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Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English elephant, from Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Proto-Berber *eḷu (“elephant”) or Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant; ivory”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): , (enunciated)
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /jɛlˠpˠɛnʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {yeļben}
Noun
eļbōn (M.O.D.: eḷbōn)
- an elephant
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