uklele

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English ukulele, ʻukulele, borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [wuɡʷ(u)lʲɛːlʲɛ], (enunciated) [wukʷ lʲɛ lʲɛ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /wikʷlʲɛjlʲɛj/
• Bender phonemes: {wikʷleyley}

Noun

uklele (construct form uklelein)

1. a ukulele

Verb

uklele (person noun ri-uklele)

1. to play a ukulele

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary