Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bomb, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (a booming sound), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, booming, humming, buzzing), imitative of the sound itself.

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑːmˠ], (enunciated) [pˠɑɑmˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰæmˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {baham̧}

Noun edit

baam̧ (M.O.D.: baaṃ) (construct form baam̧in, person noun ri-baam̧)

  1. a bomb

Synonyms edit

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