rael

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *rayal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan (“path”), from Proto-Austronesian *zalan (“path”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.el/

Noun

rael

1. path, road, way, canal
2. solution, means

Inflection

Possessive forms of rael

		Singular	Plural
First	inclusive		roled
	exclusive	rolek	rolam
Second		rolem	roliu
Third		rolel	rolir

Derived terms

• merael
• orrael
• omekrael
• urrolel

References

• rael in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• rael in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• rael in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 285.