jem̧ar

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English summer, from Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor (“summer”), from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz (“summer”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-, oblique of *semh₂- (“summer, year”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲɛmˠɑrˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲɛmˠærˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {jem̧ar}

Noun

jem̧ar (M.O.D.: jeṃar)

1. summer
2. a summer vacation

Synonyms

• rak (“summer”)

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary