Mekekad

Usage examples

• Ng di mekekad a bdelul.
  She is just a bitch in her head (she has the attitude of a bitch).
• Ke mekekad!
  You're a bitch!

Etymology

Origin uncertain. The word appears to be a native Palauan term, likely derived from a root in the Austronesian language family to which Palauan belongs. No documented loanword connection to English or Japanese, the two dominant contact languages in Palauan history, has been established. It is used specifically as a derogatory term for a woman, functioning as a direct equivalent of English "bitch."

Cultural notes

Palauan is an Austronesian language spoken by approximately 20,000 people in the Republic of Palau, a Pacific island nation in Micronesia. The term mekekad occupies a strongly vulgar register and is considered offensive in all formal contexts. Palau's colonial history — spanning Spanish, German, Japanese, and American administration — has layered the language with loanwords, but profanity vocabulary tends to be retained from indigenous stock. The word is understood across the Palauan-speaking community but would not be used in polite or official speech.

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