baam̧
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)
- a bomb