eļbōn
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English elephant, from Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Proto-Berber *eḷu (“elephant”) or Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant; ivory”).
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɛlˠ(ʌ)bˠʌnʲ], (enunciated) [ɛlˠ pˠʌnʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /jɛlˠpˠɛnʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {yeļben}
Noun edit
eļbōn (M.O.D.: eḷbōn)
- an elephant