aļbapeet
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English alphabet, from Middle English alphabete, borrowed from Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha), and βῆτα (bêta), the names of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, Α (A) and Β (B), lowercase forms α and β.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɑlˠ(ʌ)bˠɑːbʲɛːtˠ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰælˠpˠæɰpʲɛjɛtˠ/
- Bender phonemes: {haļbahpeyet}
Noun
aļbapeet (M.O.D.: aḷbapeet)
- an alphabet
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary