jelba
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English silver, from Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, seolofor (“silver”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrą (“silver”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲelʲ(ɤ)bˠɑ], (enunciated) [tʲelʲ pˠɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲelʲpˠæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {jȩlbah}
Noun edit
jelba (construct form jelbain)