pāār

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bear, from Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-Germanic *berô, from either Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“shining, brown”) or *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲæːrˠ], (enunciated) [pʲæærˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲæjærˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {payar}

Noun

pāār (construct form pāārin)

1. a bear

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary