uklele
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English ukulele, ʻukulele, borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [wuɡʷ(u)lʲɛːlʲɛ], (enunciated) [wukʷ lʲɛ lʲɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /wikʷlʲɛjlʲɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {wikʷleyley}
Noun edit
uklele (construct form uklelein)
- a ukulele
Verb edit
uklele (person noun ri-uklele)