iaļo

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• (Rālik) iiaļo

Etymology

Borrowed from English yellow, from Middle English yelwe, yelou, from Old English ġeolu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wos.

Pronunciation

• (Rālik) IPA^(key): [iːɑlˠo], (enunciated) [i ɛ̯ɑlˠo]

• (Ratak) IPA^(key): [i̯ɑlˠo]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /jijælˠew/
• Bender phonemes: {yiyaļȩw}

Verb

iaļo (M.O.D.: iaḷo)

1. to be yellow

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary