bwiaea
Marshallese
Alternative forms
- pia
- piaea
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *piRa, *biRa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian *piRaS, *biRaS. Cognate with Paiwan bias, Bikol Central piga, Karo Batak pira.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠiɑːɛ̯ɑ], (enunciated) [pˠiɑ ɛ̯ɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠijæɰjæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {biyahyah}
Noun
bwiaea (construct form bwiaeaan)
- fish roe
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary