rael

Palauan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.el/

Noun

rael

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

Inflection

Possessive forms of rael

		singular	plural
first	inclusive	—	roled
	exclusive	rolek	rolam
second		rolem	roliu
third		rolel	rolir

Derived terms

• merael
• orrael
• omekrael
• urrolel

References

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