uklele
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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)