Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English baptize, from Middle English baptisen, baptizen, from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizare, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, to immerse, plunge, baptize).

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲɛbʲ(ɛ)dˠɑːitʲ], (enunciated) [pʲɛpʲ tˠɑ itʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲɛpʲtˠæɰjitʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {peptahyij}

Noun edit

peptaij

  1. baptism

References edit