mellemau

Palauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌməlːəˈmaw/

Noun

mellemau

1. parrotfish (a member of the family Scaridae)

Noun

mellemau

1. (bluish) green
2. (deep) blue, azure, turquoise
3. bruised

Verb

mellemau

1. (stative) to be bluish, greenish, azure, turquoise

Usage notes

This word refers to a nuance between green and blue, which are the colors of the parrotfish.

Related terms

• oumellemau (“to have blue or green color”)

See also

Colors in Palauan · bedengel, chiro (layout · text)

becheleleu	koi (?)	chedelekelek
bekerkard, rirch; bungungau	bibrurek, berorou; cheriich, bedengel a chutem	bibrurek, mellil, merir
bedengel a biib (?)	bedengel a biib, bedengel a chudel
mellemau	mellemau, bedengel a eanged	mellemau, bedengel a daob
ulalk	ulalk

References

• mellemau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• mellemau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• mellemau in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 166.