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ja (jah). Still; for the time being; now.
Ta nnaan bajjek?...ej ja jjeḷọk wōt. Any news yet?...nothing yet.
Enañin or ke eṇ eitok?...ej ja jjeḷọk wōt. Has anyone showed up yet?...no one yet.
Kokōṇaan ke bar ṃōñā?...koṃṃool ak ej ja ṃōj. Do you want something more to eat?...thanks but I've had enough for now.
Ej ja ṃōj in. Let's call it quits for now.
Kōjro ajādik....kwōn ja ṃōñā ṃokta. Let's get going....why don't you eat first.
Jen kaṃōje ke ej ja or wōt iien. Let's finish it while there is still time to do it.
ja (jah). See ejja. Formant in place names; harbor; men's house (?); small thing.
Ja eo jān eṃṃaan. (words from a chant).
Bōk tok ja in markūbwebwe eṇ. Bring that small plant here.
ja- (ja-). Also jā, je-, jo-, jọ-, jō-. Negative prefix.
Jarroñroñ. Hard of hearing
jaab (jahab). Dial. W only; see eaab (yahab). No.
jaad (jahad). A fish.
jaad (jahad). Also jaadin (jahadin). Rather; fairly; somewhat; slightly.
Ejaad ṃōkajḷọk aerro jerbal. They're working somewhat faster--fairly fast.
Koṃro iwōj wōt bwe ij jaad ṃōk. You two go on ahead as I am a bit tired.
jaaj (jahaj). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjaajaj). Charge a battery; charge on account.
Jaaje pāātre ṇe. Charge the battery.
Enaaj jjaajaj bwe eṃor. That old battery will have to be charged all the time.
Kab jaaje akkawūn eo aō. Be sure to charge it to my account.
jaajmi (jahajmiy). From Japn. sashimi. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 4, 6(-i). A food, raw fish.
Kwōn jaajimiik juon ek. Cut up a fish and make sashimi.
jaak (jahak). 2, 3, 3+7, 10(jaaki, jaaklọk). Attempt; undertake; done; achieved; reached.
Ij kōjaake jilubukwi taḷa allōñ in. I'm aiming to earn $300 this month.
Emaroñ jaaki. It could be done (achieved).
Ejaak tọujin eo raar kōttōpare. Their thousand dollar goal was reached.
jaaḷ (jahaḷ). 2, 3(inf kōjjaaḷaḷ, tr kōjaaḷ), 5(jjaaḷaḷ), 6(-i), 7. Turn a vehicle.
Kōjaaḷe wa ṇe. Turn the boat.
Ejjaaḷaḷ kaar eo waan rūkadek ro. The drunkards' car couldn't go straight.
jaaṃ (jahaṃ). Also jaam (jaham) before light consonants. Why still?; why persist in ...?; why again?.
Etke kwōjaam etal? Why do you persist in going?
Ejaam marok ṃwiin iṃōṃ? Why is your house still dark?
Ijaaṃ bar metak bar? Why did I get a headache again?
jaaṃ (jahaṃ). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjaaṃaṃ), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Jam; jelly.
Jaaṃe pilawā ṇe. Put jam on your bread.
Ejjaaṃaṃ eoon tebōḷ eṇ. There is jam all over the table.
Jaaṃ (jahaṃ). From Engl. The Psalms.
Eṃṃan kōnono ko ilo bokun Jaaṃ ippa. I like the readings in the Book of Psalms.
jaanpeba (jahanpẹybah). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Sandpaper.
Kwōn jaanpebaik rā ṇe. Sandpaper that board.
jaañke (jahagkẹy). From Japn. jankenpon 1(-i, 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i). A game, scissors, paper, and stone; a game; jun ken po.
Jaañke in lale wōn in mọkta. Let's play jaañke to see who goes first.
jaap (jahap). Dial. W, E: jato (jahtẹw) 3, 6(-i). A fish, red snapper, Lutjanus vaigiensis.
jaar (jahar). archaic. Private place reserved for chiefs.
jaat (jahat). From Engl. 6(-i). A shot of whiskey.
Letok juon jaatin wōjke. Give me a shot of whiskey.
jaat (jahat). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Chart.
jab (jab). Intensifier used with demonstratives; direction.
Tujab ieṇ. Right over there. That side.
jab (jab). 2. Not.
Ij jab iwōj. I am not coming.
jab (jab). Full of.
Ejab kōn dān. It's full of water.
jab bar (jab bar). 2. Not again; do not.
Jab bar kakūtōtōūki e tokālik bwe kwōnaaj deñdeñ. Don't ever anger him again because next time you'll get spanked.
jab dodoorḷọk (jab dewdewerḷaq). idiom.. Not to sell oneself short; underestimate onẹs potential.
Kwōn kate eok im jab dodoorḷọk ijeṇe aṃ. Do your best and don't sell yourself short.
jab juur laḷ (jab jiwir laḷ). idiom. Be very happy.
Ke ej roñ ke ewiini teej eo ear jab juur laḷ. When he heard that he passed the exam, he was very happy.
jab meḷọkḷọk (jab meḷaqḷaq). From "doṇt forget". A plant, flower, Angelonia salicariaefolia (Takeuchi).
jab po bōro (jab pew bẹrẹw). Discontent; dissatisfy.
Ej jab po būruō kōn ṃōñā in. I'm not terribly excited about this meal.
jab ruṃwij (jab r°iṃij). From jab (jab) |"don't", ruṃwij (r°iṃij) |"late". 7. Immediately; hurry up.
Jab ruṃwijtok. Come at once. Hurry up and come.
jabalur (jabalir°). Shade.
Pād ilo jabalur in ānṇe. Abide in the shade of your islet.
jabar (jabhar). Also jebar (jebhar). 1(-i), 4, 6(-i), 7, 9. Lagoon side of an island.
jabawōt (jahbahwet). From Bibl. Sabaoth. 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 8. Church offering.
Iaikuji roñoul ḷalem jāān ñan aō jabawōt. I need a quarter for my church offering.
jabde (jabdey). 1, 2, 4, 5(jjabdede), 6(-i), 8, 9. Careless; sloppy; easy-going; carefree; irresponsible; reckless; slipshod.
Ekadik jabde likao eṇ. The young man is very careless.
Eṃōj ṇe aṃ jjabdede ak kwōn jino koortokjān aṃ mour. Stop being so carefree and start making something of your life.
jabdetakwōt (jabdeytakwet). At random.
Jabdetakwōt an bbōk. He takes on a wife at random.
jabdewōt (jabdeywet). Any; anything; miscellaneous; whatever; each; every.
Eṃṃan jabdewōt ippa. Anything is OK with me.
jabdik (jabdik). 1(-i), 2, 6(-i), 7. Sailing port to wind; canoe part, after-part when outrigger is on port side; starboard tack.
jabjab (jabjab). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i), 8. Be short of; out of reach.
Ejabjab neō jān laḷ. I can't touch the bottom with my feet.
Ejabjab peiū jān raan mā e. I can't reach this breadfruit branch with my hands.
Iar joḷọk to eo ak ejabjab. I threw the rope but it fell short.
jabjabmenowa- (jabjabmenewa-). 1, 2, 3, 8. Short of breath; out of breath.
Iban tulọk ḷọk wōt bwe enaaj jabjab-menowa. I can't dive further or I'll run out of breath.
jabjen menowa- (jabjen menewa-). 1, 2, 3. Suffocate; smothered; stifled.
Ejabjen menowan ajri eo ṇa ilowaan bọọk eo. The child suffocated in the box.
jabjet (jabjet). Five pairs, fish or copra.
jablik (jablik). 1(-i), 7. Ocean side of an island.
Jabloed (jablewyed). From jab (jab) |"not", lo (lew) |"see", ed (yed) |"veins on a leaf". 3, 6(-i). A plant, Pandanus fischerianus cultigen.
jablọk (jablaq). Also jebḷọk (jeblaq). 3, 6(-i). Butt of cigarette; tail half of fish.
Kwōn bōk jablọkun ek ṇe. Take the tail half of that fish.
jablur (jablir°). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 7, 9. Leeward side where there is no wind; sheltered.
Itok im pād jablurū eḷaññe kwōpiọ. Come and stay beside me so I can shelter you from wind if you are cold.
jabḷap (jabḷap). 1(-i), 2, 6(-i), 7. Sailing starboard to wind; canoe part, forward part when outrigger is on port side; port tack.
jabneejej (jabneyejyej). 2, 7. Cry on someonẹs shoulder.
Eitok inne im jabneejej tok ñan ña kōn aer kar jab kōjeḷāik kake keemem eo. She came and cried on my shoulder yesterday saying they did not let her know about the birthday party.
jabok (jabeq). archaic. Part.
jaboṇke (jabeñkẹy). Dialectal variant of ṃōjañūr (ṃejagir).
jabōḷ (jabeḷ). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7, 8. Shovel.
jabōṃ (jabẹṃ). Variant form of podem.
jabōn (jaben). From "construct form of jab as in jabar (jabhar)|, jablik, jablap, jablọk (jablaq)|". 7, 9. Point; corner; at the end of; extreme; tip of.
jabōn (jaben). From Engl. serpent. 6(-i). Serpent; snake; viper.
jabōn pe (jaben pẹy). Stick for stirring fire, turning breadfruit while cooking, etc..
Jabōn-bok (jaben-beq). From jabōn (jaben) |"edge of", bok (beq) |"sand". 3, 6(-i). A plant, Pandanus fischerianus cultigen.
jabōnke (jabenkẹy). Dial. E only; see ṃōjañūr (ṃejagir). A fish, porcupine fish, Diodon hystrix.
jabōnkōnnaan (jabenkennahan). 4, 6(-i). Proverb; saying.
jabōt (jabet). 6(-i). Shepherd.
Jabōtin Ijdiiel ro raar lo iju eo. The shepherds from Israel saw the star.
Jabōt (jabet). From Engl. Sunday; the Sabbath.
Jabroñjake (jabreg°jakey). From jab (jab) |"not", roñjake (reg°jakey) |"listen". A plant, pandanus cultigen.
Jabtōkā (jabtekay). 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen.
jabuk (jabiq). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 7. Fishing method, using long net at day time along reef ridge.
Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej jabuk. The men are fishing by the jabuk method on the ocean side.
Kōṃwij etal ke in jabuki baruun merā eṇ ej lọklọk ioon pedped? Are you going to use the jabuk method and catch the school of fish feeding on the reef?
jabwatōr (jabwater). Variant form of jebwatōr (jebwater).
jabwe (jabey). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8. Not enough; insufficient; meager (see bwe (bey)).
Ejabwe ṃōñā eo. The food is insufficient.
jabwe (jabey). Also jabwi (jabiy). archaic. Tip of; end of; point of; old form of jabōn.
jabwea (jabeyah). archaic. Get ready for battle.
jabwi (jabiy). archaic. Taboo.
jabwi See jabwe.
jabwilbwil (jabilbil). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kōjjabwilbwil, tr kōjabwil(i)), 5(jjabwilbwil), 7. Roll back and forth.
Kwōn jab jabwilbwil ioon bok kaṇe bwe kwōnaaj bokbok. Don't roll around on the sand there or you'll get all sandy.
Kwōn jab jjabwilbwil ijeṇe bwe kwōnaaj ttoon. Don't roll all over the place there or you'll get dirty (said to baby having tantrum).
jade (jahdẹy). Tree in which birds roost and defecate; see edde, de.
jaidiñ (jahyidyig). Also jāidiñ (jayidyig). From Engl. 1(-i), 2, 6(-i), 7. Siren.
Jaidiñin jino jerbal eo in ejañ. The siren for starting work is blowing.
jaij (jahyij). Also jāij (jayij). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i). Size.
Ekōjaij Oḷka. Olga is a doll.
jaike (jahyikey). Also jāike (jayikey). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i), 8, 9. Scarcity of fish (see ike (yikey)).
jain (jahyin). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i). Sign; endorse.
Kwōj aikuj jaini jāāk ṇe bwe ren maroñ kōḷḷāiki. You must endorse the check before it can be cashed.
jain (jahyin). Variant form of jañin (jahgin).
Jaina (jahyinah). Variant form of Jeina (jẹyinah).
jaintiij (jahyintiyij). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Scientist.
Ej jaintiiji ḷọk ñane. He's explaining it scientifically to him.
jaja (jahjah). 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 5(jjaja), 7, 8. Carry a child on the hip.
Ejjeḷọk wōt jjaja in eṇ ajri. That child is always being carried (on the hip).
Jab kajajaik ajri ṇe. Don't carry the child on your hip.
jaja (jahjah). 2, 6(-i). Keeping a ball in the air by kicking (anidep (haniydep)).
Eto an jaja bọọḷ eo. The ball remained in the air for a long time.
jaje (jahjẹy). Dial. W only; see ñak (gak). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 8, 9. Not know.
Ijaje ia eo ear ilọk ñan e. I don't know where he went.
jaje kuṇaa- (jahjẹy qiṇaha-). 1, 2. Thoughtless.
jaje ḷōmṇak (jahjẹy ḷemṇak). 1(-i), 2, 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Illogical; not able to reason; inconsiderate.
Ibūroṃōj kōn an jaje ḷōmṇak. I'm so sorry for his inability to reason.
Rōjaje ḷōmṇak. They are inconsiderate.
jajeḷọkjeṇ (jahjẹyḷaqjeṇ). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. Ignorant; silly; innocent; unconscious.
Edik im ejajeḷọkjeṇ. He is young and innocent.
Rijajeḷọkjeṇ. Uneducated person.
Ijab metak kōn aō kar jajeḷọkjeṇ. It didn't hurt because I was unconscious.
jak (jak). Part of a net.
Jaklōñ. Top part of net.
Jaklaḷ. Bottom part of net.
jak (jak). archaic. Killed in battle.
jakapen (jakapen). Also jekapen (jekapen). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjekapenpen), 7, 8, 9. Less than half full.
Aolep ni jekaro kaṇ im jjekapenpen. The bottles on all those coconut trees being tapped for sap are all less than half full.
Ejakapen aebōj jimeeṇ e. This cistern is less than half full.
jake (jahkey). 2+7, 7, 7+8. Give (polite form); hand over; offer; hold out, as a baby for another to take; grant; transitive form of jjaak (jjahak).
Kwōn jake ḷọk ḷọk ajri ṇe. Hurry up and hand that child over.
Jaketok ṃōk niñniñ ṇe. Would you please let me hold the baby?
jake (jahkey). Not in line; uneven, as racing canoes;. place the lee canoe more ahead than the windward one at the start so as not to be backwinded.
jake jibwil (jahkey jibil). Also jake jebōl (jahkey jẹbẹl). idiom. From jake (jahkey) |"pass", jibwil (jibil) |"molded arrowroot starch". Be considerate of others; cooperative.
Koṃwin jake jibwil eo im letok peimi. Be considerate and give us a helping hand.
jakeiie (jakẹyiyyẹy). 1(-i), 2, 4, 7, 8, 9. Not strong; not useful; not serviceable (see keiie (kẹyiyyẹy)).
jaketo-jaketak (jahkeytẹw-jahkeytak). Distribute; pass something around; share.
jaki (jakiy). 6(-i). Mat.
jakile (jakiley). 1(-i), 2, 7. Not recognize (see kile (kiley)).
jakimej (jakimẹj). Variant form of jakimuur (jakimiwir).
jakimuur (jakimiwir). Also jakimej (jakimẹj). 1(-i), 2, 8. Unproductive coconut tree (see kimuur (kimiwir)).
Eḷap an jakimuur niin wāto in. The coconut trees on this tract are not productive.
jakkijeje (jakkijẹyjẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Seldom tire (see kkijeje (kkijẹyjẹy)).
jakkōl (jakkẹl). Also jakkōlkōl (jakkẹlkẹl). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jakkōlkōl), 7+5, 8, 9. Not scare easily (see kkōl (kkẹl)); reckless.
Ejakkōlkōl ḷeeṇ. He isn't scared easily. He's reckless.
jakkōlkōl (jakkẹlkẹl). 2, 3. Unrecognizable; disguised.
jakkōlkōl (jakkẹlkẹl). slang. 2, 3, 6(-i). Womeṇs panties.
Kwaar wia ia jakkōlkōl. Where did you buy panties?
jakkurere See jọkkurere.
jakkutkut See jọkkutkut.
jakkūk (jakkik). 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 6(-i), 8, 9. Not biting, of fish (see kūk (kik)).
Eḷap an jakkūk iarin ānin. The fish are not biting in the lagoon off this islet.
jakkūramen (jakkirahmen). From Engl. 6(-i). Sacrament.
Jakkūramenin Peptaij. The Sacrament of Baptism.
jakkwikwi See jọkkwikwi.
jakmeej (jakmeyej). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 5(jjakmeejej), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Brunette; darkskinned.
Ireel ippān jakmeej eṇ. I'm hung up on that dark beauty.
jako (jakẹw). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -uk), 5(jjakoko), 7(jakoḷọk). Gone; missing; lost; away; vanish; evaporate; disappear; out; pass away; dead; vanished; absent.
Ejako pinjeḷ eo aō. My pencil is missing.
Ia ṇe kwaar jjakoko ie. Where have you been that I haven't seen you for so long?
Ejako. He's away.
Kwōj kab nāj jako ak kiiō. You're definitely finished this time.
jakoṇ See jọkoṇ.
jakoṇkoṇ See jọkoṇkoṇ.
jakōl (jakẹl). 2, 4, 6(-i), 8, 9, 11(jakōl). Unattractive; uncoordinated in dancing (see kōl (kẹl)); sloppy; clumsy; rude.
Kwōn jab jakōl. Don't be clumsy.
jakōḷ (jakeḷ). From Engl. shackle. 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Handcuffs; shackles.
Raar jakōḷe rūkọọt eo. They handcuffed the thief.
Jakōmen (jakemen). Also Jakmen (jakmen). 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).
jakur See jọkur.
jalen (jahlen). Single, unmarried.
Ejalen lieṇ. She's unmarried.
Ejalen men e. This thing is by itself.
jalenpā (jahlenpay). 2(inf, tr-ik(i)), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Singlehanded; use one hand.
Jab jalenpāik(i) niñniñ ṇe bwe emaroñ wōtlọk. Don't carry that baby with one hand because you might drop it.
jalōb (jahlẹb). 5(jjalōblōb). Shallow pool on reef.
Lale ek eṇ ilo jalōb eṇ. Look at the fish in that pool.
Eḷap an jjalōblōb likin ānin. There are lots of pools on the ocean side of this islet.
jalōb (jahlẹb). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e, jalibwe). Barb.
Kwōn jalōbe kāāj ṇe. Make a barb on your hook.
jaḷ (jaḷ). Also jāl (jal). 2, 3, 6(-i), 7. To face (with directional).
Ej jaḷtok. He's facing me.
Kōjaḷtoke. Make it face me.
Kwōn jaḷḷọk. Face the other way.
jaḷiia (jahḷiyyah). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9. Hard to turn (see jaḷiie (jahḷiyyẹy)).
Ejaaḷiia wa eṇ. This canoe is hard to turn.
jaḷiia (jahḷiyyah). 3, 6(-i). A fish, scavenger, Lethrinus miniatus.
jaḷiie (jahḷiyyẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9. Easy to turn (see jaḷiia (jahḷiyyah)).
jaḷjaḷ (jaḷjaḷ). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jeḷate, jeḷati), 3, 4, 5(jaḷjaḷate), 7, 8, 10(mejaḷ). Loosen; unwind; unsnarl; take apart.
Kwōn jeḷate ṃōk to ṇe. Please unsnarl that string.
Ḷōṃaro rōmoot in jaḷjaḷ injin. The men went to take the engine apart.
Eṃōj aer jaḷjaḷate injin eo. They have taken the engine apart carelessly.
Jeḷate korak in juuj ṇe. Loosen your shoestring.
jaḷḷọk (jaḷḷaq). Variant form of jeḷḷọk (jeḷḷaq).
jaḷtak (jaḷtak). Also jeltak (jẹltak). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Facing east.
jaḷtok (jaḷteq). 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Adze.
Inaaj jaḷtoke ḷọk ijeṇe enana ilo jouj ṇe. I'll use the adze and whittle off the bad part of the canoe bottom.
jaṃ (jaṃ). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Kick.
Jaṃe bọọḷ ṇe. Kick that ball.
jaṃ (jaṃ). slang. 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Steal; pilfer; swipe.
Ijaje jaṃ men rot ṇe. I never learned how to steal that kind of thing.
Kwaar jaṃe ia? Where did you swipe it from?
jaṃbo (jaṃbẹw). From Japn. sanpo "walk, stroll". 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjaṃbobo), 7. Hike; travel on a vacation; go away for a change of scene; saunter; excursion; ramble; stroll; walk aimlessly.
Rōjaṃbo toḷọk ñan Ḷora. They are hiking westward to Laura.
Ejjaṃbobo jar eṇ. That couple is always vacationing.
jaṃbōḷ (jaṃbeḷ). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Sample.
jaṃjaṃ (jaṃjaṃ). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3(st inf kōjaṃjaṃ), 8. Desire more, of a delicious food, music, or game; not satisfied; want more.
Ijaṃjaṃe ek eo. I want more of that fish.
Ijaṃjaṃe kkure eo. I want to watch the game some more.
Ekadik kōjaṃjaṃ kōl ko nājin. His ways were such that people never tired of seeing or listening to him.
jaṃlik (jaṃlik). 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i). Backkick in kickball.
Epen jaṃlik ñe kwōj jab kamminene. It's hard to back-kick if you don't practice.
jaṃṃōk (jaṃṃek). From ṃōk (ṃek) |"please". 3. Please show it to me; let's see.
Kōjaṃṃōk nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Show me your clothes.
jaṃṃōṇōṇō (jaṃṃeṇehṇeh). 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -ūk), 4, 6(-i), 8, 9. Sour faced; a kill-joy; straightlaced.
jaṃōṇ (jaṃeṇ). From Engl. 3, 2(inf, tr -e), 5(jjaṃōṇṃōṇ), 6(-i). A fish, salmon.
Bwiin jjaṃōṇṃōṇ. Smell of salmon.
Jenaaj jaṃōṇe raij e bwe en nnọ. We'll mix salmon with the rice to make it tasty.
jaṃōṇōṇō (jaṃeṇehṇeh). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Not interesting (see ṃōṇōṇō (ṃeṇehṇeh)).
Ejaṃōṇōṇō bade eo. The party was uninteresting.
jaṃōñā (jaṃegay). From jab (jab) |"not" ṃōñā (ṃegay) |"eat". 2, 8, 9. Not biting, of fish. (see ṃōñā (ṃegay)).
Ejaṃōñā kōn an liṃ. The fish aren't biting on account of the murky water.
jaṃtiltil (jaṃtiltil). 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i). A move in game of checkers whereby one jump captures many pieces.
Kōjparok aṃ kkure ippān bwe rijaṃtiltil eo ṇe. Be careful how you play checkers with him because he's a champion.
Jaṃuwa (jahṃiwwah). 4. Place name; Samoa.
jaṇtōj (jaṇtej). From Engl. Sentence.
jañ (jag). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jañūt(i)), 3, 5(jjañjañ), 6(-i), 7, 8. Cry; play music on radio or phonograph; lament; mourn; weep; wail.
Kwōn kōjañ alin kaubowe kaṇe. Play those cowboy songs (on the phonograph).
Etke ejañ ajri eṇ. Why is the child crying?
Ejjañjañ ajri eṇ. That baby is always crying.
Wōn ṇe kwōj jañūti. Who are you crying for?
Jedike kain eṇ ejjañjañ. We don't like cry-babies.
Kwaar roñ ke jañin jāidiiñ eo? Did you hear the siren wail?
jañai (jahgahyiy). Boom; used as onomatopoeia for explosive sound.
jañij (jagij). 3, 4+3, 5(-i), 6(-i), 5+7, 5+8, 5+9. A fish, jellyfish.
jañin (jahgin). Also jain (jahyin). 2. Not yet; never.
Ejjañin itok. He hasn't come yet.
Ij jañin ṃwijbar. I didn't get a haircut yet.
jañin kkaan (jahgin kkahan). Intact; unused.
Joñan eo ej jañin kkaan ṇe. That's the unused portion of it.
jañiñi (jahgiygiy). 6(-i). Sleeping mat.
jañnuwaad (jagniwwahad). Also jañinuwaad. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 7. Lonesome; yearn for; long for; wait for anxiously.
Ij jañnuwaade tok eok. I am lonesome for you.
jaññiñi (jaggiygiy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Slow to anger in debate (see ññiñi (ggiygiy)).
jaññōr (jagger). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Canvas drop; windbreak.
Kwōn jaññōre. Make a canvas-drop there.
jañūt (jagit). Transitive form of jañ (jag).
jao (jahwew). archaic. 2, 6(-i). Light birthmark.
jar (jar). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 5(jjarjar), 7, 8. Pray; go to church.
Alin jar. Hymn.
Iṃōn jar. Church.
Eḷap an jjarjar rōplen eo. The reverend is always praying.
Jen jar. Let us pray.
jar (jar). 6(-i). Crowd; any group of people, as a class, unit or division.
Jarin tariṇae. Army.
Jarin kōjañjañ. Band, orchestra.
Jarin kadduojḷọk. Graduating class.
jar (jar). 1(-i), 2, 3(st inf kōjjarjar, tr kōjar), 5(jjarjar), 6(-i), 7. Split; torn off; broke, out of money.
Lale ejar aḷaḷ ṇe. Look out, that piece of wood might split.
Ejar peiū. My hand is scratched.
Ilukkuun jar. I am really broke.
Ejjarjar aḷaḷ ṇe. That piece of wood is always splitting off.
Taij ekadik kōjjarjar. Crap shooting is expensive.
Lio ear kōjjarjar nuknuk ko. The lady spread the clothes out to dry.
Keem eo elukkuun kōjare eō. The game left me busted.
Wūliaṃ ej make wōt jjarjar. William is always broke.
jar eke (jar yẹkẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i). Varicose veins.
jar ṃajeḷ (jar ṃajeḷ). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i). Flexed muscles.
Ejar ṃajeḷin ḷeeṇ. He's flexed his muscles.
jarin kōjeraaṃṃan (jarin kejerahaṃṃan). idiom. Benediction.
Wōn enaaj kōṃṃane jarin kōjeraaṃṃan eo? Who will give the benediction?
jarin kōtḷọk (jarin ketḷaq). From jar (jar) |"pray", kōtḷọk (ketḷaq) |"release". 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Excommunicate.
Raar jarin kōtḷọke kōn an koba waan. They excommunicated him for promiscous cohabitation.
jarjar (jarjar). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jarōk(e)), 3, 4, 7, 8. Raise fish net from water; take coconut husks from water after soaking to make sennit; draft (fishing); start a song.
Enañin jarjar ke ok eo? Hasn't the net been taken from the water yet?
Kwōn jarōk ok ṇe. Take that net out of the water.
Wōn enaaj jarōk al eo? Who'll start the song?
jarkaju (jarkajiw). Variant form of jedkaju (jedkajiw).
Jarkul (jarqil). Name of a navigational sign; a giant shark.
jarlepju (jarlepjiw). Also jāllepju (jallepjiw). 1(-i), 3, 6(-i), 8. Large crowd; majority; mob; throng; multitude; in the public eye; congregation; society.
jarleplep (jarleplep). Also jālleplep (jalleplep), jelleplep (jelleplep). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Fall on onẹs back; lie on onẹs back with no regard to surroundings or people..
Ear jālleplep nabōjān ṃōn ṃupi eo. He lay face up outside the movie theatre.
Ekajjookok an jālleplep buḷōn armej ro. He made a spectacle of himself lying face up in the crowd.
Ripālle eo ej jarleplep im aḷkōjeje. The American is lying on his back and sunbathing.
jarom (jar°em). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 5(jjaromrom), 6(-i), 7. Electricity; lightning; electric shock; punch; hit.
Lale toon jarom ṇe ejarome eok. Watch out that you don't get a shock from that cord.
Eḷap an jjaromrom buñūnin. There's lots of lightning this evening.
Jab keroro bwe kwōnāj jarom. You'd better shut up or get punched.
jarōb (jareb). Dial. W only; see ṃōkaj (ṃekaj). Also jerab (jerab). 1(-i), 2, 7, 8. Quickly; hurry up (with directional).
Kwōn jarōb tok. Hurry and come here.
Jarōbḷọk. Go quickly.
jarōj (jarej). Tiny bumps on glans penis.
jarōjrōj (jarejrej). Slow to lose temper.
jarōk (jarek). Transitive form of jarjar (jarjar).
jarroñroñ (jarreg°reg°). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Deaf; unable to hear (see roñ (reg°)).
jarrōñrōñ (jarrẹgrẹg). Sexually impotent (male) (see rrōñ (rrẹg)).
jaruk (jariq). 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 8. Reanimate; restore; revive; resurrect; resuscitate; safe.
jat (jat). Deep water.
jat (jat). archaic. Surface, sod.
Iuṃwin jat. Submerged.
jata (jahtah). From Engl. charter. 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i). Rent; charter; borrow.
Ear jataik juon kaar. He rented a car.
Ear jata kake wa eo waō. He borrowed my boat.
jatak (jatak). Wave ready to break.
jataḷe (jataḷẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Lacking sex appeal (see taḷe (taḷẹy)).
jatāāñ (jatayag). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Lacking sex appeal; coconut tree that cannot give more fresh toddy (see tāāñ (tayag)).
jatbo (jatbew). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjatbobo). Smell of damp clothing.
jatdik (jatdik). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Deceptively; surprisingly; having hidden qualities; trying.
Ejatdik an ṃōkaj wa eṇ. That canoe is deceptively fast.
Ejatdik wōt eo jeṃnājin. That was a trying exam.
jati (jatiy). 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 6(-i). Duty that an older sibling is expected to give to younger siblings.
Ij jatiik eok jān kiiō im etal. From now on you're my younger sibling.
Jatiin riṂajeḷ. Marshallese way of caring for younger siblings.
jati- (jati-). 1. Younger sibling; younger brother; younger sister; younger cousin (parallel).
jatiin (jahtiyin). From Engl. 3, 6(-i). Sardines.
jatiraito (jahtiyrahyitẹw). From Japn. sāchiraito (from Engl. searchlight). 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Searchlight; beacon.
Rej jatiraitoiki baḷuun eo. They're using a searchlight to search for the airplane.
jatloñ (jatleg°). 2. Unfavorable tide, neither high nor low.
Enana ñan eọñōd kiiō bwe ejatloñ. It's not good to go fishing at this time because the tide is not favorable.
jato (jahtẹw). Dial. E, W: jaap (jahap) 3, 6(-i). A fish, Lutjanus gibbus.
jato (jatew). Not rain.
Ejato kiiō. The rain is over.
jatokwōj (jateqej). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9, 11(jatokwōj).. Fire starting slowly; not ignited easily (see tokwōj (teqej)).
Ejatokwōj aḷaḷ ṇe. That piece of wood is hard to burn.
Ejatokwōj mājet kā. These matches are hard to light.
Ejatokwōj injin eiō. This engine does not start easily.
jatoḷ (jahteḷ°). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 7. Grope; explore.
Emarok im iar jatoḷe aō etal. It was dark and I felt my way.
jatōk (jatek). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8. Salty; not sweet, of beverages.
Ejatōk ni ṇe. That coconut is not sweet.
jatōltōl (jateltel). Also jjatōltōl (jjateltel). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 7, 8, 9, 11(jatōltōl).. Shiny; brilliant; polish (with causative prefix).
Eḷap an jjatōltōl juuj kaṇe aṃ. Your shoes are very shiny.
Kōjjatōltōli juuj kaṇe aṃ. Polish your shoes.
jatōptōp (jateptep). Surrender, give up.
jatōr (jater). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11(jatōr).. Not greedy (see tōr (ter)).
jatpe (jatpey). 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i), 8, 9, 11(jatpe).. Clumsy; awkward.
Ejatpe lieṇ ilo eb. She's clumsy in dancing.
Kwōjatpeḷọk jān ña. You're more awkward than I.
jattapepe (jattapẹypẹy). vulgar. 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11(jattapepe).. Not have intercourse often (see tape (tapẹy)).
jattutu (jattiwtiw). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11(jattutu).. Seldom bathe (see tutu (tiwtiw)).
Jatūrwe (jatirwey). 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).
jauñ See jọuñ.
jauwi See jọuwi.
jauwōta See jọuwōta.
jawiia See jọwiia.
jawiie See jọwiie.
jawōd (jahwed). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 5(jjawōdwōd), 6(-i), 7. Girl hunting; seduce; woo.
Ear jawōde juon leddik. He seduced a girl.
Likao eṇ ejjawōdwōd. The young man is always girl-hunting.
jawōtwōt See jọwōtwōt.
jā (jay). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8. Eye cataract; membrane; hymen.
Juon ṇe jā ejino waḷọk mejaṃ. A cataract is starting to form on your eye.
jā (jay). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 5(jjājā), 7, 8. Windward overlay of sail.
Ejā wa eo. The sail of the canoe is falling (toward the outrigger).
Wa eo ejjājā eṇ. The sail of that canoe is always falling (toward the outrigger).
jā (jay). 6(-a). Contents of newborn's intestines.
jā (jay). Thick cloud formation of cumulus type covering a large portion of the sky.
jāāk (jayak). From Engl. check. 6(-i). Check, money order.
jāāk (jayak). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjāākāk), 6(-i). Check; examine.
Rōnaaj jāāke peet kaṇ buñniin. They'll have a bed check tonight.
Ej jāākāk waj eṇ. The guard is always checking or rechecking.
jāāk (jayak). Fishing method, using diving mask and fishline outside.
jāāk (jayak). 2(inf, tr -e). To jack up something.
Ej jāāke tūrak eṇ. He's jacking up the truck.
jāāk See jjāāk.
jāāl (jayal). Transitive form of jjāāl (jjayal).
jāālel (jayalyẹl). Waft.
Nemān ta in ej jāāleltok? What is this smell wafting this way?
jāān (jayan). From Engl. 6(-i). Cent(s); money; finance; fund.
jāān dekā (jayan dekay). From jāān (jayan) |"cent", dekā (dekay) |"stone". Coin.
Kwōn jab kattōñtōñi jāān dekā kaṇe bwe jouwaroñ. Stop clinking those coins because we're annoyed by the noise.
jāānkun (jayanqin). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 4, 5(jjāānkunkun), 6(-i). A food, dried overripe breadfruit; in Ralik Chain, dried pandanus paste.
Ejjāānkunkun nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Your clothes are covered with jāānkun.
jāānwūj (jayanwij). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 5(jjāānwūjwūj), 6(-i), 7. Sandwich.
jāār (jayar). 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. A food, method of cooking fish: take fish eggs (roe) out and squeeze on fish and cook half done.
jād (jad). 6(-i). Platform for drying copra; rack.
jādbūtbūt (jadbitbit). Variant form of jādbūtūktūk (jadbitiktik).
jādbūtūktūk (jadbitiktik). Also jādbūtbūt (jadbitbit), jjādbūtbūt. 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Spray; wet with spray.
Ia in ej jādbūtūktūk tok? Where is that spray coming from?
jāde (jadẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kōjjādede, tr kōjādeik), 5(jjādede), 7. Appear; show; be in sight.
Ine ko kaṇ ejjādede mejāer. Some of those seeds are beginning to sprout.
Kwōn jab kōjjādede bwe kwe leddik. Don't show yourself in public too much for you're a girl.
Wa eo eṇ ejāde. The ship's in sight.
Jādede (jadeydey). From Engl. 3. Saturday.
Kōjeañ kōJādede em kōppojak ñan ilju. Let's do our Saturday chores and prepare for tomorrow.
jādeiaarḷap (jadẹyyiyaharḷap). Variant form of jerakiaarḷap (jerakyiyaharḷap).
jādipen (jadiypẹn). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Not strong physically (see dipen (diypẹn)).
jādṃūṃ (jadṃiṃ). 6(-i). A bird, sleeps in holes, similar to pejwak.
jāibo (jayibew). Also jaibo (jahyibew). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 3, 4, 5(jjāibobo), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. A food, unleavened dough cooked by boiling; dumpling.
Iijoḷ jāibo. I want to eat jāibo.
Ejjāibobo nuknuk kaṇe aṃ. Your clothes have scraps of dumplings on them.
jāibo (jayibew). 3, 5(jjāibobo), 6(-i), 3+7. Sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Opheodesoma; found close to shore at low tide, soft, light in color, two cm. in diameter and ca. 30 cm. in length; eel-like in appearance; edible.
Ejjāibobo arin Arṇo. There are lots of jāibo along the lagoon shores of Arno.
jāik (jayik). Transitive form of jjā (jjay).
jāike (jayikey). 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i), 8, 9. Not many fish, of a place (see ek (yẹk)).
Ejāike wōd jab in. This particular coral head hasn't got many fish.
Jāipaan (jayipahan). From Engl. 4. Place name; Saipan.
jāiur (jayir°). Also jaiur (jahyir°). 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 6(-i), 8, 9, 11(jāiur). Not fast; slow; not quick (see iur (yir°)).
Kwōn jab jāiur bwe jenaaj ruṃwij. Don't be slow or we'll be late.
jāiurjet (jayir°jẹt). Also jaiurjet (jahyir°jẹt). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 8, 9. Not speedy; not fast; not quick in action (see iurjet (yir°jẹt)).
jāj (jaj). A fish, snapper, Lutjanus flavipes.
jāj (jaj). From Engl. 2, 6(-i), 7. Judge.
jāje (jayjẹy). 2(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i). Long knife; sword; machete; bayonet.
Jājeik tok juon kimej. Cut a coconut frond for me with a machete.
jājiṃaat (jajiṃahat). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 8, 9, 11(jājiṃaat). Not smart; dull; not clever (see jiṃaat (jiṃahat)).
Ijājiṃaat jān kwe. I'm not as smart as you are.
jājiniet (jajiniyẹt). Also jājineet (jajineyet). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Unacquainted (see jiniet (jiniyẹt)).
Ijājiniet in itoitak eoon āniin. I don't know my way around this island.
jājjāj (jajjaj). 1, 2(inf, tr jājek), 4, 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Boast; boastful; brag about onẹs self; egotism; show-off; pompous.
Jab jājjāj kake lieṇ pāleṃ. Don't boast about your wife.
Eḷap aṃ jājek eok. You boast too much.
Likao eṇ ejājeke. He's boastful.
jājjāj (jajjaj). 2, 3(kōjjājjāj, kōjājjāj), 4, 6(-i), 7. Skip; skim across a surface; ski; skid; ricochet.
Ijeḷā jājjāj ioon dān. I know how to water-ski.
Kōjājjāje dekā kaṇe. Skip those stones over the water.
Ear jājjāj tok im okjak otobai eo waan. His motorcycle skidded and fell over.
jājjiñjiñ (jajjigjig). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Not break wind often (see jiñ (jig)).
jājjookok (jajjewekwek). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Hard to embarrass (see jjookok (jjewekwek)); shameless.
jājjō (jajjẹh). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jājjōjō), 8, 9. Not nauseated easily; having strong stomach (see jjō (jjẹh)); not squeamish.
Ejājjō ḷeeṇ. He isn't easily nauseated.
Ejājjōjō ḷeeṇ. He's never nauseated by anything.
jājḷọk (jajḷaq). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Separate from; slip; glance off.
Rōjaje jājḷọk jān doon. They are inseparable.
Lale bwe kwōn jab jājḷọk. Be careful you don't slip. Be careful you don't get separated (from us).
jāl (jal). Variant form of jaḷ.
jāle (jalẹy). Transitive form of jāljel (jaljẹl).
jāle- (jalye-). 1. Sauce; gravy; possessive classifier, sauces; meat course to go with rice or other staple.
Ta ṇe jāleṃ? What do you have for gravy there?
jāleek (jaleyek). Transitive form of jālele (jalẹylẹy).
jālele (jalẹylẹy). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jāleek), 3, 5(jjālele), 6(-i), 8. A food, meat course; sauce; gravy.
Ta ṇe kwōj jālele? What are you eating as a meat course?
Kwōn jāleek mā ṇe kijeṃ. Put some sauce on your breadfruit.
Rej jjālele aolep iien. They always eat sauce with their food.
jāli (jaliy). 3, 6(-i). Kind of basket.
Jāli (jaliy). Also Bar. See Ḷāātbwiinbar. A constellation; lambda, phi 1, phi 2 Orionis.
jāliñiñ (jalyigyig). 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 6(-i), 7. Wrapped around, of string; kink; coil.
Eban tọọr ooj ṇe bwe ejāliñiñ. Water won't come out of the hose because it is kinked.
Jabōn eo ear jāliñiñ ilo ra eo. The serpent coiled around the branch.
jālirara (jaliyrahrah). 2, 3(inf, tr -ūk, -ik), 5(jjālirara), 6(-i). Swing; inertia; flop.
Itipiji im jālirara kōn an iiṃ an itok. I tripped him and sent him flying because of his tremendous speed.
jālitak (jaliytak). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i).. Bulwark; defense; protection.
Kwōn jālitake kōrā im ajri raṇe jān būñalñalin ṇo. Put up something to protect the women and children from the sea spray.
jāljel (jaljẹl). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jāle, jāli), 3, 4, 7, 8. Roll up, as dried pandanus leaves; coil; reel; roll of film.
Rej jāljel maañ. They are rolling up pandanus leaves.
Rej jāli maañ kaṇ. They are rolling those pandanus leaves up.
Jāljel (jaljẹl). Variant form of Ḷōmānkoto.
jāllo (jallew). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjāllolo), 8, 9. Not able to see well (see llo (llew)).
jāllulu (jalliwliw). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Not angered easily (see llu (lliw)).
jālōke (jalẹkẹy). 1(-i), 2, 7, 8, 9. Not believe; not trust in; not depend on (see lōke (lẹkẹy)); distrust; mistrust.
jālōt (jalet). Loose.
jālōt (jalet). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7, 8, 9. Not well-sifted; not well-cleaned; not thoroughly done (see lōt (let)).
Ejālōt aṃ rakij meḷaṇ in. You did not clean up the grounds thoroughly.
jāmeej (jameyej). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9. Light colored (see meej (meyej)).
jāmilur (jamilir°). 6(-i). Mirage, optical illusion, illusion.
Jāmilur bajjek men eo kwaar baab kwaar loe. It was only a mirage or illusion that you thought you saw.
jāmin (jamin). 2. Will not, determination or simple future.
Ijāmin ilọk ñan Jālwōj. I will never go to Jaluit.
jāmmijakjak (jammijakjak). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Hard to scare; fearless (see mijak (mijak)).
jāmminene (jamminẹynẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Unaccustomed; inexperienced (see mminene (mminẹynẹy)).
jāmmourur (jammẹwirwir). 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9, 11(jāmourur).. Not lively; sluggish; sickly (see mour (mẹwir)).
Ejāmmourur kōn an jowan. He's not lively on account of his laziness.
Jāmne (jamney). From Engl. 4. Germany.
jāṃōd (jayṃed). 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 8, 9. Careless; prodigal; unscrupulous; unruly.
Koban teru kōn aṃ jāṃōd. You won't get anywhere with your unscrupulous behavior.
jān (jan). Since; from; than; off.
Ñāāt ṇe kwaar itok jān Ṃajeḷ? When did you come from the Marshalls?
Jān ñāāt in aṃ pād ānin? Since when have you been on this islet?
jān (jan). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Snare.
Rej jān bao. They are snaring birds.
jān (jan). 1(-i), 2, 4, 5(jāne), 8, 9. Skin disease, white spots on body; Tinea versicolor; psoriasis.
Eḷap aṃ jāne. You have a bad case of psoriasis.
jān-aelōñ-ñan-aelōñ (jan-hayẹlẹg-gan-hayẹlẹg). From "from island to island". A plant, Vernocia cinerea (L.) less;. a weedy Composite herb.
jāndik (jandik). Variant form of jendik (jendik).
jānel (janyẹl). 6(-i). Canoe part, board that runs lengthwise on the leeside, above the jouj (the bottom half).
Epaḷḷọk jānelin wa eo. The jānel on the canoe got torn off.
jānij (janij). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 7. Make change; trade; exchange; swap; switch.
Kwōmaroñ ke jānijitok jāān e? Can you change this money for me?
Kōjro jānij at bwe edik at e jān bōra. Let's trade hats because this one is too small for me.
Eor ke jānij ippaṃ? Have you got any change on you?
jāniknik (janiknik). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 4, 8, 9. Not perservering (see niknik (niknik)); not industrious; lazy; neglect.
Ejānikniki ajri eṇ nejin. She's constantly neglecting her child.
jānindeeo-ñanindeeo (janyindẹyyew-ganyindẹyyew). Eternal; everlasting.
Anij Jānindeeo-ñanindeeo. God Eternal.
jānit (janit). 1(jānti-), 6(jāntin). Finger; claw of crab.
Jāntin barulep. Claw of a coconut crab.
jānnibadbad (jannibadbad). archaic. Land; birthplace dear and inherited.
jānruk (janriq). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8. Sprain.
Ejānruk peiū. My arm is sprained.
jāntin (jantin). Construct form of jānit (janit).
jāntōj (jantej). 6(-i). Sentence.
Jete jāntōj ilo pāārokōrāāp ṇe? How many sentences does that paragraph have?
Jāntōjin Iñlij. An English sentence.
Jānwōde (janwedey). From Engl. January.
jāp (jap). Also jepā (jepay), jepe (jepey). 1(jepa-, jepe-). Cheek.
jāpakij (japakij). Also jāppakij (jappakij), jeppakij (jeppakij). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Inability to stay underwater long (see pakij (pakij)).
jāpe (japẹy). Dial. E and W; W also jokmej (jẹqmẹj) 6(-i). A small dug-out bowl for pounding food; wooden bowl; wooden tub.
Jāpe (japẹy). From jāpe "bowl". A constellation; stars in Delphinus; alpha, beta, and gamma; ninthborn of Lōktañūr.
Jeban lo Jāpe bwe ekkōdọdo. We can't see the constellation Jāpe because of the heavy overcast.
jāpek (japẹk). A fish.
jāpo (japẹw). In between.
Epād ilo jāpo. It's in between.
jāppim (jappim). Variant form of podem (pẹwdẹm).
jāppiọeo (jappiyawyẹw). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9. Not get chilly easily (see piọ (piyaw)).
je (jẹy). 1(jie-). Belly; stomach; innards.
Emetak jiō. My stomach hurts.
Kwōmetak je ke? Do you have a stomach ache?
je (jey). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4. Avoid because of unfortunate experience; change actions in future; punish (with causative prefix).
Ije in etal eọñōd. I am not going fishing again (because of what happened last time).
Rōnaaj kajeik kōn an kar kọọt. They will punish him for his stealing.
Rej kajeik eok bwe kwōn je. They are punishing you so you won't do it again.
je (jẹy). Variant form of ije (yijẹy).
je (jey). Transitive singular form of jeje (jẹyjẹy).
jea (jeyah). Also jeea (jeyyah). From Engl. 6(-i). Chair; bench; pew; seat; bleacher.
jeb- (jeb). To reach; see jabjab and likjab.
Ej jeb ioon āneṇ. He reached the island.
Ej jeb i Epoon inne. It got to Ebon yesterday.
jebake (jebakey). Kind of turtle; beautiful multi-colored shell.
jeballe (jeyballey). To rock something.
Ṇo ej jeballe wa eo. The waves are rocking the boat.
jeban (jẹyban). Head of; at the top of.
Wōn eṇ ej jeban jikuuḷ. Who is the Director of Education?
Lale bao eṇ ej pād jeban kiju eṇ. Look at the bird on the top of the mast.
jeban (jeban). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Rich; well supplied with food and property; have it made; affluent.
Kwōmake jeban. You sure have it made.
jebar (jebar). 2, 3. Sprout, of leaves; produce; bear fruit; originate; flourish; grow; stem from.
Ejino jebar mā ṇe. That breadfruit is beginning to sprout leaves.
Wōn eo ear jebar pepe in jāne? Who originated that decision?
jebata (jebahtah). idiom. Interjection: "No wonder!" "It stands to reason.".
Jebata wūnin aṃ jorrāān ṇe. No wonder you are in trouble.
jebbar (jebbar). 1(-a), 2+1, 6(-i), 7. Head part in lying down, as the head of the bed; front half of fish.
Kwōn bōk jebbarin ek ṇe. Take the front half of that fish.
jebbar (jebbar). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4. Behead.
Ḷeo eṇ rej pojak in jebbare. They are getting ready to cut off his head.
Raar jebbare Jọọn Peptaij. They beheaded John the Baptist.
jebbōro (jẹbbẹrẹw). From jep "cut", bōro "throat, heart". 2(inf, tr -ik). Steal another's spouse.
jebjeb (jẹbjẹb). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jibwe), 4, 5(jjibjibwe, jibjibwe), 7, 10(po). Seize; hold; capture; grasp; fondle.
Eṃōj aer jibwe rūkọọt eo. They have captured the thief.
Rej jebjeb piik. They are catching pigs.
Kwōn jab jjibjibwe ajri ṇe. Don't fondle that baby all the time.
jebkwanwūjọ (jebqwanwijaw). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 4, 6(-i), 7. Coconut oil used for frying.
Jibwe tok ṃōk jebkwanwūjọ eo ilo pāāntōre ṇe. Could you hand me the coconut oil from the pantry?
jeblaak (jeblahak). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjeblaakak), 6(-i), 7. Go; sail away; leave.
Wa eo eṇ ejeblaak. The boat has left.
Wa eo ejjeblaakak eṇ. That ship is continually making trips.
jeblokwa- (jẹblẹqa-). Also jebōlkwa- (jẹbẹlqa-). 1, 2+1, 3+1, 5(jjebōlọklọk, jjebōlkwankwan), 7. Half; be half full.
Bōk jeblokwan kijeṃ. Take your half of the food for yourself.
Ejebōlkwan bato eo. The bottle is half full.
Ejjeblọklọk bato kaṇ. Those bottles are all half full.
jeblọk (jeblaq). Variant form of jablọk (jablaq).
jebḷaak (jebḷahak). Variant form of jepḷaak (jepḷahak).
jebo (jẹbẹw). 2, 3(inf, tr -uk), 6(-i). Tie in a game; a draw.
Erro kkure im jebo. They played to a draw.
Keem eo inne jebo. Yesterday's game was a tie.
jebokwōn (jẹbẹqẹn). 2, 4, 6(-i). Spend the night with friends who are departing; wake.
Ñe kwōj uwe ilju inaaj jebokwōn ippaṃ buñūnin. If you are leaving tomorrow, I'll come and spend the night with you.
jeboñōn (jẹbẹg°ẹn). Custom of spending the last night with people before they depart; also done the night after observing the custom of eọreak after a death.
jeboulul (jebewilwil). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjeboulul), 7. Turn the head slowly from side to side; shake the head in disagreement.
Eṃōj ṇe aṃ kijoñ jjeboulul. Why don't you stop shaking your head in disagreement all the time.
jebōlkwa- (jẹbẹlqa-). Variant form of jeblokwa- (jẹblẹqa-).
jebōnmāl (jẹbẹnmal). 6(-i). Piece of wood on which coconut husk is beaten to yield fibre for sennit.
Ewi jebōnmālin iiō eo ḷọk eo aṃ? Where's your jebōnmāl that you made last year?
jebōñ (jẹbẹn). Very small amount; very little.
Jebōñ wōt dān ilo kab in. There's very little water in this cup.
jebrano (jebrahnew). From Engl. Soprano.
Jebrọ (jebraw). Also Jeḷeilōñ. A star, eta in Taurus (Pleiades); a legendary hero; youngest brother of Tūṃur and king of the stars; tenthborn of Lōktañūr; Jebrọ was also known by other names: Mājdik as a lad, Buonṃar when he began the contest with his brothers, Jeḷeilōñ when he became king, Dāpeej as an old man, and also sometimes as Jetakdik.
jebta (jebtah). From Engl. chapter. 4, 6(-i). Chapter; group within a Protestant congregation.
jebta (jebtah). 2, 4, 6(-i). Christmas song fest (Protestant groups).
Rōnaaj jebta ilo ṃōn jikuuḷ eṇ. They will hold a song fest in the school building.
Enaaj or jebta Kūrijṃōj in. There will be a song fest this Christmas.
jebwa (jebwah). 2, 4, 6(-a). Marshallese stick dance.
jebwatōr (jebwater). Also jabwatōr (jabwater). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i). A food, grated taro mixed with coconut milk, wrapped in taro leaves and baked in oven.
jebwā (jebay). A coral.
jebwāālel (jebayalyẹl). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Stagger; go to and fro.
jebwābwe (jebaybẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 7. Stray; wander; be lost; deviate; mislead; perverted.
jebwe (jebey). 3, 6(-i). Oar; paddle; rudder; steering wheel.
jebwe (jebey). Tombstone.
jebwebwe (jebeybey). Also kōjbwe. From jebwe (jebey). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 3(inf, tr kajebwebwe(ik)), 4, 7. Steer; use a paddle.
Jebwebwein Jiḷap ekōṃṃan bwe en rōḷọk wa in. Jilap's steering caused the boat to miss the island.
Kwōn kajiṃwe aṃ (ka)jebwebweik wa ṇe. Steer the boat on the right course.
Kwōn kajebwebweiki ñan ṃweo iṃōn. Steer him to his house.
Kwōn kajebwebweiki ippaṃ. Let him use one of your paddles.
jebwij (jebij). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 7. Spur; cut with spurs; kick.
Lale bao ṇe ejebwiji eok. Be careful that chicken doesn't cut you with its spurs.
Iar jebwiji anrin. I kicked him in the rear end.
jedañ (jedag). 1(-i), 2, 4, 8, 9. Unskilled person; incompetent; amateur; naive.
jedao (jedahwew). 1(-i), 6(-i). Unfortunate.
Kwōn jab kanooj inepata ippān bwe jedao bajjek. Don't worry too much over him because he's just an unlucky kid.
Jedaoun pālle men eṇ. He's a sorry American.
jedān (jedan). Dial. E only; see jekaro (jekarẹw). 3, 6(-i). Coconut sap, toddy.
jeddaṃ (jeddaṃ). 1, 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 9. Rebuffed; repelled; obstructed; rejected.
Iar kajjioñ im jeddaṃ. I tried but ran into an obstacle.
Ledik eo ekōjeddaṃ Ṃaik. The girl rebuffed Mike.
Ear lōkātok em jeddaṃ. He surfed in and got wiped out.
jede (jẹdẹy). Transitive form of jedjed (jẹdjẹd).
jedelañ (jedeylag). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kōjjedelañ, tr kōjedelañ), 7. Lie face up; supine.
Ejirilọk lio im jedelañ. She slipped and fell on her back.
Kōjedelañe wōn kaṇe. Turn the turtles face up.
jedjed (jẹdjẹd). 2(inf, tr jede), 4, 6(-i). Observe from a distance.
Rijedjed iju. Astronomer.
Raar jede ṃweo ṃokta jān aer deḷọñe. They kept a lookout on the house before raiding it.
Jedjed (jedjed). Clan name.
jedjed iju (jẹdjẹd yijiw). Astronomy; observing stars.
Ejeḷā jedjed iju ḷōḷḷap e. This old man is good at observing stars.
jedkaju (jedkajiw). Also jarkaju (jarkajiw). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -uk), 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Sudden; transitory; of short duration; fleeting.
Enañin jedkaju aṃ pād ānin? Why are you staying on this island for such a short time?
Enañin jarkaju ami itok im etal. Your comings and goings are sudden.
jedkā (jẹdkay). Choose.
jedọujij (jedawijij). From Engl. 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i), 8. Trousers; pants.
Kōjedọujiji ḷadik ṇe. Put some pants on the boy.
jedpānit (jedpanit). Also jedpanit (jẹdpanit). From Engl. 3, 6(-i). Serpent; snake.
jedtak (jedtak). Also jertak (jertak). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjedtaktak), 7. Lie on back as result of accident; fall on onẹs back; turn over.
Ettōr im jedtak. He ran and fell on his back.
Ḷeo ejjedtaktak eṇ. ejjertaktak ḷeeṇ. That man is always falling on his back.
Ittōr im jertak. I ran and slipped on my back.
jeeaaḷ (jeyyahaḷ). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7, 8. Beckon with the hand, downward motion; beckon by waving arms.
Kwōn jeeaaḷe wa eṇ bwe en itok. Beckon that canoe to come here.
Jeeaaḷe bwe en itok. Wave him over.
jeeded (jeyedyed). Also ajeeded. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 5(jjeeded), 7, 8, 9. Spread out; dispersed; scattered.
Eḷap an jjeeded ripālle meḷan āne in. The Americans are all over this islet.
jeej (jẹyẹj). Also wōjej (wẹjyẹj). Interjection: "Heck!"; "Darn it!".
jeek (jeyek). Transitive form of jeje (jeyjey).
jeekḷọk (jẹyẹkḷaq). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Short of breath.
Kōmij tōprakḷọk wōt raan toḷ utiejej eo ak ejeekḷọk. He started gasping for air upon our reaching the high mountain top.
jeeknaan (jeyeknahan). From Engl. second hand. 2, 6(-i). Common; commoner; low-class people.
Jeeknaan rej jijet laḷ. Commoners sit on the floor.
Jeeknaan in buḷōn mar. A bush native (kanaka).
jeeḷ (jeyeḷ). From Engl. Cell, biological.
jeen (jeyen). From Engl. 6(-i). Chain.
jeeọñōd (jeyyag°ed). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Seldom go fishing.
jeep (jẹyẹp). Also jeep (jeyep). From Germ. (?). Shake hands to make a promise binding.
jeepepḷọk (jeyepyepḷaq). Also jeepepḷọk (jẹyẹpyẹpḷaq). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i). Ruin; destroy; annihilate; overthrow; disintegrate; fall apart; disappear.
Ear kōk laḷ em jeepepḷọk āneo. There was an earthquake and the island disappeared.
Baaṃ kaṇe rōnaaj kajeepepḷọk laḷ in. The bombs will disintegrate the earth.
Ejeepepḷọk pād eo aerro. Their marriage is ruined.
Eṃōj bọkutañe wa eo im ejeepepḷọk. The ship was bombed and destroyed.
jeer (jeyer). Also jeer (jẹyẹr). Variant form of jeor (jeyer°).
jeerinbale (jeyerinbalẹy). 2(inf, tr -ik), 3(tr -ik), 4, 5(jjeerinbakele), 6(-i), 7. Evade; run in a zigzag fashion; make quick sharp turns.
jei (jẹyiy). 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 6(-i). Duty that a younger sibling is expected to give to older siblings.
jei (jẹyiy). Transitive plural form of jeje (jẹyjẹy).
jei- (jẹyi-). 1. Older sibling; older brother; older sister; older cousin (parallel).
jeib (jẹyib). 3, 6(-i). Bottle used for coconut sap.
jeik (jẹyik). To turn.
jeiṃōta (jẹyiṃetah). 3, 6(-i). A plant, Caesalpinia pulcherrima L.; (leguminosae). a leguminous tree; said to be named for Jeiṃōta, the grandfather of Amata Kabua; contemporary Marshall Islands leader. an ornamental shrub; with bipinnate leaves and conspicuous red and yellow flowers.
Jeina (jẹyinah). Also Jaina (jahyinah). From Engl. China. 4. China.
Jeina (jẹyinah). From Engl. A plant, banana variety (Takeuchi).
jeinae (jẹyinahyey). 2, 3(-ik), 6(-i). Mat woven from coconut fronds.
jej (jẹj). Dial. E only; see jjeḷọk (jjeḷaq). None; no more; lacking.
Ejej jikka iṃwiin. There are no cigarettes in this house.
jej- See jj-.
jej uwaan (jẹj wiwahan). Unparalleled.
jeja (jẹyjah). 1(-i), 2, 7. Scarce; seldom; rare.
Ejeja kain wōjke rot in. This kind of tree is scarce.
jeja (jeyjah). Also eja (yejah). Make a sound of pleasure while sleeping because of good dreams.
jeje (jẹyjẹy). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr sg. obj. je, pl. obj. jei), 3, 4, 6(-i),7, 8. Write; edit; record.
jeje (jẹyjẹy). Also jieje (jiyẹjẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4. Disease characterized by swollen belly and emaciated limbs as a result of malnutrition; kwashiorkor; swollen abdomen.
Ejeje ḷeeṇ. He's got the jeje disease.
jeje (jeyjey). Also jeje (jẹyjẹy). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr sg. obj. jeek(e), pl. obj. jeik(i)), 3, 6(-i), 7. Sail into the wind, tacking often.
Jej aikuj jeje im jibadekḷọk āneṇ. We need to sail into the wind and try to reach that islet.
Jej jeek āneṇ. We are sailing into the wind to that islet.
Kōm ar jeik bōke ko. We tacked around the capes.
jeje (jeyjey). Make room for; avoid.
jejer (jẹjẹr). Look for.
jejjat (jejjat). Dry; no water.
Ejejjat ioon pedped. There is no water on the reef.
jejjet (jẹjjẹt). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jitūk(e, i)), 3, 4, 8. Clean a fish or chicken.
Rōnañin jejjet ke ek ko? Haven't those fish been cleaned yet?
Kwōn jitūke ek ṇe. Clean that fish.
jejjet (jejjet). Also jijjet (jijjet), jejjet (jẹjjẹt). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7, 8, 9. Proper; straight; accurate; right; correct; specific; concise; precise; exact.
Enañin jejjet ke ruwalitōk awa? Is it exactly eight o'clock?
Ejejjet aō uwaak kajjitōk ko ilo teej eo. I answered the questions on the test correctly.
jejjet kūtie- (jẹjjẹt kitiye-). 1, 2+1, 3+1. Enforce.
Enañin jejjet ke kūtien kien ṇe. Has that ordinance been enforced?
jejjo (jẹjjẹw). 3, 5(jejjojo), 3+5. Few; several.
Eor jejjojo riṂajeḷ Awai. There are Marshallese scattered throughout Hawaii.
Eor jejjo riṂajeḷ Awai. There are a few Marshallese in Hawaii.
jejḷōma- (jẹjḷema-). 1, 2, 3, 8, 9. Shapeless.
jek (jẹk). Transitive form of jekjek (jẹkjẹk).
jekab (jekab). 2, 5(jjekabkab), 6(-i), 11(jekabkab).. Checkers; play checkers; be checkered.
Ejjekabkab jōōt eo an. He was wearing a checkered shirt.
jekaboot (jekabewet). From Engl. checkerboard. 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjekabootot), 6(-i). Checker board; to maneuver; plan; scheme.
Ejjekabootot jōōt eo an. He wore a checkered shirt.
Ej jekaboote an etal. He's scheming his move.
jekad (jekad). 3, 6(-i). A bird, black noddy, Anous tenuirostris.
jekad- (jekad-). 2+7, 3+7, 7. Fling.
jekade (jekadey). Transitive form of jekadkad (jekadkad).
jekadkad (jekadkad). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jekade), 3, 5(jjekadkad), 7, 8. Scattered; pieces flying in every direction.
Ear lel ilo jekadkadin baaṃ eo. He got hit by shrapnel (from the bomb)
jekajeje (jekajeyjey). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 5(jjekajeje), 6(-i), 7, 8. A by-product of jekaro; (coconut sap), white; keeps only two days without fermenting.
Kwōn jekajejeik jekaro kaṇe. Cook that sap to make it thicker.
jekak (jekak). 3, 5(-e), 8+3. Copra pieces, taken out of the shell.
jekak (jekak). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jekake), 6(-i), 8, 9. Dandruff.
Eor ke jekak bōraṃ? Do you have dandruff?
Eḷap an jekake bōra. I have lots of dandruff.
jekaka (jekahkah). 3, 2(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i). A food, pandanus chips.
Eṃōj am jekakaik bōb ko. We have made chips out of the pandanus.
jekaṇ (jekaṇ). Variant form of ijekaṇ (yijekaṇ).
jekaṇe (jekaṇey). Variant form of ijekaṇe (yijekaṇey).
jekapeel (jekapeyel). 1(-i), 2, 4, 8, 9, 11(jekapeel).. Unskillful; immature (see kapeel (kapeyel)), not clever.
Ej jekapeel wōt. He's still immature.
jekapen (jekapen). Variant form of jakapen (jakapen).
jekar (jekar). Formant in place names; see jekad.
jekaro (jekarẹw). Dial. W, E: jedān (jedan) 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -uk), 4, 5(jjekaroro), 6(-i), 7, 8. Coconut sap, toddy.
Ennọ ke jekaroun ni (jekaro) eṇ? Is the sap from that coconut sapling delicious?
Lale eḷap an jjekaroro raij ṇe. Be careful not to put too much toddy all over that rice.
jekā (jekay). Variant form of ijekā (yijekay).
jekāān (jekayan). archaic. Its trunk; formant in place names; variant form of kāān.
jekāiōōj (jekayiyehej). Also jekāiro (jekayirẹw). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e, -ik), 4, 8. Notches cut in a tree for climbing.
jekāiro (jekayirẹw). Variant form of jekāiōōj (jekayiyehej).
jekākaṇ (jekaykaṇ). Variant form of ijekākaṇ (yijekaykaṇ).
jekākaṇe (jekaykaṇey). Variant form of ijekākaṇe (yijekaykaṇey).
jekākā (jekaykay). 7. Anywhere around here; variant form of ijekākā (yijekaykay).
jekdọọn (jekdawan). 2+3, 3(inf, tr -e), 11(jekdọọn). Not matter; never mind; disregard; regardless; ignore.
Jab kōjekdọọn kōṇaan ko aō. Don't disregard my wishes.
Jekdọọn ta. Regardless of what happens.
jekea- (jekeya-). Also jekāā-. Variant form of kea-, kā.
jekeidaak (jẹkẹyidahak). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 7. Steal and drink coconut toddy (off a tree).
jekein (jẹkẹyin). Variant form of ijekein (yijẹkẹyin).
jekjek (jẹkjẹk). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jek(e), jek), 4, 5(jjekjeke), 7, 8. Cut; hew; chop; to prune; salute with the hands.
Jek tok juon liṃō ni. Cut a coconut open for me to drink.
Rej jekjek waini. They are chopping copra nuts (in two lengthwise).
Kwōn jab jjekjeke waini ṇe. Don't keep chopping that copra nut.
jekjek wa (jẹkjẹk wah). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Build a canoe or boat.
Wōn ṇe ear jek wa ṇe waaṃ? Who built your canoe?
jekkar (jekkar). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i), 8, 9, 11(jekkar).. Ill-matched; unbecoming; improper; contrary to; unsuitable; ridiculous; absurd (see kkar (kkar)).
Ejekkar juuj kā ñan neō. These shoes don't fit my feet.
Erro jekkar ñan doon. They are unsuited for each other.
Kwōn jab jekkar. Don't be ridiculous.
jeklaḷ (jeklaḷ). 6(-i). Part of net where weights are attached.
jeklep (jeklep). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4. Cut it large or thick.
Eḷap aṃ jeklepe kane kaṇe. You cut that firewood large.
jeklep (jeklep). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4. Insult; expose onẹs faults before his face.
jekḷaj (jekḷaj). The day after tomorrow.
jekṃai (jekṃahyiy). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 4, 5(jjekōṃaiṃai), 6(-i). Coconut syrup boiled down from sap.
Lale ejjekōṃaiṃai nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Be careful, coconut syrup might get spilled on your clothes.
jeko (jekew). Variant form of ijeko (yijekew).
jekoko (jekewkew). Variant form of ijekoko (yijekewkew).
jekōbwa (jẹkẹbwah). A food, meat of mejoub coconut mixed with sugar or sap.
jekōn (jeken). From Engl. A second of time; second base.
jekōnāān (jekenayan). From Engl. Second-hand.
jekōt (jẹkẹt). Also jikūt. 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. To weave the edges of a mat or hat.
Kwōn jekōte at ṇe bwe en ṃōj. Give it the final weaving so the hat is completed.
jekōt (jẹkẹt). Variant form of jikōt.
jekpād (jekpad). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjekpādpād), 6(-i), 7. Rafters.
Enañin ṃōj ke jekpāde ṃweo? Have the rafters been put on the house?
jekpen (jẹkpẹn). 1(-i), 2, 4. Make false excuses; pretend; feign; blame someone or something.
jel (jel). Curved.
jel (jẹl). Grown over.
Ejel kōn wūjooj im mar. It's grown over with grass and bushes.
jelae (jelhayey). archaic. Not on the current; see ae and jelbōn.
jelba (jẹlbah). From Engl. 6(-i). Silver.
jelbōn (jelbẹn). archaic. On the current; see bōn and jelae.
jele (jẹlẹy). Also jel (jẹl). archaic. Harvest fruit.
Koṃwin jeli ni kaṇ ṇa ilaḷ. Harvest those coconuts.
jeljel (jẹljẹl). Stone axe.
Jeljel (jẹljẹl). From jeljel "stone axe". A constellation; delta, epsilon, zeta, sigma Orionis. Legend says its rising brings powerful storms such as the typhoon of June 30, 1905..
Jeljel i raan mā kaṇ. Jeljel is in the branches of the breadfruit trees: it has shaken the fruit from the trees and the season is over.
Jeljel-im-Kouj (jẹljẹl-yim-kẹwij). The constellations Jeljel and Kouj.
Jeljeltak (jẹljẹltak). Storms associated with the ascendancy of Jeljel (stars in Orion).
jellen (jellen). Position of.
Enana jellen ḷōkar eṇ. That locker isn't standing straight.
jelṃae (jelṃahyey). Also jālṃae (jalṃahyey). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jelṃaik), 3, 4, 7. Face to face; meet; confront.
Erro ar jelṃaik doon ilo kwelọk eo. They confronted each other at the meeting.
Jenaaj bar jālṃae doon juon iien. We'll meet again sometime.
jelōk (jelek). From Engl. 5(jjelōklōk), 6(-i). Silk.
jelōñlōñ (jẹlẹglẹg). Also jilōñlōñ (jilegleg). Very; intensifier, of limited use: for time, tide, or weather.
Edet jelōñlōñ. Bright sunshine.
Raelep jelōñlōñ. High noon.
Raan jelōñlōñ. Broad daylight.
Pāāt jelōñlōñ. High and dry (low tide, reef exposed).
jelōt (jelet). 2(inf, tr -e), 7. Touch unexpectedly by accident; implicate; affect; concerned; involved.
Ijelōt bato eo raan tebōḷ eo em wōtlọk. I bumped the bottle off the top of the table and it fell.
Mejin ejelōte aolep. The (common) cold is affecting everyone.
Jorrāān eo ejelōte. He was involved in the trouble.
jelpa- (jelpah). archaic. 1. A parent-in-law.
Jelpān kōrā. Mother-in-law.
Jelpān ṃaan. Father-in-law.
jelpaak (jelpahak). 2(inf, tr -e), 7. Put arm around waist of another while standing side by side.
Ear jelpaake ledik eo jeran. He put his arm around his girlfriend's waist.
jelpaak (jelpahak). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. Swing something or someone around in a circle, as a child.
Jab jelpaake niñniñ ṇe bwe enaaj ṃōḷañḷōñ. Don't swing the child around in a circle or it'll want to throw up.
jeltak (jẹltak). Variant form of jaḷtak (jaḷtak).
jeḷa (jeyḷah). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Sailor.
Wōn enāj jeḷaik wa ṇe? Who will be the crew of the boat?
jeḷaar (jeḷahar). Pine driftwood.
jeḷañ (jeyḷag). A big storm.
jeḷañ (jeḷag). Replace the bottom part (jouj) of a canoe.
Jeḷapḷap (jẹḷapḷap). Clan name.
jeḷatae (jeḷathayey). 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Ocean currents that are farther away from an island than the juae or dibukae currents; the third zone of currents.
Ejeḷataeiki booj jerakrōk eo im pen an ṃṃakūt jān ijo. The sailboat got caught up in the third current zone and hardly made any headway.
jeḷate (jeḷatey). Transitive form of jaḷjaḷ (jaḷjaḷ).
jeḷā (jeḷay). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Know; well-informed; know how to; aware.
Ḷadik eo ejeḷā tata ṇe. That's the most well-informed chap.
jeḷā jabjab (jeḷay jabjab). idiom. Insufficient knowledge.
Ejeḷā jabjab kōn an kar jab kaṃōj an jikuuḷ. His insufficient knowledge stems from his not having completed his schooling.
jeḷā kōppeḷak (jeḷay keppeḷhak). Also jeḷā kōpḷaak (jeḷay kepḷahak). 2. Know how to maneuver; a smart move; good tactic; good strategy; tactful; poised.
Ejeḷā kōppeḷak lieṇ. She's got poise. She's tactful.
jeḷā kuṇaa- (jeḷay qiṇaha-). 1, 2, 4, 8, 9. Considerate; thoughtful; diplomacy; knack.
Kwōmake jeḷā kuṇaaṃ. You sure are thoughtful.
Ejeḷā kuṇaan ñaṇ raṇ nukun. He takes care of his responsibilities toward his relatives.
Ejeḷā kuṇaan ñaṇ ruwamāejet. She has diplomacy with her visitors.
jeḷā ḷọkjeṇ (jeḷay ḷaqjeṇ). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 8, 9. Conscious; sober; come to; wisdom; knowledge; educated; sane.
Enañin jeḷā ḷọkjeṇ ke ālikin an kar ḷotḷọk? Has she come to since she passed out?
jeḷāṇae (jeḷayṇahyey). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Know how to take care of; be kind to.
Kwōn jeḷāṇae jinōṃ im jeṃaṃ. Know how to take care of your mother and father.
Jeḷeilōñ (jeḷẹyilẹg). Also Jebrọ. A star; eta in Taurus (Pleiades); name of the youngest son (tenthborn) of Lōktañūr (lẹktagir), legendary.
jeḷḷọk (jeḷḷaq). Also jaḷḷọk (jaḷḷaq). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8. Face away from.
jeḷmāne (jeḷmaney). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Unruly; self-willed; unscrupulous; reckless.
Kwōn jab jeḷmāne. Don't be unruly.
jeḷo (jẹyḷẹw). Also jeḷo (jeyḷew). 2, 3, 5(jjeḷoḷo), 6(-i). An insect, grasshopper.
Ejjeḷoḷo ānin. There are lots of grasshoppers on this island.
jeḷo (jẹyḷẹw). From Engl. "sail ho!". 2, 3(kajjeḷoḷo), 5(jjeḷoḷo), 6(-i), 7. Cry an arrival, of ship or plane.
Jeañ lọk in kajjeḷoḷo. Let's go see if there's a boat coming.
Ejjeḷoḷo Mājro. There are always boats arriving in Majuro.
Jen wōnarḷọk bwe ejeḷo. Let's go to the beach for there's a ship coming in.
jeḷọk (jẹyḷaq). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 6(-i), 7, 8. Crutch used for pushing boom of canoe away.
Jeḷọke wōjḷā ṇe. Push the sail away there.
jem (jẹm). Transitive form of jemjem (jẹmjẹm).
jema- (jema-). 1. Father; uncle, father's brother.
jemā (jemay). 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 6(-i). Duty of taking care of a father.
jemājirok (jemajirẹq). Rope used for climbing trees.
jemāluut (jemaliwit). Dial. E only; see iia (yiyyah). Also jemāluut (jemayliwit). Rainbow.
Jemāluut (jemayliwit). Clan name.
jemān aj (jeman haj). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Pass thatch to one tying.
Kwōn itōn jemān aj. Go pass thatch.
jemān bo (jeman bẹw). 2(inf, tr -ik), 7. Select stones for missiles; throw stones at.
Raar jemān boik Jọọn inne. They threw stones at John yesterday.
Jemān Kurlōñ (jeman qirlẹg). See Jurōn Jemān Kurlōñ.
jemān-āe (jeman-yayẹy). Example; model; charter.
jemānji- (jemanji-). 1. One who has taken care of another's child; relation between two brothers-in-law who are married to two sisters.
Jemānuwe (jemaniwwẹy). A constellation; stars in Ursa Minor; gamma, beta, 5.
jemej (jẹymẹj). 2, 3, 6(-i). Slip; wear a slip.
Kwōn jemej bwe emāni nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Wear a slip because your dress is thin.
jememe (jemeymey). 1, 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 8, 9. Anti-social; introversion; unkind; inconsiderate; sober; reserved; apathetic; grimace; hostile; pout.
Joḷọk jememe im kōpeḷḷọk būruoṃ. Stop being unkind and have a heart.
Kwōn jab jememeik eō. Don't be unkind to me.
jemetak (jẹymetak). Also jiemetak (jiyemetak). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Stomach ache.
jemjati (jẹmjatiy). Also jeimjati. 2(inf, tr -ik), 3(kajemjatiik), 6(-i). Siblings.
jemjem (jẹmjẹm). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jem(e)), 3, 4, 5(jjemjeme), 7. Whet; sharpen.
Kwōn jeme bakbōk ṇe. Sharpen that knife.
Rej jemjem bakbōk. They are sharpening knives.
jemjem māāl (jẹmjẹm mayal). idiom.. From jemjem (jẹmjẹm) |"sharpen", māāl (mayal) |"adze". To bring foods with songs as refreshments to a group of men building a canoe or house to keep their morale up, usually done by the womenfolk of a community.
jemḷam (jemḷam). Also jjeḷam. 2. So; such a.
Ejemḷam ḷap aṃ nana. You're awful.
Ejemḷam aiboojoj an tulọk aḷ. What a beautiful sunset.
Ejemḷam ḷap. It's so large.
Ejemḷam tōñal. How sweet it is.
Kwōjemḷam jouj. You are so kind.
Ejemḷam ṃṃan in aṃ al. You sing so beautifully.
jempaan (jempahan). From Engl. 6(-i). Sampan.
jeṃaan (jeyṃahan). Some time ago.
Ij jañin jeje jān jeṃaan. I haven't written for some time.
Iar loe jeṃaan. I saw her some time ago.
jeṃaden (jeṃaden). Wasteland.
jeṃar (jeṃar). From Engl. 2, 4, 6(-i), 7. Summer; summer vacation.
jeṃjerā (jẹṃjeray). Also jeṃjerā (jẹṃjẹray). 2(inf, tr -ik). Be friends; friendship; friendly relationship.
Erro ej jeṃjerā. They are friends.
Ear jeṃjerāik baaṃle eo. He befriended the family.
jeṃjọ (jẹṃjaw). Variant form of jiṃjọ (jiṃjaw).
jeṃkat (jeṃkat). Also jaṃkat (jaṃkat). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Sidekick in kickball.
An jejjo wōt jaṃkat. Not very many people can side-kick.
Ear jaṃkate bọọḷ eo. He side-kicked the ball.
jeṃḷọk (jeṃḷaq). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kōjjeṃḷọk, kōjeṃḷọk), 7. End; finish; conclusion; limit; pass out; aftermath.
Ejeṃḷọk pija eo. The movie is over.
Ejeṃḷọk koontōreak eo. The contract is terminated.
jeṃṃa (jeṃṃah). From Japn. sanma. 3, 4+3, 5(jjeṃṃaṃa), 6(-a), 3+7. Canned sardines.
Kōjro tōn kōjeṃṃa tok. Let's go get some canned sardines.
Kobwiin jjeṃṃaṃa. You smell of sardines.
jeṃṃaan (jeṃṃahan). slang. From ṃṃaan (ṃṃahan)|. Top man in organization; chief; boss; host.
Jab keroro bwe jeṃṃaan ṇe tok. Shut up for the boss is coming.
jeṃnājin (jẹṃnajin). Parent-child relationship; brother-sister relationship; taboo relationship.
Lieṇ im ḷadik eṇ rej jeṃnājin. She and that boy are taboo relatives.
jeṃnājin (jẹṃnajin). From Engl. 2, 3. Examination day at end of term; review day program.
jeṃōnna (jeṃennah). 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i). Stick used for clubbing fish.
Kwōnañin jeṃōnnaik ke jilo ṇe? Have you clubbed the white tuna fish?
jen (jẹn). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Shrink; grow smaller; fall short of, in length.
Ekwaḷkoḷ nuknuk e aō im jen. This clothing of mine was washed and shrank.
jen (jen). Let's, we are to.
jen (jẹn). Transitive form of jenjen (jẹnjẹn).
jen ba (jen bah). Supposing; let's say.
jende (jẹndẹy). Dialectal variant of akade (hakadẹy).
jendik (jendik). Also jāndik (jandik), jendik (jẹndik). 3, 6(-i). Young chicken.
jenjen (jẹnjẹn). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jen(e)), 4, 8. Start a fire.
Kwōn jen kijek ṇe. Light a fire there.
Enañin jenjen ke kijek eo? Has the fire been started yet?
jenjen (jẹnjẹn). Variant form of jinjin (jinjin).
jenliklik (jẹnliklik). 1(-i), 3, 4, 7. Go backward; retreat; lag; hold back, not do onẹs best; deviate.
jenḷap (jẹnḷap). 3, 6(-i), 8, 9. Old chicken; to mature, of poultry; brood hen.
Ewi jenḷap in lala eo? Where is the mother hen?
jennade (jennahdẹy). From Japn. sen nadi "...cents is..."(uttered between entries by abacus users). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Calculate.
Jennadeik ṃōk ṃuri eo aō ippaṃ. Would you calculate how much I owe you?
jennōb (jẹnnẹb). Dial. W, E: rọkrok (raqrẹq) 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 5(jjennōbnōb), 6(-i). A food, pandanus custard mixed with water.
Lale ejjennōbnōb nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Be careful you don't slop pandanus custard on your clothes.
Jennōbe tok ṃōk jidik kijō iu. Make some jennōb for me.
jeno (jenew). Dialectal variant of mejānwōd (mejanwed).
jenok (jẹnẹq). Also kin (kin). 1(jenkwa-), 3(inf kajjenoknok, tr kajenokwe), 5((j)jenoknok), 6(-i). Footprints; tracks; traces; fingerprint; print.
E(j)jenoknok arin ānin. The beach on this island has a lot of footprints.
jenokwōn (jẹnẹqẹn). Related to each other.
jenolọk (jenewlaq). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Separate; isolate; discreet; distinct; conspicuous; disconnected; segregated.
Ejenolọk jān ṃōko jet. It was isolated from the rest of the houses.
Kōjenolọk ruo aō jedọujij. Put aside two pairs of pants for me.
Kōjenolọke raij ṇe jān jālele ṇe. Separate the rice from the meat course.
jenọ (jenaw). Dial. E only; see mejānwōd (mejanwed). 3, 6(-i). A clam, bivalve.
jenwaan (jenwahan). archaic. Common things.
jenwōd (jenwed). 2, 6(-i), 7. Tacking.
Kōn an nana kōto in wa eo eṇ ej jenwōd tak wōt. Because of this unfavorable wind, the canoe is doing plenty of tacking to get here.
jeṇ (jeṇ). Variant form of ijeṇ (yijeṇ).
jeṇe (jeṇey). Variant form of ijeṇe (yijeṇey).
jeṇeṇe (jeṇeyṇey). Variant form of ijeṇeṇe (yijeṇeyṇey).
jeṇro (jeṇrew). We two are to; let's the two of us.
jeṇtoki (jeṇtẹwkiy). From Japn. sentōki. 4, 6(-i). Fighter plane.
jeñak (jẹygak). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 7. Filled up, of a hole; perfective form of jjioñ (jjiyẹg°).
Ejeñak rọñ eo. The hole is filled up.
Wōn ṇe ear jeñake rọñ ṇe? Who filled that hole there?
jeor (jeyer°). Also jeer (jẹyẹr), jeer (jeyer). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 5(jjeoreor), 7. Turn.
Ejjeoreor wa eo. The vehicle keeps turning this way and that.
Kwōn jeor ilo iaḷ ṇe. Turn into that street.
jeor (jeyer°). Also jeer (jeyer). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Sideburns; trim hair with a razor.
Letok juon reja bwe in jeore bōraṃ. Hand me a razor so that I can trim your hair.
Eaitok jeor kaṇ an likao eṇ. That young man's sideburns are long.
jeor (jeyer°). Transitive form of jjeor (jjeyer°).
jep (jẹp). Working place.
jep (jẹp). Also jep (jep). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjepjep), 6(-i). Biased; take sides; prejudiced; bigot; nepotism; partial.
Ej jep ippān ḷōṃaraṇ nukun. He's taking his relatives side.
Kwōn jab kōṇaan jjepjep. Don't always be so biased.
Kwōn jab jep. Don't take sides.
jep (jep). 2(inf, tr -e). Determine.
Eṃōj aō jep ippa bwe ij kate eō kiiō. I'm determined to do my best now.
jep (jep). Transitive form of jepjep (jẹpjẹp).
jepa (jepah). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 8, 9. Disease; ugly; plain; homely.
Ejepa ḷadik eṇ. That boy is ugly.
jepaa- (jepaha-). 1, 6. Arrangement.
Eṃṃan jepaan ut kein. These flowers are nicely arranged.
jepaake (jepahakey). From Engl. Tobacco.
Jepaake jaake. We share tobacco.
Jepaan (jepahan). From Engl. 4. Japan.
jepak (jepak). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 7. Support; hold up.
Kwōn jepak ḷọk ajri ṇe. Carry that baby there.
jepak (jepak). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Cut, hack, chop off, split, slash.
Juon iaan riWōleai ro ear jepake bōran Lipepe. One of the Woleaians hacked off Lipepe's head.
jepak (jepak). Tip of coconut frond; cloud formation resembling tip of frond.
jepar (jepar). Also jinniprañ (jinniprag). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jeparpare), 6(-i). Stem of coconut bunch from which nuts have fallen; open spathe of coconut tree.
jeparujruj (jepar°ijr°ij). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjeparujruji). Be excited; in a flutter; excitement during unexpected happenings.
Raar jeparujruj im ko ke ej bwil ṃweo. They got excited and escaped when the house burned.
jepā (jepay). Variant form of jāp (jap).
jepāde (jepadẹy). Land used for preserving food, esp. pandanus.
jepāl (jẹypal). Sporadic in bearing, of trees.
Ejepāl ni eṇ. That coconut tree bears sporadically.
jepāp (jepap). 3, 6(-i). A fish, kind of shark.
jepāpe (jepaypẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr jepāpeik), 7. To list; slope; careen.
Ejepāpe wa eo. The boat is listing.
Kwōn jab kōjepāpeik wa ṇe. Don't make that canoe list.
jepāppāp (jepappap). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjepāppāp), 7. Stagger; stumble but not fall.
jepdak (jẹpdak). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjepedakdak), 7. Lie with head propped on elbow; crushed in; perfective form of jjiped (jjiped).
Ejepdak tibat eo. The tea kettle is crushed in.
Ejjepdakdak kuwat ko. The cans are all smashed.
jepe (jepey). Also enrā (yẹnray). 6(-i). Small basket.
jepe rūr (jepey rir). Also jepen rūr (jepen rir). 1(-i). Buttocks.
jepekōḷan (jepeykeḷan). 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. A steady procession.
Inej eo an Amedka ear jepekōḷane tok loṃaḷoun Mājro im lutōkḷọk. The U.S. fleet came in such huge numbers to the Majuro lagoon that it literally overflowed.
jepel (jẹpẹl). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 4+3, 7. Apart; divorced; separate; diverge.
Ejepel jar eṇ. That couple is divorced.
Kwōn kōjepel rūkadek raṇ rej ire. Separate those drunks that are fighting.
jepelien (jẹpẹliyen). From Engl. Civilian.
Jepelien men raṇ. They're civilians.
jepeliklik (jepeyliklik). Variant form of jepliklik (jepliklik).
jepeḷā (jepeḷay). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjepeḷāḷā), 7. Glide in the air; wings outstretched in flying.
jepen rūr (jepen rir). Variant form of jepe rūr (jepey rir).
jepet (jepet). archaic. Shell of many colors, used as lure for tuna; variety of di or eọr.
jepewa (jepeywah). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 7, 8, 9. Careen; keel over.
Ej jepewa ḷọk ñan an jorrāān. It's careening towards its destruction.
jepjep (jẹpjẹp). 2(inf, tr jep(i), jepe), 4, 7. Cut off; shorten; mow.
Kwōn jep jedọujij e aō bwe eaitok. Cut off my trousers because they're too long.
Ej jepjep wūjooj. He's mowing the grass.
jepjep (jẹpjẹp). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Move away; change domicile; emigrate; evacuate; migrate; vacate.
Eṃōj aer jepjep ḷọk jān ṃweeṇ. They have moved out of that house.
jepjep (jepjep). Elliptical in shape.
jepjep (jẹpjẹp). 5(-e), 6(-i). Bundle; package.
Ejepjepe lowaan wa ṇe. The inside of that vehicle is cluttered with packages.
Jepjep eo aō ṇe. That's my bundle.
Jepjepin nuknuk. A bundle of clothes.
Jepjep-eo-an-Lōktañūr (jẹpjẹp-yew-han-lẹktagir). See jepjep: "Lōktañūr's bundle". A constellation; stars in Taurus; gamma, delta, epsilon.
jepkọ (jẹpkaw). 5(jjepkọkọ), 6(-i). Floor mat, coarse.
Ejjepkọkọ lowaan ṃwiin. There are lots of floor mats in this house. This house smells of floor mats.
jeplej (jeplej). From Engl. 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjeplejlej), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Syphilis; gonorrhea; venereal disease.
Jab men ippān lieṇ bwe enaj kōjepleje eok. Do not have sexual intercourse with her or you'll contract syphilis from her.
jepliklik (jepliklik). Also jepeliklik (jepeyliklik). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjepliklik), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Swaying from side to side, as a ship rolling.
Eḷap an jjepliklik wa eṇ. That ship is really rolling.
jeplōklōk (jepleklek). Also jeplōklōk (jẹplẹklẹk). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjeplōklōk, kajeplōk), 5(jjeplōklōk), 7. Scattered; spread about; straggle.
Jab kajeplōklōk bok kaṇe. Don't scatter those books around.
Kuk im jab jeplōklōk. Bunch up and don't straggle.
jepḷaak (jepḷahak). Also jebḷaak (jebḷahak). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kōjjepḷaak, tr kōjepḷaak), 4, 5(jjepeḷaakak). Return.
Ejepḷaak wa eo. The boat returned.
Wa eo ejjepḷaakak eṇ. The ship is continually returning.
jepooj (jepewej). A fish, cornet fish, Fistularia petimba.
jepta (jeptah). To sieve arrowroot: first time; see epta.
jeptak (jeptak). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jepjeptake), 7, 8. Slap.
Raar jeptake ḷadik eo. They slapped the boy.
Jeptōṃba (jepteṃbah). Also Jebtōṃba (jebteṃbah). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i). September.
Emaroñ Jeptōṃbaik kwe ṇa ānin. September might still see you on the island.
jepukpuk (jepiqpiq). Also jepukpuk (jẹpiqpiq). 6(-i). Barrel; bushel; keg.
jepwaḷ (jepwaḷ). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjepwaḷwaḷ), 6(-i). Slap on the back of the head.
Jiṃṃaan ear jepwaḷe. His grandfather slapped him on the back of the head.
Rūkaki eo ejjepwaḷwaḷ ṇe. That's the teacher who's always slapping (his students) on the back of the head.
jera (jerah). 3, 6(-i). A fish, squirrel fish, Holocentrus sp.; Myripristis sp.
jeraaṃṃan (jerahaṃṃan). Also ṃaju (ṃajiw). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Wealth; lucky; blessed; fortunate; congratulation; luck; successful.
Eor iien jeraaṃṃan im eor iien jerata. There are good times and bad times.
Anij eṇ kajeraaṃṃan eok. May God bless you.
Eḷap an jeraaṃṃan ḷeeṇ. He is very fortunate.
jerab (jerab). Variant form of jarōb (jareb).
jerajko (jerajkew). From Japn. sarashiko "bleach powder". 2(inf, tr -uk), 5(jjerajkoko), 6(-i). Bleach.
Jerajkouk nuknuk mouj kaṇe. Bleach those white clothes.
Ejjerajkoko jo ear kwaḷkoḷ ie. There was bleach all over the spot she washed the clothes at.
jerak (jerak). 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 5(jjerakrōk), 6(-i), 7. Sail away; be underway, nautical; hoist sails.
jerakiaarḷap (jerakyiyaharḷap). Also jādeiiaarḷap (jadẹyyiyaharḷap). 2, 6(-i). Point of no return; too late.
Etal kake bwe eṃōj an jerakiaarḷap. Might as well continue since he's gone and spilled the beans.
jerakrōk (jerakrẹk). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e, jerakrūke), 3, 4, 5(jjerakrōk), 7, 8. Go sailing.
Waat kaṇe rej jerakrōk iar? What canoes are those sailing in the lagoon?
Wōn eṇ ej jerakrūke wa eṇ? Who is sailing that canoe?
Ejjerakrōk lọjilñin. He's got elephant ears.
jeraṃōl (jeraṃel). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kōjjeraṃōlṃōl, tr kōjeraṃōl), 4(rijjeraṃōl), 6(-i), 8, 9, 11(jeraṃōlṃōl). Poor; lonely; poverty.
jerapen (jerapen). archaic. 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Thousand.
jerata (jerahtah). 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 8, 9. Misfortune; bad luck; unfortunate; calamity; disaster; tragedy.
Eḷap an jerata peejnej eo an. His business venture was a flop.
Kadek enaaj kōjerataik eok. Your drinking will be the end of you.
jerawiwi See jerọwiwi.
jerā (jeray). 1(jera-), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 7. Befriend; friend.
Inaaj kōjerāik koṃro kiiō. Now I'll make you two friends.
jerbal (jerbal). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 5(jjerbalbōl), 6(-i), 8. Work; affair; career; chore; deed; duty; employ; employee; enterprise; project; function; task; undertaking; labor; occupation; operate; serve; do.
Ejjerbalbōl ḷeeṇ. He's always working.
Kwōn kōjerbale. Use it.
Wōn ṇe ej kōjerbal eok? Who's employing you?
Rijerbal e. He's an employee.
Ta ṇe kwōj jerbale? What are you doing?
jerjer (jerjer). Swing arms while walking.
jerkak (jerkak). Dial. W, E: waḷọk 1(-i), 2, 3(kōjjerkak, kōjerkak), 5(jjerkakkak), 7, 8. Arise; get up.
Kwōn jerkak. Get out of bed.
Kwōn kōjerkake. Get him up.
Iar kanooj jjerkakkak boñ kōn aō abṇōṇō. I kept getting up all night because I was uncomfortable.
jerkakpeje (jerkakpẹjẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Rise from the dead; resurrection.
Jijej ear jerkakpeje ilo raan eo kein kajilu. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day.
jerkan (jerkan). From jerkak (jerkak) |"rise", in (yin) |"of". 6(-i), 7. Begin; become.
Jerkan raan. Break of day.
Ejkab jerkantak an mour bade in. The party is just coming to life.
jerọ (jeraw). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kōjjerọro, tr kōjerọuk), 4, 7, 11(jerọro). Good marksmanship in shooting or throwing.
Eḷap aō jerọ jān kwe. I am a better marksman than you.
Kōjero etal in kōjjerọro. Let's go have a shooting contest.
jerọwiwi (jerawiywiy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Sin.
jerọwiwiin jolōt (jerawiywiyin jẹwlẹt). From jerọwiwi (jerawiywiy) |"sin", jolet (jẹwlẹt) |"inheritance". 6(-i). Original sin.
jerọwiwiin mej (jerawiywiyin mẹj). Mortal sin.
Jerọwiwiin mej ḷōñ. Lust is a mortal sin.
jerpentain (jerpentahyin). From Engl. Turpentine.
jerta (jertah). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Not good marksman, with gun, slingshot, or by throwing stones (see jerọ (jeraw)).
jertak (jertak). Variant form of jedtak (jedtak).
jeruru (jẹyriwriw). Dial. E only. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 4, 6(-i), 7. A beverage, diluted coconut sap.
Ij idaak wōt jeruru kōn aō bane tōñal. I take only diluted coconut sap because I can't stand sweets.
Jeruru ḷọk limen niñniñ eṇ. Give the infant some diluted coconut sap.
jerwaan (jerwahan). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 8, 9. Prodigal; waste; careless.
Kwōn jab jerwaane ien ṃṃanṃōn kein. Don't squander the ripe times.
jerwōt (jerwet). 3, 6(-i). A fish, stripey, Kuhlia taeniura.
jet (jet). Few; several; a few others; some.
Eor wōt jet armej raar itok ñan kweilọk eo. Only a few people came to the meeting.
jet (jet). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. Spin.
Kajjioñ ṃōk kajete likaeb(eb) ṇe. Try and spin that top.
jet ien (jet yiyen). Sometimes.
jetaar (jetahar). Also jetaad (jetahad). 3, 6(-i). A fish, snapper, Lutjanus kasmira forskal.
jetak (jetak). 2, 3, 7. Heaping up of waves.
jetak (jetak). Dial. E, W: wetaa- 1(-i), 6(-i), 7. On the east side of; see rāātle.
Itok im jijet jetakū. Come sit on my eastside.
Ear ettōrtok jetakin ṃweotok. He ran over on the east side of the house.
jete (jetey). 3(kajete, kajjette), 7. How many?.
Jete ṇe aṃ pinjeḷ? How many pencils do you have?
Kein kajete in? How many does that make?
jetḷādik (jetḷaydik). 2, 6(-i), 7. Lightning as a sign of fair weather.
Ṃa e enaaj lur bwe ejetḷādik. Know ye by this lightning that there will be calm weather.
jetḷọk (jetḷaq). To vanish over the horizon; disappear.
Iṃad em ḷak bar reilọk ejetḷọk wa eo. I got occupied for a while and when I tried to find the boat it had vanished over the horizon.
jetmar (jẹtmar). Night after full moon; night after jetñil (jẹtgil); first moon phase.
jetṇaak (jetṇahak). Also jetñaak (jetgahak). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i). Nurture a love affair; protect with jealousy.
Ta wūnin aō jetṇaake iọkwe eo arro? Oh why did I let our love get so deep?
jetñaak (jetgahak). Variant form of jetṇaak (jetṇahak).
jetñak (jetgak). Dial. W, E: jorñak (jergak) Go fast.
jetñōl (jẹtgẹl). Night of full moon; day of month when moon comes over the horizon just as sun sets.
jetōb (jẹtẹb). 1(jitūbō-), 2, 4, 5(jjetōbtōb), 6(-i). Spirit.
Jetōb Kwōjarjar. Holy Ghost.
Ejjetōbtōb ānin. This islet is full of spirits.
Jitūbōn Kūrijṃōj. Christmas spirit.
jettal (jettal). 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9. Not leak; water-tight (see ttal (ttal)).
Ejettal wa eṇ. The canoe is water-tight.
jettokja- (jẹtteqja-). 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9. Worthless; of no value; no good; unprofitable; useless; trivial (see tokja- (teqja-)).
Ejettokjān aṃ wiaik wa ṇe. There's no reason for you to buy that boat.
Etke kokajettokjān aō wiaik wa e? Why do you think there's no reason for me to buy this boat?
ji (jiy). From Engl. Syllable "ti" of musical scale.
jiab (jiyab). 1(-i), 6(-i). Heart of palm.
jiadel (jiyadel). archaic. A taboo place reserved for chiefs; place for bathing.
Jiadel eo an irooj eṇ ṇe. That's the taboo spot for the chief.
jiāe (jiyayẹy). Also jiāi (jiyayiy). From Japn. shiai "tournament, contest". 2(inf, tr jāiik), 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i). Contest; compete; rivalry.
Kōṃro ar jiāe in lale wōn eo eṃōkaj. We had a contest to see who was faster.
Erro ej jiāiiki doon. They're competing with each other.
jiāi (jiyayiy). Variant form of jiāe (jiyayẹy).
jib (jib). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 5(jjibjib), 6(-i), 7, 8. Rise, of bread; swell up; fizz; effervesce; have an epileptic attack; water rises in a well or swamp.
Jab kurkuri bwe kwōnaaj kajibi. Don't shake it up or it'll fizz all over.
Pia māāṇāṇ ejjibjib. Warm beer always fizzes.
Jibabwāi (jibahbayiy). A plant, taro variety, Colocasia (Takeuchi).
jibadbad (jibadbad). Endeavor; attempt; ambition; try hard; quest.
Jej aikuj jibadbad im jab aipādpād ñe jekōṇaan ḷe. We have to have ambition and not be phlegmatic if we want to succeed.
jibadede (jibahdẹydẹy). Dial. Namu only. 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 4, 6(-i), 7. Fishing method, catching flying fish when they enter lagoon at a certain location at Namu.
Ejeparujruj armej ñe ej iien jibadede iNaṃo. People on Namu get excited when they prepare to catch flying fish there.
jibadek (jibadek). Also kōttōpar (kettepar). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3(kajjibadek), 7. Try to reach; proceeding toward destination.
Ta ṇe kwōj jibadekḷọk Amedka kake. Why are you trying to go to the States?
Iar jibadektok eok. I came to see you.
Wa eṇ ej jibadekḷọk āneṇ. The ship is going to the island.
jibadek jidik (jibadek jidik). From jibadek (jibadek) |"try to reach", jidik (jidik) |"a little bit". 2. Be on onẹs way; get ahead.
Kōjro jibadek jidik. Let's be on our way.
Eṃṃan aō roñ tok ke kwōj kakkōt jibadek jidik. I'm glad to hear that you are getting ahead.
jibai (jibahyiy). 1(-i), 2, 4, 6(-i). Magic trick; perform a trick.
jibai (jibahyiy). From Engl. spy. 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 4, 6(-i). Spy.
Raar jilkinḷọk bwe en jibaik(i) rūkōjdat ro. He was dispatched to spy on the enemy.
jibaik (jibahyik). From Engl. Spike.
jibaiklaaj (jibahyiklahaj). Variant form of baiklaaj (bahyiklahaj).
jiban (jiban). 1(-i), 2, 6(-i), 8, 9. Unable to throw far; short of money.
Kwōjja wia kijerro bwe ijiban. You buy our food cause I'm a little short of money.
Ejekkar ñan pijja bwe ejiban. He won't make a good pitcher because he can't throw far.
jibana (jibahnah). From Japn. supana (from Engl. spanner). A wrench.
jibañūñ (jibahgig). 5(jjibañūññūñ), 6(-i). Edible portion inside certain nuts or seeds.
jibbaḷañ (jibbahḷag). 3, 4+3, 5(-e), 6(-i), 3+7. A fish, general term for all blenny.
jibbatūñtūñ (jibbahtigtig). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i). Very small; minute; tiny; microscopic.
Ṃōttan wōt jibbatūñtūñ. Just a wee bit more.
jibbin-bōran-bōb (jibbin-beran-beb). Also luo. From jib "rise". A shell, conical and longer than trochus.
jibboñ (jibbẹg°). 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Morning.
jibboñōn eo turun inne (jibbẹg°ẹn yew tir°in yinney). Three mornings ago.
jibboñōn ilju (jibbẹg°ẹn yiljiw). Tomorrow morning.
jibboñōn inne (jibbẹg°ẹn yinney). Yesterday morning.
jibboñōn inne eo ḷọk juon (jibbẹg°ẹn yinney yew ḷaq jiwen). Three mornings ago.
jibboñōniin (jibbẹg°ẹniyin). This morning.
jibboñōnin jekḷaj (jibbẹg°ẹnin jekḷaj). Morning of the day after tomorrow.
jibbūñ (jibbig). 6(-i), 11(jibūñbūñ). Minute; tiny; microscopic; little bit; joy.
Idaak wōt jibbūñ in men ṇe em kwōmej. Just take a tiny bit of that and you'll die.
jibke (jibkẹy). 1, 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Fishing method, for porpoises.
Ḷōṃaro raar jibkeik rōñoul ke. They caught twenty porpoises by the jibke method.
jibọkjeep (jibaqjeyep). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Spokeshave.
Kwōn jibọkjeepe ijeṇe eṃōdṃōd. Use the spokeshave and shave off the frayed section.
jibōr (jiyber). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. Zipper; to zip.
jibriiñ (jibriyig). From Engl. 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 6(-i),. Spring.
Jibuklik (jibiqlik). Clan name.
jibukwi (jibiqiy). 2, 3, 5(kajjibkwi), 7. One hundred.
jibuñ (jiybig°). 2, 5(jjibuñbuñ), 6(-i). Stillbirth.
Ejibuñ. It's a stillbirth.
Ejjibuñbuñ nājin. She's always delivering stillbirths.
jiburi (jibir°iy). Transitive form of jjibur (jjibir°).
jiburlep (jibir°lep). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Bear hug.
jibuun (jibiwin). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3. Spoon; fork.
Kwōn ṃōñā kōn jibuun. Eat with a spoon.
Kwōn jibuuni jān pilej ṇe. Spoon it off your plate.
Eor ke ñiiṃ jibuun bọọk. Do you have a fork?
jibuut (jiybiwit). From Engl. sea boot. Boot.
Kobbōk ia aṃ jibuut? Where did you get your boots?
jibūkbūk (jibikbik). 6(-i). A sloop.
Kwaar lo ke jibūkbūkin Likiep eo? Did you notice the sloop from Likiep?
jibūñ (jibig). 7. Little bit; jot.
jibwe (jibey). Transitive form of jebjer (jẹbjẹb).
jibwe doon (jibey dewen). Also kabwijer doon (kabijer dewen). idiom. To clash in a fight; to square off.
Erro baj jibwe doon wōt jidik. They almost clashed.
jibwe turin jerbal (jibey tiwrin jerbal). idiom. Leave a chore undone and start another.
Kwōn jab jibwe turin aṃ jerbal. Don't do another chore before you finish the first.
jibweiklaaj (jibẹyiklahaj). Variant form of baiklaaj (bahyiklahaj).
jibwi (jibiy). 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 6(-i). Pet; duty of taking care of a grandson, granddaughter, a grandparent, or a pet.
jibwi- (jibi-). 1. Grandmother, grandchild, of; pet of; possessive classifier, grandmother or grandchild or pet.
jibwil (jibil). 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 5(jjibwilbwil), 6(-i). Molded arrowroot starch.
Kwōj ḷōmṇak in jibwili ñāāt ṃakṃōk eṇ. When do you intend to mold the arrowroot starch?
Jibwiḷuḷ (jibiyḷ°iḷ°). Clan name.
jidaak (jidahak). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. To touch sand; to land; to arrive, of a canoe; beach a canoe to the water line.
Ejidaak wa ko. The canoes have arrived.
Kwōn kajidaake wa ṇe. Pull the canoe on the sand.
jiddik (jiddik). Petty; small; minor.
jidduul (jiddiwil). 3, 6(-i). A shell, Patellidae, Collisella grata;. Also Cellana nigrolineata; Notoacmea gloriosa/concinna and Patelloida saccharina lanx;. A shell, Trochidae, Bathybembix aeola; top shell; limpet snails with nonconical shells.
Rej kajidduul ilik. They're hunting for top shells in the ocean side.
jide (jidẹy). From Japn. shitsurei "lose courtesy" (words of apology when one wins at a game through luck). 1, 2, 3+5(kajjidede), 5(jjidede), 6(-i). Fate; chance; by accident.
Ejide im bōk jerbal eo. He was lucky to get the job.
Eṃōj ṇe aṃ kajjidede. Stop depending on chance.
Wūnin an wiin kōn an jjidede em ṃṃan pein. He won because of the cards falling in place often by accident.
jidep (jidep). 2(inf, tr jideppe). Burn a tree.
Kwōn jab jideppe mā ṇe. Don't burn that breadfruit tree.
jidik illọk jidik (jidik yillaq jidik). idiom. Gradually, little by little, piecemeal.
Jidikdik (jiydikdik). Dialectal variant of Ijjidik (yijjiydik).
jidimkij (jidimkij). Also bōro-kadu (bẹrẹw-kadiw). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjidimkijkij), 7, 8, 9. Hot tempered; sudden; in a hurry; abrupt.
Ejidimkij an uwe. He left in a hurry.
Ḷeo ejjidimkijkij ṇe. He has a short temper. That fellow gets angry easily.
jidjid (jidjid). 3, 4(rūkkajidjid), 5(jjidjid), 6(-i), 7, 8. Cricket; grasshopper; locust.
Ejidjide turun ṃwiin. There are a lot of crickets around this house.
jidjid (jidjid). 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i). Club used for beating coconut husk for sennit.
Imaroñ ke kōjerbal jidjid eo aṃ? Can I use your coconut husk beating club?
jidkok (jidqẹq). A plant.
jidpaḷ (jidpaḷ). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjidpaḷpaḷ), 7. Sprain.
Ejidpaḷ neō. My ankle is sprained.
Ejjidpaḷpaḷ neen ḷeeṇ. His ankle is always getting sprained.
jidpān (jidpan). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7, 8. Saw.
Wōn e ear jidpāne aḷaḷ e? Who sawed this piece of wood?
Jidpān (jidpan). From jidpān (jidpan) |"a saw". 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen.
jidpān aen (jidpan hayen). From jidpān (jidpan) |"saw", aen (hayen) |"metal". 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Hacksaw.
Jemaroñ jidpān aene meṇ ṇe. We can cut it with a hacksaw.
jieb- (jiyẹb-). 2+7, 3+7, 7. Be running over; overflow; erupt.
Ejiebḷọk dānnin jekaro eṇ. The jekaro on that coconut tree is running over.
jieje (jiyẹjẹy). Swollen abdomen; see jeje.
jiemetak (jiyemetak). Variant form of jemetak (jẹymetak).
jieñ (jiyeg). Also jiōñ (jiyẹg°). 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. Cover up a hole; erase footprints.
Jieñe lōb ṇe. Cover up the grave.
jiieṇ (jiyiyeṇ). Variant form of ijjiieṇ (yijjiyiyeṇ).
jiij (jiyij). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i). Cheese.
Ennọ jiij. I like cheese.
Jiiji jāānwūj ṇe. Put cheese in that sandwich.
jiilñij (jiyilgij). Variant form of jiiñlij (jiyiglij).
jiin (jiyin). From Engl. Gin.
Idike nemān jiin. I don't like the taste of gin.
jiiñlij (jiyiglij). Also jiilñij (jiyilgij). From Engl. singlet. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3(inf, tr -i), 5(jjiiñlijlij), 6(-i), 7. Undershirt; T-shirt.
Ejjiiñlijlij ḷeeṇ. He always wears an undershirt.
Kajiiñliji niñniñ ṇe. Put an undershirt on the baby.
jiip (jiyip). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -i), 5(jjiipip), 6(-i), 7. Jeep.
Kwōmaroñ ke jiipiḷọk eō ñan tawūn? Can you take me to town in the jeep?
jiip (jiyip). From Engl. 5(jjiipip), 6(-i). Sheep.
Ejjiipip meḷaaj eṇ an. His pasture is crawling with sheep.
jiipip (jiyipyip). From jiip (jiyip)|. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr kajiipip(-i)), 6(-i), 7. Drive a jeep.
Kwōn kipeddikdik im jab mmakijkij aṃ jiipip bwe eḷap oṇāān kiaaj raan kein. You'd better cut corners and not use the jeep all the time because gas is expensive these days.
jiipkako (jiyipkahkẹw). From Engl. supercargo, chief cargo. 2, 6(-i), 7. Supercargo; purser; wallet; purse; cash box.
Ej jiipkako ilo wa eṇ. He's the supercargo on the ship.
Ejako jiipkako eo aō. I lost my wallet.
jiit (jiyit). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -i), 5(jjiitit), 6(-i). Sheet.
Jiiti būtoñ ṇe. Put a sheet on the mattress.
jiitit (jiyityit). From jiit (jiyit)|. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr kajiitit(-i)), 6(-i), 7. Use a sheet.
Kwōj jiitit ke? Are you using a sheet? do you want to use sheets?
jij- See jj-.
jijāj (jiyjaj). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. Shears; scissors; cut with scissors.
Kwōn jijāje nuknuk ṇe. Cut that cloth.
Jijej Kūraij (jiyjẹj kirahyij). From Engl. Jesus Christ.
Jijer (jiyjer). From Engl. Caesar.
jijet (jiyjet). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjijet, tr kajijete), 5(jjijetjet), 7, 8. Sit down.
Kwōn jab jjijetjet bwe eboñ. Don't keep sitting down all the time because it's almost night.
Kwōn jab kajijete bwe ejaje jijet. Don't make him sit because he doesn't know how yet.
Etke kwōj jab jijet wōt? Why don't you settle down?
jijidiiñ (jijidiyig). From Japn. shichirin. Broiler.
Ennọ kōṃattin jijidiiñ e wōja. My broiler cooks real well.
jijimmarok (jijimmareq). Variant form of jimmarok (jimmareq).
jijjet (jijjet). Variant form of jejjet (jejjet).
jijo (jijẹw). Also lukwej. A plant, Calophyllum inophyllum L. (Guttiferae);..
jik (jik). 1(jikki-), 3, 6(-i). Place for making love, usually in bushes; bower; den.
jikeet (jikeyet). Also jiket (jikyet). From Engl. 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Skate; slip.
jiki- (jiki-). 1. Place of; property of; land of; position; territory; possessive classifier, position or property.
jikin ioon doon (jikin yiyewen dewen). A rendezvous.
Naaj jikin ioon doon eo ad in. This will be our rendezvous.
jikin kallib (jikin kallib). Farm; garden.
jikin kwelọk (jikin qẹylaq). From jikin "place of", kwelọk "assembly". City; town.
jikin menin mour (jikin menin mẹwir). Zoo.
Iar alwōj ilo jikin menin mour eṇ. I went sightseeing at the zoo.
jikin niñniñ (jikin nignig). Womb; uterus.
Ejorrāān jikin niñniñ eṇ an. Her womb is malignant.
jikin uwe (jikin wiwẹy). Ladder; staircase; climb a ladder or a staircase; uneven; ratline; stairway.
Ear jikin uwe lōñḷọk ñan po eṇ. He climbed up stairs to the attic.
Ejikin uwe an ṃwijit bōraṃ. Your hair was trimmed quite sloppily.
jikip (jikip). archaic. Dancing place.
jikipkip (jikipkip). Variant form of jipikpik (jipikpik).
jikka (jikkah). 3, 5(jjikkaka), 6(-i). Cigarette.
Ebwiin jjikkaka lowaan ruuṃ in. I smell cigarette odor all over this room.
jikmeed (jikmeyed). Variant form of ḷajikmeed (ḷajikmeyed).
jikorōj (jiykewrej). Variant form of jipkorōj (jipkewrej).
jikōḷ (jikeḷ). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i). Sickle.
Jikōpeo (jikepyew). 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen.
jikōt (jikẹt, jiket). Also jekōt (jẹkẹt). 2. In what direction; to do what.
Ej ettōrjikōt? Which way is he running?
Baḷuun eo ear jokjikōt? Which way did the plane land?
Kwōj wajjikōt? kwōj wajekōt? Where are you heading? what are you coming here to do?
Kwōj wajjikōt Mājro? What are you going to do in Majuro?
Ej jitjikōt? Which way is it facing?
jikraip (jikrahyip). From Engl. 3(inf, tr -i), 5(jjikraipip), 6(-i). Scribe.
jikrōk (jikrẹk). 2, 7. Approach; draw near; arrive.
Batok ñe ejikrōk. Tell me when he draws near.
Wa eo eṇ ejikrōk. The ship has arrived.
jiktok (jikteq). 2, 6(-i). Become an obsession.
Ilo iien aṃ jiktok, iitōn bwebwe. When you come into my mind, I nearly go crazy.
Ejiktok aō kōṇaan idaak. I'm dying for a drink.
En jab bar jiktok aṃ ajri nana. Now don't you go and be naughty again.
Ebar jiktok an nana. He's becoming naughty again.
jikuna (jikiwnah). From Engl. schooner. 6(-i). Schooner; ketch.
jikur (jikir°). Also jukur (jiqir°). 5(jjikurkur), 6(-i). Ditch; trench.
Ejjikurkur iooj in ānin. The interior of this islet is full of ditches.
jikut (jiqit). Also jukut, jikūt (jikit). archaic. One hundred pairs, fish or copra.
Jikut-im-rukut (jiqit-yim-riqit). A constellation; stars in Centaurus; alpha and beta.
jikuuḷ (jikiwiḷ). Also jukuuḷ (jiqiwiḷ). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 4, 7. School; teach.
Ṃōn jikuuḷ. School house.
Jabōt jikuuḷ. Sunday school.
Itok bwe in jikuḷi eok. Come to me and I'll teach you.
jikūru (jikiriw). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -uk), 3, 6(-i), 7, 8. Screw; bolt.
jikūt (jikit). Variant form of jekōt.
jil (jil). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Dark colored.
Ejil an maroro nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Your clothing is dark green.
Ejil an maroro nuknuk kaṇe aṃ. Your clothes are dark green.
jila (jilah). From Engl. tiller. 6(-a). Tiller, nautical.
jilej (jilẹj). Place where the wūlej grows.
jilel (jilẹl). 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. A shell, Cymatiidae; Charonia tritonis; triton shell. a shell, Cassididae; Morum macandrewi/teramachii or Bezoardicella decussata/areola or Phalium glauca; trumpet, horn, siren, conch.
Tiṃa eo ear jilele an jerak. The ship blew its horn to signal its departure.
Jilelwōj (jilẹlwẹj). From jilel (jilẹl) |"helmet shell, blow a conch shell", wōj "toward you". 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen.
jilikiia (jilikiyyah). 1(-i), 2, 8, 9. Slow to obey; disobedient (see jilikiie (jilikiyyẹy)).
jilikiie (jilikiyyẹy). 1(-i), 2, 8, 9. Obey readily and cheerfully; obedient (see jilikiia (jilikiyyah)).
jilikor (jiliqer). Also jilor (jilwer). archaic. Thirty pairs, fish or copra.
jiliktūr (jiliktir). Dialectal variant of ajriin uwaak (hajriyin wiwahak).
jilirap (jilirap). Also jilirab (jilirab). archaic. 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Three thousand.
jiljilimjuon (jiljilimjiwen). Also jijilimjuon (jijilimjiwen), jimjuon (jimjiwen). 3, 5(kajjijilimjuon), 6(-i), 7. Seven.
jiljilimjuonñoul (jiljilimjiwengẹwil). 2, 3, 6(-i). Seventy.
jiljino (jiljinew). 3(kajiljino), 5(inf kajjiljino, tr kajjiljinouk), 7. Six.
Kōjro ej kajjiljino bok. We each have six books.
jiljino awa (jiljinew hawah). From "six ọclock". A plant, flower, Phyllantus niruri (Takeuchi).
jiljinokor (jiljinewqer). archaic. Sixty pairs, fish or copra.
jiljinoñoul (jiljinewgẹwil). Also jiljinōññoul (jiljinẹggẹwil). 2, 3, 6(-i). Sixty.
jilkin (jilkin). Transitive form of jjilōk (jjilẹk).
jillọk (jillaq). Also jinlọk. 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjillọklọk), 7, 8. Bend forward and down; bow the head, as in prayer.
Etetal jillọk ko aṃ rōkarel eō. The way you always walk with your head down attracts me (words from love song).
Eṃōj ṇe aṃ jjillọklọk. Stop hanging your head all the time.
jilñuul (jilgiwil). 3, 5(kajjilñuul), 7. Thirty.
jilo (jilẹw). 3, 4+3, 5(-e), 6(-i), 3+7. A fish, dog-tooth tuna, Gymnosarda nuda.
jilōñlōñ (jilegleg). Variant form of jelōñlōñ (jẹlẹglẹg).
jilu (jiliw). 3, 5(inf kajjillu, tr kajjiluuk), 7. Three.
jilubukwi (jiliwbiqiy). Also jilibukwi (jilibiqiy). 3, 5(inf kajjilubukwi, tr kajjilubukwiik), 7. Three hundred.
Jilubukwi (jiliwbiqiy). From "three hundred" (because of the abundance of the fruits). 3, 6(-i). A plant, banana variety.
jiḷait (jiḷahyit). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i), 7. Slice; carve.
Kwōn jiḷaiti ḷoob ṇe bwe jen ṃōñā. Would you slice up the loaf so we can have some bread?
Jiḷōbbar (jiḷebbar). From "a fish". 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen; Jaluit.
jimañūñ (jimagig). Also jemañūñ (jemagig). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3(inf kajjimañūññūñ, tr kajimañūñi),5(jjimañūññūñ), 6(-i). Fermented coconut toddy; sour toddy.
Kwōnañin jimañūñi ke jekaro eo. Have you fermented the coconut toddy?
jimaroñ (jimareg°). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjimaroñroñ, tr kajimaroñ), 4, 7. Throw far.
Eḷap aō jimaroñ jān kwe. I throw farther than you.
Kōjro etal in kajjimaroñroñ. 'let's go have a throwing contest.
jimattan (jimattan). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjimattantan, tr kajimattan), 5(jjimattantan). Half.
Ejjimattantan pilawā kā. These loaves of bread are all cut in half.
jimeeṇ (jimeyeṇ). Also jimāāṇ (jimayaṇ). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 5(jjimeeṇeṇ), 6(-i), 7, 8. Cement; concrete.
Wōn ṇe ear jimeeṇe ijeṇe. Who cemented that place there?
Kwaar wia tok jimeeṇ jān ia? Where did you buy this cement from?
jimmarok (jimmareq). Also jijimmarok (jijimmareq). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 5(jijimmarok), 7, 8, 9. Period before dawn.
Iar ruj wōt ke ej jimmarok. I woke up before dawn.
jimmiḷọk (jimmiḷaq). From jeṃḷọk (jeṃḷaq)|. 6(-i). End (used in songs); eternity.
Naaj kōjro wōt ñan jimmiḷọkun aō mour. It'll just be the two of us till I die.
jimni (jimniy). From Engl. 6(-i). Lamp chimney.
jiṃ (jiṃ). 6(-i). Coconut shell, lower half, without eye.
jiṃ (jiṃ). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i). Canoe part, two end pieces of canoe.
Ej jiṃi wa eṇ. He's working on the two end pieces of the canoe.
jiṃ (jiṃ). 6(-i). A bunch of dried pandanus leaves for thatch.
jiṃa (jiṃah). Beyond; above; more than; some; always used with numerals.
Inaaj kālọk joñoul jiṃa raan in allōñ in. I will leave on the plane shortly after the tenth of this month.
jiṃaat (jiṃahat). From Engl. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjiṃaatat, tr kajiṃaate), 6(-i), 8, 9. Smart; intelligent; shrewd; cunning; clever.
Ejjeḷọk wōt jiṃaatin. He's so clever.
Ijaje kajjiṃaatat. I wouldn't know how to act smart.
Eḷap an kajiṃaate e. He's putting on airs.
jiṃalejlej (jiṃahlẹjlẹj). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Giddy; dizzy.
Ejiṃalejlej meja kōn an to aō riit. My head is giddy from my reading so long.
Ear jiṃalejlej meja ṇai raan ni utiej eo. I felt giddy in the tall coconut tree.
jiṃañko (jiṃagkẹw). 3, 6(-i). Coconut cup.
jiṃjọ (jiṃjaw). Also jeṃjọ (jẹṃjaw). 3, 6(-i). A fish, a species of skate.
jiṃṃa (jiṃṃah). 1(-a). Grandfather, child speech; grandfather (with possessive suffixes).
jiṃṃūḷọk (jiṃṃiḷaq). Eternity.
jiṃor (jiṃer°). 7. Together; both.
Koṃro jiṃor itok. The two of you both come.
jiṃōkṃōk (jiyṃẹkṃẹk). 2, 4, 6(-i). Marshallese womeṇs stick dance.
jiṃwe (jiṃẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3(st inf kajjiṃwe, tr kajiṃwe, -ik), 4, 7, 8, 9, 11(jiṃwe). Straight; correct; right; honest; amend; scrupulous; precise; rightly; straightforward.
Kwōn kajiṃweik mour ṇe aṃ. You must amend your life.
jiṃwin ne (jiṃin ney). 1(...nee-). Heel.
jiṃwin ñi (jiṃin giy). 1(...ñii-). Chin.
jiṃwin ñi (jiṃin giy). slang. From jiṃwin-ñi (jiṃin-giy) |"chin". 1(-i). Spokesman; closest advisor.
Ḷeo jiṃwinñiin irooj eṇ ṇe. He's the closet adivsor to the chief.
jiṃwin pā (jiṃin pay). 1(...pei-). Elbow.
jin (jin). Variant form of ijin (yijin).
jinaketa (jinahkeytah). From Japn. shina geta "Chinese geta". 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Wooden clog, footwear.
Ijaje jinaketa. I can't wear wooden clogs.
Kwōn ja kajinaketaiki ñan ilju. Let him use the wooden clogs until tomorrow.
jinbaat (jinbahat). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -(e)), 3, 4, 7, 8. Smoke out; smudge.
Kwōn jinbaate barulep ṇe. Smoke out that coconut crab.
jine (jiney). 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 6(-i). Duty of taking care of a mother.
jine (jiynẹy). 3, 5(jjinene), 6(-i). A crab.
Ejjinene ānin. This island is full of crabs.
jine- (jine-). 1. Mother; aunt; older sister; female cousin.
jinenpokpok (jinenpeqpeq). 3, 4+3, 6(-i), 3+7. A shell, Neritidae; Thliostyra albicilla; sea snail.
jinibọọr (jinibawar). Also jinnibọọr (jinnibawar). Brass; tin roofing.
Eṃōj aō erōm jinibọọr ettōñtōñ. I am become as pounding brass (Bible).
jiniet (jiniyẹt). Also jineet (jinẹyẹt). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Guide; familiar; acquainted with; direct.
Kwōn jiniete i ānin. Show him around the island.
Ejiniet ānin. He is familiar with this island.
Jiniete ḷọk ñan jikin eọñōd eṇ arro. Direct him to our favorite fishing spot.
jiniñniñ (jinignig). Also jiniñ (jinig). From niñ (nig)|. 5(jjinniñniñ), 6(-i). Tiny; very small; slight.
jinjin (jinjin). Also jenjen (jẹnjẹn). From jine- (jine-) |"mother". 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7, 9. Curse; swear; cuss.
Wōn ṇe kwōj jinjine? Whom are you cursing?
Ellu ḷōḷḷab eo im jinjini ajri ro. The old man got mad and swore at the children.
Jinkabo (jinkabew). Clan name.
jinkadool (jinkadwel). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e, -i), 3, 4, 7. Broil, on hot stones; barbecue; grill.
Rej jinkadool ek. They are broiling fish.
Kwōn jinkadoole ek ṇe. Broil that fish.
jinkōḷar (jinkeḷar). Dial. E, W: norōbōtōñ (newrebeteg°). 6(-i). A food, coconut bread, from copra and flour and sap or sugar.
jinlọk (jinlaq). Variant form of jillọk.
jinṃa (jinṃah). 2(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i). Stone upon which bait or chum is mashed; pound something or someone; clobber someone.
Kwōn jinṃaiki ḷọk pajo ṇe bwe jen eọñōd. Hurry up and mash that chum so we can start fishing.
Ñe kobar kōṃṃane inaaj jinṃaik eok. Do it one more time and I'll clobber you.
jinnibọọr (jinniybawar). 3, 6(-i). Roofing; corrugated iron.
jinniprañ (jinniprag). Also jepar (jepar). 3, 5(jinniprañrañe), 6(-i). Open spathe of coconut tree; stem of coconut bunch from which nuts have fallen.
Ejinniprañrañe raan ni eṇ. That coconut tree has lots of old bunch stems.
jino (jinew). Transitive form of jjino (jjinew).
jinōkjeej (jinẹkjẹyẹj). Also jinōkjej (jinekjẹj). 2(inf, tr -e, jinōkjeije), 3, 7. Reward; merit; attribute.
Kwōnaaj bōk aṃ jinōkjeej ilañ. You will receive your reward in heaven.
jinre (jinrẹy). 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Cooking and eating fish right after catching them, usually at night; eat secretly.
Ennọ jinre ek ilo bōñ. Fish are more tasty when cooked right after catching them at night.
jintanji (jintanjiy). slang.. 2, 3(inf, tr -ik). Deteriorate; out of commission; broken.
Ejintanji injin ṇe arro. Our engine's deteriorating.
jintōb (jintẹb). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 7. Go barefoot; eat only one food.
Emake jab metak neeṃ aṃ jintōb im etetal. It doesn't seem to hurt your feet at all to walk around barefoot.
Etke kwōjintōb jatiin, ta ejjeḷọk raij ke? Why are you eating only sardines--isn't there any rice?
Iaar jintōbe ek eo. I ate the fish alone without anything else.
jinwōd (jinwed). Collect coconuts or breadfruit.
jiṇo (jiṇẹw). 1(-i), 2, 3(jjiṇoṇo), 4+3, 5(jjiṇoṇo), 7. A sore, painful and malignant, usually located on the hands or feet; gangrene.
Elōñ riṂajeḷ rōlukkuun jeḷā kajjiṇoṇo. There are Marshallese who are experts in treating jiṇo.
jiṇo (jiṇẹw). From Engl. 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Snow.
jiñ (jig). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ūt), 3(st inf kajjiñjiñ, tr kajiñ), 5(jjiñjiñ), 7. Fart; break wind.
Ejjiñjiñ ḷeeṇ. He's always breaking wind.
Kwōle ekajjiñjiñ. Nuts are gas producing.
jiñap (jigap). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Laying gifts under a Christmas tree (at a Christmas song fest).
Raar jiñapeḷọk wōjke eo. They put gifts under the tree.
jioñ (jiyẹg°). Transitive form of jjioñ (jjiyẹg°).
jiookra (jiyẹwẹkrah). From Japn. shiokara. 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i). A food, salted fish guts or clams.
Jen jiookraik mejānwōd kein. Let's make jiookra out of these clams.
jipañ (jipag). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jipjipañ), 7. Help; aid; benefit; pension.
Koṃwin itok jen jipjipañ doon. Come let's help each other (and divide up the separate tasks).
Jipjipañ wōt doon. Don't neglect to perform those tasks which are your contribution to the general welfare of your community.
jiped (jiped). Transitive form of jjiped (jjiped).
jipeeḷ (jipeyeḷ). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3. Spell; spelling.
Jipein (jipẹyin). From Engl. 4. Spain.
jipeit (jipẹyit). From Engl. 2, 6(-i). Spade.
Eijin jipeit. An ace of spades.
Kwaar lo ke jipeit eo arro? Did you see my spade?
jipeḷḷọk (jipeḷḷaq). 2, 7. Shove a person; push.
Raar jipeḷḷọk doon nabōjān ṃōn pija eo. They shoved one another about outside the theater.
Jipeḷḷọktok. Push him toward me.
jipenpen (jipẹnpẹn). Sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Holothuria leucospilota; up to 20 cm. In length, black or gray, found in ankle-depth water at low tide; give forth sticky secretion.
RiRuk rej ṃōñā jipenpen. Trukese eat sea cucumber.
jipij (jipyij). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 4, 5(jjipijij), 6(-i), 7, 8. Speech; make a speech; address; lecture.
Ear jipiji ledik eo. He flattered the girl.
Emake jjipijij aḷap eṇ. That old man is always preaching.
jipijuḷ (jipiyjiḷ°). 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i), 7. Walk with a limp; have one limb shorter than the other; prune a bush.
Ej jipijuḷ bwe ekadu juon ne. He walks with a limp because one of his legs is short.
Iar lo juon jipijuḷ in kōtkōt. I saw a turnstone with one leg missing.
Komaroñ jipijuḷi tirooj kaṇe. Please prune that hedge plant.
jipikpik (jipikpik). Also jikipkip (jikipkip). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 4, 5(jjikipkip), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Maimed; incomplete; partially finished; handicapped.
Ijipikpik jān jikuuḷ. I dropped out of school.
Ear kajipikpiki an jikuuḷ. He did not finish his schooling.
Ejjikipkip an jerbal. He never finishes one job before going on to the next.
Ejipikpik. He's handicapped.
jipikra (jipikrah). Waves receding from shore slapping against incoming waves.
jipila (jipilah). Baby bird, sooty tern, mmej.
jipkorōj (jipkewrej). Also jikorej (jiykewrej). A bird, white-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus.
jipkōn (jipken). Roost of.
jipḷeḷe (jipḷẹyḷẹy). Variant form of pijḷeḷe (pijḷẹyḷẹy).
jipọkwe (jipaqẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 7, 8. Take captive; refugee; loss of royal status through defeat in war.
jippapa (jippahpah). 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. A game, holding a child up with onẹs feet while flat on onẹs back (parent-child game).
Kajippapaik būrrọ ṃokta jān an kiki. Play jippapa with the youngster before he goes to sleep.
jippuḷe (jippiḷ°ẹy). From jibuk (jibig) |"small", ḷwe (ḷ°ẹy) |"pond". 3, 6(-i). A fish, general term for all goby.
jiraak- (jirahak-). Also raak (rahak), ruwaak (riwahak), uraak (wirahak). 2, 7. Move (with directional); push.
Jiraaktok iturū. Move over close to me.
jiraal (jirahal). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i). A food, coconut eaten with another dish, esp. salt fish or miso.
Iar jiraal ek jọọḷ. I ate salt fish with coconut.
Bōktok juon ek bwe in jiraale. Bring me a fish to eat with coconut.
jiraan (jirahan). Dawn.
jirab (jirab). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Hoist; lift by rope; winch.
Raar jirabe ḷōñḷọk booj eo. They hoisted the skiff aboard.
jirilọk (jiriylaq). Also jirillọk (jirillaq). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjirilọklọk), 7. Slip; slide accidentally; skid; accident; unintentionally; error.
Lale kwōjirilọk bwe ejjir ijeṇe. Be careful you don't slip because it's slippery there.
Ettōr em jirilọk. He ran and slipped.
Ḷeo ejjirilọklọk eṇ. He keeps slipping.
Kwōn jab llu bwe ejirillọk peiū. Don't get mad because my arm accidently bumped you.
jirok (jirẹq). 2, 7. Hold on to keep from falling; hang on.
Kakkōt jirok ñe ettōr wa in. Hang on tight when this boat moves.
jiroñ (jireg°). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jiroñe), 7. Nickname for baby girl; unmarried adolescent girl; maid; vocative to girls.
jiroñ (jireg°). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 7. Tell; invite; notify; assure.
Iar jiroñe bwe en itok. I invited him to come.
Ij jiroñ eok ke koban tōprak. I assure you that you won't make it.
jirōṃrōṃ (jiyrẹṃrẹṃ). 1, 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Dancing a jig.
Joñan an ṃōṇōṇō ear jutak im kajirōṃrōṃ. He was so happy he got up and did a jig.
Eḷap jirōṃrōṃ ilo eb in etto. There was a lot jigging in old dances.
jirukli (jiriqliy). 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 4, 6(-i), 7. Canoe part, cleat for tying sheet.
Ij ja tan jirukliiki wa eṇ waō. I think I'll install the sheet cleats on my canoe now.
jirūṃle (jiriṃlẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jirūṃlele), 7, 8, 9. Steep slope; sharp drop off on bottom of ocean or lagoon; bold water; steep close to shore; precipitous.
Ejjeḷọk wōt jirūṃlele in iar in ānin. The lagoon bottom of this islet drops off exceptionally steeply.
Jab wanmetoḷọk bwe ejirūṃle. Don't go out far for it gets steep.
jit (jit). 2+7, 3+7, 7. Head in a certain direction.
Kwōn jitlọk. Lie with your head that way.
Wa eṇ ej jit jekōt. Which way is that canoe headed?
jit (jit). 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i), 7. Tinder; punk.
jit (jit). Variant form of it (yit).
jitaak (jitahak). 2, 3. Arrive; approach.
Raar jino jitaak tok ṃaan āneo. They began to approach the lagoon shore of the islet.
Kwōn kajitaak tok wa ṇe bwe jen ārōke. Bring the canoe here so we can beach it.
jitaaṃ (jitahaṃ). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Stamp.
jitable (jitablẹy). slang. 1, 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Mix together a variety of ingredients; smothered, of food; scramble.
Kanniōk jitable anien. Meat smothered with onions.
Ear jitableik iiōk eo. He used a variety of ingredients in his recipe.
Jitata (jitahtah). A constellation; stars in Aquarius; gamma, zeta, and pi; seventhborn of Lōktañūr.
jitdaṃ (jitdaṃ). 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Seek knowledge; look for the true pedigree; study onẹs genealogy; inquire of an authority.
Jitdaṃ kapeel. Seeking knowledge guarantees wisdom (a proverb)
Jitdaṃe ke ej ja mour. Inquire of him (who has the knowledge) while he's still around
jitlọk (jitlaq). archaic. Plantation plantings.
jitlọk (jitlaq). 2, 3, 4, 6(-i). To fast; abstain; religious retreat.
Ear jitlọk jān kadek iuṃwin ruo iiō. He abstained from intoxicating liquor for two years.
Lio ear kajitlọk ajri eo. The woman deprived the child of food.
jitlōñ (jitlẹg). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjitlōñ, tr kajitlōñ), 6(-i), 7. Stand upward from below (seen from above, as looking down in water).
Jāje eo ej jitlōñ ḷọk mejān. The sharp edge of the machete is turned up.
jitṃanṃan (jitṃanṃan). 2, 3, 6(-i). Recline, stretched out.
Jenaaj aolep jitṃanṃan ilo lōb. We will all be laid in our graves.
jitnen ṃōṃō (jitnen ṃehṃeh). 2. Arranged head to tail, of fish; euphemism for sexual position.
Jatiin rej jitnen ṃōṃō ilowaan kāān. Sardines are packed head to tail in cans.
jitniñeañ (jitnigyag). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjitniñeañ, tr kajitniñeañ), 6(-i), 7. Head northward.
Ni eo eoḷọk im jitniñeañ. The tree fell with its top pointing northward.
Ḷeeṇ ej babu iṃ jitniñeañ. He is lying with his head pointing northward.
jitoja (jitewjah). From Japn. jidōsha. 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Automobile; truck; drive.
Iar jitoja in jota. I went for an evening drive.
Jitojaik ḷọk men kaṇe ñan Rita. Drive those things over to Rita.
Rej jitojaik(i) ḷọk aḷaḷ kaṇ ñan ia? Where are they trucking the lumber to?
Jitojain ia ṇe waaṃ? Where was your automobile made?
jitoob (jiteweb). From Engl. 6(-i). Stove.
jitọkin (jitawkin). Also takin (takin). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i). Stockings; socks.
jitōk (jitẹk). 2, 3, 6(-i), 7. Ask; alternant form of kajjitōk (kajjitẹk).
jitōnbōro (jitenbẹrẹw). 1(...būruo-), 2, 4, 8, 9. Dear; darling; beloved; sweetheart; favorite one.
jitōñ (jitẹg). 3, 6(-i). Firewood, for keeping warm only.
jitōñ (jiteg). Also jitōñ (jitẹg), jitōñe (jitegey). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 5(jjitōñtōñe), 7. Point out something (to someone); appoint; assign; delegate; designate.
Ta ṇe kwōj jjitōñtōñe ḷọk. What is that you keep pointing at?
Ij jitōñ eok bwe kwōn etal. I appoint you to go.
jitōñ (jitẹg). 6(-i). Large sailing canoe.
Juon eo jitōñ raar lo ilowaan to eṇ. They saw a large sailing canoe in the pass.
jitpeeḷeḷ (jitpeyeḷyeḷ). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjitpeeḷeḷ, tr kajitpeeḷeḷ), 4, 5(jjitpeeḷeḷ), 7. Lie crosswise.
Ni eṇ ejitpeeḷeḷ ioon iaḷ eṇ. That tree is lying across the road.
Kwōn jab kkein jitpeeḷeḷ ioon peet ṇe. Don't always lie crosswise on the bed there.
jitrōkeañ (jitrẹkyag). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjitrōkeañ, tr kajitrōkeañ), 6(-i), 7. Head southward.
jittak (jittak). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjittak, tr kajittak), 6(-i), 7. Head eastward.
Kwōn jittak ḷọk. Lie with your head eastward.
jitto (jittẹw). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf kajjitto, tr kajitto), 6(-i), 7. Head westward.
Kwōn jitto ḷọk. Lie with your head westward.
jitūk (jitik). Transitive form of jejjet (jẹjjẹt).
jitūūl (jitihil). Also ṃakneet (ṃakneyet). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 6(-i), 7. Steel; magnet.
Kwōmaroñ ke jitūūli nitōḷ eo ear wōtlọk ilo rọñ e. Would you pick up the needle that fell in the hole with the magnet.
jja (jjah). Dial. W: ejja (yejjah), E: jeja (jejah). 1(-a), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik(i)), 6(-i), 7. Talk or walk in onẹs sleep.
Ekkein jja ḷeeṇ. He used to talk in his sleep.
jjaak (jjahak). Dial. W: ejjaak (yejjahak), E: jejaak (jejahak). 2(inf, tr jake), 4, 6(-i), 7. Pass something to someone; polite form of letok (leyteq).
Jake ḷọk mā ṇe ñane. Pass him the breadfruit.
jjatōltōl (jjateltel). Variant form of jatōltōl (jateltel).
jjā (jjay). 2(inf, tr jāik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Catch a falling object or fruit.
Kwōn jāik mā e. Catch this breadfruit.
jjāāk (jjayak). Also jāāk. archaic. Overeat on fruitful land.
Ijāāk. I'm stuffed.
jjāāl (jjayal). Dial. W: ejjāāl (yejjayal), E: jejāāl (jejayal). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jāāl(e)), 3, 4, 7. Follow with the eyes; observe; see something pass by.
Rej jāāle baḷuun eo. They are following the plane with their eyes.
Rijjāāl baḷuun. A lookout for planes.
Iar jāāleḷọk em jako. I watched him till he disappeared in the distance.
jjānene (jjaneyney). Dial. W: ejjānene (yejjaneyney), E: jejānene (jejaneyney). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Moving; commotion; excitement.
Ta ṇe koṃwij jjānene kake? What are you so excited about?
jjed (jjed). Dial. W: ejjed (yejjed), E: jejed (jejed). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Look up.
Jjed (jjed). Clan name.
jjedmatmat (jjẹdmatmat). Dial. W: ejjedmatmat (yẹjjẹdmatmat), E: jejedmatmat (jẹjẹdmatmat). 1, 3(inf, tr -e). Conspicuous; obvious.
Ejjeḷọk jjedmatmatin an kọọte piik eo. It's so obvious he stole the pig.
jjedwawa (jjedwahwah). Dial. W: ejjedwawa (yejjedwahwah), E: jejedwawa (jejedwahwah). Also jjerwawa. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik, -ūk), 6(-i), 8, 9. To air out; ventilate; expose; unsheltered; unconcealed.
Kwōn jab kajjedwawaik(i) pilawā ṇe bwe enaaj kijñeñe. Don't leave the loaf out in the open because it'll get hard.
Kwōn jab jerwawa bwe kwōnañinmej. Don't go around exposed for you are sick.
Ejekkar an ledik raṇ kōjjerwawaik anilowa kaṇ aer. It is not proper for the girls to leave their underthings in the open.
jjeikik (jjẹyikyik). Dial. W: ejjeikik (yẹjjẹyikyik), E: jejeikik (jẹjẹyikyik). Also jekiik. 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i), 7. Excited; agitated; walk in an excited mood.
Ejjeikik riāneo ke ejeḷo. The island populace were agitated by the sighting of a sail.
Etke kwōj jjeikik; ta eor men eo ke? Why are you walking around excitedly; is something big coming up?
jjelọk (jjẹylaq). Dial. W: ejjelọk (yẹjjẹylaq), E: jejelọk (jẹjẹylaq). 2, 3, 6(-i), 7. Break loose, as boat from sand; float loose.
Eḷak ibwij ejjelọk wa eo. When the tide came in, the boat floated loose.
Raar kanōk em kōjjelọk wa eo. They pulled the boat off the reef.
jjelōblōb (jjelebleb). Dial. W: ejjelōblōb (yejjelebleb), E: jejelōblōb (jejelebleb). Also jjiliblib (jjiliblib). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Splash.
Ek rot eṇ ej jjelōblōb ijjuweo? What kind of fish is that splashing way over there?
jjeḷọk an naan (jjẹḷaq han nahan). idiom. Taciturn; quiet; not talkative.
jjeṃ (jjeṃ). Dial. W: ejjeṃ (yejjeṃ), E: jejeṃ (jejeṃ) Brittle.
jjeor (jjeyer°). Dial. W: ejjeor (yejjeyer°), E: jejeor (jejeyer°) 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jeor, jeer(e)), 7, 8. Erase; delete; obliterate; eliminate.
jjeraak (jjerahak). Nautical term; correct point for tacking in order to reach an island.
jjerwawa (jjerwahwah). Dial. W: ejjerwawa (yejjerwahwah), E: jejerwawa (jejerwahwah). Variant form of jjedwawa.
jjeurur (jjeywirwir). Dial. W: ejjeurur (yejjeywirwir), E: jejeurur (jejeywirwir). From je (jey) |"stomach", ur (wir) |"lump". 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjeurur), 7. Stir up; commotion; excited; aroused to excitement.
Eḷap kar jjeurur ke ej bwil ṃweo. There was a great commotion when the house burned.
Ta eṇ rej jjeurur eake? What are they excited about?
jjibjibwe (jjibjibey). Dial. W: ijjibjibwe (yijjibjibey), E: jijibjibwe (jijibjibey) Distributive form of jebjeb (jẹbjẹb).
jjibur (jjibir°). Dial. W: ijjibur (yijjibir°), E: jijbur (jijbir°). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jiburi), 4, 5(jjiburbur), 6(-i), 7. Hug; embrace while sleeping; cuddling; nestle.
Eṃṃan jjibur ñe kwōj piọ. It's good to cuddle when you're cold.
Ejjiburbur lieṇ. The young lady likes to cuddle.
jjiliblib (jjiliblib). Variant form of jjelōblōb (jjelebleb).
jjilōk (jjilẹk). Dial. W: ijjilōk (yijjilẹk), E: jijlōk (jijlẹk) 2(inf, tr jilkin), 4, 6(-i), 7. Send; errand; dismiss; dispatch.
Kab jjilōktok aō juuj. Send me some shoes.
Jilkinḷọk ñan Ṃajeḷ. Send him to the Marshalls.
Kwōn jilkinḷọk ḷadik ṇe bwe en bōktok bok eo. Send that boy to bring the book.
jjino (jjinew). Dial. W: ijjino (yijjinew), E: jijino (jijinew). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jino(e)), 4, 7. Begin; commencement; initial; initiate; institute; origin; originate; start; resume.
Kwaar jino aṃ jerbal jān ñāāt? When did you start work?
Kwōn jinoe jān rainin. Begin from today.
Jinoe al eo. Start the music.
jjioñ (jjiyẹg°). Dial. W: ijjiōñ (yijjiyẹg°), E: jijiōñ (jijiyẹg°). Also jjiōñ (jjiyeg). 2(inf, tr jioñ), 4, 6(-i), 7, 10(jeñak). Refill a hole with dirt; erase footprints or traces.
Jioñ lōb ṇe. Cover up the grave.
Ejeñak. It's covered up.
jjipdodo (jjipdẹwdẹw). Dial. W: ijjipdodo (yijjipdẹwdẹw), E: jijipdodo (jijipdẹwdẹw). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 8, 9. Limp; soft; supple.
Ejjipdodo neō. My legs have gone limp.
jjiped (jjiped). Dial. W: ijjiped (yijjiped), E: jijped (jijped). Also jjiped (jjipẹd). 2(inf, tr jiped(e)), 4, 6(-i), 7, 10(jepdak). Press down on; run over; weigh down; oppression; flatten; smash.
Kein jjiped peba. Paper weight.
Raar jipede. He was run over (by an automobile).
jjir (jjir). Dial. W: ijjir (yijjir), E: jijir (jijir). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7, 8, 9. Slippery; lubrication.
Eor ke kajjirin? Has it any lubrication?
jjo (jjew). Dial. W: ejjo (yejjew), E: jejo (jejew). Also ḷōjo (ḷejew). 1(-i), 2, 3(kajjo), 7. Rusty.
jjoñ (jjeg°). Dial. W: ejjoñ (yejjeg°), E: jejoñ (jejeg°). 1, 2(inf, tr joñe), 6(-i). Catch sleeping birds by hand.
Ikōn jjoñ ke iar dik. I used to catch birds by hand when I was young.
jjoñjoñ (jjeg°jeg°). Dial. W: ejjoñjoñ (yejjeg°jeg°), E: jejoñjoñ (jejeg°jeg°) 2(inf, tr jjoñjoñ kake), 6(-i). Pick off someone; annihilate one-by-one; kill singly.
Ḷañe ear jjoñjoñ kake er. ḷañe Killed them all singly.
jjookok (jjewekwek). Dial. W: ejjookok (yejjewekwek), E: jejookok (jejewekwek). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Always ashamed; distributive form of jook (jewek); bashful.
jjor (jjẹr°). Dial. W: ejjor (yẹjjẹr°), E: jejor (jẹjẹr°). Also allejjor (hallẹjjẹr°). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jure) 4, 7. To shade the eyes with the hand and watch for a school of fish.
jjoram (jjewram). Dial. W: ejjoram (yejjewram), E: jejoram (jejewram). 1, 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjoraṃraṃ), 6(-i), 7. Flashing light.
Waan eọñōd eo ear kōjjoramram ilik boñ. The fishing boat was flashing its searchlight on the oceanside last night.
jjọjọ (jjawjaw). Dial. W: ejjọjọ (yejjawjaw), E: jejọjọ (jejawjaw). 1, 2, 6(-i). Bold; unconcerned about consequences.
Eḷap an jjọjọ likao eo ilo jipij eo an. The young man was very bold in his speech.
jjọñ (jjag°). Dial. W: ejjọñ (yejjag°), E: jejọñ (jejag°). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jọñe), 4, 7. Kill in the night; catch birds at night.
Kōjro etal in jjọñ bao. Let's the two of us go catch birds (tonight).
Rōmoot in jjọñ bao. They went to catch birds.
Ear jọñe bao eṇ. He caught that bird.
Kwōn jab etal bwe rōnaaj jọñe eok. Don't go or they'll kill you.
jjō (jjẹh). Dial. W: ejjō (yẹjjẹh), E: jejō (jẹjẹh). 2(inf, tr jōjōḷe), 5(kajjōjō). Get nauseated by; loathe; queasy; squeamish.
Ijōjōḷe kkan in Ruk. I can't eat Trukese food.
Ekadik kajjōjō an iiōk. He nauseates people with his doings (his mixtures are nauseating).
Ejekkar ñan kain eṇ ejjō. It's not for the squeamish.
jjuok (jjiwek). Dial. W: ijjuok (yijjiwek), E: jijuok (jijiwek). Also jokā (jẹwkay). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr juok(e), jokak(e), jokāik(i)), 4, 5(jjokākā), 7, 8, 10(jokak). Chop down; cut down; trees; dismantle.
Eṃōj an juoke ni eo. He cut the coconut tree down.
Eṃōj juoke ni eo. The coconut tree has been chopped down.
Rōjuoke ṃweo. They dismantled the house.
Kwōn jokāik ni ṇe. Cut down that coconut tree.
jjurjur (jjir°jir°). Dial. W: ijjurjur (yijjir°jir°), E: jijurjur (jijir°jir°). Also jurjuri. archaic. 1, 2, 8, 9. Fading of color or shade.
Ejurjuri wūnokan jōōt e aō. The color of my shirt is fading.
jjurpe (jjir°pẹy). Dial. W: ijjurpe (yijjir°pẹy), E: jijurpe (jijir°pẹy). Also lijjurpe (lijjir°pẹy). 2, 6(-i), 7. Walk hand in hand.
Itok kōjro ijjurpeḷọk eọọj ḷọk. Come let's walk hand in hand toward the ocean.
jjuur (jjiwir). Dial. W: ijjuur (yijjiwir), E: jijuur (jijiwir). Also jujuur (jiwjiwir). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr juur(i)), 3(inf, tr -i), 4, 5(jjujuuri), 6(-i), 7. Step on; set foot on; tread on; kick.
Kwōn jab jujuuri jaki ṇe. Don't step on that mat there.
jjuurore (jjiwirwẹrẹy). Also jjuururi (jiwirwiriy). Full of.
Ejjuurore (ejjuururi) ṃweeṇ kōn ṃṃaan. That house is full of men.
jo (jẹw). Also jo (jew). 2, 3(inf, tr -uk), 6(-i). Cast loose; float loose, of ships.
Ejo wa eo. The boat floated loose.
Kajouk añkō ṇe. Cast the anchor loose.
jo (jew). 3, 6(-i). A fish, goatfish, Mulloidichthys samoensis; goatfish.
jo (jew). Fishing method, stand beside weir and watch for mackerel; a place where one watches and waits for tides favorable to fishing.
jo (jew). Also ju (jiw) (for plural objects). 2+7. Throw (always with directional postpositions).
jo (jew). Interim period between stormy seasons, usually a calm spell.
Jen jerak ke ej ja jo men in. Let's sail while there is a calm spell.
jo (jew). Variant form of ijo (yijew).
jo (jew). Appear; as in joraantak.
jo (jew). Muddy.
Ejo kōn bwidej pidodo. It's muddy with soft soil.
joba (jewbah). From Engl. 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i). Sofa; couch; lawn chair with canvas back.
Kwōn kōjobaik ḷadik ṇe ippaṃ. Let that boy sit on the sofa with you.
jobai (jewbahyiy). From Japn. shoobai "business". 1, 2, 4, 6(-i). Sell; trade; dicker; barter; peddle.
Ear jobai kake (kōn) ek ko koṇan. He sold the fish he caught.
joda (jewdah). Also jakoṇkoṇ (jaqeṇqeṇ). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Inability to catch many fish (see wōda (wedah)).
jodi (jewdiy). From Japn. zōri. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i), 7. Zorie(s); wear a zori; slipper; go-ahead.
jodik (jẹwdik). 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i), 7. To invade; to land; to raid.
RiAmedka raar jodiki Kuwajleen im pād ie ṃae rainin. The Americans invaded Kwajalein and have stayed on it ever since.
joiu (jẹwyiw). From Japn. 2(inf, tr -(i), -(uk)), 5(jjoiuiu), 6(-i). Soy sauce; shoyu.
Joiuuk ek ṇe. Put shoyu on that fish.
Ejjoiuiu jaajmi eo kijō. My sashimi had shoyu all over it.
jojaab (jewjahab). From Engl. sour-sop. 3, 6(-i). A plant, Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae). the sour-sop; a tree bearing edible fruits. F. introduced.
jojo (jẹwjẹw). 3, 5(jojoe), 6(-i). Chick.
Ejojoe lowaan oror eṇ. There are lots of chicks in that pen.
jojo (jewjew). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr joon(e)), 4, 7. Soak.
Bweọ ko kaṇ rej jojo i ar. Those coconut husks are soaking along the lagoon beach.
Kwōn joon bweọ kaṇe. Soak those coconut husks.
jojo (jewjew). 3, 5(jojoe), 6(-i), 8. A fish, flying fish, family Exocoetidae.
Ejojoe likin Mājro. There are lots of flying fish on the ocean side of Majuro.
jojo (jewjew). Also kabaj (kahbaj). Canoe part, outrigger spar; canoe part, ties between spar and outrigger.
jojoḷāār (jẹwjẹwḷayar). 2, 6(-i), 7. Someone who has no one to take care of him; alone; abandoned; destitute.
Ekabūroṃōjṃōj kōn an jojoḷāār bajjek. He's in a pitiful situation to have no one to turn to.
jojomar (jẹwjẹwmar). 2, 4. Intercede; defend; pacify.
Rijojomar. Public defender.
jojoon (jewjewen). Put on top of; pile up; stack up.
jojoon (jewjewen). slang. From joon (jewen)|. 2, 4. Pacify; solace.
Lieṇ rijojoon būruo. She's my consolation.
jojoon bōro (jewjewen bẹrẹw). idiom. Appease; pacify.
Ej make wōt rijojoon būrwōn jinen. He's the only one left to pacify his mother's grief.
jok (jeq). 2, 3(kajjokjok, kajok), 5(jjokjok), 6(jokkun), 7. To land; alight; perched; settle, of liquids.
Ear kajoke baḷuun eo bwe ejorrāān juon pikpik. He landed the plane because an engine wasn't working properly.
En baj jjokjok wōt bao eṇ? Why is that bird always landing?
Rej etal in wōnṃae koṃōja eṇ ilo jikin kajokjok eṇ. They are going to meet the administrator at the airport.
Eṃṃan jokkun ut ṇe ṇa ioon bōraṃ. The flower looks nice in your hair.
Waan kajjokjok. Crash boat. Aircraft carrier.
Jikin kajjokjok. Air strip.
jok (jeq). 2, 3, 6(-i), 8, 9. Heavily loaded boat; keep a boat steady.
Ejok wa eṇ kōn waini. The boat is full of copra.
Ej jab ṃōt kōn an waini kaṇ kajoke. It doesn't roll because the copra is keeping it steady.
jokak (jẹwkak). Chopped down; dismantled; perfective form of jjuok (jjiwek); transitive form of jjuok (jjiwek).
jokankan (jewkankan). 2, 3, 6(-i). Dress.
Kajokankane ajri ṇe. Dress that child.
jokā (jẹwkay). 6(-i). A pile of coconuts.
Kwōnañin jeke ke jokāin waini eo iar aini? Have you chopped the coconuts in the pile I made?
jokā (jẹwkay). Variant form of jjuok (jjiwek).
jokāik (jẹwkayik). Transitive form of jjuok (jjiwek).
jokālōt (jewkaylet). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i). Candidate.
Ear wiini jokālōt eo. He won the election for candidacy.
jokdād (jeqdad). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 4, 7, 8, 9. Filthy; very dirty; foul.
Aolepem dike ledik eṇ bwe ejokdād. Nobody likes that girl because she's filthy.
jokiae (jewkiyhayey). Young stage of coconut growth, after debweiu.
jokiiñ (jewkiyig). From Japn. zōkin "cloth for scrubbing". 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 7. Scrub, using wet cloths.
Elōt aṃ kar jokiiñi raan tebōḷ e. Your cleaning of the table top was well done.
jokko (jeqqew). From Japn. jokō. 6(-i). Commoner; tramp; youngster.
Jab eḷḷọk ñan jokko ṇe bwe ejjaad bwebwe. Don't let the tramp bother you as he is a bit crazy.
Jokkoun Likiep ro raṇe tok. Here come the Likiep youngsters.
jokkun (jeqqin). Construct form of jok (jeq).
jokkun wōt juon (jeqqin wet jiwen). Stabilized; well-balanced.
jokkwi (jeqqiy). From Japn. Rice bowl.
Jokkwi eo ñiū ṇe. That's my ricebowl.
jokkwōp (jeqqep). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e, -i), 3, 4, 5(jjokkwōpkwōp), 6(-i), 8. A food, soup of soft rice or breadfruit.
Kwōn jokkwōpi mā kā. Make these breadfruit into soup.
Ennọ ke jokkwōp in mā ippaṃ? Do you like breadfruit soup?
jokkwōpin mā (jeqqepin may). 3, 6(-i). A food, breadfruit soup.
jokḷā (jeqḷay). Also jokoḷā (jeqeḷay). Wind from the north.
jokmej (jẹqmẹj). Dialectal variant of jāpe (japẹy).
joko (jeqew). 6(-e). Tentacles; octopus.
joko (jewkew). From Japn. sōko. 6(-i). Storehouse; warehouse.
jokoṇ (jeqeñ). Also jokoṇ (jeqeṇ). 1(-a), 6(-a). Cane; crutches; staff; walking stick.
Jokoṇan wōn e? Whose cane is this?
jokoṇkoṇ (jeqeñqeñ). From jokoṇ (jeqeñ) 2, 3(inf, tr kajokoṇkoṇ(e)), 4, 6(-i), 7. Use a cane; use crutches.
Ej jokoṇkoṇ bwe ebūḷọk neen. He's using crutches because he's got a broken leg.
Taktō ro raar kajokoṇkoṇe. The doctors made him use a cane.
jokoojwa (jẹqẹwẹjwah). Grated coconut.
jokutbae (jewqitbahyey). From Engl. goodbye. 2(inf, tr jokutbwaik), 3(inf, tr -ik), 4, 6(-i), 7. Wave goodbye.
Ear jokutbwaeik eō. She waved goodbye to me.
Ear kajokutbwaeik ajri eo. She made the child wave goodbye.
jokwa (jeqah). 1, 2, 6(-a), 8, 9. Uncoordinated; clumsy; homely; lack rhythm.
Ejokwa an eb. He dances without rhythm.
Eban pālele bwe ejokwa. She won't get married for she's very homely.
jokwadikdik (jeqadikdik). 2, 6(-i), 7. Fly low.
Baḷuun eo ear jokwadikdiktok em jok. The plane made a low approach and landed.
jokwajok (jeqajeq). 5(-e), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Gnat; mosquito; (in Ratak dialect; see ṇaṃ (ṇaṃ).
Ejokwajokwe ḷọk ānin jān Likiep. The island is more infested with gnats than Likiep.
jokwane (jeqaney). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 8, 9. Pacified; calm.
jokwā (jeqay). Also kājokwā (kayjeqay). 3(inf, tr -ik), 5(jjokwākwā), 6(-i). Driftwood (small).
Ejjokwākwā likin ānin. The ocean side of this islet is littered with driftwood.
Iaar kōjokwāik bato eṇ ilik. I found that bottle on the ocean side shore.
jokwe (jẹqẹy). 2, 3, 7. Live somewhere; dwell; inhabit; reside; transitive form of jukjuk (jiqjiq).
Ewi ṃwiin kwōj jokwe ie? Which house do you live in?
Ña ij jokwe Wūlka. I live on Uliga.
jokwōd (jeqed). 1, 2, 5(jjokwōdkwōd), 6(-i). Miss constantly; lose contact with; neglect.
Jab jokwōd jān kilaaj. Don't be absent from class.
Lale kwaar jokwōd jān ro rej jipañ eok. Don't lose contact with those who help you.
Kememej im jab jokwōd in jejetok. Remember not to neglect writing to me.
jolọk (jewlaq). 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 7. A pointed stick rubbed up and down on another stick to make a fire.
Kwōn jolọketok ṃōk jidik ṃōttan aḷaḷ bwe kōjro etoñ. How about making a little piece of wood as jolọk so we can hustle up a fire using the etoñ method.
jolōt (jẹwlẹt). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4. Inheritance; souvenir; keepsake.
Wāto in ej aō jolōt jān jema. This tract is my inheritance from my father.
Joḷ (jeḷ°). Clan name.
joḷọk (jewḷaq). 2(inf, tr -e). Discard; eradicate; throw away; excommunicate; expel; kick out; forsake.
Kwōn joḷọk Jetan jān ippaṃ. Renounce Satan.
Raar joḷọke jān jar kōn an nana. She's excommunicated from church for being a whore.
Jab joḷọk nukuṃ. Don't forsake your kinsfolk.
joḷọk bōd (jewḷaq bẹd). idiom. Apologize; to excuse; forgive.
Joḷọk aō bōd. Excuse me.
Joḷọk aō bōd, Jema, bwe iar jerawiwi. Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
joḷọkṃōōr (jewḷaqṃeher). A fish, goatfish, Upeneus tragula.
jomām (jẹwmam). Also mām. Any large fish.
jome (jewmey). A fish, goatfish, Mulloidichthys auriflama.
jona (jewnah). From "Jonah in the Bible". 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Person or thing that causes trouble or bad luck.
joniak (jẹwniyak). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 7. Press oil out of grated copra.
joṇak (jewṇak). Also leṇak (leyṇak). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e). Sleep soundly.
Wūno eo ekōjoṇake. The medication caused him to sleep soundly.
joñ (jeg°). 3, 5(joñe), 6(-i). A plant, mangrove, Bruguiera conjugata (L.) Merrill; (Rhizophdraceae);. One of several mangrove species. This is frequently a large tree, with dark, glossy leaves; firm red flowers which envelop a long, slender fruit. The trees grow only in wet, swampy depressions; in company with other mangrove species, or alone; or with Hibiscus tiliaceus and Barringtonia.
joñ (jeg°). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i), 8, 9. Pain in the arm caused by throwing.
Kadkad jab eo ekajoñe peiū. That throwing method caused this pain in my arm.
joña- (jeg°a-). 1, 6. Size; extent; par; quantity; amount.
Ewi joñan? How much should it be?
Joñan an ḷap an nañinmej ebaj mej. He was so sick, he almost died.
Eḷap jān joñan. More than enough.
Joñan wōt juon. Equal.
Ejjeḷọk joñan. Unexcelled.
Ej jab joñāer wōt juon. They are not on a par.
joñak (jeg°ak). 2(inf, tr joñe, -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Measure; survey.
Raar joñe joñan bwidej eṇ an. They surveyed his land.
Rijoñak raṇ an kien. The government surveyors.
joñak (jeg°ak). Also joñọk. 6(-i). Pattern; style (clothes).
Eṃṃan joñọkun nuknuk eṇ an. Her dress was made from a beautiful pattern.
joñe (jeg°ey). Transitive form of joñak (jeg°ak) and joñjoñ (jeg°jeg°).
joñe aorōkin (jeg°ey hawẹrẹkin). Assess the value of.
Kwōmaroñ ke joñe aorōkin mour? Can you assess the value of life?
joñjoñ (jeg°jeg°). 2(inf, tr joñe), 4, 6(-i), 7. Measure; compare size; try on clothes.
Kōjro joñjoñ. Let's see which of us is taller.
Iar joñe jōōt eo. I tried the shirt on.
joñoul (jẹg°ẹwil). Also joñoul (jeg°ewil). 3, 5(kajjoñoul), 7. Ten.
joñoul emān (jẹg°ẹwil yeman). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Fourteen.
Ejoñoul emān an iiō rainin. He reaches fourteen today.
joñoul jilu (jẹg°ẹwil jiliw). 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 6(-i). Thirteen.
joñoul ruo (jẹg°ẹwil riwew). 2, 3, 6(-i). Twelve.
joñouljiljilmjuon (jẹg°ẹwiljiljilmjiwen). 2, 3, 6(-i). Seventeen.
joñouljiljino (jẹg°ẹwiljiljinew). 2, 3, 6(-i). Sixteen.
joñouljuon (jẹg°ẹwiljiwen). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Eleven.
Kwōn kajoñouljuone ek ṇe koṇaṃ ṃokta jān aṃ rọọl. You must catch eleven fish before you return.
joñouḷḷalem (jẹg°ẹwiḷḷalẹm). 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Fifteen.
Kwōn kajoñouḷḷaleme bōnbōn ṇe. Make that number fifteen.
joñọ (jeg°aw). Also jeñọ (jegaw). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -uk), 5(jjoñọñọ), 6(-a), 8, 9. Fish odor; smell of fish--lingering on hands, body, or utensils.
Ejoñọ peiṃ. Your hands are fishy.
Ejjoñọñọ jikin wia ek eṇ. The fish market is smelly with fish odors.
joob (jeweb). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3(inf kajjoobob), 5(jjoobob), 5+1, 6(-i), 8. Soap.
Joobin tutu. Bathing soap.
Joobin kwaḷkoḷ. Washing soap,
Joob bọuta. Powdered soap.
Ejjoobob dān eṇ. That water is soapy.
Joobe peiṃ. Wash your hands with soap.
joobṇōj (jewebṇej). 2, 3, 6(-i). Tie.
Kōmro jiāi im joobṇōj. We had a contest but no one won.
Raar kōjoobṇōje keem eo. They deliberately kept the scores even.
joobob (jewebweb). From joob (jeweb)|. 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 5(jjoobob), 6(-i), 7. Use soap.
Ej ja joobob eake joob eṇ arro. Let him use our soap for now.
Kwōn kajoobobe ke eō ippaṃ ñe emaat joob e aō? Will you let me share your soap if I run out of mine?
jook (jewek). 1(-i), 2, 3(st inf kajjookok, tr kajook), 5(jjookok), 8, 9. Ashamed; embarrassed; shy; disgrace; dishonor; humiliate; shame.
Ejjookok ḷeeṇ. He is easily embarrassed--very shy.
Ekajjookok men eo kwaar kōṃṃane. You did a shameful thing.
Jab kajook eō. Don't shame me.
Kwōn jab kajooke jinōṃ im jeṃaṃ. Don't humiliate your parents.
jool (jewel). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Unwanted; ignored; neglected.
Ejool ajri eṇ. That child is neglected.
jooḷ (jeweḷ). From Engl. Syllable "sol" of musical scale.
jooṃuṃ (jeweṃwiṃ). A fish, mullet, Crenmugil crenilabis (Eniwetak).
joon (jewen). 2, 5(jojoon), 7. Press down on.
Kwōn jab joon ña. Don't put your weight on me.
joon (jewen). Transitive form of jojo (jewjew).
joonjo (jewenjew). From Japn. sonchō. 3, 4, 6(-i). Magistrate.
Joonmāāṇ (jewenmayaṇ). From joon (jewen) |"to soak it", māāṇ (mayaṇ) |"burning sensation". 3, 6(-i). A plant, prob. Pandanus fischerianus cultigen. Ebon, Jaluit.
jooṇ (jeweṇ). 2(inf, tr -e), 5(jooṇe), 6(-i). Ballast.
Ejooṇe wa eṇ. The boat is carrying a lot of ballast.
Jenaaj jooṇe wa in rainin. We'll put ballast on the boat today.
joor (jẹwẹr). 2(inf, tr -e), 3(tr kajuur(ōk)), 5(jure), 6(-e, jurōn). Pillar; column; pole; post; staff.
Aolep jurōn ṃwiin kōṃṃan jān mā. All of this house's pillars are made of breadfruit timber.
Kajurōk aḷaḷ kaṇe. Put up (stand) those timbers.
Ej joore ṃweeṇ. He's installing posts in the house.
joor (jẹwẹr). Tall tree where seabirds sleep.
joor (jewer). 2, 3, 4, 6(-i). Escape, usually from getting hurt; get away clean.
joorkatkat (jẹwẹrkatkat). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Stand ready; mobilize (military); fighting stance.
Raar joorkatkat ke rej roñ kōn an po wa eo. They mobilized when they heard of the boat's capture.
joortak (jẹwẹrtak). 7. Gift; present; sacrifice; a food gift offered at a grave to the ghosts of dead.
joortoklik (jẹwẹrteqlik). Also jortoklik (jer°teqlik). 1, 6(-i). Security, land or goods or money put away for future use or for children; insurance; mortgage; surety; guarantee; collateral; savings.
Ear llik jortoklik ñan ajri ro nājin. He left securities for his children.
Eor ke aṃ joortoklik. Have you any savings?
joot (jewet). 1(-i), 3, 5(joote), 6(-i), 7. Bullet.
jopāl (jewpal). 2, 3, 5(jjopālpāl), 6(-i). Shake, of a sail in the wind; wave, of a flag; flap; flutter.
Ejjopālpāl bōḷāāk ilo U.N. Day eo flags were waving all over tha place on U.N. Day.
Jopāl em kōttar wa kaṇ jet. Flap your sails and wait for the other boats.
jor (jer°). archaic. Can; be able to.
joraantak (jewrahantak). 3, 6(-i), 7. Dawn.
jorbañ (jer°bag). From Japn. soroban. 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Abacus; to compute.
Eor ke aṃ jorbañ? Have you got an abacus?
Kwōn ṃōk jorbañe tok jete oṇāān ṃweiuk kaṇe. How about computing the price of the merchandise for me?
jore (jẹwrẹy, jẹr°ẹy). Look for fish.
jore (jẹwrẹy, jẹr°ẹy). Taboo relationship.
jorjor (jer°jer°). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 7. Walk fast.
Ia ṇe kwōj jorjor ñane? Where are walking so fast?
jorjor (jer°jer°). 1, 2(inf, tr -e), 6(-i). Speed up when rubbing sticks to make fire.
Kōttar an māāṇāṇ im jorjore. Wait till it gets a little warm and speed it up.
jorṃōta (jer°ṃetah). From Japn. sarumata. 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i), 7. Underpants, meṇs.
Kōjorṃōtaik ajri ṇe bwe epiọ. Make the child wear underpants because he's cold.
jorñak (jer°gak). Dial. E, W: jetñak (jetgak) Go fast.
jorobbā (jer°ebbay). A fish, goatfish, Parupeneus sp.
Jorobbā (jer°ebbay). From jorobbwā "goatfish". A plant, Pandanus fischerianus cultigen. Rongelap.
jorom (jer°em). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 7. Suck up; drink up; absorb.
jorrāān (jer°r°ayan). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjorrāānān), 7, 8. Broken; accident; damaged; crime; harm; ruined; trouble; out of order; out of commission.
Ejorrāān waj e nājū. My watch is broken.
Ejjorrāānān waj eṇ nājin. His watch is always broken.
Ta jorrāān? What's the trouble?
jortoklik (jer°teqlik). Variant form of joortoklik (jẹwẹrteqlik).
jota (jẹwtah). 3, 7. Evening.
jota (jewtah). 7. Last evening.
jotal (jewtal). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Food or drink eaten while walking; eat or drink while walking.
Kwōn jab jotal. Don't eat or drink while you walk.
joto (jewtew). From Japn. chōdo "looks fitting". 6(-i). Look fitting.
Ejjeḷam jotoun jōōt ṇe ṇa ippaṃ. That shirt really looks fitting on you.
jotoiñ (jewtewyig). Also jotouñ (jẹwtẹwig). From Japn. sōdōin "community working party". 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i). General clean up.
Jen jotoiñi ānin āned. Let's give our island a general clean up.
jou (jẹwiw). Dialectal variant of jowi (jẹwiy).
jouj (jẹwij). 1(-i), 2, 4, 8, 9. Kind; kindhearted; kindness; benevolence; benign; charity; favor; grace.
jouj (jẹwij). Also jooj (jẹwẹj). 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i). Canoe part, bottom part of canoe.
Kwōmarōñ ke jouji kōrkōr iiō waō? Can you attach the bottom part of my canoe to the upper part?
joujo (jẹwijew). 7. Right here.
jouneak (jẹwinyak). 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. Coconut cloth used to squeeze and extract oil from grated coconut.
Kwōn jouneake pen ṇe ṇa ilowaan raij ṇe. Use the coconut cloth to squeeze and extract the oil from the grated coconut into the rice.
jourur (jẹwirwir). Also jourur (jewirwir). 2, 5(jjourur, joururi), 6(-i), 7. Thunder.
Eḷap an kar jourur boñ. It kept thundering all (last) night.
jourur (jẹwirwir). A fish, Moorish idol, Zanclus canescens.
jourur (jẹwirwir). 6(-i). An insect.
Jowa (jewwah). Clan name.
jowaanroñ (jewahanreg°). Dial. E, W: kōlọṃōrṃōr (kelawṃẹrṃẹr). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7. A food, juice extracted from fresh pandanus.
jowakin (jewwahkin). 3, 4+3, 6(-i), 3+7. A shell, Fissurellidae; Diodora (austroglyphis) sieboldii or Montfortula pulchra or Tugali vadososinuata; a shell, Siphonaridae; Siphonaria atra/japonica/sirius; a shell, Patellidae; Cellana nigrisquamata; a shell, Acmaeidae; Acmaea pallida; limpet shell.
jowan (jewwan). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Lazy (see owan); idle.
jowanurọñ (jewahniwr°ag°). 3, 4+3, 5(-e), 6(-i), 3+7, 5+8, 9. A fish, bass, Plectropomus truncatus.
jowālel (jewaylẹl). Also jowāleel (jewaylẹyẹl). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Not good marksman with spear (see wālel (waylẹl)).
jowāme (jewaymey). Also jowāme (jewaymẹy). A fish, giant sea bass, Promicrops truncatus.
jowāmuur (jewaymiwir). 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i). Live bait.
Eor ke aṃ jowāmuur? Have you got any live bait?
jowe (jewwey). Harvest pandanus.
jowi (jẹwiy). Dial. E only; see jou (jẹwiw). 6(-i). Matrilineal kin; clan; race.
jọ (jaw). 2, 3, 5(jjọjọ), 7. Ignite; run, of engines; start, of fire; to crank an engine (with causative prefix).
Ejjọjọ injin eṇ. That engine is easy to start.
Ejọ kijeek eo. The fire has started.
Kōjọ injin ṇe. Crank up the engine.
jọ (jaw). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr kōjjọuj), 5(jjọjọ), 7. Slip under ground or sand; place in sand where turtle lays eggs or coconut crab molts.
Ejọ ek eo buḷōn bok. The fish is slipping into the sand.
Ejjọjọ kain ek rot ṇe. That kind of fish is always slipping into the sand.
jọ (jaw). Be formerly, used to be.
Ejọ riakiu raan ko an riNibboñ. He used to be a baseball player during Japanese times.
Ejọ kōn kilep ak kiiō eaidik. He used to be fat but now he is skinny.
jọ (jaw). Formant in place names; locative particle.
jọej (jawyẹj). Variant form of jọweej.
Jọibeb (jawyibyẹb). From jọ (jaw) |"(a formative)", ibeb (yibyẹb) |"saliva running down chin". 3, 6(-i). A plant, Pandanus fischerianus cultigen.
Jọilokwaar (jawyilewqahar). 3, 6(-i). A plant, Pandanus fischerianus cultigen. Jaluit.
Jọinin (jawyinyin). 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen; Ailinglaplap.
jọjej (jawjej). From Engl. Sausage.
jọjo (jawjẹw). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jọun(i), jọ), 4, 6(-i), 7. Splash water on; dash.
Iar jọuni kōn dān im kọruji. I splashed water on him to wake him up.
Jọuntok ṃōk peiū. Will you throw some water on my hands?
Jọuni kidu kaṇe. Throw water on those dogs.
Kwōn jọ jān jọọḷūṃ. Wash the salt water off of yourself.
jọkden (jaqden). archaic. Ten pairs, fish or copra.
jọkkurere (jaqqirẹyrẹy). Also jakkurere. 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Seldom play (see kkure (qqirẹy)); not athletic.
Ejọkkurere. He's not athletic.
jọkkutkut (jaqqitqit). Also jakkutkut. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 4, 8, 9, 11(jọkkutkut). Not often; not close together; not frequent (see kut (qit)).
Ejọkkutkut(i) an jar. He doesn't go to church often.
Ejọkkutkuti jemān. He rarely visits his father
jọkkwikwi (jaqqiyqiy). Also jakkwikwi. 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11(jọkkwikwi).. Slow to cry; slow to anger in debate (see kwi (qiy)).
jọkleej (jaqleyej). From Engl. Chocolate; candy.
Kijen wōn e jọkleej? Whose chocolate candy is this?
jọkoṇ (jaqeṇ). Also jakoṇ. 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9. Fit poorly (see koṇ (qeṇ)); not neat.
Ejọkoṇ aṃ kar kōṃṃane wūntō eṇ. You didn't close that window tightly.
Ejọkoṇ tōptōp ṇe aṃ. Your footlocker isn't neat.
jọkoṇkoṇ (jaqeṇqeṇ). Also jakoṇkoṇ, joda (jewdah). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. Inability to catch many fish (see koṇkoṇ (qeṇqeṇ)).
jọkooḷoḷ (jaqeweḷweḷ). Also jakooḷoḷ. 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9, 11(jọkooḷoḷ). Not hairy (see kooḷ (qeweḷ)).
jọkpej (jaqpẹj). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e, jọkpije), 4, 6(-i), 7. Trash; rubbish; dump; reject.
Wōn e ear jọkpeje bok e? Who dumped this book in the trash?
Rōjọkpeje. He was rejected. He was dumped.
jọkur (jaqir). 6(-i). Turtle shell; shell of a crab.
Jọlije (jawlijẹy). From jọ (jaw) |"a formative|)", lije (lijẹy) |"to pound". 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen.
Jọliō (jawliyẹh). 3, 6(-i). A plant; pandanus cultigen.
Jọṃōdān (jawṃedan). 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen. Rongelap.
jọṃur (jawṃir°). Also kaak (kahak). 2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i), 7. Ropes that go from top of the mast down to both ends of sailing canoe.
jọṃwin (jawṃin). archaic. Under; old form of iuṃwin.
Jọṃwin-atak (jawṃin-hatak). From jọ (jaw) |"(a formative)", ṃwinatak (ṃinhatak) |"place name meaning 'house of towing a boat'". 3, 6(-i). A plant, Pandanus carolinianus cultigen.
Jọṃwin-jekad (jawṃin-jekad). From jọ (jaw) |"(a formative)", ṃwinjekad "place name meaning 'house of the jōkad (jekad) |(name of a bird)'". 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen.
Jọṃwin-joñ (jawṃin-jeg°). From jọ (jaw) |"(a formative)", ṃwinjoñ (ṃinjeg°) |"place name meaning 'house of mangrove'". 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen.
jọñe (jag°ey). Transitive form of jjọñ (jjag°).
jọọb (jawab). From Engl. 2, 4. Get a job; work on a job, employment.
Kwōj jọọb ke? Are you working?
Eor ke aṃ jọọb? Do you have a job?
jọọk (jawak). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 5(jjọọkọk), 6(-i). Chalk.
Ejjọọkọk peiū. My hands are covered with chalk.
Jọọk (jawak). From Engl. chalk (because of the whitish, waxy covering of the fruits). 3, 6(-i). A plant, banana variety.
jọọḷ (jawaḷ). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 5(jọọḷọḷe, jjọọḷọḷ), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9, 11(jọọḷoḷ).. Salt.
Kwaar wia ia jọọḷ? Where did you buy salt?
Kwōn jọọḷi ek kaṇe. Salt those fish.
Ek jọọḷ/jọọḷin ek. Salt fish.
Piik jọọḷ/jọọḷin piik. Salt pork.
Wōn jọọḷ/jọọḷin wōn. Salted turtle.
Eḷap an jọọḷọḷe ek ṇe. That fish is very salty.
jọọr (jawar). 1(-i), 2, 3, 7. Escape; be released from.
jọre (jawr°ẹy, jar°ẹy). Dial. E only; W: jorrāān Also jọrwe. Broken.
Jọrukwōd (jar°ikwed). 3, 6(-i). A plant, banana variety.
jọteen eo turun inne eo ḷọk juon (jawtẹyẹn yew tir°in yinney yew ḷaq jiwen). Four evenings ago.
jọteen ilju (jawtẹyẹn yiljiw). Tomorrow evening.
jọteen inne (jawtẹyẹn yinney). Yesterday evening.
jọteen inne eo ḷọk juon (jawtẹyẹn yinney yew ḷaq jiwen). Three evenings ago.
jọteen jekḷaj (jawtẹyẹn jekḷaj). Evening of the day after tomorrow.
jọtiinin (jawtiyinyin). This evening.
jọun (jawin). Transitive form of jọjo (jawjẹw).
jọuñ (jawig). Also jauñ. 1(-i), 2, 3, 7, 8, 9. Incomplete; not enough of counted things; not add up; not paired off (see uñ (wig)).
Ejọuñ jān bōnbōn eo. There are not as many here as there are supposed to be.
Ejọuñ kōj e. This share is short.
jọut (jawit). From Australian Engl. shout. 2, 4, 6(-i), 7. Buy gifts for; buy drinks and food for a group; treat.
Ij jọut. The drinks are on me.
Kwōn jọuttok. Treat me.
jọuwi (jawwiy). Also jauwi. 1(-i), 2, 3, 8, 9. Not tasty, of fish (see uwi (wwiy)).
jọuwōta (jawiwetah). Also jauwōta. 2, 4, 5(jọuwōtata), 6(-i), 8, 9. Not scare easily (see uwōta (wiwetah)).
jọwe (jawẹy). A fish, giant sea bass, Promicrops lanceolatus/truncatus; a fish, bass, Plectropomus truncatus.
jọweej (jawẹyẹj). Also jọej (jawyẹj). 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 6(-i). Late, time of day or tide.
Elukkuun jọweeje an etal. He was terribly late in going.
jọwiia (jawiyyah). Also jawiia. 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i), 8, 9. Not start easily; not flammable (see jọwiie (jawiyyẹy)).
jọwiie (jawiyyẹy). Also jawiie. 2, 6(-i), 8, 9. Start easily; inflammable (see jọwiia (jawiyyah))).
jọwōtwōt (jawwẹtwẹt). Also jawōtwōt, jawōttuot (jawẹttiwẹt). 1(-i), 2, 8, 9. Drought; dry spell; not rainy; seldom rains (see wōt (wẹt)).
jōjōḷe (jẹhjẹhḷẹy). Transitive form of jjō (jjẹh).
jōōt (jehet). From Engl. 6(-i). Shirt.
jōōtōt (jehethet). From jōōt (jehet)|. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 7, 8. Wear a shirt.
Ta kwōjaje jōōtōt ke? Don't you know how to wear your shirt?
ju (jiw). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjuju), 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Perpendicular; erect; stand on onẹs hands; stand on onẹs head; vertical; steep; straight up, of tall trees; precipitous; walk on hands.
Lale wōn in eto an ju. Let's see who can stand on his hands the longest.
Emake ju liṃaakak ṇe waaṃ. Your kite can fly vertically.
Ekadik ju toḷ eṇ. The mountain is very steep.
Epen talliñe ni ṇe bwe eju. It's hard to climb that coconut because it's standing exactly vertical.
Kwōjeḷā ke ju? Can you walk on your hands?
ju (jiw). 2. Numerous (of insects).
Eju ṇaṃ. There are a lot of mosquitoes.
juae (jiwhayey). 2, 6(-i), 7. Ocean currents nearest to an island; the first zone of currents.
Ejuae ijin. We're in the currents closest to the island.
Ej jab aelọk juaein turun Epoon. It's not difficult to notice the currents closest to ebon.
juakak (jiwhakhak). Look for birds; variant form of kōbao.
ju-bōro (jiw-bẹrẹw). 1(ju-būruo-), 2+1, 3+1, 7. Satisfied.
Eju-buruō kōn ṃōñā ko. I am satisfied with the meal.
jubwij (jiwbij). 2(inf, tr -i), 4, 6(-i), 7. Signal made on the end of the kie of a canoe signifying battle; visual signal such as fire to notify of death or other natural disasters.
Ruwa eo waan Ḷoeaak rejubwijiḷọk inej eo. The people on Loeaak's canoe signalled to the rest of the fleet to get ready for battle.
Tile kijeekin jubwij eo. Light the fire to signal for help.
Rōtar āneḷọk ke rej jubwiji er jān āneo. They headed toward the island when they noticed the islanders signaling them.
judel (jiwdẹl). Dialectal variant of juunboñ (jiwinbẹg°).
judu (jiwdiw). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 7. Hives, from eating spoiled fish.
juel (jiwyẹl). Dialectal variant of kabuñpet (kabig°pẹt).
jueoonmọñ (jiwyewenmag°). idiom.. From ju (jiw) |"stand on onẹs hands", eoon (yewen) |"oñ, mọñ (mag°) |"pate". 1, 2, 4, 6(-i). Chew out someone; reprimand; scold.
Bọọj eo an ear jueoonmọñūn kōn an rruṃwijṃwij. His boss chewed him out for his tardiness.
juip (jiwyip). From Engl. sweep. 2, 3, 4, 6(-i). A card game.
jujaḷ (jiwjaḷ). Variant form of juunṃaad (jiwinṃahad).
jujāl (jiwjal). Also jujaḷ (jiwjaḷ). 2+7, 3+7, 7. Look; direct; turn toward (always used with directional postpositions).
Kwōn jujāl ḷọk im ekkōnono. Look right at him while you're speaking.
Juje (jiwjey). From Engl. Tuesday.
jujem (jiwjem). Variant form of jujen (jiwjen).
jujen (jiwjen). Also jujem (jiwjem). Then; consequently; and so; might as well.
Ḷak ke eibwij, erro jujen pād wōt āneo. The tide came in so they stayed on the island.
Ñe eitok enaaj jujen bōktok lōta eo. As he is coming he might as well bring the letter.
jujukap (jiwjiwkap). Variant form of jujukōp (jiwjiwkẹp).
jujukōp (jiwjiwkẹp). Also jujukap (jiwjiwkap), tutukōp (tiwtiwkẹp). 3, 4+3, 5(-e), 6(-i), 3+7, 5+8, 9. A fish, barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda.
jujuur (jiwjiwir). Variant form of jjuur (jjiwir).
jujuurḷọk (jiwjiwirḷaq). 2, 3. To get rid of; interfere in order to avoid; evade, verbally.
juk (jiq). Transitive form of jukok (jiqẹq).
juk jetōb (jiq jẹtẹb). Spirit dwelling within a person, good or bad.
jukjuk (jiqjiq). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jokwe), 6, 7. Live with; residence; community; colony; dwell; inhabit; municipality; settle; settlement, village.
Jukjukun pād. Community.
jukjuk (jiqjiq). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i, -e), 4, 5(jjijukjuk), 6(-i), 7. Pound breadfruit or taro; massage.
Kwōn jukjuke neō bwe emetak. Massage my leg because it hurts.
RiAelok rōkadik jjijukjuk. Ailuk people are always pounding breadfruit.
Itok bwe in jukjuki diiṃ. Come let me massage your back.
jukkwe (jiqqẹy). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 7. Scratch.
Kwōn jukkweik ṃōk ālikū. Please scratch my back.
jukkwe (jiqqẹy). Dial. W only; see kūkōr (kikẹr). 3, 4+3, 6(-i), 3+7. Sand clam, bivalve.
juknen (jiqnen). Live forever.
Ijo ij pād im juknen ie. Where I dwell and live forever and ever.
juknene (jiqneyney). 2, 4, 6(-i), 7. Walk on heels.
Ear kōṃṃan kōjak im juknene lōñḷọk. He clowned about and walked up on his heels.
jukok (jiqẹq). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr jukoke, juk(i)), 4, 7, 8. Uncover an earth oven, usually when food therein is cooked.
Eṃōj ke an jukok uṃ eo? has the oven been uncovered?
Leo eṇ ej juk (jukoke) uṃ eṇ. That fellow is uncovering the oven.
jukoñki (jiqegkiy). From Japn. chikuonki. 2, 6(-i). Phonograph; gramophone; record player.
jukur (jiqir°). Variant form of jikur (jikir°).
jukuuḷ (jiqiwiḷ). Variant form of jikuuḷ (jikiwiḷ).
jukwa (jiqah). From Engl. 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik(i)), 3, 5(jjukwakwa), 6(-i), 7, 8. Sugar.
Ejjukwakwa tebōḷ ṇe. The table has sugar all over it.
Kwōmake jjukwakwa. You use sugar too often.
jukweea (jiqeyyah). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -ik), 3, 4, 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Square.
Julele (jiwlẹylẹy). From "stand on tip toes". A plant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).
juḷ (jiḷ°). Also ḷor (ḷẹr°). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i), 7. Core of coconut tree at upper end; bud forth; sprout; growth from old root or branch; young shoot. (not used for coconuts or pandanus..
Ejuḷ mejān ine eo. The seed sprouted.
Juḷae (jiwḷahyey). From Engl. July.
juḷḷwe (jiḷ°ḷ°ẹy). archaic. Form a triangle shape with scarer (ṃwieo) in fishing by the jurōk method.
jum (jiwmẹj). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 7, 8, 9. Sudden; premature; untimely; abrupt.
Ejumej an uwe. He decided to go all of a sudden.
juṃae (jiwṃahyey). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -ik), 4, 7. Protest; resist; argue against; contrary; defy; interfere; oppose.
Raar juṃaeik doon. They argued among themselves.
juñaidi (jiwgahyidiy). From Japn. chūgaeri. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -ik), 6(-i), 7. Dive, of a plane; fall headlong, in wrestling; somersault.
Baḷuun ko raar kātōm juñaidi. The planes dove.
juñurñur (jig°ir°g°ir°). 1(-i). Eardrum.
juok (jiwek). Transitive form of jjuok (jjiwek).
juon (jiwen). 3, 5(st kajjojo, inf kajjo, tr kajjouk). One; other; somebody; someone.
juon alen (jiwen halen). Once.
Juon alen ebwe. Once is enough.
juon iien (jiwen 'yiyen). Sometime; one time; once.
juon im rājet (jiwen yim rayjet). Variant form of ruo ṃōttan jilu (riwew ṃettan jiliw).
juon jāān (jiwen jayan). Penny.
juon men (jiwen men). Something.
Juon men e ej kaabōṇōṇōik eō. Something's bothering me.
juoñ (jiwẹg). 1(-i), 2, 3, 5(jjuoñoñ), 6(-i). Smell of dead plants in water; smell of a swamp; smell of decayed flesh.
Kōkāāl dānnin nien ut ṇe bwe ejuoñ. Change the water in the vase because it is getting smelly.
jurbak (jir°bak). From Engl. 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 4, 5(jjurbakbak), 6(-i), 7. Jitterbug; tap-dance.
Ejjurbakbak likaoun Mājej. Young men of Mejij island are known as good tap dancers.
jure (jiwrẹy). 3(inf kajurere, tr kajure), 4+3, 5(jjurere), 3+7, 5+8, 9, 6(-i). A fish, barracuda, Sphyraena forsteri.
jure (jiwrey). Also juululin-Pikaar (jiwilwilin-pikahar). From joor (jẹwẹr)|. 6(-i). Teeming with.
Ejure ānin kōn bao. This island is teeming with birds.
jure (jir°ey). Transitive form of jjor (jjẹr°).
Juriātak (jir°iyatak). 3, 6(-i). A plant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).
juro- (jir°e-). 2(tr jure), 6(-i). Handle, as of a knife or shovel.
Ekadik aetok juron jabōḷ ṇe. The handle on that shovel is too long.
Kwōn jure bakbōk e. Make a handle for this knife.
juron bōḷeak (jir°en beḷyak). Also juron bōḷāāk. Flagpole.
Eokjak juron bōḷāāk eo. The flagpole fell down.
jurōk (jiwrẹk). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 4, 7. Fishing method, use long net and ṃwio (ṃiyew) during high tide and wait for low.
Kōjro jurōke mejje eṇ ṃokta jān an pāāt. Let's use this fishing method at that opening between those islets before low tide comes.
jurōk (jiwrẹk). Also jurōk (jiwrek). 2(inf, tr -e, e), 3(inf kajjurōk, tr kajurōk), 6(-i), 7. Standing; erected; perfective form of kajjuur (kajjiwir); stand.
Jurōke ṇa ijeṇe. Stand it over there near you.
jurōn (jiwren). Construct form of joor (jẹwẹr).
Jurōn-aodet-kaṇ-rilik (jiwren-hawedet-kaṇ-riylik). A star; possibly 2 in Ursa Minor; one of the four "posts of Polaris" (Jurōn-Liṃanṃan); pairs with gamma Cephei to point to Polaris.
Jurōn-Jemān-Kurlōñ (jiwren-jeman-qirlẹg). Also Iju Raan (yijiw rahan), Jemān-Kurlōñ (jeman-qirlẹg). A star (planet), Morning Star, Venus (mornings only).
Jurōn-Liṃanṃan (jiwren-liṃanṃan). Posts of Polaris; two pairs of stars that point to the North Star; one pair is the two stars of Wātal-kaṇ, and the other is Liṃanṃan-eṇ-an-Ñinjib and Jurōn-aodet-kaṇ-rilik.
jurub (jir°ib). From Engl. 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 6(-i). Syrup.
Eṃōj jurubi dān eo. The water has been mixed with the syrup.
jutak (jiwtak). 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -e), 5(jjutaktak), 7, 8. Stand up.
Eṃōj ṇe aṃ jjutaktak. Why don't you stop standing up all the time.
Kajutake jurōn bōḷāāk eṇ. Stand the flagpole up.
juub (jiwib). 1(-i), 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 4, 5(jjuubub), 6(-i), 8. Soup; stew.
Ejjuubub nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Your clothes have soup slopped on them.
juubkwe (jiwibqẹy). Also juubke (jiwibkẹy), jubukwe (jiwbiqẹy). 1(-i), 2, 3, 4, 5(jjuubkwekwe), 7. Kneel; genuflect.
Ejjuubkwekwe ḷeeṇ. He's always kneeling.
Juubkwe im jar. Kneel and pray.
juubub (jiwibwib). 1(-i), 3, 6(-i). Shoot of coconut, pandanus; etc..
juuj (jiwij). From Engl. 6(-i). Shoes; hoof.
juuj (jiwij). 2(inf, tr -i), 7. Kick.
Juuji nabōjḷọk kidu ṇe. Kick that dog out.
juujuj (jiwijwij). From juuj (jiwij)|. 1(-i), 2, 3(inf, tr -i), 5(jjuujuj), 6(-i), 7. Wear shoes.
Kajujuuji ḷadik ṇe. Put on his shoes for him.
juululin-Pikaar (jiwilwilin-pikahar). Variant form of jure (jiwrey).
Juun (jiwin). From Engl. June.
juunboñ (jiwinbẹg°). Dial. W, E: judel (jiwdẹl). 2, 4, 6(-i), 7. Fishing method, pole fishing on barrier reef edge at low tide on dark nights.
Juunboñ eṃṃan ñan boñūn marok. It is best to use the juunboñ fishing method when it's dark.
Ekōṇaan iwōj in judel. He wants to go pole fishing with you.
Ekōppaḷpaḷ judelin riMejeej. It's fascinating to watch people from Mejit pole fishing.
juunṃaad (jiwinṃahad). Also jujaḷ- (jiwjaḷ-). 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 4, 7. Envy; jealousy.
juur (jiwir). Transitive form of jjuur (jjiwir).
juwa (jiwah). 2, 3(inf, tr -ik(i)), 4. Proud; egotism.
En dik ḷọk aṃ juwa. Lessen your pride.
Lale bwe jeban ṇe aṃ en jab kajuwaik eok. Don't let your success make you too proud.
juwabōḷ (jiwahbeḷ). From Engl. Swivel.
juwadel (jiwwahdel). Royal bathing pool in old days.
juwain (jiwahyin). From Engl. twine. 2(inf, tr -i), 3, 6(-i). Lace; embroider.
Ṃwejo ej juwaini jemej eṇ an. Ṃwejo is sewing lace on her slip.
juwajo (jiwajew). Also juwajo (jiwajẹw). 3, 6(-i). A fish, snapper, Lutjanus monostigmus.
juwaḷōñḷōñ (jiwahḷẹgḷẹg). 1(-i), 2, 3, 6(-i), 7, 8, 9. Show off; gloat.
Kwōn jab juwaḷōñḷōñ. Don't show off.
Emake juwaḷōñḷōñ. He's such a show off.
Ejuwaḷōñḷōñ kōn ṃweiuk kaṇ an. He's gloating over his possessions.
juwape (jiwahpẹy). From Engl. 5(jjuwapepe), 6(-i). Swabby; sailor.
Jet wōt kaṇe baj ṃūtōn juwape. Sailors have some style.
juwapin (jiwahpin). Dial. E, W: kuḷuḷ (qiḷ°iḷ°) Also juwapen (jiwwapẹn), jowapin (jewahpin). 2, 3, 5(jjuwapinpin), 6(-i), 8, 9. Roach; cockroach; cricket.
juwi (jiwiy). Dialectal variant of mejọ (mejaw).
juwōne (jiwwẹnẹy). 2(inf, tr -ik), 4. See off on a voyage.
Rōmoot in juwōneik jar ko rej uwe. They went to see off the group that is making the voyage.

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