oteeļ

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• wōteļ

Etymology

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

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [wʌdˠɛːlˠ], (enunciated) [wʌdˠɛɛlˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /wɛtˠɛjɛlˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {weteyeļ}

Noun

oteeļ (M.O.D.: oteeḷ)

1. a hotel

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary