bwiaea

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• pia
• piaea

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *piʀa, *biʀa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piʀah, *biʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *piʀaS, *biʀaS. Cognate with Paiwan bias, Bikol Central piga, Karo Batak pira.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠiɑːɛ̯ɑ], (enunciated) [pˠiɑ ɛ̯ɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠijæɰjæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {biyahyah}

Noun

bwiaea (construct form bwiaeaan)

1. fish roe

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary