Marshallese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑttʲiːbʲik], (enunciated) [pˠɑtʲ tʲi pʲik]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠætʲtʲijpʲik/
  • Bender phonemes: {bajjiypik}

Proper noun edit

Bajjipik

  1. the Pacific; the Pacific Ocean

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