būļu
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɯlˠu]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠilˠiw/
- Bender phonemes: {biļiw}
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English blue, from Middle English blewe, from Anglo-Norman blew (“blue”), from Old Frankish *blāw, *blāo (“blue”) (perhaps through a Medieval Latin blāvus, blāvius (“blue”)), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, dark blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlēw- (“yellow, blond, grey”).
Noun
būļu (M.O.D.: būḷu)
- bluing
- the color blue
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English flu, clipping of influenza, from Italian influenza (“influence”), from Latin influentia.
Noun
būļu (M.O.D.: būḷu)
- influenza; the flu
Verb
būļu (M.O.D.: būḷu)
- to have influenza; to have the flu
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary