baam̧

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bomb, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (a booming sound), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, booming, humming, buzzing), imitative of the sound itself.

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑːmˠ], (enunciated) [pˠɑɑmˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰæmˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {baham̧}

Noun

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baam̧ (M.O.D.: baaṃ) (construct form baam̧in, person noun ri-baam̧)

  1. a bomb

Synonyms

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References

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