melamech

Palauan

Etymology

From mamach.

Verb

melamech

1. to chew (betel nut)
2. to smoke (tobacco)

References

• melamech in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• melamech in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• melamech in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 152.