Bōļau

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Palau, itself borrowed from Palauan Belau.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠʌlˠɑːu], (enunciated) [pˠʌlˠɑ wu]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛlˠæɰwiw/
  • Bender phonemes: {beļahwiw}

Derived terms

Proper noun

Bōļau (M.O.D.: Bōḷau)

  1. Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)

References

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