kūrepe

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English gravy, from Middle English gravey, greavie, gravy; probably from greaves, graves, which see for more.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kɯrˠeːbʲe], (enunciated) [kɯrˠe pʲe]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kirˠejpʲej/
• Bender phonemes: {kirȩypȩy}

Noun

kūrepe

1. gravy

Synonyms

• jālele

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary