ļokwājek

Marshallese
FWOTD – 4 June 2016

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [lˠɔɡʷæːzʲɛk, lˠɔɡʷæːzʲek], (enunciated) [lˠɔɡʷæ tʲɛk, lˠɔɡʷæ tʲek]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /lˠɛkʷæjtʲɛk, lˠɛkʷæjtʲek/
  • Bender phonemes: {ļekʷayjek, ļekʷayjȩk}

Noun

ļokwājek (M.O.D.: ḷokwājek)

  1. red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

References
  • Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
  • National Biodiversity Team of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2000) The Marshall Islands: living atolls amidst the living sea : the National biodiversity report of the Republic of the Marshall Islands‎ (in Marshallese)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.