Amedka

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English America, from New Latin America, feminine latinized form of the Italian forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Amerigo is an Italian name derived from a Germanic language and which is etymologically related to Emmerich. Doublet of mādke.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɑmʲɛrʲ(ɛ)ɡɑ], (enunciated) [ɑmʲɛrʲ kɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰæmʲɛrʲkæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {hamedkah}

Derived terms

Proper noun

Amedka

  1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
  2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

References

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