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pa    pe    pi    po    poa    pu    pl    pr    

pa₁   conj. adv. since (contrary to expectations); suddenly. Mwein e sohte nda, pwe i pa sehse. Maybe he didn't say, since (contrary to your expectations) I don't know. Se mwomwohd a mwangaso pa pwupwidi. We were sitting and suddenly the ripe coconut fell.

pa₂   vt. to weave. – peipei₂, vi.

pa₃   num. cl. used in counting fronds. pahn nih riapa two coconut palm fronds.

pa₄   adj. looking good, elegant; appropriate. Likou kapwo me pa. His new clothing looks good.

pah₁   prep. n. below, under (him, her, or it), lower; when used in place names, pah is west of powe.

pah₂   n3s. leaf or frond of any large leaved plant, such as taro or a palm. Pahn oahs depe ke pelehdi? How many ivory nut palm fronds did you cut down?

pah₃   vt. to serve, to help.

pah₄   n. (3sg. pah, pahie) a charm, considered the property of a particular clan, which might take the form of an incantation, a mixture of herbs, etc., the use of which is to protect one from others as well as to make the user attractive to others. Pahien ohlo lipwan. The man's charm is effective. Mie pahien pwihn en kahleko. The dancers have magical power.

Paal, also Pahl.   Biblical. n. Baal, a god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities. [Eng.]

pahehl, also pahiel.   num. four. see el₂.

pai₁   vi. to weigh down with stones; of an uhmw, to cover the contents with hot stones. Paidi ahmw uhmen. Weigh down the cover of your uhmw. pei₃ cf. [meing] pailenge.

pai₂   meing. n3s. head. cf. moahng₁.

pai₃   n. pie. [Eng.]

pahi₁   n. coral.

pahi₂   n. sling, for throwing a slingstone.

pahi₃   n. the stones used in an uhmw.

pahih   num. four. see ih₃.

paiaudaud   vi. to acquire information or knowledge.

paiahn   vi. to be accustomed or used to one another; to be acquainted.

pahieu   num. four. see -u.

pahiel, also pahehl.   num. four. see el₂.

paiente, also paiete.   sent. adv. luckily, fortunately. Paiente ke iangie pwe, ma ngehite, e sohte pahn nekla. Luckily you were with me because, if I were alone, it would not be finished. Paiente ke kanengamah. Fortunately you are patient.

pahieng   vi. to be elegant, to look good in one's clothing. E pahieng ah likou kapwo. He looks good in his new clothing.

Paies   n. an area of land that straddles the border between Sokehs and Kitti; a section (kousapw) in both Kitti and Sokehs.

paiete, also paiente.   sent. adv. luckily, fortunately.

paii   1. adj. fortunate, happy; wealthy. 2. n. happiness, grace; good fortune, wealth, affluence. cf. [meing] isar, iasenei.

Paii Mehlel   Biblical. n. the Beatitudes.

paii sarawi   Biblical. n. grace, the grace of God.

paiiamwahu   1. adj. fortunate, healthy, happy, lucky. 2. n. luck, good fortune. cf. [meing] iaslenglap.

paiiamwahuda   vi. to become fortunate, healthy, happy, lucky.

paiieki   vt. to benefit from, to be blessed with. cf. [meing] iaseneiki.

paiisuwed   1. adj. unlucky. 2. n. ill-fortune, mishap.

paio   archaic. n. a superstitious practice.

paiohkihla   vt. to lose consciousness from being overjoyed, to swoon. E paiohkihla rongen nah pwutako ah mour pwurodo. She swooned from the news of her son being returned alive. – paiohla, vi.

paiohla   vi. to lose consciousness from being overjoyed, to swoon. E paiohla. She lost consciousness from being overjoyed. – paiohkihla, vt.

paiolihn   n. violin. [Eng.]

paioloti   n. biology. [Eng.]

paiker   vi. of a liquid, to be channeled into a container with a trough, gutter, spout, etc. – paikere, vt.

paikere   vt. see paiker.

paiking   1. n. infection. 2. vi. to be infected. [Jap. baikin]

pailenge, also peilenge, peilengih.   meing. vt. to weigh down with stones; of an uhmw, to cover the contents with hot stones. Re ketin pailengeier pahnkoiohlap. He already weigh down the leave cover of the uhmw. cf. pai₁.

Pailet   Biblical. n. Pilate. [Eng.]

pailoal   1. meing. vi. to eat after drinking kava. 2. n. meal after kava. 1. Mwohnsapw sohte pailoal pwohng. Mwohnsapw did not eat after drinking kava last night. cf. kenei sakau.

pain₁   vt. to strongly urge, to incite.

pain₂   Biblical. n. pine tree. [Eng.]

pahina   n. outer barrier reef. see nanpahina.

pahini₁   n. coconut palm frond. cf. [meing] pahleng.

pahini₂, also dokopahini.   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.

pahini pokon   n. fish sp., humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulates, a mature merer.

paip₁   n. large boulder of basalt; an open area where the top soil is not deep enough to support tall vegetation due to an underlying massive basalt base.

paip₂   n. pipe, as a water pipe. [Eng.]

paip₃   n. a pipe (for smoking). [Eng.] cf. [meing] sedru.

Paipalap   n. Sokehs Rock, the most prominent landmark on Pohnpei island, standing 622 feet over the entrance to Kolonia Harbor.

paipalap   n. a large boulder.

Paipel   n. Bible. [Eng.]

paipwur   vi. to serve food cooked in uhmw without having cleared the hot stones off the top of the uhmw.

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

pairuk₂   n. a kind of adze.

pahisek   num. forty. see eisek.

paid   n. and who else?, an interrogative noun. Kowe paid kohdo? You and who else came? Koh paid? You and who else?

paidamin   n. vitamin. [Eng.]

paidi   vt. to make a small uhmw.

paiwed   n. fern spp., Marattia mertensiana or Angiopteris evecta.

paiwed toantoal, also paiwed.   n. fern sp., mules-foot fern, Marattia mertensiana.

pahumw   num. four. see umw₂.

paun₁   1. n. a portion of food. 2. vi. to eat. [Eng. pound]

paun₂   1. n. pound₂, weight. 2. vi. to weigh. [Eng.] – paune, vt.

paune   vt. to weigh. [paun <Eng.]

paunehiengete, also paunehte.   vt. to estimate or approximate a time or a weight as closely as possible, to zero in. Paunehiengete kuloak siluh, ah ke kohdo. Estimate when you think it's three o'clock, then come. Paunehiengete iten kenen me silimen. Estimate as close as you can to an appropriate amount of food for three people. [paun <Eng. pound]

paunehte   vt. see paunehiengete.

paur   vi. to defecate.

paud₁   vt. to lash a basket (kiamoroh) to a carrying pole.

paud₂   slang. vt. to say.

pahudaud   vi. to be given information.

paute   n. powder of any kind. [Eng.]

pauwehs   n. plant sp., Gomphrena globosa,a flowering plant.

pak₁   1. n. occurrence, time. 2. num. cl. used in counting occurrences or times, occurs in combination with pahn. 1. pak ehu one time 2. pahn pak riapak two times.

pak₂   1. vi. to be smashed, as of a fallen ripe fruit. 2. adj. flat, of something normally rounded.

pahk₁   vt. to lift up something hinged or moveable on one side, as a page, lid, or hanging cloth. E pahk ikin tein amwiseho. He lifted the lower end of the mosquito net.

pahk₂   vt. to park, as a car. [Eng. park]

pahk₃   vi., vt. to back up, to go in reverse. E pahkte sidohsaho loisang tuhkeho. He backed up the car and crashed into a tree. [Eng. back]

paka   vt. to move aside the stones used for an uhmw in the act of cleaning it.

pahka   num. four. see ka₂.

pakair   1. n. notice, announcement. 2. vi. to notify, to announce. cf. [meing] kerenleng.

pakairpe   n3s. a notice or announcement concerning him, her, it.

pakalong   adj. abnormal, deformed, odd.

pahkap   num. four. see kap.

pakahr   vi. to be lead₁ or guided, to be escorted. – kahre, vt.

pakaraun   1. legal. vi. to make an accusation. 2. n. accusation.

pakas   n. fish sp., yellowfin surgeonfish, Acanthurus xanthopterus.

pakasahnpene   vi. of two canoes, to meet each other on the sides opposite the outrigger (palikasa).

pakasar   vi. to be sent away, to be cast out. Re pahn pakasar. They will be sent away. – kasare, vt.

pakasarala   vi. to be exiled. Mehn Sokehs ko pakasarala. The people of Sokehs were exiled. see kasare.

pakad   vt. to defecate on something. – pek, vi.

pakadanah   interj. Alas, you are a fool! [Jap. Baka da nā!]

pakadei   vt. see pakadeik.

pakadeik, also pakadei.   vi. to be questioned, to be judged, to be interrogated. – kadeik, vt. cf. [meing] kautek.

pakatei   vi. to fish by driving fish under the coral heads on the reef.

Pakein, also Pakihn.   n. a small atoll lying off the northwest coast of Pohnpei that is a section (kousapw) of Sokehs.

pakehng   vi. to be attached.

paker   1. vi. to punch. 2. n. punch, boxing. – pakere, vt.

pakere   vt. to punch. – paker, vi.

pakehro   interj. You fool! [Jap. Bakayarō!]

paki₁   n3s. the replantable part of a plant, the crown of a taro corm or a yam tuber; butt, as of a cigarette.

paki₂   n. kava that remains after the juice has been extracted.

pakih   vt. to cut the top off of a taro corm or a yam tuber for the purpose of replanting it.

Pakihn, also Pakein.   n. a small atoll lying off the northwest coast of Pohnpei that is a section (kousapw) of Sokehs.

pahkin   num. four. see kin₂.

pahkis   num. four. see kis₁.

pakid   vt. to pick lice from someone's hair; to groom someone. – mpek, vi. cf. [meing] litepwitepwe.

pahkid   num. four thousand.

pako, also poake, poako.   n. a generic term for shark.

pahkoh   n. backhoe. [Eng.]

pako lohpwu   n. fish sp., hammerhead shark.

pakolong, also poakolong.   n. cripple, a disabled person; disability.

pakohn nan madau   n. fish sp., gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrynchos.

pahkot   archaic. num. four. see -kot.

pakudang, also pokdang.   n. bomb, shell; a dish made of grated tapioca to which ripe bananas (daiwang) and coconut cream are added, so called because of the flatulence it causes. [Jap. bakudan]

pakking   1. n. fine₂, punishment. 2. vi. to be fined, to be punished. [Jap. bakkin]

pal   vi. neut. to cut, to chop. – pele, vt.

Pahl, also Paal.   Biblical. n. Baal, a god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities. [Eng.]

pala   sent. adv. as if. Pala kowe kelepw pwangada. As if you alone got tired. Pala kowe me ese. As if you are the one who knows.

palahi, also kehmpalahi, ohdek₂.   n. sp. of wild yam, Dioscorea bulbifera, sometimes called bitter yam, common yam, or air potato; referred to as uhn palahi when in the ground.

palaiau   n. fish sp., small fresh water fish, Carassius auratus.

palahirot   n. a variety of wild yam.

palahiweita   n. neighbor.

Palau   n. Palau.

Palakapw   n. the islet in Nan Madol upon which Isokelekel built the first koupahleng (a feasthouse with five center posts).

palakahs   1. vi. to reminisce about the deceased while wailing, at a funeral. 2. n. a reminiscence about the deceased made while wailing at a funeral.

palan   adj. mature. E inenen palanda. He has become more mature.

palans   n. scale₂, for measuring weight. [Eng. balance]

palang₁   vt. to dry, to expose objects to the sun in order to dry them. – peleng, vi.

palang₂   meing. n. storage basket, purse, handbag. Koanoat mahi patohieng nan palang. His breadfruit was placed in the storage basket. cf. kopwou.

palangk   n. porch, veranda, lanai.

Pahlap   n. a section (kousapw) in U.

palapal   n. fish sp., gold-spotted rabbitfish, Siganus punctatus.

palas   n. ballast. [Eng.]

palawar   vi. to shape the hull of a canoe. I men esehla palawar. I want to learn how to shape the hull of a canoe.

pahle   n3s. base of the stem of a palm.

palek   1. meing. vi. to climb. 2. adj. skillful at tree climbing. 1. Mwohnsapw palek rahnwet. Mwohnsapw climbed today. – paleke, vt. cf. dou₂.

paleke   meing. vt. to climb. Mwohnsapw paleke nih reireio rahnwet. Mwohnsapw climbed the tall coconut tree today. – palek, vi. cf. daur₂.

palekehdi   vt. to climb down; to pick or collect when climbing to gather fruits or nuts.

pahleng   meing. n. coconut palm frond. Patohwando riapa pahleng. Provide two palm fronds. cf. pahini₁.

pahlep   num. four. see lep.

palepwohl   1. n. volleyball. 2. vi. to play volleyball. [Eng.]

Pahler   n. the place in Onohnleng where a new Soukisehnleng took his title; the place where the kampa ritual was held.

palesek   adj. skillful in climbing trees.

Palestin   Biblical. n. Palestine. [Eng.]

paledou   n. method of planting yams in which several yam plants are planted under a trellis that is approximately six to eight feet high.

Pali   n. the name of a man that travelled widely, said to be like a title in that when one Pali died, another would take his place.

pali₁   1. n. part, side; division, section; day after tomorrow. 2. num. cl. used in counting body extremities and sections. 2. peh riepali two hands, pelien mete limpali five sheets of tin roofing.

pali₂   n. navigational skill; navigator.

palih₁   vt. to peck, of birds; to nibble the bait, of fish. – pel₁, vi.

palih₂   vt. to tattoo. – pelipel, vi.

Paliais   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett.

paliais   archaic. n. south.

palieir   n. south.

paliemoar   n. a group of people who provide agricultural products to a traditional feast. Nehkpeseng mwahmw kan ong paliemoar. Distribute the fish to the people who brought agricultural products.

palien kakehlaka kosonned   n. executive branch of government.

palien koukosonned   n. legislative branch of government.

palien kopwung, also palien tenek.   n. judicial branch of goverment.

palien lamalam, also pelien lamalam.   n. religious denomination.

palien tenek, also palien kopwung.   n. judicial branch of goverment.

palien tenek keieu en mwoalen kopwung ileile   n. trial division of the supreme court.

palien tenek sapahl   n. appellate court, court of appeals.

Palienlikatat   archaic. n. a former name of Rohnkitti.

Paliepailong   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

paliepeng   n. north.

paliesed   n. a group of people who provide fish or marine resources to a traditional feast. Nehkpeseng lakohnen ong paliesed. Distribute the pile of agricultural products to the people who brought fish.

paliet   n. life on earth as opposed to the afterlife, literally 'this-side'.

palioamoar   n. a group of people who provide agricultural resources to a traditional feast.

pahlik   num. four billion.

palikapi   n. west.

palikasa   n. the side of the canoe opposite the outrigger.

palikir   vt. to carry someone on one's back. Ohlo palikirada nah pwutako. That man carried his son on his back. – pelikilik, vi. cf. [meing] peliklepe.

Palikir   n. a region in Sokehs that maintained its independence during the reign of the Saudeleurs.

palikoahiek   n. (3sg. palikoahieke) right side.

palilaud   n. the larger part, the majority.

palimaun   n. (3sg. palimauni) right side.

palimeing, also palisoakoahiek.   n. (3sg. palimeingi) left side.

palimese   n. east.

palimoron   n. majority.

Palimwon   Biblical. n. Philemon, a book in the Kadehde Kapw (New Testament).

palingehn   n. (3sg. palingeni) soul, the spiritual part of a being. Paliwere mihmihte rehtail, ah palingeni samwalahr. His body is still with us, but his soul is gone.

palipah   n. lower side, leeward side; sometimes used to refer to the location of the southern atolls in Pohnpei State.

palisal-   rel. n. side facing something or someone. Ihmwo mi palisalidihsang dohlo. The house is on the side facing the mountain. E mi palisalodohng sapwen Soulik. It's on the side facing Soulik's land.

palisoakoahiek, also palimeing.   n. (3sg. palisoakoahieke) left side.

palihdam   n. outrigger side of a canoe.

paliwar   n. (3sg. palinwere) body, of a person. cf. [meing] kahlap, erekiso.

paliwaramwahu   1. n. a well-built body. 2. adj. well-built.

pahlopw   num. four hundred thousand.

palodou   n. pole, used to train yam vines.

palkon   Biblical. n. falcon. [Eng.]

palmedeu   n. to carve using a sile medeu.

palsam   Biblical. n. balsam tree. [Eng.]

paltuhke   1. vi. to chop down a tree. 2. n. the act of chopping down a tree.

pahm   n. public land set aside as a temporary settlement area.

pahme   n. fish sp., a kind of parrotfish, normally found in the lagoon and on patch and barrier reefs.

pahmen   num. four. see men₃.

pahmol   n. calm and overcast, use in decribing weather.

pampei   n. security guard. [Jap. banpei]

pahmwei, also pahnmwei.   meing. n. sticks for picking up hot stone; pincers; pliers. I pahn patohwan sapwllim pahmwei. I will get your sticks for picking up hot stones.

pahmwodol   num. four. see mwodol.

pahmwut   num. four. see mwut₂.

pan   n. pan. [Eng.]

pahn₁   aspect marker used to mark irrealis aspect, commonly translated will₂ or would. Ke pahn mwesel iahd? When will you leave?

pahn₂   n. bait, lure.

pahn₃   n. times. pahn silipak three times.

pahn₄   prep. by, at, with. Soulik pwekida pahn Mihkel. Soulik was chased by Mihkel. I mwehl pahn lahpo. I was furious with that guy.

pahn₅   n. van (the vehicle). [Eng.]

Pahn Akuwalap   n. a place on the northwest side of Temwen island, in Sounahleng.

pahn apere   meing. n3s. armpit. cf. pahn peh.

Pahn Asang, also Pahnasang.   n. a section of seawall that served to protect early work on Nan Madol.

pahn isou   meing. n3s. sole of the foot. cf. pahn patehn neh.

Pahn Uhn And   n. an islet in And atoll, reputed to be the place where spirits cast out of Pohnpei go, a kind of hell.

pahn kasahnwar   adj. secret.

Pahn Kedira, also Pahnkedira.   n. the legendary residence of the Saudeleur in Nan Madol.

pahn kupwur, also pahn kupwuriso.   1. meing. n. (3sg. pahnkupwurahr) chest, bosom, the area immediately in front of the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken. 2. meing. vi. to be in the presence of, to have an audience with the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken. 1. Damwer pahn kupwur. Wipe his chest. 2. Patohdi pahn kupwur. Sit down in front (of him). 3. I pato pahn kupwur aio. I had an audience with him yesterday. cf. pahnadi, pahnedi.

pahn kupwuriso   see pahn kupwur. cf. pahnadi, pahnedi.

pahn mehpak   num. once and for all.

Pahn Mwasangapw   n. an islet in Nan Madol.

Pahn Nahkapw, also Kepidau Iso.   n. a harbor in Madolenihmw where Olosihpa and Olosohpa began the construction of Nan Madol.

pahn pak   n. (number of) times. I kirisdi pahn pak siluh. I slipped and fell down three times.

pahn patehn neh   n3s. sole of the foot. cf. [meing] pahnpwel, pahn isou.

pahn peh   n3s. armpit. cf. [meing] pahnpwoal₁, pahn apere.

pahn sepwikin   n. the leaf and stalk of wild taro, also called giant taro or elephant ear taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos); considered to be a famine food, now rarely eaten; the large leaves are used to cover an uhmw and can serve as an umbrella; plant used as a medicine in treating large wounds; some believe that if it is growing on a piece of land, the land will be good for growing crops of all types.

Pahn Douwas   n. an islet in Nan Madol where the workers who built Nan Douwas resided.

Pahn Takai   n. a large, overhanging rock in U which bears a waterfall during heavy rain.

pahn wadet   vi. coming, with reference to time or an event. I pahn koamoaldihsang doadoahk nan sounpwong pahn wadet. I will be retiring in the coming month.

Pahnais   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

pahnangi   n3s. downwind, lower.

Pahnasang, also Pahn Asang.   n. a section of seawall that served to protect early work on Nan Madol.

pahnadi, also pahnedi.   n3s. chest, bosom, the area immediately in front of. cf. [meing] pahn kupwur, pahn kupwuriso.

panawih   vt. to advise. – peneu, vi.

pahne   vt. to incite.

pahnen   num. forty thousand.

pahnedi, also pahnadi.   n3s. chest, bosom; the area immediately in front of. cf. [meing] pahn kupwur, pahn kupwuriso.

pahnediwo, also pahnedsuwed.   1. vi. to be nauseous; to have indigestion. 2. n. nausea; indigestion.

pahnedsuwed   vi. see pahnediwo.

pahniak   n. seaward edge of a mangrove swamp.

pahnioasamwahu   1. archaic. adj. happy, contented, enjoying the good life, comfortable. 2. n. happiness.

panihla   n. vanilla. [Eng.]

pankeik   n. pancake. [Eng.]

pahnkertoal   adj. habitually indulging in sex.

Pahnkedira, also Pahn Kedira.   n. the legendary residence of the Saudeleur in Nan Madol.

pahnkiohlap, also pahnkoiohlap.   1. meing. n. fresh banana, breadfruit, or taro leaves used to cover an uhmw. 2. vi. of an uhmw, to be covered with fresh leaves. – pahnkiohlepe, vt. cf. ngkoak.

pahnkiohlepe, also pahnkoiohlepe.   meing. vt. to cover an uhmw with fresh leaves. – pahnkiohlap, vi. cf. ngkoake.

pahnkioal, also mwurin souwas.   n. afternoon, the time interval between souwas and soutik.

pahnkoiohlap, also pahnkiohlap.   1. meing. n. fresh banana, breadfruit, or taro leaves used to cover an uhmw. 2. meing. vi. of an uhmw, to be covered with fresh leaves. – pahnkoiohlepe, vt. cf. ngkoak.

pahnkoiohlepe, also pahnkiohlepe.   meing. vt. to cover an uhmw with fresh leaves. – pahnkoiohlap, vi. cf. ngkoake.

pahnkopwul   meing. n. night. cf. pwohng.

pahnlahng   n. atmosphere; the area between the lahng₁ (the sky) and the earth.

pahnlangih, also pahnlenge.   meing. vt. to search for, to look for, to hunt for. cf. rapahki.

pahnlenge   vt. see pahnlangih.

pahnmesenrek   n. the season prior to nanrek, December-March.

pahnmwatang   vi. to show remorse by assuming the responsibility of caring for a member of a rival family who was wounded in a family feud. – pahnmwetenge, vt.

pahnmwei, also pahmwei.   meing. n. sticks for picking up hot stone; pincers; pliers. cf. tihpw₁.

pahnmwetenge   vt. to show remorse by assuming the responsibility of caring for a member of a rival family who was wounded in a family feud. Pwutako pahnmwetenge peineineio. That young man showed remorse by providing help to the family. – pahnmwatang, vi.

pannukas   vi. to shoot a marble into the wrong hole in the game anaire, resulting in the loss of one's turn. [Jap. ban nukasu : to lose one's turn]

pahnpwel   meing. n. (3sg. pahnpwelihr) sole of the foot. cf. pahn patehn neh.

pahnpwoal₁   meing. n. (3sg. pahnpwoalahr) armpit. cf. pahn peh.

pahnpwoal₂   n. a traditional lesser priest.

pansahi   1. n. victory; a game, similar to steal-the-flag. 2. vi. to play this game. [Jap. banzai]

pahnsou   n. mid-morning, the time interval between kapwarsou and souwas.

pandangko   1. n. Pohnpeian dance form that was incorporated into the lehp; a traditionally-evolved dance originally introduced from the Philippines by the Spanish and Filipino residents on Pohnpei in the nineteenth century. 2. vi. to dance the pandangko. [Tag. fandango]

pando   1. n. bunt, in baseball. 2. vi. to bunt. [Jap. bando : bunt< Eng.] pandoih

pandoih   vt. to bunt. – pando, vi.

pahnta₁   n. a taro cultivar.

pahnta₂   n. kava or sugar cane used in the ceremony of asking for a girl's hand in marriage.

pahnta₃   archaic. n. a canoe painted with ais₁.

pahnwel   n. garden.

Pahnwi   n. an islet in Nan Madol where important relgious ceremonies were conducted.

pang   vi. cock-eyed.

pahng₁   vt. to enumerate.

pahng₂   vi. to be distributed, to be spread around.

pangala   vt. to betray; to reveal a secret; to give away, without motivation or compensation. – pengipengla, vi.

pahngap   num. four. see ngahp.

pangapang   1. vi. to lie₂ crosswise; to be slanting; to be inclined. 2. n. incline, steep slope.

pangin   vt. to wake (someone) up. – mpeng, vi. cf. [meing] kaupeh.

panginiki   vt. to call someone's attention to something.

pangid   vt. to blow one's nose. – pengidek, vi.

pahngoul   num. forty. see ngoul.

pangk₁   n. bench. [Spa. banco]

pangk₂   n. bank (the institution). [Eng.]

pangku   vi. to have a flat tire. [Jap. panku < Eng. puncture]

pap   vi. to swim, of people, non-marine animals, and turtles, but not of fish. – pepe₁, vt.

papah   1. vi. to assist, to serve. 2. n. service, servant.

pahpa₁   n. father, dad; any person one's father would call brother.

pahpa₂   num. four. see pa₃.

pahpa kahlap   n. grandfather, sometimes one's spouse's grandfather.

pahpa sarawi   n. pope.

pahpak   num. four. see pak₁.

pahpali   num. four. see pali₁.

pahpar   num. four. see par₂.

pahpei₁   n. the place where an uhmw is located.

pahpei₂   num. four. see pei₅.

Papilon   Biblical. n. Babylon, the administrative town of Babylonia. [Eng.]

Papilonia   Biblical. n. Babylonia. [Eng.]

pahpid   num. four. see -pid.

pahpit   num. four. see pit₂.

pahpoahl   n. foul ball, in baseball. [Eng.]

pahpoar   num. four. see poar₁.

Papua Nukini   n. Papua New Guinea. [Eng.]

Papdis   1. n. Baptist. 2. vi. to be a Baptist. [Eng.]

pahpwel   1. meing. n. fresh banana, breadfruit, or taro leaves used to cover an uhmw. 2. meing. vi. of an uhmw, to be covered with fresh leaves. – pahpwele, vt. cf. ngkoak.

pahpwele   meing. vt. to cover an uhmw with fresh leaves. – pahpwel, vi. cf. ngkoake.

pahpwiki   num. four hundred.

pahpwidik   num. four. see pwidik.

pahpwong   num. four. see pwong.

pahpwoat   num. four. see pwoat.

pahpwuloi   num. four. see pwuloi.

par₁   vt. to trim, to chip, to carve. – periper, vi.

par₂   num. cl. used in counting flat things. pelien mete silipar three sheets of tin roofing.

par₃   adj. aerodynamically unsound, not suitable for throwing.

par₄   adj. abnormal sounding, as of the voice or an instrument.

par₅   1. vi. to be fecund; to spread from one area to another. 2. adj. prolific, sprouting abundantly, commonly of coconuts or breadfruit, but can be used for any sprouting plant.

par₇   slang. vi. to be intoxicated. Lahpen par. That guy is intoxicated.

pahr₁   n. year. see sounpar.

pahr₂, also parepein.   n. tree sp., Erythrina variegata, noted for its light soft wood; used medicinally and for making canoes.

pahr₃   n. sprouting coconut; coconut cotelydon, the spongy center of a sprouting coconut, also known as a coconut apple.

pahr₄   n. bar, tavern. [Eng.]

pahra   num. four. see ra.

Parao   n. see Paraho.

Paraho, also Parao.   Biblical. n. Pharaoh. [Eng.]

Parakapw   n. New Year, New Year's Day, an official holiday on Pohnpei. Parakapw mwahu! Happy New Year!

parakus   n. fish sp.

parakrap   n. paragraph. [Eng.]

paramwahn   n. plant sp., erythrina, Erythrina fusca.

pahrang   archaic. n. skin disease, a pre-European pox.

parap   n. outrigger platform.

parapar en lik   n. fish sp., white-spotted surgeonfish, Acanturus guttatus.

Parapas   Biblical. n. Barabbas, the prisoner who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem.

parapwe   n. spell, incantation.

pahrar   num. four million.

pahras   n. small stones that are set on the ground between the two logs that support the structure of an uhmw.

parasaid   1. n. parasite, one who lives at the expense of others without making any useful contribution. 2. vi. to be a parasite. [Eng.] – parasaidih, vt.

parasaidih   vt. to be in a parasitical relationship with. [parasaid <Eng.] – parasaid, vi.

paradais   n. paradise. [Eng.]

paradak, also paradok.   meing. vi. to turn one's head, to turn around; to do an about face. cf. pirekek.

paradok   vi. see paradak.

pahrek   adj. equal, even, flush, parallel, in unison.

parem   n. nipa palm, Nypa fruticans, used for thatching a roof.

Parem   n. see Parempei.

Paremkep   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett.

Parempei, also Parem.   n. an island located northeast of Kolonia that is a section (kousapw) in Nett.

Parentu   n. the husband of Limwehtu, who accompanied Sapwikini on his voyage of exploration.

parepein , also pahr₂.   n. tree sp., Erythrina variegata, noted for its light soft wood; used medicinally and for making canoes.

parepwe   vi. to foretell the future; to locate lost objects through the use of magic.

parepwiki   n. century.

pahrehre   meing. n. (3sg. pahrehreh) lower jaw. cf. tihnau pah.

pahres   meing. n. (3sg. pahrese) lower lip. cf. kilinau pah.

paret   n. bird sp., brown noddy tern, Anous stolidus.

paretenieng   adj. physically weak from hunger.

parikang   n. hair clippers. [Jap. barikan]

pariki   1. vi. to go fast₁. 2. n. the power and/or speed produced by an engine or a person; horsepower. 2. Pariki depe noumw misihnen? How many horsepower does your outboard motor have? [Jap. bariki]

Parisehr   n. see Parisi.

Parisi, also Parisehr.   Biblical. n. Pharisee, one who is two-faced, hypocritical, self-righteous, or pharisaical. [Eng.]

pahro₁   n. pomade (the name of a brand of pomade).

pahro₂   vt. to borrow. [Eng.]

pahrourou   n. a feasthouse having three center posts without pits for kava stones on the main platform.

parohl   1. n. parole, probation. 2. vi. to be on parole or probation. [Eng.] – parohlih, vt.

parohlih   vt. to parole, to place on probation. [parohl <Eng.] – parohl, vi.

pahrotorot, also pahtantal.   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

pahru   n. crowbar, bar. [Jap. bāru < Eng.]

Paruk   Biblical. n. Baruch, a book in the Deuterocanon of the Catholic Bible. [Eng.]

parli   Biblical. n. barley. [Eng.]

Pardolomiu   Biblical. n. Bartholomew, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.

pas₁   vi. to arrive by sea; to return from fishing.

pas₂   1. adj. sticky. 2. vi. to be tagged, as in the game of wiehni. – kapasa, vt.

pas₃, also peis.   1. vi. to sing bass. 2. n. one who sings bass. [Eng.] – peisih, vt.

pas₄   1. vi., vt. to visit someone who is confined, as in prison or because of illness. 2. n. visitation, made to someone who is confined, as in prison or because of illness. cf. [meing] tieleng, tielenge, tielangih.

pahs₁   1. n. (3sg. pese) nest; lair, den, of an animal. 2. n. litter, requiring four or more bearers, used for carrying large yams, pigs, kava, etc.; a large yam or kava plant that is carried on such a litter.

pahs₂   1. vi. to pass in a card game, to pass a test, to pass something from one person to another. 2. slang. vt. to have sexual intercourse with. 1. Pahsdo mahs. Please pass it here. 2. E pahsehr liho. He had sexual intercourse with that woman. [Eng. pass]

pasakapw   vi. to visit a place for the first time.

pahsan   vt. to wait on; to depend on.

pasahn pwehk   n. a yam cultivar.

pasahnpene   vi. to be mutually unaquainted.

pasapas   n. series of long objects placed together side by side; platform; copra drying platform; platform on which dormant yam tubers are stored; shelf.

pasapeng   1. vi. to respond, to answer. 2. n. response, answer. cf. [meing] inginleng.

pahsapw   num. four hundred million.

pasaroi   meing. vi. to visit a Sohpeidi who is ill, done by another Sohpeidi.

Paseid   n. a pen where turtles were kept during the reign of the Saudeleur.

Pahseid   n. a turtle pen in the lagoon of Nan Madol between the islets of Usen Dau and Rasalap where turtles were kept for use in the ritual ceremony of Pwohng Lapalap.

pahsel   num. four. see sel₂.

Pahsed   n. underworld, below the ocean; the name of Heaven in traditional Pohnpeian religion, where beautiful souls sing night and day.

pasete   n. fish sp.

pahsinse   n. passenger. [Eng.]

Pasipik   n. Pacific ocean. [Eng.]

pasis   n. passage, the fare to board a ship. [Eng.]

Pasoile   n. a 'high' place in Pahn Akuwalap where Soulik en And and Soukisehnleng crowned Isokelekel as the first Nahnmwarki.

pahsou   num. four. see sou₄.

pahsop   num. four. see sop₂.

Pahsohpa   n. Passover, Easter. [Eng. Passover]

pahsore   meing. n3s. chin. cf. kaikai.

pahsu₁   1. n. clam sp., giant clam, Hippopus hippopus. 2. slang. n. vagina.

pahsu₂   num. four. see su.

pasung   n. offering to a spirit.

pasur, also poasur.   vt. to hammer. – pos₁, pospos, vi.

pasked   1. n. basketball. 2. vi. to play basketball. [Eng. basket]

passai   vi. to cut grass. [Jap.]

pahsdo   n. first base, in baseball. [Jap. fāsuto < Eng.]

pasdohng   vi. to visit a church for the purpose of praying, used by Catholics. [Spa.]

pasdohra   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

paswoard   n. password. [Eng.]

pad   adj. dented.

pahd₁   n. dent, depression; puddle; dimples.

pahd₂   vt. to push with one's foot.

pahd kalewenmei   vi. to work extra hard. Kitail pahd kalewenmein. Let us work extra hard.

pahda   vi. to spread leaves for preserved breadfruit, to line the pit; to spread leaves upon which food is to be placed.

padahk   1. vi. to teach, to preach, to give a sermon. 2. n. lesson, teaching, doctrine, sermon. – padahkih, vt.

padahngki   vt. to learn, to study. Se padahngki nan perehn sukuhl. We learned it in the classroom.

pahdak   meing. n. cook house that contains an uhmw. cf. wonuhmw.

padahk en lamalam   n. Christian teachings.

padahkih   vt. to teach, to instruct. – padahk, vi.

padahngki   vt. to learn, to study. Se padahngki nan perehn sukuhl. We learned it in the classroom.

pahdep   num. forty million.

padi, also pedi.   n3s. eyebrow. cf. [meing] dekehnering.

padik   vt. to squeeze or press, to push, as a switch. – ped, vi.

Padikan   n. Vatican. [Eng.]

padil   n. paddle. cf. [meing] sohsohleng.

pahdil   n. dried palm frond.

padil en kepir   n. carved ornamental dance paddle used when dancing the kepir.

padil en pwoht   n. oar. [pwoht <Eng. boat]

pahdip   num. four. see dip.

padiri   n. battery. [Eng.]

padok, also poadok.   vt. to plant. – poad, vi.

padokada, also poadokada.     vt. to establish; to give a historic account₂ of.

pahdun   num. four. see dun.

padre   n. see pahdre.

pahdre   n. Catholic priest, monk. [Spa. padre]

padrino   n. godfather. [Spa. padrino]

padda   n. baseball bat₂. [Jap. batto < Eng.]

pat₁   vi. to be together.

patpene   vi. to mix, to mingle.

pat₂   adj. scarred.

pahtakai   n. a cultivar of Hibiscus tiliaceus, used for making ropes and paddles, terminal buds used for medicine, prized for its dense wood.

pahtantal, also pahrotorot.   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

patapat   1. adj. flat, of a surface. 2. n. a plain, coastal plain, level ground.

pate   vi. to have a hole that results in a leak, as in a canoe, roof, tire tube, or any container.

pahte   num. four. see te.

patehla   vi. to lose one's composure; to have a bedsore.

patehn kewelik, also patehn nehn kewelik.   n. orchid sp., Taeniophyllum marianense.

patehn neh   n3s. foot; hoof. cf. [meing] isou₁.

patehn nehn kewelik, also patehn kewelik.   n. orchid sp., Taeniophyllum marianense.

patehn nehwar   adj. having 'canoe feet', said of the inhabitants of offshore islands because their primary means of travel is by canoe or boat.

paterek   adj. close₂ together, side by side.

pato   humiliative. vi. to exist, to be present; to speak, to talk. I pato pahu. I was down there. Sohte me kak pato ansoun nohpwein wie koanoat. No one should speak during the ritual of the kava ceremony. – patohwan, vt. cf. mi, lokaia.

pato-   humiliative. vi. a verb stem of motion. patohla go there, patohdo come here, patopene come together. – patohwan-, vt.

patohda   vi. to leave, to stand up.

patohdi   vi. to sit down.

pahtou₁   1. adj. sorrowful, sad, grieving, mourning. 2. n. sorrow, sadness, grief. cf. [meing] eimwelu, eimwoalu.

pahtou₂   n. plant sp., Allamanda cathartica, said to have been introduced by the Germans.

patohda   humiliative. vi. to leave, to stand up.

patohdi   humiliative. vi. to sit down. cf. mwohndi.

patohwan   humiliative. vt. to speak, to say, to talk; to know. Mie mehkot ke patohwaneng ohlo aio? Did you say something to the man yesterday? – pato, vi. cf. nda, ese.

patohwan-   humiliative. vt. to hand something to someone, to place something on another thing. patohwandi to place something down patohwanda to take or accept something. – pato-, vi.

patohwen   humiliative. adv. a humiliative form used before verbs for which no other humiliative form exists or is known. I patohwen diarada. I found it out.

patukul   slang. adj. very bad.

pahtumw   num. four. see tumw.

patpene   vi. to mix, to mingle.

pawel   n. vowel. [Eng.]

pahwel   num. four. see wel₂.

pawel peidaid   n. an inserted vowel. [pawel <Eng.]

pawel poad   n. a base vowel. [pawel <Eng.]

pawehs, also kapwunior.   n. a herbaceous ornamental, Gomphrena globosa.

-pe   aff. derivational suffix used to form directly possessed nouns from verbs; -pe is the third person singular form. Kumwail me soahlepen sampah. You are the salt of the earth. akamai argue, akamaipe argument concerning him/her/it.

peh   n3s. arm, hand; foreleg, of any four legged animal. cf. [meing] limahr, lime, limeiso, nillime, ninlime.

Peelsepwul, also Pehlsepwul.   Biblical. n. Beelzebul, the name of Satan. [Eng.]

Pehemod   Biblical. n. Behemoth. [Eng.]

pei₁   vi. to float.

peipeseng   vi. to float apart; to melt.

peida   vi. to float ashore; to float to the surface, of something submerged.

pei₂   vi. to be full, of a cup of kava.

pei₃   vi. to be covered with hot stones, of the contents of an uhmw. – pai₁, vt. cf. [meing] peileng.

pei₄   vi. to be anchored or tied up, of a boat; to be parked, of a car.

peieng   vt. to be alongside of; to be dedicated to.

pei₅   num. cl. a piece of coconut husk. dipenihd pahpei four pieces of coconut husk dipenihd pahpei four pieces of coconut husks.

pei-   vi. to weave. Lih malaulau me kak peilos. There are only a few women who can do mat weaving.

pehi₁   n. a big seed, as in a mango.

pehi₂   n. altar; any ancient structure of stones; a pile.

Pehi en Ering, also Pein Ering.   n. an islet in Nan Madol where coconut oil was made.

Pehi en Ihd, also Pein Ihd.   n. a house foundation in Dolonier, associated with the death by fire of Kedin Deleur and Ketpareleng.

Pehi en Katau, also Pein Katau.   n. an islet attached to Pahn Kedira in Nan Madol where the wives of the Saudeleur lived.

Pehi en Kitel, also Pein Kitel.   n. an islet in Nan Madol where a burial crypt for the Saudeleur is located; Olosihpa and Olosohpa are also said to be buried here.

Pehi en Namweiias, also Pein Namweiias.   n. one of the four sacred pools on the islet of Peikapw in Nan Madol; an altar on Peikapw thought to be the burial site of Isokelekel.

Pehi en Pak, also Pein Pak.   n. an altar built in honor of the trust between Isokelekel and the people of And.

peiai   vi. to exchange the lead, as in racing; to be tied, of a score in a game.

Peiai   n. the place in Madolenihmw where the fighting turned in favor of the Saudeleur rulers during their battle with Isokelekel.

peiaidahn pwukoah   n. confict of interest, competing interest.

peiahk, also lipeiahk.   adj. oval.

peian₁   vt. to move alongside or next to.

peian₂   n. handkerchief.

peiei-   rel. n. seaward. Re souieila peieio. They have moved seaward. E mi peieio. It's seaward.

peiek   vi. to be slid, usually of light objects. – peieki, vt.

peieki   vt. to slide, usually of light objects. – peiek, vi.

peien   conj. adv. happen to. Ma ke peien kohdo, ah ke sehrehdo nei ehu pwuken nting. If you happen to come, bring along my notebook. Ma e peien kohdo, ke kak pakairiki. If he happens to come, you can announce it.

peien katau   meing. n. the name of the third of four ceremonial food baskets (kiam) containing food from the uhmw, usually placed directly in front of the Nahnmwarki. Peien katau kin inenlahng pahn kupwur en Nahnmwarki. The pien katau is usually placed directly in front of the Nahnmwarki. see pwuden uhmw.

peien wenik   meing. n. the name of the fourth of four ceremonial food baskets (kiam) containing food from the uhmw, usually placed directly in front of the Nahnken. Peien wenik kin inenlahng pahn kupwuren Iso Nahnken. The peien wenik is usually placed in front of Iso Nahnken.

peieng   vt. to be alongside of; to be dedicated to.

peii   1. vi. to fight. 2. n. a fight.

peii kosukloal   n. a fight intended to inflict severe internal injuries. Peii kosukloal me ohlo wia. It was a fight to inflict internal injuries that the man did.

peiin malek   n. cockfight.

peik₁   adj. skillful, of a diver able to go deep or hold his breath for a long period of time.

peik₂   adj. obedient, respectful, willing. Ngehn me peik, ah paliwar me luwet. The spirit is willing; however, the body is weak.

peik₃   adj. tilted, leaning. Tuhkehn lioalo ekis peik. The utility pole is slightly tilted. Nih peik me apwalen dou. A leaning coconut tree is difficult to climb.

Peikapw   n. an islet in Nan Madol where four sacred pools of water were located; the residence of the priests who served the Saudeleur on Pahn Kedira.

Peikapw Sapawas   n. an islet in Nan Madol which, along with Usen Dau and Pwalang, served as the communications center for the island.

peikasal   1. adj. hesitant, indecisive, waivering, doubtful. 2. n. hesitation, indecision, doubt.

peiken   n. bacon. [Eng. bacon]

peikes   archaic. n. war, turmoil. mwein peikes time of war.

peikesemwei, also mweisuwed, mwein peikes.   n. a period of war or instability.

peikini   n. large basket carried by four or more people; a litter of wood with coconut leaves laid over it, used to carry large amounts of food.

peikinleng, also pekinleng.   n. the name of the first of four ceremonial food baskets (kiam) containing food from the uhmw, usually hung on the left side of the first crossbeam (the kehnlangiso) as one enters a feasthouse, for the Nahnmwarki.

peikir   1. n. the continuous flow of goods and resources, as into a feast. 2. vi. to continuously flow, of goods and resources. 2. peikirido of goods and resources, to continuously flow in 2. peikirila of goods and resources, to continuously flow out.

peikid   n. apology; excuse.

peikopw   n. fish sp., black-spot sergeant, Abedefdus sordidus.

peikmar   1. n. the sixth growth stage of a yam, when the leaves turn yellow and begin to fall off; it is believed that at this stage the tuber expands to its ultimate width for the season and then matures, August through December. 2. vi. to reach the sixth growth stage, of a yam.

Peil   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

peila   vi. to be adrift or lost at sea.

peilah   n. two days after tomorrow.

peilahn daken aio   n. two days before yesterday.

Peilapalap   n. the largest of the islets in Nan Madol, where priests resided.

peileng   meing. vi. to be covered with hot stones, of the contents of an uhmw. Umwun koanoat en peilengdi. The earth oven is covered with hot stones. cf. pei₃.

peilenge, also pailenge, peilengih.   meing. vt. to weigh down with stones; of an uhmw, to cover the contents with hot stones. cf. pai₁.

peilengih   vt. see peilenge.

peilirop   vi. to do mat weaving.

peilong-   rel. n. inland. E mi peilongo. It's inland.

peimwoarosleng   meing. n. the name of the second of four ceremonial food baskets (kiam) containing food from the uhmw, usually hung on the right side of the first crossbeam (the kehnlangiso) as one enters a feasthouse, for the Nahnken. Peimwoarosleng kin langada pali maun en kehnlangiso. The peimwoarosleng is usually hung on the right side of the cross beam at the front of the nahs.

pein₁   sent. adv. on one's own; self. Ohlo pein diarada ah sapwung. That man found his mistake on his own.

pein₂   archaic. n. woman; female of any species.

pein₃   n. vein, the vessel that carries blood to the heart. [Eng.]

Pein Ering, also Pehi en Ering.   n. an islet in Nan Madol where coconut oil was made.

Pein Ihd, also Pehi en Ihd.   n. a house foundation in Dolonier, associated with the death by fire of Kedin Deleur and Ketpareleng.

Pein Katau, also Pehi en Katau.   n. an islet attached to Pahn Kedira in Nan Madol where the wives of the Saudeleur lived.

Pein Kitel, also Pehi en Kitel.   n. an islet in Nan Madol where a burial crypt for the Saudeleur is located; Olosihpa and Olosohpa are also said to be buried here.

Pein Namweiias, also Pehi en Namweiias.   n. one of the four sacred pools on the islet of Peikapw in Nan Madol; an altar on Peikapw thought to be the burial site of Isokelekel.

Pein Pak, also Pehi en Pak.   n. an altar built in honor of the trust between Isokelekel and the people of And.

peinakapw   1. n. young woman. 2. adj. young, of females.

peinar   n. pestle, pounder, for pounding food, such as breadfruit. cf. [meing] inaskatau, ineskatau.

peinek   vi. to move. Kumwail peinekla mwowe. You (pl.) move forward.

pehinen   adj. accurate, in shooting or throwing.

peined   1. n. cursing, foul language. 2. vi. to curse, to use foul language.

Peiniap   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

Peiniot   n. an islet in Nan Madol, originally designated as a food preparation area for its builders, but later abandoned for this purpose.

Peinioar   n. an islet in Nan Madol where women learned to dance the sapei, a woman's sitting dance.

peinikid   n. pile of debris, dump.

peinkarong   n. a stone ramp built to access a traditional house, structured so that, when people walk on it, it makes a noise and alerts the occupants that someone is approaching.

Peinmet   b an islet in Nan Madol.

peip   1. n. pavement, blacktop, asphalt. 2. vi. to be paved, or blacktopped, or covered with asphalt, of a road. 1. Peipo medendel. The pavement is smooth. 2. Ahlo pahn peip. The road will be paved. [peip <Eng. pave] – peipih, vt.

peipei₁   n. small black sea urchin sp.

peipei₂   vi. neut. to weave. – pa₂, vt.

peipei₃   meing. n. head. cf. moahng₁.

peipei aramas   n. fern spp., Histiopteris incisa or Macrothelypteris torresiana.

peipei eni   n. fern spp., Asplenium pellucidum, Pteris tripartita, or Diplazium ponapense.

peipeinohla, also peipeinnekla.   vi. to strive onward.

peipeinnekla   vi. see peipeinohla.

peipeisapw   n. fern sp., Microlepia speluncae.

peipeseng   vi. to float apart; to melt.

peipih   vt. to pave or blacktop, as a road. PTA pahn peipih elen Sokehso. The PTA (Pohnpei Transportation Authority) will pave the Sokehs road. [peip <Eng.]

Peipot   n. an archaic place name, possibly part of Marakei, an island in Kiribati.

peipwel   meing. vi. neut. to cover an uhmw with leaves. Uhmwen peipwelidi. The uhmw was covered with leaves. – peipwelih, vt. cf. kompwel.

peipwelih   meing. vt. to cover an uhmw with leaves. – peipwel, vi. cf. kompwal.

peipwung   n. anything used to anchor a canoe or boat, typically a rock.

peipwuhr   vi. to prematurely take food from an uhmw, before it is ready.

Peirahni   n. a stone erected prior to the building of Nan Madol, used to serve as a point of reference to determine the four cardinal directions--north, south, east, and west.

peirahni   n. cornerstone.

peirar   n. pounder used in the preparation of lihli, traditionally made of coral, but now commonly made of wood. cf. [meing] ineskatau.

peirek   1. meing. adj. faithful, persevering, single-minded, diligent; loyal. 2. meing. n. faithfulness, perseverance, single-mindedness, loyalty. cf. loaloapwoat.

peirekieng   meing. vt. to be devoted to. cf. loaloapwoatieng.

peirekseli   vi. to be spread around, of news.

peirehr   1. vi. to feel, to sense. 2. n. feeling, sense, thought, reaction, perception, insight. cf. pepehm.

peirin   adj. extremely envious or jealous.

Peirot   n. the magical pool₁ of water on the islet of Peikapw, used by the Saudeleur to observe events taking place everywhere on Pohnpei, as well as to foresee the future.

peiruhru   n. clay, hardpan.

peis, also pas₃.   1. vi. to sing bass. 2. n. one who sings bass. 1. Ihs me pahn peis? Who is going to sing bass? [Eng.] – peisih, vt.

peisarawi   n. holy altar.

peisenge   n3s. surplus, excess, remainder.

peisih   vt. to sing bass. I pahn peisih koulet. I'll sing bass in this song. [Eng.] – pas₃, peis, vi.

peisin   n. basin. [Eng.]

peisihr   1. vi. to play an ancient traditional reed throwing game. 2. n. the name of this game.

peisoan   n. large flat basalt pounding stone employed in the preparation of kava or pounded foods, one that is permanently fixed in the ground and lacking the sonorous qualities of a peitehl.

peismeiker   n. pacemaker. [Eng.]

peid   vt. to drop something.

peida   vi. to float ashore; to float to the surface, of something submerged.

peidaid   1. vi. neut. to transport in a vehicle. 2. n. transportation. – idan, vt.

peidak   n. upland, land to the east; windward, upwind.

peidale   n. the fifth day of the holy week in the traditional Pohnpeian religion; the twenty fifth day of the month.

peide   n. a curse, a foul word.

peidei   n. payday. [Eng.]

peidek   1. vi. to ask forcefully, with the expectation of an answer. 2. n. a question asked forcefully, with the expectation of an answer.

peidek en wenek   vi. to ask a frank question that might cause another to be embarrassed, as when directly asking someone his/her name, title, clan, or place of origin.   n. a question of this nature.

peidepe   n3s. transportation.

peidedi   vt. to throw (something) down.

Peidi   n. a legendary island or islands to the west of Pohnpei, to where the Liet were banished.

peidi₁   vi. to arrive, by means of transportation.

peidi₂   rel. n. leeward, downwind, westward. E mi peidio. It's downwind.

Peidie   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

peidihsang   vi. to be lower than, to be younger or smaller than.

peidihdo   Biblical. vi. to come down; to float down. Ngihlo ieu peidihdo sang nanleng. A voice came down from the heavens.

Peidoh   n. an islet in Nan Madol.

peidlakid   adj. careless with physical possessions, likely to lose or misplace belongings.

Peidloal   n. a game played on the islet of Kelepwel in Nan Madol that involved throwing stones into holes.

peidsipal   vi. to alternate, to exchange, as a position or load.

peitehl   n. large flat basalt pounding stone employed in the preparation of kava or pounded foods, chosen for its sonorous qualities.

peiwar   1. n. the first fish caught, designated to be offered to a Nahnmwarki. 2. vi. to offer the first fish caught to a Nahnmwarki.

Peiweileng   1. n. title of the Nahnmwarki of Sapwuahfik. 2. vi. to hold this title.

peu   archaic. n. an old name for the traditional drum called an aip.

pehu   n. (3sg. pewi) empty shell, as of a coconut, a crab, etc.

peuk   vt. to blow forcefully with the mouth, to blow a triton shell. – pepeuk, vi. cf. [meing] malih.

peukili, also poukili.   vi. to seduce a woman; to have intercourse with a woman.

peukpe   vi. to whistle through one's fingers.

peukda   vi. to ascend; to be carried or taken up.

peunmoang   slang. adj. empty-headed.

peundal, also pohndal₁.   n. coconut shell.

peupeulap, also poupoulap₁.   adj. too familiar; overly friendly; impolite.

peupit₁, also poupit₁.   n. the stage of development of a coconut before it turns brown.

peupit₂   archaic. n. coconut shell.

peupoar, also uhpoar.   1. vi. to take sides. 2. adj. prejudiced, biased.

peus, also pous.   1. vi. to be connected, to be fastened together; to be passed on, of verbal information. 2. n. connection. – peuse, vt.

peusla, also pousla.     vi. to be extended.

peuse, also pouse.   vt. to connect, to fasten together; to pass on verbal information. – peus, vi.

peusehla, also pousehla.     vt. to extend.

peusla, also pousla.   vi. to be extended. – peusehla, vt.

peudakih   vt. to anchor, to tie a boat or canoe. – peudek, vi.

peudek   1. n. anchor; rope used for tying boats or canoes. 2. vi. to be anchored, to be tied . – peudakih, vt.

peudiahl   vi. to watch, to behold, to observe, to contemplate. – udiahl, vt.

pek   vi. to defecate. – pakad, vt.

pehk   num. forty. see ehk₁.

pekehi   1. n. polygamy; any wife besides the principal wife, concubine. 2. vi. to commit polygamy.

pekehilek, also dunenilek.   adj. given to sending others on repeated errands.

pekeilok   vi. to tease one another.

pekeiras   vi. to prepare the ground for an uhmw.

pekehkepene   vt. to bite each other.

pekekil   vi. to stare at one another. – kakil, vt.

pekekilenli   n. said of one who is fond of looking at women.

pekekilenwol   n. said of one who is fond of looking at men.

pekenmede   adj. weak, said of a person who is physically unable to perform laborious work.

pekehr   vi. to call each other names, to label each other.

pehker   1. vi. to be called, to be summoned. 2. n. call, summons, subpoena. 1. Aramas tohto pehkerpene ni nesen kousapwo. Many people were called together to the section's feasthouse. 2. Mie pehker wiawihieng aramas en pokonpene. A summons was issued for the people to gather together. cf. [meing] malipilip.

pekeriei   vt. to insist upon. E pekeriei ohlo en daurdi nime uhpw. She insisted upon having the man pick a coconut for her.

pekerda   vi. to be hurt.

pekeder   vi. to be sent; to be let go, to be released; to be presented. – kadar, vt.

peketeu   n. deception, deceit.

peki   vt. to request, to ask for permission, to beg to, to petition to. – pekipek, vi.

pehkiek   1. meing. vi. to be called, to be summoned to the presence of a Nahnmwarki. 2. meing. n. call, summons, subpoena. 1. Kiht koaros pehkiekpene pahn kupwur. We were all summoned together in his presence.

Pekilap   n. the name of one of the legendary persons who arrived on the third of the seven settlement voyages to Pohnpei.

pekimahk   1. vi. to apologize, to ask for forgiveness; to surrender. 2. n. the act of apologizing or surrendering, or seeking forgiveness.

pekimwar   vi. to give a title.

pekin dihdi   n. youngest progeny.

pekinleng, also peikinleng.   meing. n. the name of the first of four ceremonial food baskets (kiam) containing food from the uhmw, usually hung on the left side of the first crossbeam (the kehnlangiso) as one enters a feasthouse, for the Nahnmwarki. Pekinleng kin langada ni palimeing kehnlangisoh. The pekinleng is usually hung from the left side of the kehnlangiso. Mahi de kehp me kin wia kanengen pekinleng. Either breadfruit or yam is used for the content of the pekinleng.

pekinpwel   n. overused, unproductive soil.

pekinta   1. n. dysentery. 2. vi. to have dysentery.

pekipek   1. vi. to request, to ask a favor, to beg, to petition; to ask for permission to marry. 2. n. requisition, petition. – peki, vt.

pekid   n. bucket, barrel. [Eng.]

pekid en kihd   n. wastebasket; garbage can. [pekid <Eng.]

Pekitik   n. the name of one of the legendary persons who arrived on the third of the seven settlement voyages to Pohnpei.

pekiwar   vi. to request a girl's hand in marriage; to request the use of a canoe.

pekous   n. an oral eviction notice. Pekous wiawihongirail. An eviction notice was issued to them.

pekousda   vi. to be cast out, to be evicted, to be expelled, to be ejected. Re pekousda sang nan ihmwo. They were evicted from the house.

pel₁   vi. to peck, of birds; to nibble the bait, of fish. – palih₁, vt.

pel₂   n. a taboo among clan members and siblings prohibiting sexual relationships among them.

pel₃   vi. to steer a canoe with a paddle. – peliki, vt.

pel₄   vi. to place a cup under the hibiscus bast during the process of preparing kava.

pehl₁   vi. neut. to reheat, to warm over, as food. – pehle, vt.

pehl₂   n. bell. [Eng.]

Pel oh Drakono   Biblical. n. Bel and the Dragon, a book in the Deuterocanon of the Catholic Bible.

Pelakapw   n. the islet in Nan Madol where Isokelekel constructed a new style of feasthouse following his installation as the first Nahnmwarki of Madolenihmw.

pele   vt. to cut, to chop. – pal, vi.

pehle   vt. to reheat, to warm over, as food. – pehl₁, vi.

peleu₁   n. fish, a small pakas.

peleu₂, also utin kouruhr.   n. a breadfruit cultivar, mostly eaten cooked.

pelekenna   n. oyster.

pelen pohnahlek   n. a taboo forbidding sexual relationships among inlaws.

pelenkadu, also pelenkedu, soumoahl.   n. the principal kava stone in a feasthouse, the one from which the Nahnmwarki is served. In U and Kitti, it is located in the right front area of the feasthouse. In Madolenihmw, Nett, and Sokehs, it is located in the left front area.

pelenkedu, also pelenkadu, soumoahl.   n. the principal kava stone in a feasthouse, the one from which the Nahnmwarki is served. In U and Kitti, it is located in the right front area of the feasthouse. In Madolenihmw, Nett, and Sokehs, it is located in the left front area.

pelenmwahu   n. see pelenwahu.

pelenwahu, also pelenmwahu, pelien soumoahl.   n. kava stone in a feasthouse from which the Nahnken is served, located on the opposite side of the soumoahl. In U and Kitti, it is located in the left front area of the feasthouse. In Madolenihmw, Nett, and Sokehs, it is located in the right front area.

peleng   1. vi. to be dried in the sun. 2. n. rack for hanging yams. – palang₁, vt.

Pehleng   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

peleng ketipin   vi. to be in the sun.

pelenges   n. fish sp., blacktip reef shark, Carcharinus melanopterus.

pelepel en sikaliwi   n. a notch cut into a coconut tree, used as a step for climbing.

peliali   vi. to match₁ in competition; to be a member of a matched pair; to be on opposing sides. – pelian, vt.

pelian   vt. to compete with. – peliali, vi.

pelianda   vt. to resist.

pelie   n3s. member of a matched pair; peer; counterpart, opponent.

pelien oloiso   n. the ranked order of the royal titles in the Nahnmwarki line.

pelien kahp   meing. n. during a nohpwein lopwon en sakau, the second cup of kava in the second series of three paired cups, served to the Nahnken.

pelien kadip   legal. n. the prosecution, in a criminal case.

pelien kopwung   n. the judiciary.

pelien lamalam, also palien lamalam.   n. religious denomination.

pelien lopwon   meing. n. during a nohpwein lopwon en sakau, the second cup of kava in the first series of three paired cups, served to the Nahnken.

pelien luh   meing. n. during a nohpwein lopwon en sakau, the second cup of kava in the third series of three paired cups, served to the Nahnken.

pelien mete   n. tin roofing. [mete <Eng.]

pelien pwoson   n. religious denomination.

pelien repenpwung   legal. n. the prosecution, in a civil case.

pelien serek   n. canvas.

pelien serihso, also elen serihso.   n. the princely traditional titles in the Nahnken line.

pelien soumoahl, also pelenwahu.   n. kava stone in a feasthouse from which the Nahnken is served, located on the opposite side of the pelenkedu. In U and Kitti, it is located in the left front area of the feasthouse. In Madolenihmw, Nett, and Sokehs, it is located in the right front area.

pelien sohpeidi, also pelien oloiso.   n. the ranked order of the royal titles in the Nahnmwarki line.

pelien dinapw   n. board; piece of wood.

peliensapw   n. farmstead, a piece of land on which an extended family resides.

Peliendal   n. the counterpart to a Soumas en Kousapw.

peliendid   n. a wall panel.