būro̧k
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English frog, from Middle English frogge, from Old English frogga, frocga (“frog”), from Proto-Germanic *fruþgô (“frog”), a pet-form of Proto-Germanic *fruþ-, *frauþaz (“frog”), deverbative of Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɯrˠɒkʷ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠirˠækʷ/
- Bender phonemes: {birakʷ}
Noun
būro̧k (M.O.D.: būrọk)
- a frog
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary