būļajtiik

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English plastic, from Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσειν (plássein, “to mold, form”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɯlˠɑttˠiːk], (enunciated) [pˠɯlˠɑtʲ tˠiik]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠilˠætʲtˠijik/
• Bender phonemes: {biļajtiyik}

Noun

būļajtiik (M.O.D.: būḷajtiik)

1. plastic

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary