oteeļ
Marshallese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”). Doublet of aujpitōļ.
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [wʌdˠɛːlˠ], (enunciated) [wʌdˠɛɛlˠ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /wɛtˠɛjɛlˠ/
- Bender phonemes: {weteyeļ}
Noun edit
oteeļ (M.O.D.: oteeḷ)
- a hotel