OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

meleng[ˈmɛlɛŋ]

(1) vi. be scared(eng).takut(ind).

Naida melenaI am scared.(eng), Saya takut.(ind)

(2) vi. be scary(eng).menakutkan; wajar(ind).

Nepede ba melena.My machete is scary.(eng), Parang saya menakutkan.(ind)

See also: -aumeng