; foliage of a vine of any species.

tahpw₂   meing. n. (3sg. tapwi) head. cf. moahng₁.

tapwur   vi. to roll, typically of heavy objects.

tahr₁   vt. to attack in a hit and run fashion, of sharks, barracuda, and the species of bird kutoahr.

tahr₂   vt. to trim, as in a haircut, to cut fronds from a coconut palm.

tahr₃   Biblical. n. tar. [Eng.]

tat₁   vi. neut. to lay a floor. – tete, vt.

tat₂   vi. to writhe, of a fish when poisoned; to jump around aimlessly after being poisoned by the method called uhpaup; to be in a state of intense disgust or anger; to be dizzy from inhaling tobacco smoke. – tatki, vt.

taht   n. floor.

tahta   1. meing. vi. to be given a haircut. 2. meing. n. haircut. cf. seisei₂.

tatki   vt. to vehemently hate. – tat₂, vi.

te   num. cl. used in counting leaves or sheets of paper. tehn tuhke riete two leaves, tehn doaropwe isite seven sheets of paper.

-te   sent. adv. just₁, only; still (when suffixed to reduplicated verbs). Ohlohte kangala rais koaros. Only that man ate up all the rice. E tangatangete. He's still running.

teh   n3s. leaf; sheet, page.

tei₁   num. other; functions like an ordinal numeral. ohl teio that other man; teikan others.

tei₂   vi. to be torn. – tehr, vt.

tehi, also tein upuhp.   n. mat, used as a cover; sheet, as for bedding. cf. [meing] uhrelleng.

tehi mweinlikou   n. patchwork quilt.

tehiap, also likoht.   n. bird sp., short eared owl, Asio flammeus ponapensis.

teik   n. story₂, of a building.

teike   n. sheath knife, hunting knife, diving knife, dagger.

tein amwise   n. mosquito net.

tein upuhp, also tehi.   n. mat, used as a cover; sheet, as for bedding. cf. [meing] uhrelleng.

teip   n. tape, braid, ribbon for sewing. [Eng.]

teipahini   archaic. vi. to converse.

teirek   adj. to be torn, to be worn out. – tehr, vt.

teuk   vt. to scoop out food for the purpose of serving it. – teuteu, vi.

teuteu   vi. neut. to scoop (food for the purpose of serving it). Kumwail tepida teuteu pwe e pwandalahr. Start to scoop because it is already late.

tek   n. horizontal pleats in a dress.

tehk₁   vt. to keep an eye on, to check on, to keep track of. – petehk, vi. cf. [meing] tehlangih.

tehk₂   n. duck₂, Aythra fuligula. [Eng.]

tekatek, also takatek.   1. n. plant sp., a medicinal plant. 2. adj. thorny, spiny.

teke₁   n3s. thorn.

teke₂, also tekih.   vt. to make horizontal pleats in a dress.

tekemwer   n. a taro cultivar.

tekenwel   n. vine sp., Antrophyum alatum.

tekepwel   1. n. infected nail. 2. vi. to have an infected nail.

tekehda   vt. to initiate, to start something.

teki   n. turkey. [Eng.]

tekih, also teke₂.   vt. to make horizontal pleats (in a dress).

tehkinwel   n. bird sp., shoveller, Spatula clypeata.

tekipwel   vi. to have an infection under a nail.

tekitek   n. vine sp., Hoya schneei.

tehkuhk   adj. nice.

Teksas, also Deksas.   n. Texas. [Eng.]

tel   adj. presumptuous. Ke me tel. You are presumptuous. – katele, vt.

tehla   vt. to line or cover with leaves.

tehlangih   vt. to keep an eye on, to check on, to keep track of. – tehleng, vi.

tehlap   1. adj. wide, broad. 2. n. green banana leaves.

tehlapalap   1. n. (3sg. tehlepelepen peh) palm, the inner part of the hand. 2. meing. vi. to pass an object in the traditional form of respect. cf. nanpeh.

telada   vi. to be presumptuous. Ke telada. You are presumptuous.

tehleng   vi. to be kept track of, to be checked on, to be kept under a watchful eye. – tehlangih, vt.

temenek   vi. of children, to become suddenly homesick.

tehmetei   n. plant sp., musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus.

tempel   1. vi. to rhythmically pound₁ a kava stone. 2. n. a stage in the pounding of kava during which two rhythms are heard; a steady rhythm and an improvised pattern.

Temwen   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw; a large island off the coast of Madolenihmw where the Saudeleur built Nan Madol; the principal residence of the Nahnmwarki of Madolenihmw.

temwen ihmw   n. gable of a building.

temwetemwe, also senditemwe, senditemwetemwe.   n3s. middle finger, the finger next to the index finger. cf. [meing] lahpele, tihmwele, senditihmwele.

temwetemwenmas   adj. generous in contributing material goods to feasts.

ten₁, also tan.   adj. congealed, colloidal, thick, viscous.

ten₂   n. ton. [Eng.]

tehn₁   adj. empty. cf. [meing] sedar.

tehn₂   n. ten, in cards. [Eng.]

tehn kiam   n. tribute.

tehn mwomwinsapw   n. a feasthouse having three center posts, located inland.

tehn sepwikin   n. the leaf of sepwikin, a taro sp.

tenek   1. vi. to be hung up; to be weighed. 2. n. judgment. – teneki, vt. cf. [meing] kedeuleng.

tenek kisinmei   1. n. a type of spearfishing done by baiting a line with a small breadfruit and then spearing the fish when they come to eat. 2. vi. to spearfish in this manner.

teneki   vt. to hang; to weigh; to examine, to diagnose, to make a choice, to guess. – tenek, vi. cf. [meing] kedeulangih, kedeulenge.

tener   1. n. tenor. 2. vi. to sing tenor. [Eng.]

tehnehd, also tehnied.   n. empty bag or sack.

tehnied   n. see tehnehd.

tehnioas   n. pinnate leaf of oahs₁, ivory nut palm.

tenipei   n. fish sp., a sp. of shark.

tenihr   1. n. waterfall. 2. meing. vi. to cry, to weep, to moan. – katenihrih, katentenihrih, vt. cf. seng, mauk.

tehnihr   n. fan. cf. [meing] irlapiso.

tenihrlap   meing. n. (3sg. tenihlapahr) tears. cf. pilenmas.

tehnkehl   n. stalk, of coconuts.

tehnkehs   n. a playing card; a deck of playing cards.

tehnlap   adj. bully.

tehnlik, also nenderek, tehnlik matamat.   1. n. fern sp., bird's nest fern, Asplenium nidus, used for decorating yams and kava; decoration, ornamental design or pattern. 2. vi. to be decorated (with anything). – tehnlikih, vt.

tehnlik matamat, also tehnlik, nenderek.   1. n. fern sp., bird's nest fern, Asplenium nidus, used for decorating yams and kava; decoration, ornamental design or pattern. 2. vi. to be decorated (with anything).

tehnlikih   vt. to decorate. Ihs me kak tehnlikih nahso? Who is going to be able to decorate the feasthouse? – tehnlik, vi.

tehnlikinsapw, also sohte tihnsowe.   n. fern sp., Ophioglossum pendulum.

tehnlikinwel   n. fern sp., Antrophyum callifolium.

tehnmei   n. breadfruit leaf.

tehnmwel   1. meing. vi. to play; to engage in recreation. 2. meing. n. game, recreation, drama. – tehnmwele, vt. cf. mwadong.

tehnmwele   meing. vt. to play with. – tehnmwel, vi. cf. mwadonge.

tehnpar   n. frond of a sprouting coconut.

tehnpas   1. meing. n. (3sg. tehnpese, tehnpasahr) building, home, dwelling, feasthouse (nahs) or house of a chief. 2. Biblical. n. (3sg. tehnpese) palace. cf. ihmw.

tehnpas en kaudok   meing. n. a temple, church, or place of worship.

tehnpas sarawi   meing. n. temple, church, or a place of worship. cf. ihmw sarawi.

tehnpese   meing. poss. cl. a possessive classifier used in honorific speech in place of the common language classifier imwe. cf. imwe.

tehnpilei   n. a playing card.

tehnpit   n. pandanus leaf.

tehnseu   n. fish sp., snapper, Lutjanus kasmira.

tehndipw   n. leaf of grass.

tenter₁   n. cricket.

tehnwar   meing. n. (3sg. tehnwere, tehnwarahr) canoe, vehicle, vessel belonging to a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken; spirit medium₁. cf. wahr.

tehnwed   n. leaf of wehd₁ (Alocasia macrorrhizos), used as a cover from the rain.

teng   adj. tight, firm.

tengala   vi. to get stuck.

tenge   vt. to run to. – tang, vi.

tengen lehk   adj. stingy.

tenger   vt. to contract or constrict the vagina during intercourse.

tep₁, also tepida.   vi. neut. to begin, to start; to start a procedure or process, as part of a court hearing; to convene, of a meeting. – tapihda, tapiada, vt. cf. [meing] keielekda.

tep₂   vi. to kick. – tepek, vt.

tehp₁   n. a kick. cf. [meing] enginpwel.

tehp₂   n. fish sp., a sp. of Caranx.

tehpahu   meing. n. (3sg. tehpahwihr) vagina. cf. pihpi, pie.

tepek   vt. to kick. – tep₂, vi. cf. [meing] enginpwelih, enginpwele.

tepel, also tepil.   n. devil. [Eng.]

tehpel   1. n. table; party. 2. vi. to give a party. [Eng.]

tehpel en awai n. buffet. vi. to have a buffet.

tehpel werek, also tehpel perek.     n. a sit down meal, one in which the food is arranged so that individuals may sit next to one another while eating.   vi. to participate in this kind of meal.

tehpel perek   see tehpel werek.

tehpel werek, also tehpel perek.   1. n. a sit down meal, one in which the food is arranged so that individuals may sit next to one another while eating. 2. vi. to participate in this kind of meal. [tehpel <Eng.]

tepil, also tepel.   n. devil. [Eng.]

tepin kepehiso   meing. n3s. the upper part of thigh. cf. tepindang.

tepinkasang   meing. n. (3sg. tepinkesenge) neck. cf. tepinwer.

tepindang   n. (3sg. tepindenge) the upper part of the thigh. cf. tepin kepehiso.

tepinwer   n. (3sg. tepinwere) neck. cf. [meing] tepinkasang.

tepinwer medek   1. n. stiff neck. 2. vi. to have a stiff neck.

tepida, also tep₁.   vi. neut. to begin, to start; to start a procedure or process, as part of a court hearing; to convene, of a meeting. – tapihda, tapiada, vt. cf. [meing] keielekda.

tepw   1. vi. to develop many branches, of a yam. 2. n. growth stage of a yam in which many branches have developed.

tepwasang   vi. to peel off, as of skin or paint.

tepwedi   1. vi. to have an abrasion or superficial wound. 2. n. an abrasion or superficial wound.

tepwuk, also oahr, tuhkehn amwise.   n. plant sp., Premna serratifolia.

tepwtoal   n. fourth growth stage of a yam, when the vines stop growing and the leaves remain healthy and turn dark green; the tuber is believed to grow to its maximum size during this stage, July through October.

tehr   vt. to tear; to criticize. – tei₂, teirek, vi.

tehrek   vi. to creak or squeak; to make a tearing or grating noise; to gnash, of the teeth.

tehreng   n. dead leaf of a banana tree.

terihla   meing. vi. to be drowned, to be submerged, resulting in the loss of life. cf. duhla.

tesin   n. dozen. [Eng.]

tehdak   n. dry banana leaf.

tete   vt. to floor. – tat₁, vi.

tehte₁   1. n. any substance with a fragrant odor that is added to coconut oil to give it a pleasant smell. 2. vi. to be added, of any substance with a fragrant odor. 1. Miehier tehtehn ahmw leho? Do you have a fragrant substance for your oil? 2. Ahmw lehn tehtehier de saik? Has your oil been mixed with a fragrant substance or not yet? – tehteh, vt.

tehte₂   n. resource, object or thing that serves some purpose. Sohte atail tehte pwe kitail en wiahkihda kenen pwihk Pohnpei. We have no resources for producing pig feed on Pohnpei.

tehteh   vt. to add a substance with a fragrant odor to coconut oil to give it a pleasant smell. – tehte₁, vi.

tehte kepikipik   adj. natural resource.

tetempala   meing. vi. to be quiet. cf. nennenla.

tehtehn likamwada   interj. an expression used when another attempts to cover up his embarrassment.

tehtehn mahwin   n. weapon.

tehtehn nan ihmw   n. furniture.

tehtehn paliesed   n. marine resource.

tehtehn palioamoar   n. land resource.

tehtehn peh   n3s. weapon, arms; an implement; anything that determines wealth on Pohnpei.

tetensik   meing. vi. to be awake. cf. pepehd.

tehtik, also tehtikitik.   adj. narrow.

tehtikitik   adj. see tehtik.

ti₁   vi. of a spirit, to possess or inhabit a human body.

tihda, also tiada.     vi. to be possessed by a spirit.

ti₂   vi. to be together.

tih₁   n. name of the letter t, the nineteenth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /t̻/, a voiceless lamino-alveolar stop.

tih₂   n3s. bone.

tiak₁   vt. to step on.

tiakidi   vt. to disturb or interrupt a serious activity, such as the drinking of kava. Ke dehr tiakidi aht sakau. Don't disturb our kava drinking.

tiak₂, also tiakada.   vt. to start a song.

tiakada   vt. to start a song.

tiahk   n. (3sg. tiahke, tieke) custom, manner, behavior, culture, tradition.

tiahk en pengipengla   Biblical. n. treachery.

tiahk en sahpw   n. customs of the land, typically with reference to Pohnpeian customs and traditions.

tiahk mwahu   adj. well behaved.

tiahk pwelipwel   1. polite. n. masturbation, any sexual activity that is considered shameful. 2. vi. to masturbate, to engage in shameful sexual activity.

tiakahk suwed   adj. rough. Ahlo me tiakahk suwed. The road is rough.

tiakada   vt. to start a song.

tiahken waii   n. foreign customs or ways.

tiahken wahu   n. customs of wahu, respect and honor.

tiakidi   vt. to disturb or interrupt a serious activity, such as the drinking of kava. Ke dehr tiakidi aht sakau. Don't disturb our kava drinking.

tiahksuwed   adj. mischievious. – tiahksuwedih, vt.

tiahksuwedih   vt. to harm. – tiahksuwed, adj.

tiala   vi. to step forward; to pass over; to transition to.

tiada, also tihda.   vi. to be possessed by a spirit.

tiati₁   1. n. earring. 2. vi. to wear earrings. 1. Sohte en liho tiati. The woman has no earrings. 2. E tiati kisin kohl. She wears golden earrings. – tie₁, vt.

tiati₂   1. adj. of or relating to the foot. 2. vi. to be stepped upon. 1. Misihn tiati malaulaula ansou wet. Pedal sewing machines are rare at this time.

tie₁   1. vt. to wear earrings; to hang from the ear. 2. poss. cl. a possessive classifier for earrings or things hung from the ear. – tiati₁, vi.

tie₂   n. deer, Cervu elaphus. [Eng.]

tieke   n3s. one's own ways, one's habits.

tiekenpwel   vi. to enter a building with dirty feet.

tiekepe   meing. n. child of the wife of a soupeidi, not biologically the man's child, but raised by him. cf. neiepwel.

tiekopil   vi. to gather kopil, a sp. of clam found in the mangrove swamp, by feeling for them in the mud with one's feet.

tielangih, also tielenge.   meing. vt. to visit someone who is confined, as in prison or because of illness. cf. pas₄, pwarek.

tieleng   meing. n. visitation, made to someone who is confined, as in prison or because of illness. Mwohnsapw wia sapwellim tieleng. Mwohnsapw made his visitation. cf. pas₄.

tielenge , also tielangih.   meing. vt. to visit someone who is confined, as in prison or because of illness. Mwohnsapw tielenge luweto. Mwohnsapw visited the sick person. cf. pas₄, pwarek.

tiemwur   vi. to arrive at someone's home shortly after he has departed for fishing or hunting, believed to bring bad luck. – tiemwurih, vt.

tiemwurih   vt. see tiemwur.

tieniei   n. fire that is below the ground, as in a volcano.

tienleng   meing. n. a pole or stick for carrying a water container; the heavens above.

tienpwel₁   meing. n. (3sg. tienpwele, tienpwelihr) heel. cf. keimwin neh.

tienpwel₂   formal. n. the first day of a funeral (after sohpai₁, the day when the death occurred); the burial day and the day when the family prepares the funeral feast of mwurilik. cf. rahnen serdi.

tiensapw₁   n. assembly of men.

tieng   vi. to go first, to precede, to start early.

tiepene, also tihpene.   1. vi. to assemble, to meet, to convene, to congregate; to confer. 2. n. meeting, convention, conference.

tiepenehn pwihnen koukosonned   n. legislative assembly.

tiepoans   n. a kava plant, trimmed to just two or three branches, decorated with ornamental plants.

tiepwel   1. meing. n. feast given for a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken when he recovers from an illness. 2. meing. vi. to have this feast.

tiher, also ohtier.   interj. Oh dear!, Oh my gosh! [Eng. dear]

tiesemwe   vt. to hinder, to obstruct, to impede.

tika   slang. adj. nonsensical, untruthful.

tikahp, also utinwel, utisel.   n. banana sp., Musa textilis, mostly eaten cooked.

tikapaur   adj. extremely untruthful; hypocritical, saying the opposite of what one believes to be true.

tikel   n. (3sg. tikele) wrist or ankle bone.

tikel en neh   n3s. ankle bone.

tikel en peh   n3s. wrist bone.

tikelekel   adj. knotty, protruding.

tikelekelada   vi. to protrude, to stick out. Kapehd en liho tikelekelada. That woman's stomach protrudes.

tiket   n. ticket. [Eng.]

tikihla   n. tequila. [Eng.]

tikilehtik   meing. n. (3sg. tikelehtiki) little finger, also called the baby finger or pinky. cf. senditik, senditikitik.

tihkipene   vt. to assemble for a purpose.

tikida   vi. to grow up in a location or condition. I tikida semwehmwe. I grew up poor.

tikitik   adj. small, little, young.

tikpeieng   adj. said of one who regularly makes small contributions to feasts or parties (a positive virtue).

tihlap   n. a common man married to a high ranking woman, literally 'big bone'.

tile   vt. to carry or lift something that can be lightly suspended with one hand; to pick up with the thumb and the forefinger. – tintil, vi.

tihle   1. n. sty, swelling of the rim of the eyelid. 2. vi. to have a sty.

tilekek   vi. to be hanging, to be suspended.

tilepe   n3s. handle.

tihlepe   n3s. spinal column.

Timoti   Biblical. n. Timothy (spelled Timoty in the Bible), two books in the Kadehde Kapw (New Testament), 1 Timoty and 2 Timoty. [Eng.]

timpeseng   vi. to be broken into pieces or parts.

tihmw   n. (3sg. tumwe) nose; in the game peisihr, the area where the reeds are thrown against the ground.

tihmwele, also senditihmwele.   meing. n3s. middle finger, the finger next to the index finger. cf. sendin nanpwung, temwetemwe, senditemwe, senditemwetemwe.

timwen paipenleng, also tumwen paipenleng.   meing. n. year; age, of a Nahnmwarki. Timwen paipenleng depe? How old is the Nahnmwarki? cf. sounpar.

timwenpwel   meing. n. (3sg. timwenpwele, timwenpwelihr) heel. cf. keimwin neh.

timwi   archaic. n3s. pointed end. Timwin ahken kodering en keng. The pointed end of the husking stick is sharp.

timwih, also tumwih.   vt. to sneer, to sniff in a show of scorn.

timwir   n. plant sp., a medicinal plant.

timwou, also tumwou.   vi. to snuffle or sniff, audibly and repeatedly.

tihn kahmam   n. food unworthy to be fed to guests.

tihn kopwou   n. (3sg. tihn kopwowi) rib.

tihn moange   n3s. skull.

tihn mwaremware   n3s. breastbone.

tihn peden were   n3s. collarbone.

tihn soumedek   n. back pain.

tihnain   vi. to recover, to grow healthy after an illness.

tihnau   n. (3sg. tihnewe) jaw. cf. [meing] pahrehre, pohrehre.

tihnau pah   n3s. lower jaw.

tihnau powe   n3s. upper jaw.

tihnleng   meing. adj. frustrated, tense, anxious, worrying. cf. tihwo.

tihnmwomw   n. a hard core-like abnormal growth sometimes found in breadfruit.

tihnsau   n. (3sg. tihnsewe) backbone, back, the dorsal part of the human body or the upper surface of animals. cf. [meing] pelikiso₁.

tihnsauriau   n. a large pig or turtle.

tihnsautipw   n. humpback, as a consequence of a broken back.

tihndang   n. (3sg. tihndenge) thighbone, femure.

tintil   vi. to be carried or lifted, of something that can be lightly suspended with one hand. – tile, vt.

tip₁   meing. vi. to be full, after eating. cf. med.

tip₂   n. potato chip. [Eng.]

tipaker₁, also tapaker.   n. plant sp., tobacco, Nicotrina tabacum; any rough-cut tobacco. [Eng.]

tipaker₂   n. fish sp.

tipatip   adj. burning, of a pain.

tipe   vi. to do in moderation.

tihpene, also tiepene.   1. vi. to assemble, to meet, to convene, to confer. 2. n. meeting, convention, conference. 1. Weliepe ko tihpene nan nesen Onohnleng. The representatives assembled at the Onohnleng feasthouse.

tiperek   n. breeze, light wind₁.

tipw₁   vi. to be broken, of any long object; to crackle; to be interrupted, of a song. – tipwang, vt.

timpeseng   vi. to be broken into pieces or parts.

tipw₂   vi. to be cut with scissors or shears; to be picked up with a pair of sticks, of hot rocks from an uhmw. – tipwa, vt.

tihpw₁   n. a pair of split hibiscus sticks used for lifting hot stones off an uhmw. cf. [meing] pwerus en uhmw, pahnmwei.

tihpw₂   n. bend or curve; bay or inlet.

tipwa   vt. to cut with scissors or shears; to pick up hot rocks from an uhmw with a pair of sticks. – tipw₂, vi.

tipwahk, also dipwahk.   1. polite. vi. to eat. 2. polite. n. (3sg. tipwahke) food. – tipwahkih, vt. cf. [meing] sahk₁, koanoat.

tipwakapi   meing. n. banana leaves used for holding any consumable for the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken. cf. ikin tehn uht.

tipwahkih, also dipwahkih.   polite. vt. see tipwahk.

tipwalapwal   adj. making a slapping or banging noise.

tipwang   vt. to break any long object. – tipw₁, vi.

tipwatipw   1. adj. brittle, fragile. 2. n. a sugar cane cultivar.

Tipwen Kehpei   n. a section (kousapw) in U.

Tipwen Dongalap   n. a formerly independent section of Nett that predates the rule of the Saudeleur; the place where Olosihpa and Olosohpa made their second attempt to build Nan Madol.

tipwennill   vi. to be extremely thirsty.

tipwenpilla   vi. to be extremely thirsty.

tipwensapwasapw   n. a yam tuber left in the ground for further growth.

tipwenge   vt. to hold in one's arms. E tipwengehda liho. He held the woman in his arms.

tipwengen peh   n3s. forearm; measurement of a forearm's length, used when constructing a canoe. cf. [meing] keulap.

tipwingi   vi. to undergo a tooth extraction, to have a tooth pulled.

tipwitipw   adj. crackling, sound of something breaking.

tir   adj. hourglass or funnel shaped; narrowing; thin waisted.

tihrereng   adj. skinny, bony; straining under the weight of something.

tiriepwong   n. eleventh night of the month in the traditional calendar, the second night after the first quarter in the lunar cycle. Tiriepwong iei pwohng keisek ehu nan ehu sounpwong. Tiriepwong is the eleventh night of the month.

Tihsempe   n. December. [Eng.]

tihda, also tiada.   vi. to be possessed by a spirit.

tiht   n. bird spp., name for three species of birds; Caroline Islands white-eye, Zosterops semperi; gray white-eye, Zosterops cinereus; long-billed white-eye, Rukia longirostra.

tihti   adj. thin, skinny; of fish, bony.

titin   n. tree sp., Heliotropium foertherianum.

tihwo   adj. frustrated, tense, anxious, worrying. cf. [meing] tihnleng.

tihwohla   vi. to become frustrated, tense, anxious, or worried.

toik   n. fish sp., damsel fish, Paraglyphidodon melas.

tou   n. contribution, donation.

touk   vt. to scoop out; to eat with a utensil. – toutou₂, vi.

toukipene   vt. to have a mutual or common burden.

toukihda   vt. to contribute.

toulap   n. great work, work and services rendered to the Nahnmwarki or the chiefdom, sometimes life-long service required by the Nahnmwarki of Pohnpeian males, including labor and expressions of deference, etiquette, and obedience.

tounmeteikihla   vi. to surrender, to give up.

tourek   adj. heavy.

tourengid   adj. excessively heavy.

toutik   n. minor work, such as participation in wars, athletic events, and other competitive activities on behalf of the Nahnmwarki.

toutou₁   adj. heavy, weighty; sluggish; melancholy, sad. – toutouki, vt.

toutou₂   vi. neut. to scoop out; to eat with a spoon. – touk, vt.

toutouki   vt. to be unhappy or reluctant about something. toutou₂

toutowi, also tautawi.   n3s. weight.

tok₁, also tuk.   vi. to be ended, terminated, or stopped; to be amputated.

tok₂   adj. old, of things; worn out.

tohk   n. stump of a tree; widow of a man with a ranking title; those with whom one has had sexual intercourse.

token laid   n. the first catch of a new net before the fish are offered to the Nahnmwarki.

token likou   n. rag.

token tuhke   n. stump of a tree.

tokenmoang   1. vi. to play tricks on people at a wake, done to cheer the family; a funeral custom involving smearing mud and ashes on the faces of mourners, or cutting their hair, done by the family of the deceased, typically after the burial; in the past, it sometimes also involved trying to sink the canoes of the mourners so they could not leave. 2. n. trick done at a wake.

tokedi   vi. to stop abruptly, to cease abruptly.

toki   poss. cl. a possessive classifier for individuals with whom one has had sexual intercourse.

tokutok, also tukutuk.   1. n. leprosy, also called Hansen's disease; leper; a breadfruit disease. 2. vi. to have leprosy; of breadfruit, to have the disease called tokutok.

tokpaur   adj. old; dirty.

tohl   n. (3sg. tole) clitoris. cf. [meing] opwudenkod, upwudenkod.

tom, also tum.   vi. to stomp, to make a thudding noise with the foot. – tomur, vt.

tomur, also tumur.   vt. to stomp on. – tom, vi.

tomw   vi. to seek reconciliation or forgiveness.

tohmw   n. a ceremony of conflict resolution, presided over by the Nahnmwarki; reconciliation, atonement.

Tomwara   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti, Nett, and Sokehs.

Tomwara Pah   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs and Kitti.

Tomwara Powe   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

Tomwoarolong, also Tomwara.   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

tohn₁   adj. crowded with people.

tohn₂   n. member of; inhabitant of; participant of; this word is commonly written attached to the word it precedes.

tohnkapar   1. vi. to attend a feast or party without contributing provisions. 2. n. a person who attends a feast or party without contributing provisions. – tohnkepere, vt.

tohnkepere   vt. see tohnkapar.

tohnkihpim   n. a yam cultivar. [Eng. don't keep him]

tohnleng   n. a resident of heaven, angel.

tohnmetei   vi. to sacrifice for the good of others, to work without pay, to volunteer, to give freely.

tohnmeteikihla   vt. to forgive and forget.   interj. Forget it!

tohnpahn kupwur   n. see tohnpahn kupwuriso.

tohnpahn kupwuriso, also tohnpahn kupwur.   n. member or members of an audience in the presence of a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken.

tohnpadahk   1. n. a teacher who participates in in a learning session, either as a teacher or learner. 2. Biblical. n. disciple, one who spreads the preachings of Jesus.

tohnsahi   n. member of an ocean voyage.

tohnsampah   n. inhabitants of the earth. Kaidehn tohnsampah pwon me kasarawi Kirisimas. Not everyone in the world celebrates Christmas.

tohnsukuhl   n. student.

tohndipwinsou   n. children and stepchildren of a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken.

tohndoadoahk   Biblical. n. a worker or disciple. Sapwellimen Sises tohndoadoahk kan kin ieiiangseli. Jesus's disciples followed him all over.

tohnwiesakau   n. one who prepares kava.

topas   Biblical. n. topaz. [Eng.]

topw   vi. to be blistered. Neho topwala. His/her foot blistered.

topwuk   n. tree sp., Premna gaudichaudii, commonly used when making fire by friction, also used medicinally and in the manufacture of the traditional drum (aip).

tohr₁   1. sent. adv. only, exclusively. 2. adj. pure. 1. Mehn U tohr me iang kamadipw. Only the people from U participated in the feast. 2. kohl tohr pure gold.

tohr₂   vt. to slide by pushing or pulling. – tohrek, vi.

tohrek   vi. to be slid by pushing or pulling. – tohr₂, vt.

tohrohr   vi. to be independent, to be different, to be excluded from the group, to be special.

tot   adj. overripe, of tuberous plants.

tohto   adj. many, much, numerous, plentiful.

tohtohlos   adj. restless, of someone seriously ill.

totopai   n. bird sp., cicada bird, Edolisoma tenvirostre inseperatum.

tohtowe   n3s. total amount.

towe   n. inhabitant; population; inmate.

towehla   vt. to take up residence in.

towehda   vt. to become a member, inhabitant, or participant of.

towetowe   vi. to be a member.

toai   1. n. nasal mucus, snot. 2. vi. to have a runny nose. cf. [meing] rengen mwell.

toahkoi   n. low cloud, one touching the mountains; fog.

toahkte   n. doctor. [Eng.]

toahl₁   n. doll. [Eng.]

toahl₂   n. coal.

toaloamoak   adj. attractive dark brown skin color.

toantoal   adj. black.

toantoalennanmas   n3s. pupil and iris of the eye. cf. [meing] likamarepeleng, limarepeileng.

tu   vi. to meet. Irail tuhpene ni kamadipwo. They met at the feast.

tuhpene   vi. to meet; to make sexual contact; to cross paths.   n. meeting.

tuhweng   vt. to meet someone; to make sexual contact; to confront someone.

tuh   n. upright breather roots of the mangrove tree.

tuk , also tok₁.   vi. to be ended, terminated, or stopped; to be amputated.

tuhke   n. tree, plant, lumber, wood.

tuhke karisihn   n. kerosene plant, Falcataria moluccana.

tuhke pahm   Biblical. n. palm tree. [pahm <Eng. palm]

tuhkehn amwise, also oahr, tepwuk.   n. plant sp., Premna serratifolia.

tuhkehn kilin waii   n. candle bush, also called ringworm bush, Senna alata, used in the treatment of the disease called kilin waii.

tuhkehn kirismas   n. tree sp., Christmas tree, Norfolk Island pine₂, Araucaria excelsa.

tuhkehn kisinpwil, also pwohn kisinpwil, tuhkehn pwohn kisinpwil, tuhkehn pwohn kisinpwil kerengireng.   n. plant sp., Polygala paniculata.

tuhkehn kopwopwoud   n. plant sp., which has bunches of flowers resembling a bouquet.

tuhkehn lioal   n. electric pole.

tuhkehn pilaik   n. flagpole. [pilaik <Eng.]

tuhkehn pwohn kisinpwil, also pwohn kisinpwil, tuhkehn kisinpwil, tuhkehn pwohn kisinpwil kerengireng.   n. plant sp., Polygala paniculata.

tuhkehn pwohn kisinpwil kerengireng   n. see tuhkehn pwohn kisinpwil.

tuhkehn wahr   n. wood used for making all parts of a canoe except the hull and outrigger.

tuhkehn wieihmw   n. lumber.

tuki   n3s. stub, stump.

tukunimoang   1. n. during a funeral, the smearing of mud and ashes on one's face, the throwing of mud and filth at others, and/or the cutting of hair, done as pranks or foolish activities to cheer up the family of the deceased. 2. vi. to enage in these actions.

tukutuk, also tokutok.   1. n. leprosy, leper; a breadfruit disease. 2. vi. to have leprosy; of breadfruit, to have the disease called tukutuk.

tum, also tom.   vi. to stomp, to make a thudding noise with the foot. E tum nantato. He stomped on the floor. cf. tumur.

tumur, also tomur.   vt. to stomp on. – tum, vi.

tumw   num. cl. used in counting gusts of wind. tumwenieng riotumw two gusts of wind.

tumwe   n3s. nose. cf. [meing] keinuhnu, sisipwai.

tumwen paipenleng, also timwen paipenleng.   meing. n. year; age, of a Nahnmwarki. Mwohnsapw tumwen paipenleng depe? How old is Mwohnsapw? cf. sounpar.

tumwenieng   n. gust of wind₁.

tumwih , also timwih.   vt. to sneer, to sniff in a show of scorn.

tumwou, also timwou.   vi. to snuffle or sniff, audibly and repeatedly.

tumwohki   vt. to consider smelly; to be sick of.

tumwpak   adj. flat nosed, pug-nosed.

tumpwoar   n. nasal sound; cleft palate.

tuhneinihr   meing. vt. to visit someone who is confined, as in prison or because of illness. cf. pas₄, pwarek.

tuhnmall   n. a medicinal bush.

tuhnge   meing. vt. to visit royalty when they are sick in bed.

tungoal   1. vi. to consume, to eat or drink; to receive communion. 2. n. communion. 3. humiliative. n. used with ah₁ possessive pronouns as a humiliative marker. – tungoale, vt.

tungoale   humiliative. vt. to consume, to eat or drink; to receive communion. – tungoal, vi.

tuhpene   1. vi. to meet; to make sexual contact; to cross paths. 2. n. meeting.

tuhpenehn pwopwoud   polite. n. sexual intercourse.

tupwal   vi. to make a slapping noise by slapping or striking two flat objects together.

tupweiklas   n. spyglass, telescope, binoculars. [Eng. spyglass]

turkuois   Biblical. n. turquoise. [Eng.]

tutuwi   n. bird sp., white-browed rail₁.

tuwel   vt. to shake, of one's head; to sway. – tuwelek, vi.

tuwelek   vi. see tuwel.

tuhweng   vt. to meet someone; to make sexual contact; to confront someone.

tuwi   n. firewood.

transmisin   n. transmission, of a motor vehicle. [Eng.]

troahli   n. narrow gauge train₂. [Jap. torōrī < Eng. trolley]