Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English dollar, from early Dutch daler, daalder, from German Taler, Thaler (dollar), from Sankt Joachimsthaler (literally of Joachimstal), the name for coins minted in German Sankt Joachimsthal (St. Joachim's Valley) (now Jáchymov, Czech Republic), ultimately from Joachim + Tal (valley). German Tal is from Middle High German tal, from Old High German tal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑːlˠɑ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ lˠɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæɰlˠæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {tahļah}

Noun edit

taļa (M.O.D.: taḷa)

  1. dollar

References edit