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la    le    li    lo    loa    lu    

-la   verb. suff. there, away from you and me; used with adjectives to indicate that a new state exists that has come about as a result of a gradual change from some previous state; used with verbs of loss or disappearance to signal that an action has been carried through to its logical conclusion; used with animate nouns meaning 'to become'; also used with some verbs to indicate the action or activity they denote is carried out without undo delay. tang run, tangala run there; tihti skinny, tihtihla become skinny; sar faded, sarala completely faded; sounpadahk teacher, sounpadahkala become a teacher; kohla go there, kohlahla go ahead and go there.

la-   archaic. prefix masculine marker. ladu male servant lidu female servant.

Laiap   n. an island off the coast of Kitti; also called Rainbow Island.

laiohn   n. lion. [Eng.]

laikihk   adj. bitter, of kava.

lain   n. line, boundary; a piece of property. [Eng.]

laipreri   n. library. [Eng.]

lair   Biblical. n. lyre. [Eng.]

laisin   n. license. [Eng.]

laid   vi. to fish. – laidih, vt.

laid kapw   1. n. third feast given to celebrate the use of a new net. 2. vi. to have this feast.

laiden kerenis   n. a method of fishing introduced by the Kapingamarangi in which a large number of people work together to cast a net and then pull it back toward the shore, similar to the hukilau style of fishing in Hawai'i. Laidin kerenis anahne aramas tohto. Kapingamarangi style fishing requires many people.

laidih   vt. to fish for. – laid, vi.

laidiniki   n. porpoise.

lait   n. cigarette lighter. [Eng.]

lao₁   n. dear, a term of affection used by parents with their children.

lao₂   conj. adv. until. Kita awih ira lao kohdo. Let's wait until they come.

lahu, also loh₁.   n. (3sg. lewe) tongue.

laumwaumw   adj. disrespectful, discourteous, usually said of children.

laud   1. adj. big, old. 2. n. (3sg. laudi) bigness, greatness.

lauwikehk, also luwaikehk.   vi. to call by shouting, to call out.

lahk   n. (3sg. lake) penis, of an adult. cf. [meing] kuruptoaleina, kuruptoaleileng.

lakaukod   meing. n. a stake made of mangrove, used for splitting a clump of kava roots, typically ten to twelve inches in diameter and six to seven feet long, sharpened flat on one end. cf. kohd₂.

lakalok, also lokalok.   adj. restless; uncomfortable, causing minor discomfort, distressed.

lakapw   n. tomorrow.

lakahda   meing. vi. to admit, to confess; to reveal. Mwohnsapw lakahda me re loalloale liho. Mwohnsapw revealed that he is infatuated with that woman. cf. wehkada.

lakadahn, also akadahn, kaladahn.   n. a banana cultivar, mostly eaten raw, prized for its delicious taste, Musa acuminata. [Tag. lakatan]

lakepon   n. uncircumcised penis.

laki   adj. lucky. [Eng.]

lakiot   archaic. n. highly prized cloth made from breadfruit bark; an elaborate, beaded sash (a kind of dohr); loincloth.

lakid   vt. to drop; to discard. – lekidek, vi.

lakohn   n. a large pile of food, as at a feast (customariily agricultural products}; a huge basket of food; a round of kava.

lal   vi. to make a sound, to speak, to utter.

lallal   vi. to speak incessantly; to run, said of a machine.

lahlahwe   Biblical. vt. to blaspheme; to condemn, to attack with criticism.

lallal   vi. to speak incessantly; to run, said of a machine.

lamai   vt. to be cruel, belligerent, or tough to. – lemei, adj.

lamalam   1. n. thought, idea, opinion; common sense; religious belief; will₁. 2. vi. to think, to believe, to suppose, to suspect. – leme, vt.

lamalam kapw   n. literally 'new thought', a term used to refer to Christianity.

lamalam tikitik   adj. pessimistic.

laman, also karer laman.   n. lime₂, Citrus aurantiifolia. [Eng. lemon]

lamisih, also lemisih.   vt. to arrange one's hair in a chignon or bun. – lemis, vi.

lamkaru   adj. hasty or rash, of a decision.

lammwih   n3s. fear, awe.

lammwin   adj. majestic, inspiring fear and awe, awesome.

lamp   n. lamp. [Eng.]

Lampein   n. title of the wife of a Lepen.

Lampein Ririn   n. title of the wife of a Lepen Ririn.

lamrir   meing. adj. discreet, unpredictable. cf. kepinnamw loal.

lamwahk   n. orchid sp., Galeola ponapensis or Pseudovanilla ponapensis.

lamwahk en wai   n. orchid sp.

lamwer, also limwoahr.   n. gecko.

lampwon   adj. stupid, stupified.

lampwoatol   n. bottle lamp, made with a wick in a bottle containing kerosene. [Eng. lamp bottle]

landana, also randana.   n. lantana, Lantana camara. [Eng.]

lanten   n. lantern. [Eng.]

lang   vi. to be hung up. – langa, vt.

langalang   vi. to be open, as of a business.

langada   vi. to be tied to something overhead; to be opened.

lahng₁   n. sky, originally believed to be a dome that covered the earth.

lahng₂   n. (3sg. langi) bad weather.

lahng₃   n. spider conch, Lambis lambis; generic term for Lambis spp., occasionally used for food.

langa   vt. to hang up. – lang, vi.

langahda   vt. to tie to something overhead; to open, as in opening an entrance.

langalang   vi. to be open, as of a business.

Langasapw   n. the name of one of the Heavens in traditional Pohnpeian religion.

langada   vi. to be tied to something overhead; to be opened. – langahda, vt.

langahda   vt. to tie to something overhead; to open, as in opening an entrance. – langada, vi.

langih₁, also nillangih, ninlangih.   meing. vt. to look up toward something. Mwohnsapw ketieila oh langih mesenleng. Mwohnsapw went outside and looked up at the eastern sky. cf. kilangada.

langih₂, also langilangih, lengilengih.   meing. vt. to hold a high title; to wear a head garland. Mwohnsapw me pil langih Soukisehnleng. Mwohnsapw also holds the title of Soukisehnleng. Mwohnsapw langih elin pwuren Pohnpei. Mwohnsapw wore a head garland made from the indigenous pwuhr. cf. mware₂, mwareniki.

langihada   vt. to put on, of a head garland. Isohko langihada elin pwuhr ieu. Isohko put on a head garland made of pwuhr.

langilangih, also langih₂, lengilengih.   meing. vt. to hold a high title; to wear a head garland. Likend Madolenihmw me pil langilangih Likenpahuh. Likend Madolenihmw also holds the title of Likenpahuh. cf. mware₂, mwareniki.

lap   adj. very large, very much; important, intense. Kalahngan lap. Thank you very much.

lahp   n. guy or gal; sweetheart (with ahi₂).

lapake   1. vi. to flood. 2. adj. flooded. 3. n. a flood.

lapala   adj. physically big.

lapalap   adj. high ranking, esteemed, great.

lapalapala   vi. to be exalted, to be promoted.

Lapanon   Biblical. n. Lebanon. [Eng.]

Lapango, also Lepengo.   n. a legendary male giant, said to have dug the channel at Sapwalap with his penis.

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

Lapen Wapar   n. the holder of this title, along with Kiroun en Lehdau and Kulap, was responsible for for guarding the Nahnmwarki wherever he traveled.

Lapoange   n. an ancient magician whose contests with Mwohnmwur and Sarapahu resulted in many of the physical features of Madolenihmw.

lahpdap   n. laptop computer. [Eng. laptop]

lapw, also lawadek.   vi. to be opened or untied, as a bag; to be loosened. – lapwa, lapwad, lawad, vt.

lapwa   vt. see lapwad.

lapwad, also lapwa, lawad.   vt. to open or untie, as a bag; to loosen. – lapw, lawadek, vi.

lapwada   vi. to be released; to be forgiven, in a religious sense. – lapwahda, vt.

lapwahda   vt. to release, to forgive in a religious sense. – lapwada, vi.

lapwehpwe   1. vi. to acknowledge high-titled people before the distribution of food or at the beginning of a speech, done when the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken or their spouses are present, or their kousapw counterparts, or the holder of an honorary title . 2. n. an acknowledgement of this nature. – lapwehpweh, lapwehpwehih, vt.

lapwehpweh   vt. see lapwehpwe.

lapwehpwehih   vt. see lapwehpwe.

lahpweseisei   n. waterspout.

lapwed   n. eel sp., Echidna polyzona, commonly found on the barrier reef; also used as a generic term for all saltwater eels.

lapwedek   vi. to be opened or untied, as a bag; to be loosened. – lapwa, lapwad, vt.

lapwedehlam   n. eel sp., moray eel, Gymnothorax javanicus, commonly found in deep water.

lapweden pahniak   n. saltwater eel, commonly found along the edge of mangrove swamps.

lapwkopwou   1. vi. to offer food to guests generously. 2. n. the name of this customary practice.

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

lasi   archaic. n. freshwater eel sp.

Lasialap   n. a clan, the clan of the Nahnmwarki of U and customarily the clan of the Nahnken of Nett.

lasing   vi. to be lashed. [Eng. lashing] – lasingih, vt.

lasingih   vt. to lash. [lasing <Eng. lashing] – lasing, vi.

laskahs   n. last card in the game of crazy eight. [Eng.]

lahd   n. fish sp., jack₁, Carangidae spp.; commonly found in the lagoon and on patch reefs.

Ladin   n. Latin. lokaiahn Ladin Latin language. [Eng.]

ladu   n. (3sg. laduwi) male servant, either politically or domestically.

laduwih   vt. to serve as a male servant.

latok   n. anything short or stubby.

lawain derekleng   meing. adj. to be quick in responding. Isohko me lawain derekleng. Isohko is quick in responding. cf. dierek lokaia.

lawalo   adj. wild, not domesticated; disobedient.

lawahsar   n. a coconut (specifically an uhpw) that contains no water.

lawad, also lapwa, lapwad.   vt. to open or untie, as a bag; to loosen. – lapw, lawadek, vi.

lawadek, also lapwa.   vi. to be opened or untied, as of a bag; to be loosened. Ehdo lawadek sohte kanenge. The bag was opened and there was nothing in it. – lawad, lapwa, lapwad, vt.

lawi   n. fish sp., yellow-tailed brown parrotfish, Cetoscarus bicolor; more generally Scaridae (parrot fishes); normally found in the lagoon and on patch reefs.

lawihwe   n. bird sp., pigeon, with black legs.

leh₁   n. oil, for cooking or as a lotion; perfume.

leh₂   n. pool₁, lake, a place where a river or stream widens.

Lehiak   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

leu   vi. to be cooked.

lek   1. vi. to be slashed, lanced, or cut; to have an incision made; to be castrated. 2. n. incision; medical operation, on the legs or arms. 1. Ohlo iang lek. That man is one of those who was castrated. – leke, vt.

lehk   1. n. a period of famine. 2. adj. selfish. – lehngki, vt.

lekala, also lekwusolla.   vi. to be castrated. Olen Pohnpei en mwehiet sohte kin lekala. Pohnpeian men of today never get castrated.

leke   vt. to slash; to lance, to cut, to make an incision; to castrate. – lek, vi.

lekelek   n. castrated animal, usually a pig; a scar self-inflicted to demonstrate one's manhood. Mie nein Soulik lekelek riau. Soulik has two castrated pigs. Kilin ohlo lekelek. That man's skin has a self-inflicted scar.

lekidek   vi. to be dropped; to fish with a throwing net. – lakid, vt.

lekidekla   vi. to be discarded, to be neglected; to be cast out or damned.

lekwusol   1. adj. castrated. 2. n. the process of castration. 1. Ohl lekwusol men mwo. He is a castrated man. 2. Ohlo men lekwuso. That man wants to be castrated. 2. Olen Pohnpein mahsoko kin lekwusolla. Pohnpeian men of long ago usually got castrated.

lekwusolla, also lekala.     vi. to be castrated. Nan mwehi kapw wet, sohte me kin lekwusolla me duwehte mahso. In this new era, no one gets castrated as they commonly did long ago.

lel₁   vi. to reach or arrive at.

lelehng, also lelohng.     vt. to encounter. Ma ke lelehng kahpwal, ke pahn anahne sawas. If you encounter an obstacle, you will need help.

lel₂, also leltih.   slang. adj. perfect, just right. Omw suhten udahn lel! Your shoes look great!

lel₃   vi. to be wounded, as a consequence of fighting.

lel₄   vt. as well as, including. Soangen aramas koaros kak iang College of Micronesia, me pwulopwul lel me mah. Anybody can go to the College of Micronesia, young as well as old.

lel₅   vi. to emit an odor, to give out a smell. Pwoh mwahu lelada wasaht. Fragrant smells come from this place. – lelle, vt.

lelada₁   vi. to smell up. Mehkot lelada wasaht. Something is smelling up this place.

lehle   1. adj. peaceful, calm; good. 2. n. peace.

leleki   vt. to bring to the attention of an authority, to report.

lelekis   adj. said of one who cries easily when upset.

lelehng, also lelohng.   vt. to encounter. Ma ke lelehng kahpwal, ke pahn anahne sawas. If you encounter an obstacle, you will need help.

lelepeila   vi. to die from a wound received in a battle.

lelepek   adj. reliable, conscientious; just₂, upright. cf. [meing] likehke.

lelepekla   vi. to be conscientious.

lelepengki   vt. to be conscientious, to be considered intelligent.

leles   n. plant sp., Dendrocnide latifolia, the leaves of which cause itching.

leledi   n. eighteenth night of the month in the traditional calendar, the second night after the full moon in the lunar cycle; the third day of the holy week in the traditional Pohnpeian religion. Leledi iei pwohng keisek waluh nan ehu sounpwong. Leledi is the eighteenth night of the month. Leledi iei eden kesiluhen rahn en wihk sarawi. Leledi is the third day of the holy week.

lelohng, also lelehng.   vt. to encounter.

lelle   vt. to emit an odor. – lel₅, vi.

leltih, also lel₂.   slang. adj. perfect, just right.

leme   vt. to think, to believe, to suppose, to suspect. I leme ke me pwung. I believe you are correct. – lamalam, vi. cf. [meing] kupwure.

lemehieng   vt. to think, to feel, to assume, to suspect. I lemehieng me ke iang irail. I assumed you were with them.

lemehda   vt. to decide, to determine.

lemei   adj. cruel, belligerent, tough. – lamai, vt.

lemehieng   vt. to think, to feel, to assume, to suspect. I lemehieng me ke iang irail. I assumed you were with them. cf. kupwurehieng.

lemelemehk   1. adj. suspicious. 2. n. suspicion.

Lemen Kau   n. an islet in Nan Madol where medicines were made and illnesses resulting from sorcery (kau₃) were treated; priests as well as male and female healers lived here.

lemehda   vt. to decide, to determine. cf. [meing] kupwurehda.

lemedep   num. fifty million.

lemis   1. n. chignon or bun. 2. vi. to arrange one's hair in a chignon or bun. – lamisih, lemisih, vt.

lemisih, also lamisih.   vt. see lemis.

lemmw, also lommw.   adj. fearful of the supernatural, afraid of spirits.

lempahntamw   n. main rear platform of a feasthouse.

lempe   n. unripe fallen fruit.

lempehdi   1. vi. to fall, of unripe fruit. 2. meing. vi. to fall down, of a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken. 1. Wahn mahio lempehdi. The unripe fruit on that breadfruit tree fell. 2. Mwohnsapw lempehdisang pohn tahto. Mwohnsapw fell down from the (raised) floor. cf. pwupwidi.

lemwedek   1. slang. vi. to eat. 2. n. food.

lemwulemwur   adj. cool, cold, damp (of the weather).

Lempwei en Sok   n. title of the man who became the first Nahnmwarki of Sokehs during the reign of Isokelekel.

Lempwei Lapalap   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

Lempwei Ririn   n. a title.

Lempwei Sapal, also Lempwei Sok, Kedeumanien.   n. the master stone-cutter of Sokehs who, after being banished from Nan Madol, built the stone city of Sapwtakai in Kepihleng; said to have arrived at Nan Madol riding a block of basalt.

Lempwei Sok   n. see Lempwei Sapal.

lempweilleng   n. see lempweinleng.

lempweinleng, also lempweilleng.   meing. n. broom or duster made from the inner ribs of palm fronds, for use in a feasthouse. Mie sapwellim lempweinleng? Does Mwohnsapw have a broom?

lehn olip   Biblical. n. olive oil. [olip <Eng.]

lehn usoar, also lehn wisoar.   n. coconut oil for the hair. cf. [meing] lehn kalangi.

lehn kalangi   meing. n. coconut oil used for the hair of a Nahnmwarki, a Nahnken, and their spouses. I pahn patohwando sapwellim lehn kalangi. I will bring you some hair oil. cf. lehn usoar, lehn wisoar.

lehn kei   n. coconut oil used for the skin. cf. [meing] lehnawahu.

lehn kepwil   n. coconut oil for annointing a woman who has become engaged or for 'christening' a new canoe.

Lehn Paipohn   n. a waterfall in Kitti.

lehn pwelmatak   n. puddle.

lehn wai   n. perfume.

lehn wisoar, also lehn usoar.   n. coconut oil for the hair. cf. [meing] lehn kalangi.

lehnawahu   meing. n. coconut oil used for the skin of a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken and their spouses. Mie sapwellim lehnawahu? Do you have any coconut oil skin lotion? cf. lehn kei.

Lehnkei   n. an pool in Nan Madol in which people fished for crabs.

Lehnmesi   n. name of the second largest river system on Pohnpei, located in Kitti.

lehnmwese   vt. to check on, to keep on eye on.

lehnpilen duhdu   n. bathing place in a stream. cf. [meing] kereiso.

Lehnpwel   n. an ancient name for the Pehleng section of Kitti.

lensienleng, also lihseinleng.   meing. n. (3sg. lensienleng) perspiration, sweat. Likend pahn ahlimwehsang lensienleng. Likend will wipe off the sweat. cf. pwudau, pwudo.

Lehnsu   n. a pool located in Nankep, Palikir.

Lend   n. Lent, primarily used by Protestants. [Eng.]

lengelenge   n3s. hip, hip joint.

lengemour   n. one of the two notched logs placed placed crosswise under a canoe hull while it is being shaped, so as to stabilize it.

lengen   n. sp. of small crab.

Lenger   n. island northeast of the airport that is a section (kousapw) in Nett, formerly the site of a Japanese seaplane base.

lengileng   1. meing. n. (3sg. lengilengihr) a high title; head garland. 2. meing. vi. to wear a head garland. 1. Pwoud Lepen Palikir wia ehu lengileng kesempwal. Pwoud Lepen Palikir is a prestigious title. – lengilengih, vt. cf. mwahr₁, mwaramwar, elin kapwat.

lengilengih, also langih₂, langilangih.   meing. vt. to hold a high title; to wear a head garland. Dahme komw langilangih ansou wet? What title do you hold now? – lengileng, vi. cf. mware₂, mwareniki.

lengihngihso   meing. n. a stick used for handing a head garland (lengileng) to a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken. Patowanehng nihnen ni lengihngihso. Place the Nahnmwarki's head garland on the stick. cf. kisin tuhke.

lengirihri   vt. to defend, to save.

lengk   adj. acrophobic.

lehngki   vt. to be selfish about something. – lehk, adj.

lep   num. cl. a numeral classifier used in counting oblong pieces. lepin tuhke sillep three oblong pieces of wood.

lehp   1. n. a marching dance, brought to Pohnpei by Marshallese workers during the German administration (1899-1916). 2. vi. to dance a marching dance. [Mrs. leep < Eng. left]

Lepaiadan   Biblical. n. Leviathan. [Eng.]

lepalep   vi. to doze, to sleep restlessly.

lepard   n. leopard. [Eng.]

lepeu   1. adj. self-conscious. 2. n. conscience.

lepel, also mepel, lepil.   n. level, a carpenter's tool. [Eng.]

lepelepe   meing. n3s. thumb or big toe. Lepelepen palimaun en mpwospeseng. His right thumb is swollen. cf. sendilepe.

Lepen   n. a title.

lepen keisang   adj. said of one who makes large but irregular contributions to feasts or parties. Luwen me lepen keisang. Luwen is a one time, big donor.

Lepen Madau   n. a title.

Lepen Moar   n. the ruler of Senipehn, a large political entity in central Madolenihmw that predated the rule of the Saudeleur.

Lepen Nett   n. the honorary title of the Nahnmwarki of Nett.

Lepen Parem   n. the section chief of the island of Parem.

Lepen Ririn   n. a title, in the Nahnken line.

Lepen Sokehs   n. a relatively low ranking title from Sokehs; in 1890 the holder of this title tried unsuccessfully to mediate the dispute between the Spanish colonial administration and the people of Madolenihmw.

lepenmoar   n. a yam cultivar.

Lepensed   n. a honorary title.

Lepengo, also Lapango.   n. a legendary male giant, said to have dug the channel at Sapwalap with his penis.

lepewih   vt. to be conscious of one's self. Lepewihuk. Be conscious of who you are.

lepi-   rel. n. section, piece, side.

lepil, also lepel, mepel.   n. level, a carpenter's tool. [Eng.]

lepin   vi. to be approximately half full, of a container of liquid.

lepin kahs   n. saying, proverb. see kahs₅.

lepin keidu   n. a post, such as a fence post.

lepin koasoai, also pwuloin koasoai.   n. phrase.

lepin likou   n. material, cloth.

lepin lokaia   n. word; expression, saying. cf. [meing] lepin mahsen.

lepin lokaiahn pous   n. conjunctive adverb.

lepin mahsen   meing. n. word; expression, saying. Mie lepin mahsen lep ketihtihki, "Dehr kerwa pein karatamah." There is an expression that means, "Don't be too anxious about what is inevitably going to happen". cf. lepin lokaia.

Lepin Padahk Audapan Kan   Biblical. n. Proverbs, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament).

lepin rausis   1. n. short pants, shorts. 2. vi. to wear short pants or shorts.

lepin seipali   1. n. war spear. 2. Biblical. n. staff, one used by a shepherd; lance.

lepin sepwil₁   n. a piece of burning wood used to start a fire, brand, ember. I pahn saunkihda ai kisiniei lepin sepwilo. I will start my fire with that piece of wood.

lepin sepwil₂   meing. n. permission to speak, asked of the Nahnmwarki. I peki ahi tungoal elep lepin sepwil en mwohn ei pah doula. I request permission to speak before I proceed.

lepin seht   1. n. blouse. 2. vi. to wear a blouse.

lepin tuhke   n. log, stick; short sticks (approximately 5-6 inches in length) used in the dokia dance.

lepinpil   n. pool₁, pond, puddle.

lepinpok   n. a club for killing large fish.

lepinsaipali   n. war spear.

lepinsed   n. ocean, sea, as the Pacific Ocean, or the Philippine Sea.

lepinsedo   n. a condition or structure in the ocean such that makes it difficult to traverse, such as that caused by the fringing reef in southern Madolenihmw.

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

lehpsed   meing. n. bathing sponge. Sohte sapwellim lehpsed. He has no bathing sponge. cf. limwen duhdu.

lepdahla   n. windward.

lepdihla   n. leeward.

lepdo   n. left field, in baseball. [Jap. refuto < Eng. left]

lepwak en kehp pwediwel   n. a yam cultivar.

lehpwel   n. taro patch, marsh, bog; large swamp.

les₁   vi. to deserve ill fortune or punishment, to have it coming. Ke les. You had it coming.

lesila   vi. to receive one's comeuppance.

les₂   vi. to be split, of a husked coconut; to be rung, of a bell. – leser, vt.

lesen   n. lesson. [Eng.]

leser   vt. to split a husked coconut; to ring₂ a bell. – les₂, vi.

lesienleng   meing. n. (3sg. lesienlengihr) sweat from the brow. Mwohnsapw limerere lesienleng. Mwohnsapw wiped the sweat from his brow. cf. pwudowenmas.

lesikihla   vi. to be shamed, to be humbled.

lesila   vi. to receive one's comeuppance.

lesihpwong   1. vi. to eat a late night snack, usually of a woman who is breastfeeding a child. 2. n. such a late night snack.

Lehdau   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw which was an independent political entity prior to the rise of Nan Madol; also a section in Nett.

ledeulap   n. forgiveness, excuse. En ohlo ledeulap me kasaladakala pwutako. The man's forgiveness freed the boy.

ledeulapih, also ledeulepe.   vt. to forgive; to overlook, to excuse.

ledeulepe, also ledeulapih.   vt. to forgive; to overlook, to excuse.

Ledek   n. a clan.

leding   n. bird sp., pigeon, with red legs.

ledis   n. lettuce. [Eng.]

let   vi. neut. to flick. – leteng, vt.

leht   n. lead₂; bullet, cartridge. [Eng.]

lete   n. letter, correspondence. [Eng. letter]

letek, also letok.   n. grass sp., a kind of cane grass.

letelet   vi. to knock or rap₁. – leteng, vt.

lehtemp   n. a breadfruit cultivar (meinsahrek type).

leteng   vt. to flick; to knock with the finger tip; to knock or rap₁. – let, letelet, vi.

letepwel   n. fish sp. convict tang, Acanthurus triostequs, normally found on the barrier reef.

leter   n. letter, of the alphabet. [Eng.]

letok, also letek.   n. grass sp., a kind of cane grass.

lewair, also luwair.   1. n. a flash flood from the mountains. 2. vi. to flash flood.

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

li-₁   verb. pref. prefix meaning 'given to'. pirap steal, lipirap given to stealing.

li-₂   archaic. prefix feminine marker. lidu female servant ladu male servant.

lih₁   n. name of the letter l, the ninth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /l/, a dental lateral.

lih₂   n. woman, lady; female of any species.

lih₃   n. boom sheet, sail rope.

lih kamwohd   n. bride.

lih kadek   n. nun.

lih kedihdi   n. woman that breastfeeds a chlld.

lih kiripw   n. a single, unmarried woman.

Lih Nahnmwarki   Biblical. n. Queen.

lih nenek   n. prostitute, whore, harlot.

lih pwopwoud   n. a married woman.

liaid   vi. to pick lice from one's own head. – liaide, vt.

liaide   vt. see liaid.

liaudaud   n. medicinal herb.

liaudan   adj. capacious, able to hold a lot.

Liakelohlo   n. an evil spirit, thought to be the cause of disfigurement (kiauk) and ringworm.

liakotohrohr   adj. unsociable, acting alone, selfish; discriminatory. Aramas liakotohrohr men sohte kin men patehng mehtei kan. An unsociable person normally does not associate with others.

lialaud   n. elderly female.

liamahm   1. adj. given to denial. 2. n. denial, intitial refusal out of politeness.

liahmw, also ahmw₂, omwinwel.   n. a tiny flying insect, commonly found in the forest.

liahn   adj. outgoing, friendly, knowing no stranger, usually said of children and pets.

Liahnensokole   n. the name of the turtle that was sacrificed to the Saudeleur eel (Nahn Samwohl) to save her sons.

liap   1. meing. vi. to lie₁. 2. meing. adj. untruthful. 3. meing. n. lie₁. 1. Isohko sohte kin liap. Isohko does not lie. 2. Kitail pahn idawehn liap? Are we going to follow his lie? cf. likamw.

liapih, also liepih.   vt. to loop a cord around one's ankles for climbing trees, to climb with a cord around one's ankles. – liep, vi.

liapiap   n. noose for snaring rats.

liapwahpw   vi. to place a wrap or cover over oneself so that the front of the torso is covered.

Liarkatau   n. a clan.

Liasahn   n. the wife of Nahnawahn Mwarki, the guardian spirit of the Denipei area of Sokehs.

liahdek   vi. to recoil, to wince.

lieurehre, also liourehre.   1. vi. to have a nightmare; to mutter indistinctly during sleep; to be delirious. 2. n. nightmare; muttering; delirium. cf. [meing] nderak.

liekinlukepe   archaic. n3s. assistance with chores in the household of the family one's brother or sister is married into.

lielehle   archaic. n. good woman.

lielikend   n. wife of a high title holder. Kumwail kalahngan kahrehlong lielikend kan. Please escort in the wives of the high title holders.

liemeir   n. grass sp.

liemweseu   n. prostitute, whore, harlot.

lien nan imwalap   n. housewife. Lih akan kin wiahla lien nan imwalap mwurin pwopwoud. Women normally become housewives after marriage.

lienei   n. the favorite female child of a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken.

lienkeneitik   n. midwife.

lienkuweteleng   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

lienpikileng   n. grains of sand present in the bottom of a canoe.

lienseisop   n. woman who awaits or goes aboard visiting ships for sexual purposes. Lienseisop kan kin pereniki kasamwohdo olen pohn sohp kan. Women who await or go aboard visiting ships for sexual purposes like to welcome the ship's crew.

liendammara   n. wind from the west, a sailing canoe term.

liengimat   1. n. lymphatic filariasis, elephantiasis; enlarged testicles. 2. vi. to have this disease.

liep   1. n. cord, looped around one's ankles and used for climbing trees. 2. vi. to loop such a cord around one's ankles. – liapih, liepih, vt.

liepe   meing. vt. to lie₁ to; to trick; to tease. Mwohnsapw liepeie. Mwohnsapw lied to me. cf. pitih.

liepih, also liapih.   vt. to loop a cord around one's ankles for climbing trees, to climb with a cord around one's ankles. – liep, vi.

lieraran, also lihraran.   n. nymphomaniac, prostitute.

lierepeini, also lierpwater.   n. fish spp., Chaetodontidae, butterfly fishes, commony found in the lagoon and on fringing, patch, and barrier reefs.

lierkepinwer   adj. talkative.

lierkepinwet   vi. to talk about things one should not talk about.

lierkik   adj. active, lively, uneasy; restless, with reference to a child.

lierpwater, also lierepeini.   n. fish spp., Chaetodontidae, butterfly fishes, commony found in the lagoon and on fringing, patch, and barrier reefs.

liesengeu   n. woman desiring sexual intercourse; prostitute.

Liesinek, also Liesineng.   n. one of the two guards of Kahnikepir, the spinning bridge.

Liesineng, also Liesinek.   n. one of the two guards of Kahnikepir, the spinning bridge.

liedepwen   n. childless woman.

liedipan   Biblical. n. prostitute.

liet   adj. full of milk, of the breasts.

Liet   n. said to be one of four types of non- or subhuman beings that inhabited Pohnpei in the past, believed to have been ugly, lazy cannibals; the females are called Liet and the males are called Siet.

Liou Ririn   n. title of the wife of an Ou Ririn.

Lioun Mwoluhsei   n. the name of a female shark that guards the path to Kahnihmweiso, the legendary city beneath the sea.

liounlangais   n. wind from the east, a sailing canoe term.

Liounpei   n. title of the wife of an Oun Pohnpei.

Lioundol   n. title of the wife of an Oundol.

liourehre, also lieurehre.   1. vi. to have a nightmare; to mutter indistinctly during sleep; to be delirious. 2. n. nightmare; muttering; delirium. cf. [meing] nderak.

lioli   n. fish sp., trigger fish, possibly a variety of Rhinecanthus aculeatus, normally found in the lagoon and on patch reefs and the barrier reef.

Lioramanipwel   n. one of the nine women who traveled with Sapwikini on the voyage of exploration that led to the creation of Pohnpei.

liohdi   n. widow.

lioakoahk   adj. hotheaded, troublesome; defective, said of a mechanical object that fails to work.

lioal   n. lightning, electricity.

lioaroahrpwohtik   n. small green insect with a powerful odor.

lioasoahs   adj. pretentious; desirous to get something impossible to attain, utopian.

lik₁   num. one billion.

lik₂   meing. vi. to be full after eating; to be satisfied; of animals, to come out of heat; to stop bearing fruit, as of a coconut tree. Mwohnsapwoko koanoat oh likehr. Mwohnsapwoko already ate and is full. cf. med.

lik₃   meing. vi. to spit. Re likieng nan pekid. He spit into a pocket. cf. kendip₁.

lihk   archaic. n. (3sg. liki) surface of something; facial expression, observable sign.

likaupenleng   meing. n3s. hair of the big toe. Ma ke men pangin Mwohnsapw, ke pahn us likoupenleng. If you want to wake up Mwohnsapw, you will have to pull the hair of his big toe. cf. winen sendilap.

likaut, also soker.   n. joker, in cards.

likamarepeleng   meing. n. pupil and iris of the eye. cf. toantoalennanmas.

Likamadau   n. the woman Isokelekel slept with on the island of And for the purpose of gathering intelligence before he went to Pohnpei to overthrow the Saudeleurs.

likamisik   1. adj. horrible in appearance, awful. 2. n. anything peculiarly sacred. – likamisikih, vt.

likamisikih   vt. to horrify. – likamisik, adj.

likamw   1. vi. to lie₁. 2. adj. untruthful. 3. n. lie₁. cf. [meing] liap.

likamwala   vi. to seem to have the attributes of.

likamwada   vi. to be made a liar of; to be humiliated; to feign.

likamwete   sent. adv. apparently, it seems that. Likamwete e kohdo aio. Apparently he came yesterday.

likamwohd   n. bride.

likan   n. spider sp.

likangkang mesuwed   adj. said of someone who desires and performs oral sex.

likangkangenihmat   adj. incestuous.

Likapwar, also Keimwin Likapwar.   n. the corner of Pahn Kedira built by workers from Madolenihmw.

likarak, also lingkarak.   n. (3sg. likereke) louse, flea.

likarahs   n. rock crab.

Likarepwel   n. the wife of Konopwel, a member of the second of the seven settlement voyages to Pohnpei.

likaritikitik, also kehmelimel.   n. plant sp., Dendrobium umbellatum.

likahs   1. n. swing, hammock, seesaw. 2. vi. to swing.

likasapw   1. n. migration. 2. vi. to migrate to another place.

likahde   vt. to caress.

likatekatehrapwang   n. seducer, seductress.

likatengensapw, also aiau, oaioa, katengensapw.   n. tree spp., banyan tree, Ficus prolixa and Ficus virens; leaves, fruit, bark, and roots used in traditional medicines.

likatokotasau   n. vine sp.

likawih   vt. to wear. – likou, vi. cf. [meing] mwoale.

likawihada   vt. to dress oneself; to wear a grass skirt; to put on clothing.

likeikei   adj. fierce; given to biting when angry. Kidio likeikei. The dog is fierce.

likeikiris, also likekiris.   adj. slippery, slick.

likeilap   meing. adj. old, aged. Mwohnsapw sohte kak ketseli pwe me likeilap. Mwohnsapw cannot go around because he is old. cf. mah.

likeidihd₁   n. the rose-colored flower of wild ginger.

likeidihd₂   vi. to flow.

likehke   meing. adj. reliable, conscientious; just₂, upright. Mwohnsapw me likehke. Mwohnsapw is conscientious. cf. lelepek.

likekehu, also likehkehu.   adj. always standing.

likehkehu   adj. see likekehu.

likekiris, also likeikiris.   adj. slippery, slick.

likekringring   meing. n. toothpick. Ke ese wiahda lekeringiring? Do you know how to make a toothpick? cf. mehn eringi.

likelikad   vi. to sigh.

likemisik   adj. scary, frightening.

likehmw   n. vine sp., Ipomoea digitata.

likend   meing. n. wife. Likend men udahn pahn keidi. A wife of a chief must be anointed. cf. pwoud.

Likend   n. an abbreviated form of the titles Likend Pahuh and Likend Kelekel. Likend men udahn pahn keidi. Likend must be anointed.

Likend en Pahniop   n. a deity that resides at Dolen Palikir.

Likend en Pein Enipein, also Likend Inemaram.   n. a traditional Pohnpeian deity.

Likend Inemaram, also Likend en Pein Enipein.   n. a traditional Pohnpeian deity.

Likend Kelekel   n. title of the wife of Sahngoro, the Nahnmwarki of U.

Likend Pahuh   n. title of the wife of Isipahu, the Nahnmwarki of Madolenihmw.

Likend Reirei   n. a diety that resides in the Lehnsu pool in Nankep, Palikir.

likendinkep   n. stingray; totem of the Dipwinwai clan.

Likendinkep   n. female spirit of the Dipwinwai clan.

Likendlap   n. title of the wife of an Isohlap.

likengkeng-   vi. to be fond of eating (something). Ohlo likengkengkidi. The man is fond of eating dog meat.

likepip   vi. to flap, as a bird flaps its wings.

Likepir   n. a woman who guarded Kahnikepir, the spinning bridge; some say it was guarded by two people; cf. Liesineng and Olensineng.

likepisir   n. bird sp., Pohnpei fantail, Rhipidura kubaryi.

likerwaite   adj. deformed, of the eyelids.

likesekeseu   adj. critical, of people.

likesiang   n. male freshwater shrimp, Metapencus moyebi, collected in streams for food.

likesileng   adj. disgusting, unattractive.

likedepw   n. female freshwater shrimp, Metapencus moyebi, collected in streams for food; this word is now commonly used for both male and female freshwater shrimp.

likediked   adj. given to tickling others.

likehdingiding   meing. vi. to walk in the rain without any cover. Mwohnsapwoko oh Isohko likehdingiding. Mwohnsapwoko and Isohko walked in the rain without any cover. cf. dilin keteu.

likedipwahpwa   n. bird sp., blue-faced parrotfinch, Erythrura trichroa; some speakers reverse the meanings of likedipwahpwa and likedipwuhpwu. see likedipwuhpwu.

likedipwuhpwu   n. bird sp. Hunstein's mannikin, Lonchura punctulata. see likedipwahpwa.

likedid   n. inflorescence.

likehdou   n. Ipomoea mauritiana ; the leaves of this plant are sometimes crushed and rubbed on yam tubers that are to be planted to ward off sickness and to counteract magic.

liketerapwanga   meing. vt. to intentionally bother; to interfere with; to intervene. E sohte konehng Mwonsapwoko ren liketerapwanga nanpwungen pwopwoudo. It is not appropriate for Mwohnapwoko to interfere with that married couple. cf. lidere.

liketihti   Biblical. n. gossip, whisperer.

liki   prep. n. outside (him, her, or it).

likih   vt. to trust. – likilik, adj. cf. [meing] likilepe.

Likiangeir   n. an islet in Nan Madol where there is a burial vault for lower ranking priests.

Likie   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

likilap   adj. overly trustful. – likilepe, vt.

likilepe   vt. to overly trust. – likilap, adj.

likilik   1. adj. trustworthy. 2. n. trust; trusteeship. – likih, vt.

likilikak   vi. to sigh, to sob, to mourn.

likimwei, also mweilik.   vi. to throw or punch forcefully.

likin kahlahl   n. the outer islands of Pohnpei state.

likin parisi   adj. having a deceptive appearance, appearing good on the outside, but being something else on the inside. [parisi <Eng. Pharisee]

Likin Piken Iap, also Piken Iap₂.   archaic. n. an old name for Sokehs.

likin suwan   n. a small clam shell (pelik), used to cut grass.

likini   meing. n3s. back of the head. cf. likinpaiki.

likinioar   meing. n. (3sg. likininioar) cheek. Likinioar pwukapwukla mwurin laid en aioh. Your cheeks turned red after yesterday's fishing. cf. likinsap.

Likinikel   n. an area of Kolonia adjacent to the Spanish wall.

Likinlamalam   n. the name given to Palikir by the Saudeleurs, literally 'outside of the proper ways'.

likinlangih, also likinlenge.   meing. vt. to ignore. Re likinlangih koamwoarong me wiawi likin tehnpaso. He ignored the commotion occuring outside the nahs. cf. pohnsehse.

likinlangihla   vt. to forsake, to abandon.

likinleng   meing. n. (3sg. likinlenge, likinlangihr) back of the head. Mie mpwos ieu likinleng. There is a boil on the back of his head. cf. likinpaiki.

likinlenge, also likinlangih.   meing. vt. to ignore. cf. pohnsehse.

likinmwoal   meing. n. (3sg. likinmwoale) cheek. cf. sepe₁.

likinpaiki   n3s. back of the head. cf. [meing] likinleng, likini.

likinpwele   vt. see likinpwelih.

likinpwelih, also likinpwele.   meing. vt. to throw down, to drop; to defeat in a competion. Mwohnsapw likinpwelih edin kihdo. Mwohnsapw dropped the trash bag. cf. kese.

likinpwelihala   vt. to throw away, to get rid of, to discard; to divorce; to abandon; to disregard. Isohko likinpwelihala edin kihdo. Isohko threw away the trash bag. Mwohnsapw likinpwelihala en Soulik ah tungoal pwunodo. Mwohnsapw disregarded Soulik's concern.

likinsap   n. (3sg. likinsepe) cheek. cf. [meing] likinioar.

likinsekiri   meing. n3s. back of human body; the area behind one's back. Likend el likinsekirin Mwohnsapw. Likend massaged Mwohnsapw's back. Me kasohwou aramas emen en uh likinsekirin Mwohnsapw ni sohte kahrepe. It is disrespectful for anyone to be standing in back of Mwohnsapw without a reason. cf. tihnsau.

likinwel   n. grass sp., used for medicine.

likirikirir   adj. disdainful.

likisang   vt. to abstain, from anything, to refrain from.

likid₁   n. shellfish sp.

likid₂   vt. to accompany and assist.

likidal   n. hibiscus sp.

likidar   adj. scavenger-like. – likidere, vt.

likidek   adj. irreconcilably or deeply hurt, of one's feelings.

likidere   vt. to scavenge, of people. – likidar, adj.

likidmeliehla   meing. vt. to forsake, to abandon. E apwalehng Mwohnsapw ren likidmeliehla sapwellim aramas. It is difficult for Mwohnsapw to forsake his own people. cf. pohnsehsehla.

likou   1. n. cloth, anything made of cloth, material; clothing, clothes. 2. vi. to wear clothing. – likawih, vt. cf. [meing] mwoahl₂.

likouda   vi. to dress oneself.

likou iaht   n. yard goods. [iaht <Eng. yard]

likou menipinip   n. thin, loosely woven cloth, such as cheesecloth.

likou puhp   Biblical. n. cloak, robe.

likouli   1. n. dress. 2. vi. to wear a dress.

likoumeimei   1. n. lava-lava, made of the bark of the breadfruit tree. 2. vi. to wear a lava-lava.

likoun irine   n. a rag for wiping one's feet upon entering a house; a rug. cf. [meing] mwoaltehnpwel.

likoun mihsa   n. vestment. [mihsa <Spa. misa]

likoun nsensuwed   Biblical. n. sackcloth.

likoun pampap   n. swimming suit, bathing suit.

likoun papah   n. the cassock and surplice worn by altar boys.

likoun padre   n. cassock. [padre <Spa. padre]

likoun sarawi   n. Sunday clothing, one's best clothing.

likoun sounpei   n. military uniform.

likoun toahkte   n. laboratory coat. [Eng. toahkte : doctor]

likoupuhp, also koupuhp.   vi. to be covered up. Ihs me likoupuhpo. Who is that who is covered up?

likouda   vi. to dress oneself. – likawihada, vt. cf. [meing] mwoalada.

likoudang   n. a Chuukese-style muumuu.

likoutei   1. n. lava-lava, a wrap-around skirt. 2. vi. to wear a lava-lava or wrap-around skirt.

likokounsop   adj. stern-faced, unsmiling.

likokouruhr   adj. happy-looking, smiling.

likohmes   n. a type of basket from Kosrae.

likommwei   n. fish sp., snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma, normally found on a fringing reef.

Likonpahnwi   n. the woman in charge of the game played by pregnant women on Pahnwi that involved climbing the rock called Takain Rihp Kapehd to strengthen their stomachs.

likond, also poahsoan.   archaic. n. a conditon of women, causing stomach pain; the abdomen is hot to the touch and tender, but not swollen, patient is feverish and urinates frequently (also called poahsoan, but likond is favored by older people).

likopirei   n. bird sp., long-tailed cuckoo, Eudynamis taitensis.

likoserek   1. n. slipknot. 2. vi. to tie a slipknot.

likosetik   adj. having a highly suspicious mind. Liho me likosetik. The woman has a highly suspicious mind.

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

likotokotasau, also kotokotasahu.   n. laural dodder, Cassytha filiformis.

likotkotuhwahu   adj. short-tempered, self-conscious.

likupoaridi   vi. to fall face first; to bow₁.

likupwerada   meing. vi. to get up, to get out of bed. Re ahpwtehn likupwerada sang nan pitenlos. He just got up from the sleeping mat. cf. pwourda.

likupweridi   meing. vi. to lie₂ down. Isohko pahn likupweridi nan moatoaro. Isohko will lie down on the mat. cf. wendi.

likuwer   1. vi. to call out, to call a roll, as by a teacher. 2. n. roll call. – likuwerih, vt. cf. [meing] ediniei.

likuwerih   vt. to call out to someone. – likuwer, vi. cf. [meing] edinieih.

likpwake   archaic. n. a traditional ornament or pendant for a man's chest.

liksansalamwahu   adj. hypocritical, deceptive, treacherous, acting as a wolf in sheep's clothing.

lil   vi. to lower a sail.

lihli   1. n. pounded food, especially breadfruit, but also taro, yams, and bananas; third feast of the breadfruit season in which loaves of lihli are presented in a special basket lined with banana leaves; afterward people are allowed to eat lihli and can begin to make mahr. 2. vi. neut. to pound₁ food. 3. vi. to have a feast for the making of lihli.

lihli karer   n. fermented pounded food.

lilikoio   n. Portuguese man-of-war, the jellyfish.

lihlihn uht, also uht sukusuk.   n. a dish made by boiling peeled or unpeeled bananas (typically utin ruk or inahsio), which are then mashed and mixed with coconut milk.

lihlihn sohpeidi   meing. n. stepson, a male who becomes a son by marriage. Oaronmwar wia sapwellim lihlihn sohpeidi. Oaronmwar is his stepson. cf. serihn loangen madeu.

lim   vt. to fold. – limilim, vi.

limpene   vt. to fold up.

lihm, also mehn limalim.   n. bailer.

limahi   num. five. see ih₃.

limaile, also maile.   n. spirit that causes dizziness and vertigo.

limairpeilong   n. a grassy bush.

limau   num. five. see -u.

limak   vt. to bail. – limalim, vi.

limaka   num. five. see ka₂.

limakap   num. five. see kap.

limakin   num. five. see kin₂.

limakis   num. five. see kis₁.

limalik   num. five billion.

limalim   vi. to bail. – limak, vt.

limanen   num. fifty thousand.

limanokonok, also limanukunuk.   adj. absent-minded, forgetful.

limanukunuk   adj. see limanokonok.

limapwidik   num. five. see pwidik.

limar   n. mollusk sp.

limahr, also lime, limeiso.   meing. n3s. arm, hand. cf. peh.

limara   num. five. see ra.

limarar   num. five million.

limareureu   meing. n. mother; any person one's mother or father would call sister. Ia mwarsouleng en limareureu. What is your mother's Christian name? cf. ihn₁, nohno.

limarepeileng   meing. n. pupil and iris of the eye. cf. toantoalennanmas.

limarehreh   meing. vt. to wipe sweat from. Ihieng pwe I pahn patohwen limarehre pahn kupwuriso. Excuse me, because I am going to wipe the sweat from your chest.

limarewenleng   meing. n. drinking water. Koadiahdi limarewenleng nan kilahsen. Pour the drinking water in the glass. cf. pilen nimpil.

limasamasweipw   n. mollusk sp.

limasapw   num. five hundred million.

limasawairek   meing. n. container for carrying water, water container made from the leaf of giant taro (sepwikin); a container for lihli. Kahpw idipada limasawairek. Please fill the container. cf. ngke.

limasawairok   1. meing. vi. to wink. 2. meing. n. the act of winking. 1. Isohko limasawairok, ahpw sohte patohwan. Isohko winked, but no one noticed. – limasawairoke, limasawairokih, vt. cf. men₄.

limasawairoke, also limasawairokih.   meing. vt. to wink at. Re ketin limasawairoke liho. He winked at the woman. cf. manih.

limasawairokih   vt. Mwohnsapw limasawairokih liho nan Joy Restaurant. Mwohnsapw winked at the woman in the Joy Restaurant. see limasawairoke.

limadep   num. fifty million.

limadip   num. five. see dip.

lime, also limeiso, limahr.   meing. n3s. arm, hand. cf. peh.

limeh-   meing. vt. to hand something to someone. Sahngoro limehdo tala rieisek. Sahngoro handed me twenty dollars. limehieng hand to limehdo hand me/us.

limeirpwong, also limemeirpwong.   n. giant sensitive plant, Mimosa diplotricha and Phyllanthus amarus, used medicinally.

limeisek   num. fifty. see eisek.

limeiso, also lime, limahr.   meing. n3s. arm, hand. Nahnnei keiehdihla limeiso. Nahnnei rubbed oil down his arms. cf. peh.

limeidihd   adj. oppressive.

limek   adj. bent, smashed, mashed, dented.

limehk   num. fifty. see ehk₁.

limekid   num. five thousand.

limehl, also limiel.   num. five. see el₂.

limelel   n. canoe bailer.

limelep   num. five. see lep.

limelik   num. five billion.

limemeir   n. grass sp.

limemeirkelik   n. sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica.

limemeirpwong, also limeirpwong.   n. giant sensitive plant, Mimosa diplotricha and Phyllanthus amarus, used medicinally.

limemwodol   num. five. see mwodol.

limenen   num. fifty thousand.

limenimeninseri   n. sp. of lizard, dark blue with light blue stripes.

limenkasar   n. fern spp., Blechnum orientale, Nephrolepis hirsutula, or Pteris vittata.

limengimeng   1. n. tuberculosis. 2. vi. to have tuberculosis.

limengoul, also limongoul.   num. fifty. see ngoul.

limepwiki   num. five hundred.

limerei   vi. neut. to wrap kava in a bast with a minimal number of twists.

limerer   1. meing. vi. to be sponged off, to be wiped dry. 2. meing. n. the act of wiping. 1. Lesienleng pahn limerer. The sweat from his brow will be sponged off. – limerere, vt. cf. limwilimw₁.

limerere   meing. vt. to sponge off; to wipe dry. Mwohnsapw limerere pohn tehpelo. Mwohnsapw wiped the table. – limerer, vi. cf. limwih.

limerikirik   n. a bailer made of a coconut shell.

limes   meing. n. the term used for the four kava stems that are pried from the enihlap, the largest kava plant in a kava ceremony. cf. mesen rah.

limeseileng, also limesileng, limeseleng.   n. the name of the third stem pried off the clump of roots of the enihlap (the largest kava plant in a feast) during the kava ritual.

limesekedil   n. the female head of a clan.

limesel   num. five. see sel₂.

limeseleng, also limesileng, limeseileng.   n. the name of the third stem pried off the clump of roots of the enihlap (the largest kava plant in a feast) during the kava ritual.

limesepwel   n. the name of the fourth stem pried off the clump of roots of the enihlap (the largest kava plant in a feast) during the kava ritual.

limesileng, also limeseleng, limeseileng.   n. the name of the third stem pried off the clump of roots of the enihlap (the largest kava plant in a feast) during the kava ritual.

limesou   num. five. see sou₄.

limesrahra   n. the name of the second stem pried off the clump of roots of the enihlap (the largest kava plant in a feast) during the kava ritual.

limesrihri   n. the name of the first stem pried off the clump of roots of the enihlap (the largest kava plant in a feast) during the kava ritual.

limehda   vt. to pick up, to carry, to take along.

limedek   adj. old; awkward; peculiar; outgoing, forward, of women.

limedramin   slang. adj. forward, uninhibited, outgoing.

limete   num. five. see te.

limetleng   meing. n. a stopper for the hole made in a drinking coconut for high-titled people. cf. pinepen uhpw.

limewel   num. five. see wel₂.

limiel, also limehl.   num. five. see el₂.

limilim   vi. to be folded. – lim, vt.

limoumw   num. five. see umw₂.

limolopw   num. five hundred thousand.

limongoul, also limengoul.   num. fifty. see ngoul.

limosop   num. five. see sop₂.

limosu   num. five. see su.

limodun   num. five. see dun.

limotumw   num. five. see tumw.

limmen   num. five. see men₃.

limmwer   n. fish sp., a small ah₁.

limmwot   vi. neut. to wrap kava in a bast with many twists.

limmwut   num. five. see mwut₂.

limpa   num. five. see pa₃.

limpak   num. five. see pak₁.

limpali   num. five. see pali₁.

limpar₁   num. five. see par₂.

limpar₂   n. fern spp., Huperzia phlegmaria, Huperzia phyllantha, or Lycopodiella cernua.

limpei   num. five. see pei₅.

limpene   vt. to fold up.

limpit   num. five. see pit₂.

limpoak   1. n. love, affection, romance, devotion. 2. adj. loving, romantic, generous, affectionate, devoted. 3. vi. to be in love, to be romantic. 2. Lahpo limpoak. That guy is affectionate. cf. [meing] nantehlap, nintehleng, ninsehlap.

limpoar   num. five. see poar₁.

lihmw   n. sponge; moss , lichen.

limwah   prep. n. next to (him, her, or it).

limwakarakar   adj. sensitive, temperamental.

limwakatantar   n. millipede.

limwahnsaleng   n. salt water eel, commonly found in muddy areas.

limwaramwar   adj. given to showering gifts upon a loved one.

limwasahpw   n. a species of lizard.

limwasahsa   adj. voyeuristic.

limwahdak   meing. vi. neut. to sponge off, to wipe; to take a sponge bath. Kahlap pahn limwahdakte. He will just take a sponge bath. – limwahdake, vt. cf. ahlimw, dahlimw.

limwahdake   meing. vt. to sponge off, to wipe off; to give someone a sponge bath. Re pahn pein limwahdake aluweluwahr ko. He will wipe off his own feet. – limwahdak, vi. cf. ahlimwe, ahlimwih, dahlimwe, dahlimwih.

limwahdek   vi. to crawl on one's belly.

limwadong   n. sea anemone sp.

limweilamalam   n. a yam cultivar.

limwen duhdu   n. bathing sponge. cf. [meing] lehpsed, limwoaluhlu.

limwenpwudo   n. handkerchief.

limwengemwenge, also limwengehnge.   adj. said of a male who is careless about what he eats; desiring and performing oral sex.

limwengehnge   adj. see limwengemwenge.

limwengin   n. a gossip.

limwer   n. acute jawed mullet, Neomyxus leuciscus, normally found on the fringing reef.

limwehrekekeniak   archaic. n. an echo heard in a mangrove swamp.

limwereniak   n. echo.

limweseili   adj. said of a male who always serves women, often carrying a negative connotation. Ohl me limweseili epwehniki mi wasa me lih tohto. A man who always serves women is commonly found where there are many women.

limweseiwol   adj. of a woman, having an erotic infatuation for a man.

limwesou   archaic. adj. obnoxious, disgusting, irritating; lusty.

limwehdi₁   n. bird sp., Carolinian reed-warbler, Acrocephalus syrinx.

limwehdi₂   n. larva, as of a caterpillar.

limwediliniak, also kelmahu.   n. fern sp., Davallia pectinata.

limwedilinmall, also mwedilinmall, dipwinmall.   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.

Limwehtu   n. one of the nine women who traveled with Sapwikini on the voyage that led to the creation and settlement of Pohnpei (left behind to populate the island); the ancestral goddess of the Dipwinmen clan.

limwi   n. water in a canoe.

limwih   vt. to sponge off, to wipe dry. – limwilimw₁, vi. cf. [meing] limerere.

limwilimw₁   1. vi. neut. to sponge off; to wipe dry. 2. n. the act of wiping. – limwih, vt. cf. [meing] limerer.

limwilimw₂, also limwilimwin.   adj. mossy. Paipo me limwilimw. The boulder is mossy.

limwilimwin   adj. see limwilimw₂.

limwin tuhke   n. plant sp., artillery plant, Pilea microphylla.

limwinpohnsounpwopw   meing. n. pubic hair. cf. wakar.

Limwohndeleng   n. see Limwohdeleng.

Limwohdeleng, also Limwohndeleng.   n. the ancestral spirit of the Dipwilap clan that can take on various female forms, dwells in the Kolonia area and Nett.

limwoaluhlu   meing. n. bathing sponge. cf. limwen duhdu.

limwoanipil   adj. habitually peeping at naked woman.

limwoahr, also lamwer.   n. gecko.

limwoahren leng   n. a species of gecko that dwells in trees.

limwoahren pat   n. a species of gecko that dwells in houses (smaller in size than limwoahren leng).

limwoahren senses   n. a species of small gecko that dwells under rocks in rocky areas.

limwoahren tap   n. a species of large gecko that dwells at the base of large trees and on the ground.

limpwel   n. sp. of small crab.

limpwo   n. limbo. [Eng.]

limpwong   num. five. see pwong.

limpwoat   num. five. see pwoat.

limpwuloi   num. five. see pwuloi.

linen   Biblical. n. linen. [Eng.]

linenek   adj. always willing to engage in sexual intercourse, of a woman.

linohdih   meing. vi. to spy on. Re sohte kupwurki linohdih aramas. He does not like to spy on people. cf. lipahroke.

lingaling₁   adj. bright, clear, shiny, glowing, flashing.

lingaling₂   n. second night of the month in the traditional calendar, the night following a new moon in the lunar cycle. Lingaling iei eden keriau en pwohng en ehu sounpwong. Lingaling is the second night of a month.

lingan   adj. beautiful, shiny.

lingada   vi. to appear on the horizon, of land.

linge   n3s. beam of light.

lingelingel   adj. given to biting.

lingen ketipin   n. the rays of the sun.

lingeringer   1. n. anger. 2. adj. angry. cf. [meing] ahng₁, engieng.

lingohtik   vi. to be bothered by something insignifican; to be envious, to hold a grudge.

lingkarak, also likarak.   n. (3sg. lingkereke) louse, flea.

lingkarak tikitik, also rehlingkarak.   n. plant sp., Kyllinga nemoralis.

lingkerekenwel   n. plant spp., Fimbristylis littoralis or Hypolytrum nemorum.

lingkiri   n. oyster.

lingkorot   n. shellfish sp., black in color.

lip   vi. to leave a usual living area; to leave in haste because of displeasure; to migrate.

lihp   1. n. leave, as in annual leave. 2. vi. to go on leave with pay. 1. I pahn doadoahngki lihp lakapw. I will use my leave tomorrow. 2. I pahn lihp nan wihk kohkohdoh. I will go on leave next week. [Eng.]

Lipai   1. Biblical. n. Leviticus, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament). 2. Biblical. n. Levite. [Eng. Levi]

lipaiere   meing. n. a stopper for the hole made in a drinking coconut for high-titled people. cf. pinepen uhpw.

lipaikoteniap   archaic. n. dog.

lipaule   n. a fish sp. that lives at the mouth of streams.

lipakapakau   n. a habitual adulterer or adulteress.

lipahkiek   adj. always secretive.

lipahned   1. vi. to gossip; to criticize. 2. n. gossip; criticism. – lipahnede, vt. cf. [meing] kauduhd, pilenpahnmweli.

lipahnede, also lipahnedih.   vt. to gossip about, to talk secretly about. – lipahned, vi. cf. [meing] pilenpahnmwelih.

lipahnedih   vt. see lipahnede.

Lipahnmei   n. the Katau consort of Nahnsapwe, the mother of Isokelekel, a member of the Dipwinpahnmei clan.

Lipapahn Iap   n. a large, legendary fish that killed a Saudeleur while he was on a sailing voyage.

lipahreureu, also lipahrourou.   n. butterfly.

lipahrekerek   1. meing. n. heartburn, acid reflux. 2. meing. vi. to have heartburn, to experience acid reflux. 1. Sapwellim lipahrekerek kairemwel. His heartburn is discomforting. cf. sohiahia.

lipahrourou, also lipahreureu.   n. butterfly.

lipahrok₁, also lipoahrok.   n. bird sp., Audobon's shearwater, also called dusky-backed shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri dichrous.

lipahrok₂   vi. to spy. – lipahroke, vt.

lipahroke   vt. to spy on. cf. [meing] linohdih.

lipahd   slang. n. gal.

lipada   vi. to escape, to be relocated. Irail lipadahsang Sokehs. They escaped from Sokehs.

Lipahdakdau   n. the woman who served as Isokelekel's consort and adviser shortly after he arrived on Pohnpei.

lipahdopwonla   vi. to die while pregnant, also resulting in the death of the fetus.

lipeiahk, also peiahk.   adj. oval.

lipeiek   vi. to crawl, to creep. E lipeiekla nan pwehlo. He crawled there on the ground.

lipeikek   vi. to be leaning slightly.

lipeiketihti   1. vi. to transmit gossip. 2. n. a gossip.

Lipeisapan   n. one of the female founding ancestors who came to Pohnpei on the sixth settlement voyage.

lipekekil   adj. looking in a begging manner. – lipekekilih, vt.

lipekekilih   vt. to attend a feast or to participate in feast activities in the expectation of getting a generous gift of food. Se lipekekilih arail kamadipwo aio. We participated in their feast yesterday (in the expectation of gettting food). – lipekekil, adj.

lipengipeng   vi. to sigh in one's sleep.

liper₁   n. fish sp., halibut.

liper₂   adj. skinny; sick, weak.

lipehrokih   vt. to secretly sneak up on someone.

lipes   adj. ferocious, fierce, menacing.

lipet   n. a breadfruit cultivar (meinsahrek type).

lipilipil   adj. choosy, selective.

lipirap   adj. thievish, given to stealing.

Lipitahn   n. a clan, customarily the clan of the Nahnken of Kitti, known to have come from the Marshall Islands.

Lipohnsapani   n. one of the female founding ancestors who came to Pohnpei on the sixth settlement voyage.

lipopoukli   1. n. seductress. 2. adj. given to engaging in seduction (of a woman).

lipopoukwol   1. n. seducer (male). 2. adj. given to engaging in seduction (of a man).