aļbapeet

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English alphabet, from Middle English alphabete, borrowed from Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha), and βῆτα (bêta), the names of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, Α (A) and Β (B), lowercase forms α and β.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑlˠ(ʌ)bˠɑːbʲɛːtˠ], (enunciated) [ɑlˠ pˠɑ pʲɛɛtˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰælˠpˠæɰpʲɛjɛtˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {haļbahpeyet}

Noun

aļbapeet (M.O.D.: aḷbapeet)

1. an alphabet

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary