kūrepe
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English gravy, from Middle English gravey, greavie, gravy; probably from greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow, from Old French grave, apparently a misspelling of grané (“stew, spice”), from grain (“spice”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɯrˠeːbʲe]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kirˠejpʲej/
- Bender phonemes: {kirȩypȩy}
Noun
kūrepe
- gravy
Synonyms
- jālele
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary