uklele

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Marshallese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): , (enunciated)
  • (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

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