Amedka
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English America, from New Latin America, feminine latinized form of the Italian forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Amerigo is an Italian name derived from a Germanic language and which is etymologically related to Emmerich. Doublet of mādke.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɑmʲɛrʲ(ɛ)ɡɑ], (enunciated) [ɑmʲɛrʲ kɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰæmʲɛrʲkæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {hamedkah}
Derived terms
- ri-Amedka
Proper noun
Amedka
- America
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary