wōtbai

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English motorbike.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wʌdˠ(ʌ)bˠɑːi], (enunciated) [wʌtˠ pˠɑ i]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wɛtˠpˠæɰjij/
  • Bender phonemes: {wetbahyiy}

Noun

wōtbai (construct form wōtbaiin, person noun ri-wōtbai)

  1. a scooter
  2. a motorcycle
  3. a motorbike

References

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