kilaaj
Marshallese
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kilʲɑːtʲ], (enunciated) [kilʲɑɑtʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kilʲæɰætʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {kilahaj}
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from English glass, from Middle English glas, from Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).
Noun
editkilaaj
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from English class, from Middle French classe, from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembly of people, the whole body of citizens called to arms, the army, the fleet, later a class or division in general”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).
Noun
editkilaaj
Verb
editkilaaj
- to be in a class
References
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- Marshallese terms derived from Middle French
- Marshallese terms derived from Latin
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