mellemau

== Palauan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌməlːəˈmaw/ === Noun === mellemau parrotfish (a member of the family Scaridae) === Noun === mellemau (bluish) green (deep) blue, azure, turquoise bruised === Verb === mellemau (stative) to be bluish, greenish, azure, turquoise ==== Usage notes ==== This word refers to a nuance between green and blue, which are the colors of the parrotfish. ==== Related terms ==== oumellemau (“to have blue or green color”) === See also === === References === mellemau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com. mellemau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com. mellemau in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977), Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 166.