Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English sacrament, from Old French sacrement, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (sacrament), from Latin sacrō (hallow, consecrate), from sacer (sacred, holy), originally sum deposited by parties to a suit.

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɑkkɯrˠɑːmʲɛnʲ], (enunciated) [tʲɑk kɯrˠɑ mʲɛnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲækkirˠæɰmʲɛnʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jakkirahmen}

Noun

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jakkūramen

  1. a sacrament

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