bōta

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English butter, from Middle English buter, butter, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, “cow cheese”), compound of βοῦς (boûs, “ox, cow”) and τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠʌdˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠɛtˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {betah}

Noun

bōta

1. butter

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary