OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

meleng[ˈmɛlɛŋ]

(1) vi. be scared.takut.

Naida melenaI am scared., Saya takut.

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

Nepede ba melena.My machete is scary., Parang saya menakutkan.

See also: -aumeng