OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Ray (2003a): Meriam

Page number: 164

meau

•  n. a sea weed.

Scientific name: Alga

meb

•  n. the moon; a month.

Etymology comment: Kunini, New Guinea mabie

aketi meb

•  n. the moon with a thin crescent.

eip meb

•  n. nearly full moon.

meb dimdi

•  n. eclipse.

meb degemli

•  n. moon in the first quarter.

meb zizimi

•  n. moon in the last quarter.