chebil

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *qabile, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛˈbil/

Noun

chebil

1. (used only in titles and names) woman

Synonyms

• dil

References

• chebil in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• chebil in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• chebil in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 37.