Marshallese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wʌdˠɛːlˠ], (enunciated) [wʌtˠ ɛlˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wɛtˠjɛlˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {wetyeļ}

Noun edit

wōteļ (M.O.D.: wōteḷ)

  1. a hotel

References edit