baan̄ke

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pumpkin, From Middle French pompon + English -kin, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “large melon”), from πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɑːŋɡe], (enunciated) [pˠɑɑŋ ke]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠæɰæŋkej/
• Bender phonemes: {bahagkȩy}

Noun

baan̄ke (M.O.D.: baañke)

1. a pumpkin
2. a squash
3. a calabash

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary