Marshallese

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Etymology

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From English banana, from Spanish or Portuguese, from Wolof banaana.

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲinʲɑːnʲɑ], (enunciated) [pʲinʲɑ nʲɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲinʲæɰnʲæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {pinahnah}

Noun

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pinana

  1. a banana.

Synonyms

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