Bajjipiik

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Bajjipik

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pazifik, from Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn.

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɑttʲiːbʲiːk], (enunciated) [pˠɑtʲ tʲi pʲiik]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠætʲtʲijpʲijik/
Bender phonemes: {bajjiypiyik}

Proper noun

Bajjipiik

the Pacific; the Pacific Ocean

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary