baan̄ke
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English pumpkin, From Middle French pompon + English -kin, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “large melon”), from πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑːŋɡe]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰæŋkej/
- Bender phonemes: {bahagkȩy}
Noun
baan̄ke (M.O.D.: baañke)
- a pumpkin
- a squash
- a calabash
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary