peptaij

Marshallese

Etymology

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

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

Noun

peptaij

1. baptism

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary