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da    de    di    do    doa    du    dr    

da   interr. what. Pwuhk da? What book?

-da   verb. suff. up, upward; used with adjectives with an inchoative meaning; with verbs of cooking, detaching, wearing, and acquisition it signals the action has been carried through to its logical conclusion; with verbs of perception or thinking it indicates the thing being perceived or thought of has suddenly come into one's consciousness; with some verbs naming bodily activities it is used to indicate that an action was performed accidentally. dou climb, douda climb upward; katik bitter, katikada get bitter; kukih cook (it), kukihda cook (it) up; taman remember, tamanda suddenly remember; kang eat, kangada accidentally eat.

dah   interr. what. Kowe me wahdo apeho? Dah? Are you the one who brought that thing? What?

daia   1. n. tire. 2. Biblical. n. wheel. [Eng.]

daiasu   n. ship, usually one made of steel. [Jap. ?]

dahieu   interr. what kind of thing. Dahieu mwo? What kind of thing is that?

daiker   n. tiger. [Eng.]

daikong   n. radish. [Jap. daikon]

Daikris   Biblical. n. Tigris river. [Eng.]

daiksang, also deiksang.   n. carpenter, carpentry. [Jap. daikusan]

daiksangih   vt. to build, of a carpenter. [daiksang <Jap.]

dail   1. n. tile. 2. vi. to lay tile. [Eng.] – dailih, vt.

dailih   vt. [dail <Eng.] see dail.

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

dainamaid   1. n. dynamite. 2. vi. to dynamite. [Eng.] – dainamaidih, vt.

dainamaidih   vt. to dynamite something. [dainamaid <Eng.] – dainamaid, vi.

daip   1. n. typewriter. 2. vi. neut. to type₂. [Eng.] – daipih, vt.

daipih   vt. [daip <Eng.] see daip.

daipraida   n. typewriter. [Jap. taipuraitā < Eng.]

dairuk, also pairuk₁.   1. vi. to bend forward from the waist; to walk in a stooped position; to bow₁. 2. n. a bending position.

dais   n. dice. [Eng.]

daid   vi. to be distressed, uneasy, anxious, to be uptight. [Eng. tight]

daidowa   n. war, particularly the second world war; dispute; very old. [Jap. daitōa]

Daiwan   n. Taiwan. [Eng.]

daiwang   n. a banana cultivar, mostly eaten raw; considered to be the best banana for pihlohlo; used in making medicines. [daiwang <Jap. Taiwan]

Dau   n. an islet in Nan Madol where workers resided.

dau   adj. overtired, as of a muscle.

dahu   1. n. channel, canal, a passage in a reef. 2. polite. n. (3sg. dewe) anus, vagina.

dahu en kent, also dewen kent.   n. urethra.

dahu en seri, also dewen seri.   n. birth canal.

Dauk   n. the third ranking title in the Nahnmwarki line.

dauk, also iuhsin.   n. a yam cultivar.

Daukatau   n. the highest ranking Pohnpeian diety; the principal diety of the Dipwinwaii clan and the Pwonginsapw ceremonies; protector of the land and the environment; said to have created Nahnsapwe.

Daukir   n. the Sounkawad warrior who injured Isokelekel in a battle.

daul   n. towel. [Eng.]

daulang   meing. n. care, caretaking, assistance; responsibility. Pwutako pato pahn sapwellimahr daulang. The boy is under his care. cf. epwel₃.

daulangih, also daulenge.   meing. vt. to take care of, to rear₁ a child; to protect. Soukisehnleng daulangih sapwellimahr serio. Soukisehnleng took care of his child. cf. apwalih.

daulap   n. main channel.

Daulel   archaic. n. the seventh of the ten months in the traditional Pohnpeian calendar.

daulen awai   n. beach towel with a Hawaiian design.

daulenge, also daulangih.   meing. vt. to take care of, to rear₁ a child; to protect. Mwohnsapwoko daulenge mwahu sapwellimahr wehi. Mwohnsapwoko takes good care of his kingdom. cf. apwalih.

daulih   vt. to pass by, to go beyond, to surpass, to exceed; after, with reference to telling time. – douluhl, vi.

dauloal, also dauloang.   meing. vi. to choke on food. cf. piniwer.

dauloang   vi. see dauloal.

daunkainen, also dewen kainen.   n. anus.

daunmwenge, also dewen esingek.   n. esophagus.

daur₁   vt. to weave a net. – dou₁, vi.

daur₂   vt. to climb. – dou₂, vi. cf. [meing] paleke.

daurdi   vt. to climb down; to pick or collect when climbing to gather fruits or nuts. I daurdi kenetail mahi. I collected breadfruit for our consumption.

daur₃   vt. to follow, as in following laws or regulations. E daur amwa inowo. He followed your agreement.

daureleng   n. vine sp., used medicinally.

daurlih   vi. to give a farewell feast.

daurlik   meing. n. a farewell feast. Re wia arail daurlik. They are having a farewell feast. cf. kamadipw en komwurumwur.

daurdi   vt. to climb down; to pick or collect when climbing to gather fruits or nuts. I daurdi kenetail mahi. I collected breadfruit for our consumption. cf. [meing] palekehdi.

dauso, also dauwaiso.   meing. n. anus. cf. pwoaren kahwe.

Dausokole   n. the broad channel to the east of Kolonia.

dauwaiso, also dauso.   meing. n. anus. cf. pwoaren kahwe.

dauwas, also douwas.   meing. n. (3sg. dauwese, dauwasahr) mouth. cf. ahu.

dauwaspeseng   meing. vi. to open one's mouth. cf. sarapeseng.

dak, also dakada.   vi. to rise, of the sun and the moon; to shine, to light₁ up, to illuminate; to appear on the surface of water. – daker, vt.

dakada, also dak.     vi. to rise; to shine; to illuminate. Ketipino dakadahr. The sun has already risen.

dahk   n. fish sp., a sp. of needlefish.

daka, also dakadopi.   vi. to high jump. [Jap. taka]

dakapahr   1. meing. n3s. cane, crutch, staff, walking stick. 2. meing. vi. to walk with a cane, crutch, etc. cf. sokon.

dakapwar, also dak.   vi. to appear on the surface, as when a school of fish surfaces.

dakasingai, also sumwumw.   n. trochus shell, Trochus niloticus maximus, eaten, partially protected in reserve areas. [Jap. takasegai]

dakada, also dak.   vi. to rise; to shine; to illuminate. Ketipino dakadahr. The sun has already risen.

dakadak   meing. vi. to drink. – dakeh, vt. cf. nim.

dakadak dipenihd   1. n. feast given separately to the Nahnmwarki and Nahnken as sennit is prepared. 2. vi. to have this feast.

dakadakiso, also dakeiso.   meing. n. a stone placed in front of an entrance to a house, used to wipe one's feet on.

dakadopi, also daka.   1. vi. to high jump. 2. n. high jump. [Jap. takatobi]

dake₁   vt. to ride in or on a vehicle.

dake₂   n. step, of a ladder or stairs, rank; list.

dakehla   vi. to be the best, to be first in a performance, competition, examination, or test. Serio dakehla arail deso. That child had the best performance on their test.

dakeh   meing. vt. to drink. – dakadak, vi. cf. nim.

dahkei   interr. what things?, plural. Dahkei mwo? What are those?

dakeiso, also dakadakiso.   meing. n. a stone placed in front of an entrance to a house, used to wipe one's feet on.

dakehla   vi. to be the best, to be first in a performance, competition, examination, or test. Serio dakehla arail deso. That child had the best performance on their test.

dakepe   n3s. vehicle. Sohte dakepe. He has no vehicle.

daker   vt. to shine on or in, to light₁ up, to illuminate. Lingen ketipino daker nan meseiet. The sun's rays are shining on my face. – dak, vi.

dahkihla   vt. to watch intently. – dahla, vi.

dakilok   vi. to surf.

dakihd   meing. vi. to make sennit (rope made of coconut fiber). cf. koalepwel, koalihd.

dako   n. kite. [Jap. tako]

Dakohda Palieir, also Saud Dakohda.   n. South Dakota. [Eng.]

Dakohda Paliepeng, also Nohd Dakohda.   n. North Dakota. [Eng.]

dahkot   interr. what thing?, singular. Dahkot men? What is that?

dakoamwoal   meing. vi. to hiccough. cf. marer.

dakuwang   n. pickled radish. [Jap. takuwan]

dakpwoalleng   1. meing. n. embrace, hug. 2. meing. vi. to embrace, to hug each other. 1. Dakpwoalleng kasalehda limpoak. The act of embracing shows affection. 2. Ira dakpwoalleng. They are embracing each other. – dakpwoallenge, vt. cf. pwoaloapwoal.

dakpwoallenge   meing. vt. to embrace, to hug. Mwohnsapw dakpwoallenge Likend. Mwohnsapw embraced Likend. – dakpwoallenge, vt. cf. pwoalehdi.

daks, also daksis, taks, taksis.   n. tax, taxes. [Eng.]

daksi   1. n. taxi, cab. 2. slang. n. prostitute. [Eng.]

daksis, also daks, taks, taksis.   n. tax, taxes. [Eng.]

dahl   n. coconut cup, dish, plate.

dahl sarawi   n. chalice, employed in the Catholic mass.

dahla   vi. to watch intently; to be spellbound, to be stupified. – dahkihla, vt.

dahlen kisiniei   Biblical. n. censer.

Daliaram   archaic. n. the first of the ten months in the traditional Pohnpeian calendar.

daliere   n. fish sp., a kind of frog fish.

dahlimw   vi. neut. to mop, to sponge off, to wipe; to take a sponge bath. – dahlimwe, dahlimwih, vt. cf. [meing] limwahdak.

dahlimwe, also dahlimwih.   vt. to mop, to sponge off, to wipe off; to give someone a sponge bath. – dahlimw, vi. cf. [meing] limwahdake.

dahlimwih   vt. see dahlimwe.

dalipein   n. a powerful medicine that was used to kill Luhken Weid.

dalok   n. food made from the meat of a sprouting coconut.

dalloal   adj. capable of taking a deep drink of kava.

daldod   adj. said of one who drinks kava out of turn, one cup after another.

dahm   n. (3sg. deme) outrigger of a canoe.

damasang   vi. to sever one's ties, to disassociate. I damasang sawi. I am severing my ties with my clansmen.

damehng   vt. to support someone.

dama   n. lightbulb, bullet, pool ball . [Jap. tama]

damango   n. egg; zero, as a score. [Jap. tamago]

damasang   archaic. vi. to sever one's ties, to disassociate. I damasang sawi. I am severing my ties with my clansmen.

damaski   1. n. the game of pool₂. 2. vi. to play pool₂. [Jap. tamatuki]

Damaskus   Biblical. n. Damascus, the capital of Syria. [Eng.]

dahme   1. interr. what. 2. interr. used in combination with the suffix -ki to mean why. 1. Dahme ke wia aio? What did you do yesterday? 2. Dahme ke kohkihdo? Why did you come here?

dameni   vi. to call interference in the marble game anaire. [Jap. ?]

damehng   archaic. vt. to support someone.

dammwur   archaic. n. to turn the back of a canoe to the outrigger side, when paddling.

dampangkot   archaic. vi. a command to wipe the hibiscus bast well because of debris in the kava cup.

dampihdo   n. first night of the month in the traditional calendar, the night of the new moon in the lunar cycle. Dampihdo iei keieu en pwohng en ehu sounpwong. Dampido is the first night of the month.

damtrak, also doamtrak.   n. dump truck. [Eng.]

dahmwar   1. meing. vi. to give a title. 2. meing. n. the conveyance of a title. cf. pwekimwar.

damwer   vt. to caress, to rub, to pat affectionately; to pat the back end of a canoe on the outrigger side, a ceremonial action done after the construction of the canoe is completed and before it is launched to insure it will be seaworthy; done as part of the worship of Nahnolosomw. – demwidemw, vi.

dampwo   n. rice paddy. [Jap. tanbo]

dampworihn, also dampwurin.   n. tambourine. [Eng.]

dampwulo   n. of a ship, the hold or the area below decks. [Eng. down below]

dampwurin, also dampworihn.   Biblical. n. tamborine. [Eng.]

dana   n. shelf. [Jap. tana]

dane   n. seedling; small garden. [Jap. tane]

Danepei, also Denipei.   n. a place on Sokehs Island where, in 1887, the hostilities between the Spanish and Pohnpeians began.

Daniel₁   Biblical. n. Daniel, the main character in the Book of Daniel, who remained true to the God of Israel while serving the rulers of Babylon.

Daniel₂   Biblical. n. Daniel, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament).

dahng   n. (3sg. denge) thigh. cf. [meing] kepehiso.

dangaudek   adj. sluggish, lazy.

dangahnga   adj. lazy, to a great degree; lethargic.

dangapaur   adj. lazy to an extreme degree, wishing only to eat, sleep, and defecate.

dangadangan   n. tree sp., lead tree, also called tangantangan, Leucaena leucocephala.

dahnge   interr. what, implying enumeration. Dahnge me ke pahn wahdo? What are you going to bring?

dangepel   adj. lame, crippled.

dangerei   adj. long-legged.

dangihr   slang. vt. to beat someone.

dangk, also dangku.   n. military tank. [Eng.]

dangkaido   n. searchlight. [Jap. tankaitō : marine searchlight]

dangker   n. tanker, as an oil tanker. [Eng.]

dangku, also dangk.   n. military tank. [Jap. tanku < Eng.]

dap   1. vi. to have the foreskin of the penis retracted. 2. adj. retracted foreskin.

dap-₁   vi. to be pulled apart, to be pulled off. Koakono dampeseng. That box was pulled apart. – dapeng, vt.

dap-₂   vi. to "juggle. dapriau to juggle with two balls, dapsiluh to juggle with three balls.

Dapahu   n. an islet in Nan Madol used for canoe building.

dapadap   vi. to catch, as a ball; to play catch; to play jacks; to juggle. – daper, vt.

dapenwehr   n. Tupperware product, generic for any plastic container like Tupperware. [Eng.]

dapeng   vt. to pull apart, to pull off. – dap-₁, vi.

daper   vt. to catch, as a ball. – dapadap, vi.

daperedi   vt. to catch on, to learn; to tune in, as a radio station.

dapi   1. n. tabi shoes. 2. vi. to wear tabi shoes. [Jap. tabi]

dapiohka, also kehp tuhke, menioak.   n. tapioca, cassava, manioc; Manihot esculanta, primarily used as food and to make starch. [Eng.]

dapohnkehp, also dapuhnkehp.   vi. to pinch off the newly sprouted vines from a yam to delay the growth of new vines from a plant that has been left in the ground for a second year.

dapuhnkehp   vi. see dapohnkehp.

dahpw, also depw.   n. tub. [Eng.]

dapwahiso   n. platform of a canoe.

dapwan, also depwen.   adj. unhindered or unburdened by children or things.

dapwehiak   n. see dapwehiek.

dapwehiek   meing. n. to be in a state of mourning.

dapwehieke   meing. vt. to mourn for.

dapwin   meing. vt. to catch up with; to be on time for an event. Mwohnsapw dapwindi pwihn me tiengo. Mwohnsapw caught up with the group that had started earlier. cf. koanoa.

dahpwohlin   n. tarpaulin. [Eng.]

dar₁   vt. to strike, of a fish. – der, vi.

dar₂   vt. to pick leaves or flowers. – dender, vi.

dahr   1. vi. to roll; of fish, to school₁ during spawning season. 2. adj. quick, in motion.

darai   n. washtub, basin. [Jap. tarai]

darak   1. n. the name of a wehn dance. 2. n. an alternate name for wenering₂, the fourth day of a funeral (after sohpai₁, the day when the death occurred). cf. wenering₂, rahnen kamwakel.

darar   n. (3sg. darere. derere) dried matter, crust on skin, as dried food on the face.

dararan   adj. crusty.

dariek   vi. to move in a group.

darir, also derir₂, kokuniei.   n. seventh day of the holy week in the traditional calendar; the twenty-seventh day of the month.

darop, also mwomwtoantoal.   n. fish sp., yellow eyed surgeonfish.

darude   adj. suitable, appropriate, fitting.

darki   archaic. vt. to command.

dahrkipene   vt. to bring together, to assemble. E dahrkipene aramas ekei. He assembled some people.

darpwong   1. n. menstruation. 2. vi. to menstruate.

darwide   adj. accurate, clear, effective.

dahda   archaic. n. omen, warning.

dadimai   1. vi. neut. to roof with thatch, accompanied by a feast. 2. n. the name of the feast. [Jap. tatemae]

daduwe, also dahduwe.   interr. how, in what manner, possibly from dahkot duwe.

dahduwe   interr. see daduwe.

Dawahk   n. an island off the coast of Sokehs.

dawang   n. underarm odor.

dawasi   n. Japanese brush. [Jap. tawashi]

dawado   meing. vi. to rinse one's mouth, to gargle. cf. mwukumwuk.

Dawen Neu, also Dewen Neu.   n. a stream that forms the southern boundary of Mesenieng in Nett.

dawih   vt. to inspect, examine, check; to review, to edit. – dou₃, vi.

de₁   conj. or. Ke pahn doadoahk de ke pahn meir? Are you going to work or are you going to sleep?

de₂   conj. adv. lest, when used in combination with pwe₁. Kanaieng pwe ke de pwupwidi. Be careful lest you fall.

deh, also dehr.   neg. not, used to negate commands. Ke deh alu mwohn aramas. Don't walk in front of people.

Deh   n. an earlier name for the Roiie section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

dei   adj. far, far along, unsurpassed.

deiad   1. vi. neut. to embroider. 2. n. embroidery. – deiadih, vt.

deiade, also deiadih.   vt. to embroider something.

deiadih   vt. see deiade.

deiahwe, also maud.   n. fish sp., seven banded grouper, Epinephelus septembasciatus.

deied   1. polite. vi. to eat breakfast. 2. polite. n. breakfast. 1. Se deiedier. We already ate breakfast. 2. Mie amwail deied? Do you have food for breakfast? cf. [meing] kapwarsou, kemenseng₁.

deikaud   1. n. a plate of food, intended as a contribution to a party; a party in which such plates of food are used; a doggy bag; the leftovers to be taken home at the end of a meal, a takeout meal. 2. vi. to takeout, of food. 1. Kita nek pwainda kanata deikoud. We will buy takeouts for ourselves. [Eng. takeout]

deikapwur   1. n. a type of embroidery. 2. vi. to do this type of embroidery.

deikenepeng   n. fish sp., castor-oil fish, Ruvettus pretiosus.

deikilelenwad   1. n. a type of embroidery, using x-stitches. 2. vi. to do this type of embroidery.

deikoaroahi   n. a giant swamp taro (mwahng₂) cultivar.

deiksang, also daiksang.   n. carpenter, carpentry. [Jap. daikusan]

deimenuh, also menindeiuh.   1. n. director of a feast. 2. vi. to serve as director of a feast.

deingihng   1. meing. vi. to look out of the corner of one's eye, to glance, to look askance. 2. adj. shifty-eyed. – deingihnge, deingihngih, vt. cf. ikinteng.

deingihnge , also deingihngih.   meing. vt. to look out of the corner of one's eye at, to glance at, to look askance at. Nahnpwutak deingihnge liho. Nahnpwutak looked out of the corner of his eye at that lady. – deingihng, vi. cf. ikintenge.

deingihngih   vt. see deingihnge.

deip   1. n. tape, as a video tape, duct tape, etc.; tape recorder. 2. vi. to tape together; to record with a tape recorder. [Eng.] – deipih, vt.

deipih   vt. to record something with a tape recorder; to tape together, as with duct tape. [deip <Eng.] – deip, vi.

deipin   1. vi. neut. to patch or to be patched. 2. n. a patch. 1. Likoulio pahn deipin. The dress will be patched. 2. Deipino sohte sansal wasa doh. The patch is not visible at a distance. – deipina, vt.

deipina   vt. to patch, to repair a leak. E deipina rausis me teio. She patched the torn pants. Ohlo deipina wahr pateho. The man repaired the leaky canoe. – deipin, vi.

deipruhl   n. tape measure. [Eng. tape rule]

deipw, also kipar.   n. pandanus sp., Pandanus tectorius; used for thatch, mats, hats, etc.

deipwek   vi. to concentrate on moving forward. Deipwekla mwowe. Concentrate on moving onward.

deipwel   vi. to move earth, as in the preparation of a house foundation.

deipwukuro, also depwukuro.   1. n. glove. 2. vi. to wear gloves. [Jap. tebukuro]

deisakau   vi. to direct a kava ceremony.

deidei   1. vi. neut. to sew, to stitch; to dig; to root₁, as a pig. 2. n. stitch; needlework. – dehk, vt.

deidein pwulak sou   n. unity or solidarity among clansmen.

deitimw   vi. neut. to put a ring₁ in an animal's nose. – deitimwih, vt.

deitimwih   vt. see deitimw.

dehu   n. (3sg. dewe) sitting place; rank or station; place for a sexual liaison. cf. [meing] marekileng, mwoahl₁.

deuk, also douk.   vt. to fill a food container or a basket (a kiam or kopwou). – deudeu, vi.

deulimau   n. a yam cultivar.

deumwenge, also doumwenge.   vi. to engage in the act of filling a food container.

deunesingek, also dewen esingek.   n. trachea, windpipe.

deunkahs, also dewen kahs.   n. gasoline container. [kahs <Eng. gas]

deunkendip, also dewen kendip.   n. spittoon.

deunpwuhk, also dewen pwuhk.   n. bookshelf, bookcase.

deunsidohsa, also dewen sidohsa.   n. parking lot, carport, garage.

deunwusol   n. scrotum.

deupahleng   n. basket containing consumables for the Sohpeidi.

deupe   n. container. deupen karisihn kerosene container.

deupik   vi. to gather sand.

deurar   vi. to gather coral.

deudeu, also doudou.   vi. neut. to fill, of a food container or a basket (kiam or kopwou). Ohlo deudeu mwenge. That man is filling a food container with food. – deuk, vt.

Deuderonomi   Biblical. n. Deuteronomy, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament). [Eng.]

dek₁   n. bank of a taro patch.

dek₂   n. deck, of a ship. [Eng.]

dehk   vt. to sew, to stitch; to dig; to root₁, as a pig. – deidei, vi.

deke   n. island; islet; atoll.

dehkek   adj. loyal.

Dekehn Paliepeng en Marianas   n. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

dekehnering   meing. n. (3sg. dekehneringi) eyebrow. cf. padi.

Dekehtik   n. a small island that is currently the site of the airport; the name of several other locations on Pohnpei.

dekilahr   n. fish spp., billfish; sailfish, marlin, Isitiophoridae spp., swordfish, Xiphiidae gladius, Indo-Pacific blue marlin, Makaira mazara, possibly the same species as the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans.

dekking   n. concrete reinforcing bar. [Jap. tekkin]

deknoloti   n. technology. [Eng.]

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

del   vi. to move in great numbers, to swarm.

delahrik   n. plant sp., Ludwigia hyssopifolia.

Delawehr   n. Delaware. [Eng.]

Deleur   n. name of a kousapw or section in Madolenihmw, once the name of the entire island of Pohnpei.

deleurek   n. bush spp., Jussiaea erecta and Jussiaea linifolia.

delekam   n. telecom, telecommunication. [Eng.]

delen urakpil   Biblical. n. goblet.

delen perien   n. see delen pirien.

delen pirien   n. cohort of siblings and/or cousins, traditionally of the same clan, and/or of close friends. see delen perien.

delen sakau   n. a cup made from half of a coconut shell, used for serving kava. cf. [meing] kouwa, kouwahileng, kohwahleng.

delepwohn   n. phone, telephone. [Eng.]

delepwohnla   vi. to phone, to call on a telephone. I pahn delepwohnla rehn lahpo. I'll call that guy.

delin pahle   n. the offspring of sisters who live in the same community.

delingek, also elingek.   vi. neut. to carry something involving repeated trips, as numerous bags of copra.

dehm   vt. to feel around for when unable to see an object, to grope around for, to probe for. I dehm masiso nanroto. I felt around for the matches in the dark.

dehma   neg. please do not, a blend of deh and mahs₃.

dehmada   vt. to discover something by feeling around for it.

demokrasi   n. democracy. [Eng. ]

demma   n. small boat, usually one carried aboard a ship; a lighter, a small boat used to transfer cargo to and from ships. [Jap. demmasen : lighter]

demwil   adj. loose, slack; ineffective. Pirapiro demwil. The knot is loose. Winio demwil. The medicine is ineffective.

demwilimwil   adj. smooth, sleek.

demwidemw   vi. neut. to caress, to rub, to pat affectionately; to pat the back end of a canoe on the outrigger side, a ceremonial action done after the construction of the canoe is completed and before it is launched to insure it will be a good canoe as part of the worship of Nahnolosomw. – damwer, vt.

demwodo   1. vi. to be a construction assistant. 2. n. a construction assistant. 1. Ke demwodo? Are you a construction assistant? 2. Sohn me demwodo men. John is a construction assistant. [Jap. ? temoto]

dempwa   interj. I warned you!, See! I told you so!

dempwo₁   n. dragonfly. [Jap. tonbo]

dempwo₂   n. radio transmission, telegram. [Jap. denpō]

dempwo-   vi. to send a radio transmission or telegram. I pahn dempwohla rehn lahpo. I'll send a telegram to that guy.

dempwura   n. any food rolled in a batter and fried. [Jap. tenpura]

dene   1. vt. to say, to report. 2. sent. adv. it is said that, it is believed that, used to introduce reported speech. 2. Dene Kepina pahn kohdo lakapw. It is said that the Governor will come tomorrow.

Denesih   n. Tennessee. [Eng.]

Denipei, also Danepei.   n. a place on Sokehs Island where, in 1887, the hostilities between the Spanish and Pohnpeians began.

denis   1. n. tennis. 2. vi. to play tennis. [Eng.]

deniskord   n. tennis court. [Eng.]

densi   n. battery. [Jap. denchi]

densinpasura   n. telephone pole. [Jap. denshinbashira]

denso   n. ceiling. [Jap. tenjō]

dendenmwosi   n. giant African snail Achatina fulica. [Jap. dendenmushi]

dender   vi. neut. to pick, as leaves or flowers. – dar₂, vt.

deng₁   adj. taut; stiff; tensed up, as of a muscle. – kedeng, vi.

deng₂   n. grade; score. [Jap. ten]

deng₃   n. name of one of the holes in the marble game anaire. [Jap. ?]

dengila   vi. to cramp up, of a muscle.

dengideng   adj. stiff; straight; also used to describe eyes with an epicanthic fold.

dengoh   n. bug, possibly a sand flea.

dengk   n. tank, for containing liquids, cistern. [Eng.]

dengken kahs   n. gasoline tank. [dengk kahs <Eng. tank gas]

dengki   n. electricity; electric light₁, flashlight, headlight. [Jap. denki]

dengng, also dingng.   vi. to ring₂, of one's ears; to whistle through the air, as a bullet.

dengwa   n. phone, telephone. [Jap. denwa]

dep   num. ten million.

dehpa   neg. not ever, used to negate commands. Menlau ke dehpa kohkohla. Please don't ever go there.

depala   vi. to be too much, excessive, more than enough. E depala. It's too much.

depe   interr. how many; how much. Aramas depe ke tuhweng? How many people did you meet?

Depe   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

Dehpehk   n. an island off the coast of U.

Dehpehk Pah   n. a section (kousapw) in U.

Dehpehk Powe   n. a section (kousapw) in U.

depekipek   adj. daring; forward, bold; disdainful.

depelek   adj. tomboyish.

depehne   interr. an interrogative noun meaning 'what relationship to (him, her, or it)', used for family, body parts, and places. Depehnen imwen Souliko? Where is it in relation to Soulik's house? Dehpenei? Where is it in relation to me?

Depit   Biblical. n. David, the second ruler of the united kingdom of ancient Israel and Judah.

deppang   n. large sheet of iron used as a concrete trough. [Jap. teppan]

depw, also dahpw.   n. tub. [Eng.]

depwala   slang. vi. to drown.

depwe   slang. vt. to bathe, to wash, to push someone under water. – depwedepw, vi.

depweikihla   vt. to confront an unexpected turnout. Re depweikihla liho ah umwkiniraildaho. They confronted an unexpected turnout when the woman honored them with a traditional feast.

depweila   1. vi. to do something by chance; to commit a faux pas. 2. n. a chance occurrence, an accident.

depwek   n. cloud.

depwek en nansapwe   n. thundercloud.

depwekenieng, also depwekenleng.  

depwekenleng, also depwekenieng.   1. meing. vi. to greet, to send a greeting. 2. meing. n. a greeting in absentia sent by the Nahnmwarki. – depwekenlenge, vt. cf. rahnmwahu.

depwekenlenge   meing. vt. to greet, to send a greeting. – depwekenleng, vi. cf. rahnmwahwih.

depwen, also dapwan.   adj. unhindered or unburdened by children or things.

depwedepw   slang. vi. neut. to bathe, to wash. – depwe, vt.

depwidepw   vi. to be rekindled, to be stoked, of a fire.

depwukuro, also deipwukuro.   1. n. glove. 2. vi. to wear gloves. [Jap. tebukuro]

der   vi. to strike, of a fish. – dar₁, vt.

dehr, also deh.   neg. not, used to negate commands. Ke dehr alu mwohn aramas. Don't walk in front of people.

dereklap   1. meing. n. diaper, loincloth, sanitary napkin. 2. meing. vi. to wear a diaper, loincloth, or sanitary napkin. cf. weiwei, weiweiloal.

derekdori   n. telephone directory. [Eng.]

Derepeiso   n. a legendary bird; Lepen Moar was ordered by the Saudeleur to secure a feather from this bird, a nearly impossible task, as punishment for the transgression of a ritual procedure; he ate some baked bananas that were to be sent to Nan Madol for the Saudeleur; consequently, the Saudeleur were unacceptably sent leftover food.

dereht   n. thread. [Eng.]

deriek   1. archaic. n. (3sg. derieke) penis. 2. vi. to place on diaper on someone sick or elderly; of a corpse, to block the flow of liquids from the body by tying off the penis or inserting something in the vagina or anus.

deriek en katau   n. the name of the act of suicide committed by Isokelekel.

deriuhdang   n. hand grenade. [Jap. teryūdan]

derihleng   meing. n. pillow for a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken. cf. uluhl.

derinmwoarong   adj. said of one who takes advantage of others when they are distracted, as by a chaotic situation.

derir₁   1. meing. vi. to sleep. 2. meing. n. sleep. cf. meir.

deriwang   vi. to limp₁.

Derong   n. an islet in Nan Madol where high chiefs lived while visiting Lehnkei to fish for crabs.

derlang, also derleng.   meing. vi. to reach upward. Mwohnsapw derlang. Mwohnsapw reached upward. – derlange, derlangih, derlenge, vt. cf. engada, doahkada.

derlange, also derlangih, derlenge.   meing. vt. to reach upward for. – derlang, derleng, vi. cf. engehda.

derlangih   meing. vt. see derlange.

derleng, also derlang.   meing. vi. to reach upward. – derlange, derlangih, derlenge, vt. cf. engada, doahkada.

derlenge, also derlange, derlangih.   meing. vt. to reach upward for. Sahngoro derlenge koahl ehu pohn pasapaso. Sahngoro reached up for the grass skirt on the platform. – derlang, derleng, vi. cf. engehda.

dermadau   adj. skillful at surviving at sea.

derpwel   meing. vi. to reach downward. Isipahu derpwel pwe mie mehko re mahsanihada nanpwelo. Isipahu reached down because he saw some things on the ground. – derpwele, derpwelih, vt. cf. engedi, doahkidi.

derpwele, also derpwelih.   meing. vt. to reach downward for. Mwohnsapw derpwele likou ieu nanpwelo. His highness reached down for a piece of cloth on the ground. – derpwel, vi. cf. engehdi.

derpwelih   meing. vt. see derpwele.

derpwungedi   vi. to be cut, of foliage. – derpwungiedi, vt.

derpwungiedi   vt. to cut foliage. – derpwungedi, vi.

derwel   adj. skillful at surviving in the wild.

derwesu   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

des   1. n. test, examination. 2. vi. to take a test or examination. [Eng.]

Deselonika   Biblical. n. Thessalonians, two books in the Kadehde Kapw (New Testament), 1 Deselonika and 2 Deselonika.

deserd   n. dessert. [Eng.]

desk   n. desk. [Eng.]

dedal   n. thimble.

dehde   adj. clear, evident, obvious; well-known.

dedeila   meing. adj. healthy (archaic). Mwohnsapw ketin dedeila. Mwohnsapw is healthy. cf. kehlail, mourmwahu.

dedekdihp   n. detective. [Eng.]

dedell   vi. to slide or glide noiselessly and smoothly.

dewen esingek, also deunesingek.   n. trachea, windpipe.

dewen kainen, also daunkainen.   n. anus.

dewen kahs, also deunkahs.   n. gasoline container. [kahs <Eng. gas]

dewen kendip, also deunkendip.   n. spittoon.

dewen kent, also dahu en kent.   n. urethra.

Dewen Neu, also Dawen Neu.   n. a stream that forms the southern boundary of Mesenieng in Nett.

dewen pwuhk, also deunpwuhk.   n. bookshelf, bookcase.

dewen seri, also dahu en seri.   n. birth canal.

dewen sidohsa, also deunsidohsa.   n. parking lot, carport, garage.

dewerik   n. a naturally occurring small channel in a mangrove swamp. Wasa mwahuen ouiak nan dewerik. A suitable place to wait for fish is in a small channel in a mangrove swamp.

dewi   adv. immediately. Re lelodohte irail pil tang dewi. They just arrived and then ran away immediately.

dehwi   1. slang. adv. definitely. 2. interj. Right on! 1. I pwang dehwi. I am definitely tired.

-di   verb. suff. down, downward; used with verbs of confining or securing to indicate the action has been carried through to its logical conclusion. pwupw fall, pwupwidi fall down; salih tie (it), salihdi tie (it) down.

dih₁   n. name of the letter d, the eighteenth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /t/, a voiceless dental stop.

dih₂   n. stick used for spreading stones in an uhmw; pole or stake used as a lever to move a canoe hull. cf. [meing] pwouleng.

dih₃   n. generation, age group; litter, of animals; crop₁. Kiht ehu dih. We are the same age.

dih₄   n. tea. [Eng.]

dih₅   n. pole or stake used as a lever to move a canoe hull.

diapahd   vt. to kick or shove with the bottom of the foot.

diar   vt. to find. – dierek, vi.

diarada   vt. to find out or discover from one or more sources. Ohlo diarada me liho neitiken kiripw. That man found out that the woman was a single mom.

Diadi   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw, Kitti, and Nett.

die   vt. to poke; to push or pull with a stick or the feet; to stir with an implement. – diedihdi, vi.

Diekot   n. an small island off the northern coast of Sokehs island.

Dien   n. a section (kousapw) in U and Kitti.

dien ansoun doadoahk   n. term of office or employment.

dierek   vi. to be found out, to be discovered. – diar, vt.

dierekda   vi. to be found conclusively, to be discovered conclusively , to be concluded, to be uncovered. E dierekda ihs me wahsang koanoat kehpo. It was found out who took the yam for the Nahnmwarki.

dierek lokaia   adj. to be quick in responding. cf. [meing] lawain derekleng.

dierekda   vi. to be found conclusively, to be discovered conclusively , to be concluded, to be uncovered. E dierekda ihs me wahsang koanoat kehpo. It was found out who took the yam for the Nahnmwarki.

dierenpik   archaic. n. sandbar.

dierensapw   archaic. n. small piece of land, a tiny island. Irail kilangada dierensapw nan madau. They saw a tiny island in the ocean.

diehdi   vt. of fruit, to pull down or pick by means of a pole or stick. I pahn diehdi mahi karakarak ko. I will pull down the low han‌ging breadfruit. diedihdi

diedihdi   vi. of fruit, to be picked or pulled down by means of a pole or stick. Mahi pwukat diedihdi pwe sohte me kak dou. These breadfruit were pulled down because nobody could climb. – diehdi, vt.

dik   vi. to skip across a surface, as a stone skipping across water. – dikih, vt.

dikahk   vi. to cackle, of a hen; used derogitorily to describe women's talk.

dikadik   1. slang. n. (3sg. dikedike) a deceptive action. 2. adj. perverse, always causing problems and creating difficulties. 1. En pwutoko dikadik kan kapingadahr peneinei. The boy's deceptive action has caused conflict in the family.

dikeimwidi   vi. to fall headfirst.

dikek   1. n. needle; first shoot of a newly planted cutting. 2. vi. to sprout, to send forth the first shoots, said of a cutting.

dihken   n. deacon. [Eng.]

dikeriker   adj. healthy looking, said of plants.

dikedik en eni   1. n. ancient Pohnpeian rituals, of a mystical nature; in a Western religious context, black magic, witchcraft. 2. Biblical. n. idol.

dikedik en Sehdan   n. the work of Satan.

dikih   vt. to skip towards. – dik, vi.

dikirih   n. degree, both an academic degree and a degree of temperature. [Eng.]

dikou, also dikoudi.   1. vi. to bend forward, of people; to somersault. 2. adj. tilted.

dikouda   vi. to fall with the head bending backwards.

dikoudi   vi. to bend forward; to fall with the head bending forward, to turn upside down.

dikoumoang   1. vi. to dive headfirst. 2. n. the position taken to dive headfirst.

dikoumoangidi   vi. to dive headfirst into deep water.

dikouda   vi. to fall with the head bending backwards.

dikoudi   vi. to bend forward; to fall with the head bending forward, to turn upside down.

dikseneri, also diksineri.   n. dictionary. [Eng.]

diksineri   n. see dikseneri.

dil₁   vi. neut. to penetrate, go through, or pass into.

dil₂   Biblical. n. dill. [Eng.]

dihl₁   n. dried coconut palm frond; torch made of a dried coconut palm frond.

dihl₂   n. nit, the egg of a louse.

dihl₃   vi. neut. to deal cards; to shuffle cards. [Eng.] – dihlih, vt.

dil pahn ilek   vi. to perform under direct instruction.

dihlih   vt. [dihl <Eng.] see dihl₃.

dilin₁   vt. to pull hair, as in a fight. – pidilin, vi.

dilin₂ , also dilinrek, dilin rahk.   n. the onset of the main breadfruit season (rahk₁); trees with mature fruit at this time tend to indicate where the main harvest will be.

dilin₃   vi. to be in the rain or sun without any cover.

dilin elimoang   1. vi. to fish for crabs in mangrove swamps. 2. n. the name of this activity.

dilin kehpineir   1. vi. to gather wild yams in the forest. 2. n. the name of this activity.

dilin keteu   vi. to walk or run in the rain without any cover. cf. [meing] lukehdingiding.

dilin ketipin   vi. to walk under the hot sun without any cover.

dilin rahk, also dilin₂, dilinrek.   n. the onset of the main breadfruit season (rahk₁); trees with mature fruit at this time tend to indicate where the main harvest will be.

dilin sopwou   1. vi. to fish for sopwou (fish sp.) in the mangrove swamps. 2. n. the name of this activity.

dilinau   n. (3sg. dilinewe) jaw, of a pig.

dilinau pah   n3s. lower jaw, of a pig.

dilinau powe   n3s. upper jaw, of a pig.

dilinrek, also dilin₂, dilin rahk.   n. the onset of the main breadfruit season (rahk₁); trees with mature fruit at this time tend to indicate where the main harvest will be.

dilindam   vi. to search for a log suitable for an outrigger for a canoe.

dilinwar   vi. to search for a tree suitable for a canoe hull.

dilip   vt. to patch a thatch roof; during the preparation of kava, to work water into the fibers by fluffing them; to shuffle, of cards; to place a flower behind one's ear. – dilipek, vi.

dilipada   vt. to store objects between cross pieces of thatch.

dilipe   n. hanger or hook on which to hang something.

dilipek   vi. to be patched, of a thatch roof; to be fluffed, of kava fibers; to be shuffled, of cards; to be placed behind one's ear, of flowers. – dilip, vt.

dilihd   vt. to delete, to obliterate, to efface. Mie mehkot ke dilihd? Did you delete something? [Eng.] – dilihdih, vt.

dilihdih   vt. to delete, to obliterate, to efface something. I pahn dilihdihala. I will delete it. [dilihd <Eng. delete] – dilihd, vi.

dillap₁   vi. to be fluffed or shuffled, of kava fibers before adding water. – dillepe₁, vt.

dillap₂   meing. n. (3sg. dillepe) teasing, joke. cf. kepit₂.

dillepe₁   vt. to fluff or shuffle, of kava fibers before adding water. – dillap₁, vi.

dillepe₂   vt. to joke with, to tease.

dillip   vt. to shuffle or fluff kava fibers before adding water. – dillap₁, vi.

dimper   n. timber (wooden rib) of a ship. [Eng.]

dimwamwahi   n. spark.

dihn   n. large can₂, as for gasoline. [Eng. tin]

dinak   n. one section of a thatch roof, from the eave to the peak one armspan in width.

dinapw   1. n. board; the board in a canoe that covers the central part of the hull. 2. meing. n. (3sg. dinepwe) tongue. cf. loh₁.

dinapwtik   meing. n. (3sg. dinapwtiki) uvula. cf. lohtik.

dinlahwe   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

dinpwoil   n. tin foil, aluminum foil. [Eng.]

dindir   1. vi. to be barbed. 2. n. barb, as of a hook. – dindirih, vt.

dindirih   vt. to make a barb on something, as a hook. – dindir, vi.

ding   vi. to drip or leak.

dihng   n. ti plant, Cordyline fruticosa, also Costus speciosus.

dingai   vi. to giggle.

dingang   adj. proactive, industrious, especially in community activities.

dinginpei   vi. to just begin to rise, said of the tide following a low tide. Uho dingidinginpeier. The tide has already begun to rise.

dingiding   n. drop. dingiding en keteu rain drops.

dingiding en kepeirek   n. kava that flows from the upper side of the fist of the one preparing it.

dingmoa   n. fish sp., yellowstripe goatfish, Mulloides flavolineatus.

dingmwahn   n. a ti plant cultivar, a cultivar of Cordyline fruticosa or Costus speciosus.

dingng, also dengng.   n. to ring₂, of one's ears; to whistle through the air, as a bullet.

dingngang   adj. hard working in feast activities, energetic.

dingpein   n. a ti plant cultivar.

dip   1. n. grain, of wood; chip or slice, as of breadfruit or taro. 2. num. cl. used in counting chips, slices, or shavings. 2. dipen mei riadip two slices of breadfruit, dipen pilein pahdip four shavings from a plane.

dihp   1. n. (3sg. dipe) sin, wrong doing, crime. 2. vi. to sin, to commit adultery, to commit a crime.

Dipakuwa   n. a clan, from Sapwuahfik, originally from Kiribati.

dipan₁   adj. sinful.

dipan₂   adj. requiring much work, as when building a canoe.

dipaniki   vt. to be responsible for immoral behavior. Ohlo iang dipaniki dipen kamaramas. That man was also responsible for the crime of manslaughter.

dipada   vi. to be guilty. – dipikihda, vt.

dipe₁   vt. to slice, as breadfruit or taro.

dipe₂   n3s. chip.

dipeid   n. debate. [Eng.]

dipekelekel, also dipwekelekel.   vi. to stumble, to stub one's toe.

dipen keleu   1. n. hibiscus bast used for straining kava; one of the cups of kava in the kava ceremony. 2. vi. a command during the preparation of kava for the men handling the keleu to take their turn to drink, now more generally used for all of the men preparing the kava.

dipen rasaras   n. sawdust.

dipen tuhke   n. chip of wood.

dipen wahn pwuro   n. original sin.

dipen wahr   n. the chips of wood that result from the process of building a canoe.

dipenihd   n. husk of a mature coconut; fiber of a green coconut, used for making sennit. cf. [meing] iammwot.

diper   n. (3sg. dipere) small fragment of something, speck, chip, flake.

Diper   Biblical. n. Dipper, presumably the Big Dipper, a large asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major. [Eng.]

diperen mete   n. small fragment of metal, a flake of rust.

diperen rasaras   n. sawdust.

diperen tuhke   n. small fragment of wood; sawdust.

dipetou   1. n. a prediction about the quality of a canoe, whether it will be slow or lacking in space. 2. adj. said of someone who is a late riser, one who dislikes getting up in the morning.

dipih   vt. to trip someone. E dipih nehn lahpo. He tripped that guy's leg.

dihpi   1. n. tuberculosis, TB. 2. vi. to have tuberculosis. [Eng.]

dihpih   n. television, TV. [Eng.]

dipikelekel   vi. to stub one's toe. E dipikelekel. He stubbed his toe.

dipikihda   vt. to be guilty of. – dipada, vi.

dipuk   vi. to repay, to give back in recompense or reply, to retaliate.

diplohma   n. diploma. [Eng.]

dipmara   1. n. a prediction about the quality of a canoe, whether it will be fast or capacious. 2. adj. said of someone who is an early riser.

diptoutou   n. serious crime or sin.

dipw   n. exogamous, matrilineal clan.

dihpw   n. weeds, grass; mulch; debris.

dipwahk, also tipwahk.   1. polite. vi. to eat. 2. n. (3sg. dipwake) food. 1. Kumwa patohdo dipwahk. You (two) come and eat. 2. Mie dipwahkemwa? Do you (two) have your food? – dipwahkih, vt. cf. [meing] sahk₁, koanoat.

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

dipwekelekel, also dipekelekel.   vi. to stumble, to stub one's toe.

Dipwilap   n. a clan; the clan of the Saudeleurs and customarily the clan of the Nahnken of Sokehs.

dipwin, also dipwidipw.   adj. weedy, grassy.

Dipwinluhk   n. a clan.

dipwinmall, also limwedilinmall, mwedilinmall.   n. fern sp., Dicranopteris linearis, false staghorn fern, traditionally placed in the home and inserted in thatch to prevent roach infestation; also used to make mwaramwars.

Dipwinmen   n. a clan; the clan of the Nahnmwarki of Kitti.

Dipwinmen Iso   n. name of a subclan of Dipwinmen.

Dipwinmen Pwetepwet   n. name of a subclan of Dipwinmen.

Dipwinmen Toantoal   n. name of a subclan of Dipwinmen.

Dipwinpahnmei   n. a clan; the clan of the Nahnmwarki of Madolenihmw and customarily the clan of the Nahnken of U.

Dipwinpehpe   n. a clan.

Dipwinpwehk   n. the bat clan, now extinct.

Dipwinwaii   n. a clan; the clan of the Nahnmwarki of Ngatik (Sapwuahfik).

Dipwinwehi   n. the turtle clan, now extinct.

dipwisawih   n3s. ingredient, part, component.

dipwisou   n. (3sg. dipwisawe, dipwisawih) thing, material, physical object of any kind; resource, supply; property. Se kin kesempwaliki dipwisoun nan sahpw sang dipwisoun nan ihmw. We value things of the land more than household goods.

dipwisou mweir   n. non-permanent crops, like yams as opposed to breadfruit; crops with a relatively short life-span as opposed, for example, to those that come from trees.

dipwisoun doalmwenge, also mehn doalmwenge.   Biblical. n. spice.

dipwidipw, also dipwin.   adj. weedy, grassy.

dipwoapw   n. tree sp., false kamani, also called tropical almond or Indian almond, Terminalia catappa, the fruit of which contains an edible seed tasting like an almond, valued for its wood, useful as a source of lumber.

dipwoahsid   1. n. deposit. 2. vt. to deposit. [Eng.]

dipwtekatek   n. any thistle-like grass.

dir   adj. overcrowded, filled; plentiful.

diraiper   1. n. driver. 2. vi. to be a driver. [Eng.]

diraht   n. barbed wire. [Ger. Stacheldraht]

direkihla   vt. to be filled with something.

diremw   n. trump, in cards; the name of a card game. [Eng.]

diring   adj. full; replete. Ke dehr mahs kamwenge pwihken, pwe e diring. Do not feed the pig yet, for she is full.

dirom   n. see diromkang.

diromkang, also dirom.   n. drum, as a 55 gallon oil drum. [Jap. doramukan < Eng. drum can]

diroap   n. drop pitch, in baseball. [Jap. doroppu < Eng. drop]

dirlap   meing. n. (3sg. dirlepe) judgment. Sapwellim dirlap sansaladahr. His judgment has already been made clear. cf. keseu₁.

diseipwel   vi. to be disabled, of a computer program. E diseipwel. It was disabled. [Eng. disable] – diseipwelihala, vt.

diseipwelihala   vt. to disable a computer program. Mie me disepwelihala. Someone disabled it. [diseipwel <Eng.] – diseipwel, vi.

dihsek   n. (3sg. dihseki) in a traditional Pohnpeian house, the plaited wall of a gable.

dihsel   n. diesel. [Eng.]

disidal   adj. digital. [Eng.]

dihspwuhn   n. teaspoon. [Eng.]

did   vi. neut. to build a wall. – didih, vt.

dihd   n. wall, of a building.

diden pohnsewen lempahntamw   n. the back wall of the seating area on the main platform of a feasthouse.

didih   vt. see did.

dihdi   1. n3s. breast; baby bottle. 2. vi. to suckle, to nurse. cf. [meing] kodeleng.

didihk   vi. to hiss, to squeak.

didimwerek   1. n. phosphorescence; mushroom, a bioluminescent fungus, Filoboletus manipularis or Mycena chlorophos; a fish sp. that is luminous. 2. vi. to sparkle; to be phosphorescent.

diwi   n. fountain, spring, of water.

do   n. processed coconut fiber for making sennit or rope.

-do   verb. suff. here, toward the speaker. pei float, peido float here.

doh   1. adj. distant, far off. 2. n. (3sg. dohwe) distance. – dohwan, vt.

doikek   vi. to bend forward.

doiled pwohl   n. toilet bowl. doiled pwohl toilet bowl. [Eng.]

Dois   n. Germany. [Ger.]

doismango   n. tree sp., the fruit of which resembles a mango.

dou₁   vi. to be woven, of a net. – daur₁, vt.

dou₂   vi. to climb; to spread, as of climbing vines. – daur₂, vt. cf. [meing] palek.

doula   vi. to continue on, when speaking. E doula oh nda.... He continued on and said...

dou₃   vi. neut. to inspect, examine, or check; to patrol. – dawih, vt.

douiak   1. n. a type of spearfishing, done in the mangrove swamp. 2. vi. to spearfish in this manner.

douk, also deuk.   vt. to fill a food container or a basket (a kiam or kopwou). – doudou, vi.

doukahkot   vi. to remove bad or excess ripe fruit from a breadfruit tree to help guard against fruit rot.

Doukasa, also Dohkesa.   1. n. title of the Nahnmwarki of Pingelap. 2. vi. to hold this title.

doula   vi. to continue on, when speaking. E doula oh nda.... He continued on and said...

douleng   n. a third tier of lines for training yam vines, fastened higher than the first two.

doulenge   vt. to add a third tier of lines for training yam vines, fastened higher than the first two.

doulik   1. n. surveillance, investigation. 2. vi. to conduct a surveillance or investigation.

doulikih   vt. to conduct a surveillance, to investigate. Weren sounpein Amerika sompihr en doulik kin kalapw doulikih Pohnpei mahso. American military surveillance planes often conducted a surveillance of Pohnpei in the past.

doulong   n. stick of hibiscus wood, used to store kava cups.

douloal₁   1. n. consideration, survey, investigation. 2. vi. to consider, to survey, to investigate. – douloale₁, vt.

douloal₂   vi. to line a food basket, as with leaves. – douloale₂, vt.

douloale₁   vt. see douloal₁.

douloale₂   see douloal₂.

douluhl   1. vi. to pass by, to go beyond. 2. adv. thoroughly, completely, surpassingly, very. 2. E ese douluhl. He knows it thoroughly. 2. Kalahngan douluhl. Thank you very much. – daulih, vt.

doumwenge, also deumwenge.   vi. to engage in the act of filling a food container.

doumwo   n. a second tier of lines for training yam vines, added higher than the first.

doumwowe   vt. to add a second tier of lines for training yam vines, added higher than the first. I pahn doumwowe nei kehpen pahn mahio. I will add a second tier of lines to my yam plant beneath the breadfruit tree.

doumwur   vi. to climb after another. – doumwurih, vt.

doumwurih   see doumwur.

dous   n. toast. [Eng. toast]

douderahn   n. deodorant. [Eng.]

doudid   vi. to walk while supporting one's self by leaning against a wall, as of an infant when beginning to walk.

doudou, also deudeu.   vi. neut. to fill, of a food container or a basket (kiam or kopwou). – douk, vt.

douwas, also dauwas.   n. (3sg. douwese, douwasahr) mouth. cf. ahu.

dok₁   1. vi. to be skewered, to be given an injection, to be given a shot, to be inocullated. 2. n. injection, shot, inocullation. – doakoa, vt.

dokala   vi. to be stung. E pampap nansed ih dokala. He was swimming in the ocean and was stung.

dokedi   vi. to be stabbed, to be speared, to be pierced. Pwutako dokedi pwohng. That boy was stabbed last night.

dok₂   vi. to be completed, to be filled out.

dokala   vi. to be stung. E pampap nansed ih dokala. He was swimming in the ocean and was stung.

dokange   n. sp. of large green lizard. [Jap. tokage]

dokawar   n. the pair of outrigger supports of a canoe that run from the two ends of the hull to the central supports.

doke₁   n. moment, time. Nin doken en ohlo ah meirlaho, irail mweselda. At the moment the man went to sleep, they departed.

doke₂   vt. to concern, to be intended for.

doken silasil   1. n. immunization, vaccination. 2. vi. to be immunized, to be vaccinated.

dokentei   1. n. ring₁, ornament, fastened to the prepuce or an earlobe. 2. vi. to pierce the prepuce or an earlobe. – dokenteih, vt.

dokenteih   vt. see dokentei.

Dohkesa, also Doukasa.   1. n. title of the Nahnmwarki of Pingelap (Pingelapese pronunciation). 2. vi. to hold this title.

dokedi   vi. to be stabbed, to be speared, to be pierced. Pwutako dokedi pwohng. That boy was stabbed last night.

dokia   1. n. a dance, done by females in a sitting position employing sticks that are tapped together rhythmically. 2. vi. to do this dance.

dokomei   1. n. a method of artificially ripening breadfruit by twisting off the stem and placing a piece of rotten ohd stem or salt water in the resulting hole and allowing it to age for at least one day. 2. vi. to prepare breadfruit in this manner.

dokomwel   meing. n. comb, for the hair. cf. kohmw.

dokomwomw   1. n. a type of spearfishing done from above the surface of the water. 2. vi. to spearfish in this manner.

dokopahini, also pahini₁.   1. n. the third feast of the main breadfruit season (rahk₁) during which ten to twenty baked maikol are presented to the Nahnmwarki in a large basket (kiamoroh); pahini₂ is used in Madolenihmw and U; dokopahini is used in Kitti, Nett, and Sokehs. 2. vi. to have this feast.

dokoahs   vi. to weave thatch.

doklaud   1. vi. to feed intravenously. 2. n. intravenous feeding.

dokpene   vi. to be connected, to be linked.

dol, also dul.   vi. to be severed, to be picked, to be plucked, to be removed from the stalk. – dolung, dulung, vt.

dohl   n. small mountain, large hill, peak.

Dolakapw   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett.

Dolen Eni   n. a hill in Wene where the tombs of Soukisehnleng and his twelve priests are located.

Dolen Idehd   n. a mound of ashes and stones next to the altar on the islet of Idehd in Nan Madol, remnants of the uhmw in which a sea turtle was cooked as part of the Pwohng Lapalap ceremony.

dolen langkair   n. a yam cultivar.

Dolen Merewi   n. a mountain in Madolenihmw where Nahnmwarki Pol took refuge during the 1890 war with the Spanish.

Dolen Palikir   n. a mountain in Palikir.

dolihs   vi. to make an alcoholic drink using yeast. [ihs <Eng. yeast]

Dolonier   n. an area in Doaroapoap (a section in Nett); a large hill that straddles the Sokehs/Nett border.

Dolopwail   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

Dolopwurupwur   n. the site of a Japanese gun emplacement and other WWII relics in Temwen, Madolenihmw.

Dolosowi Pah   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

Dolosowi Powe   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

dolung, also dulung.   vt. to sever, to pick, to pluck, to remove from the stalk. – dol, dul, vi.

Dollap   n. Sokehs Ridge.

domahdo   n. tomato, Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; ketchup. [Eng.]

dohming   n. native, used derogatorily. [Jap. tōmin : 島民 islander, native]

dompiki   n. travois. [Jap. ?]

dompwa   interj. I warned you.; See! I told you so!

dompwakan   vi. to make a pretense of bathing by splashing a small amount of water on the body.

dompwuri   n. bowl. [Jap. donburi]

dohnas   n. doughnut, donut. [Eng.]

doneisin   n. contribution, donation. [Eng.]

doneid   vt. to contribute, to donate. [Eng.]

dohng   n. tree sp.; Campnosperma brevipetiolata, the wood of which is commonly used for flooring and in canoe construction.

dongodong   adj. unlikeable, abhorrent, repugnant. Lahpo dongdong. That guy is unlikeable.

dongodongki   vt. to abhor.

dongki   n. donkey. [Eng.]

dopas   adj. fast₁, speedy. [Jap. tobasu]

dopasko   n. Tabasco, hot sauce. [Eng.]

dohpeseng   adj. far apart, distant. Kahnihmw riawo dohpeseng. The two cities are far apart. Kahn ihmw ko me dohpeseng. The cities are distant from each other.

Dopid   Biblical. n. Tobit, a book in the Deuterocanon of the Catholic Bible. [Eng.]

dopuk   vt. to reciprocate. Ieremen kitail dopuk arail wiewia suwed. Let us not reciprocate their bad deed.

dopukpe   n3s. reciprocation, reciprocity.

dopwolong   vi. to wash one's hair.

dohr   n. belt made of banana fiber, worn above a grass skirt; cloth made from breadfruit bark.

dohranai   vi. unacceptable, not well liked, only with reference to people. [Jap. tōranai]

doro   n. the axle plus the wheels of a narrow gauge train, now sometimes used as a barbell. [Jap. doro]

dorok   vi. to cluck, of a hen; to grumble.

dorong   n. burial cairn, a pile of stones under which a body is buried.

doropwake   n. a belt (dohr) decorated with pwake shells.

doropwus   n. any small, round, hard candy that comes in rolls, such as Lifesavers. [Jap. doroppusu < Eng. drops]

dororo   n. grated, raw yam.

dorung   vt. to weave cloth.

dorno   1. n. Japanese marble game. 2. vi. to play this game. [Jap.]

dod   adj. close₂ together; with small intervals, frequent. Uht kau nohn dod. Those banana trees are too close together.

dohdai   n. lighthouse. [Jap. tōdai]

dohdo   meing. n. a basket, as for food. cf. kopwoun mwenge.

dohwan   vt. to be far from. – doh, adj.

doahk   n. occupation, task, employment, responsibility, deed; party.

doahk-   vi. to reach.

doahkada   vi. to reach upward.

doahkidi   vi. to reach downward.

doahke   vt. to touch or feel; to fight. – poadoahk, vi.

doahken sahpw   n. agriculture.

doahkidi   vi. to reach downward. cf. [meing] derpwel.

doakoa   vt. to stab, to spear, to skewer, to give an injection, to give a shot, to innoculate. – dok₁, vi.

doakoamoar   vi. to be wounded by a spear, as in a battle; to be stung by a fish that has been brought ashore.

doakoadok   adj. bristly.

doal   vi. to be mixed, to be added, of ingredients. Kahsen doal? Is the gas mixed? – doaloa, vt.

doaloa   vt. to mix, to add ingredients. – doal, vi.

doaloa rais   n. anatto or lipstick plant, Bixa orellana, used as a food coloring for rice.

doamtrak, also damtrak.   n. dump truck. [Eng.]

doar   adj. serious, severe, worse, critical, of an illness.

doare   vt. to save from harm, to protect from; to separate fighters; to steal or seize food at a feast. – poadoandoar, vi.

doarop   n. fish sp., striped bristetooth, Ctenochaetus striatus, normally found in the fringing reef, lagoon and patch reefs, and barrier reef.

doaropwe, also doaroapwe.   1. n. paper, cardboard; something made of paper, as a ticket, diploma, certificate, etc. 2. vi. to read. 3. Biblical. n. scroll. – doaroapweih, vt.

doaropwehn poahr   n. toilet paper.

doaropwehn wini   n. prescription, as for medicine or treatment.

doaroangedi   vi. neut. to pull down. – doaroangehdi, vt.

doaroangehdi   vt. to pull down. – doaroangedi, vi.

Doaroapoap   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett.

doaroapwe, also doaropwe.   1. n. paper, cardboard; something made of paper, as a ticket, diploma, certificate, etc. 2. vi. to read. – doaroapweih, vt.

doaroapwehda   vi. to draw lots, to make a prediction. Ihs me doaroapwehda me pahn iang? Who drew lots to attend?

doaroapweih   vt. to read. – doaroapwe, vi.

doaroapwehn rohng   n. newspaper.

doaroapwehda   vi. to draw lots, to make a prediction. Ihs me doaroapwehda me pahn iang? Who drew lots to attend?

doadoahk   1. vi. to work. 2. n. work, activity, task; employment; function, affair, party. – doadoahngki, vt.